Configure initial wallpapers - packaging error ?

[Kevin Freeman]

On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 04:06 -0500, Deron Meranda wrote:
> > >Just dropping files in there isn't sufficent to make them show up on the
> > >default list of options for "Change Desktop Background" in GNOME. Users will
> > >still have to click "Add Wallpaper" and browse to that directory first.
> 
> To change the default list of images(for all users) that shows up when running
> the gnome-background-properties program, you need to edit the XML file:
> 
> /usr/share/gnome-wallpaper-properties/desktop-backgrounds-basic.xml
> 
> Better yet though, especially if you are just adding ADDITIONAL images,
> is to create your own XML file(s) for each image collection.  All you need
> to do is to create an XML file of any name describing your new images
> and put it into the /usr/share/gnome-wallpaper-properties/

$ rpm -ql desktop-backgrounds-basic|grep xml
/usr/share/gnome-wallpaper-properties/desktop-backgrounds-basic.xml

$ rpm -ql desktop-backgrounds-extra|grep xml
(nothing)

Explains why the "extras" backgrounds have to be added via the Add
Wallpaper button of Desktop Background Preferences.

Kevin Freeman