Can we have different desktop backgrounds for different workspaces

[Michael Hennebry]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009, Bruce Korb wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Michael Hennebry
>>>> Since I installed F11,
>>>> rather a lot of labels are black on dark gray or black on black.
>>>> 'Tis quite annoying.
>>>
>>> That's controlled by the theme and many need compositing on to avoid this.
>>> Experiment with themes until you get one that's better for you if you
>>> can't use Desktop Effects.
>>
>> I tried to play with themes,
>> but could not find anything in the gui that even hinted at my problem.
>>
>> A friend of mine solved the problem.
>> I had installed F11 and kept a home directory from F9.
>> There have been syntax changes for data in the .kde directory.
>> The new KDE was angry and taking it out on my labels.
>
> I'd just like a very simple recipe: do this, then this, then this.
> I really, _really_, *REALLY* do not want to have to go through
> the learning curve of figuring out how to fiddle "desktop effects"
> to do something that is very common and ought to be so easy.
> It used to be easy.  'Tis quite *beyond* just annoying.
>
> If anyone has such a recipe, *please* just post it.  Thank you so much.

Does that mean you have the same problem after an install?
Get rid of your ~/.kde directory and log in again.

If you are refering to desktop backgrounds,
I still don't know what I did to get them.
It should have been easy.

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