Default Wallpaper

[Dale]

On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 03:31:05AM +0200, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> Greetings 
> 
> The easy way to replace the default wallpaper is by replacing default_blue.jpg 
> with a picture with the same name.
> but would it not be correct to change the config file that specifies this as 
> the default profile for all new user accounts?
> 
> If so I have grepped the life out of FC3 and seems apparent I am looking for 
> the wrong thing.
> could some one please help?

I used gconf-editor to change the value of key:
    /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename
to:
    /home/user/images/saturn.jpg

Subsequently, the command "fgrep -ir saturn.jpg ." reveals:

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./.gconf/desktop/gnome/background/%gconf.xml:                <stringvalue>/home/user/images/saturn.jpg</stringvalue>
./.gnome2/backgrounds.xml:    <name>saturn.jpg</name>
./.gnome2/backgrounds.xml:    <filename>/home/user/images/saturn.jpg</filename>
Binary file ./.thumbnails/normal/4b3f4943d5963a4a59c013f795a6604a.png matches
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I'd guess that:

1.  File .gconf/desktop/gnome/background/%gconf.xml
    contains the actual definition
2.  File .gnome2/backgrounds.xml
    is the list of available backgrounds displayed from
	right-click on desktop/Change Desktop Background/Desktop Wallpaper
3.  File ./.thumbnails/normal/4b3f4943d5963a4a59c013f795a6604a.png
    is the thumbnail displayed with the list of available backgrounds.

Also in file .gconf/desktop/gnome/background/%gconf.xml it looks like
you'll find other options you may want to set like "picture_options".