Bug 432516

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #256901 +++

Description of problem:
There is no working way to disable background for gnome-settings-daemon.
Everythime gnome-settings-daemon is started, the background/root will be drawn.
Setting /desktop/gnome/background/draw_background to false has no effect. If
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename is set, this picture will be drawn;
if it is not set, then a gradient or a solid color will be painted in the root
window.
gnome-settings-daemon is needed for gtk applications to use the proper font
rendering even if gnome is not used at all.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
control-center-2.19.90-4.fc8

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start without a desktop or with a window manager only
2. Start gnome-settings-daemon
3. Watch at the root window
  
Actual results:
Background is drawn - always.

Expected results:
No drawing in the root window.

Additional info:
This is also a problem in F-7.

-- Additional comment from rstrode on 2007-08-27 11:58 EST --
seems nothing looks at the key, and the schema for the key is in libgnome which
is sort of funky

-- Additional comment from twoerner on 2007-11-12 07:33 EST --
This is still a problem for F-8.

-- Additional comment from twoerner on 2007-11-12 08:23 EST --
Created an attachment (id=255201)
patch for gnome-settings-daemon to honour
/desktop/gnome/background/draw_background


-- Additional comment from twoerner on 2007-11-12 08:26 EST --
Can you please add this patch for control-center for F7+?

-- Additional comment from twoerner on 2007-11-12 08:34 EST --
Created an attachment (id=255211)
Here is the patch for the spec file


-- Additional comment from rstrode on 2007-11-12 12:03 EST --
feel free to commit it, otherwise, i'll commit it some time this week.

-- Additional comment from updates on 2007-11-14 22:29 EST --
control-center-2.20.1-5.1.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 testing
repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
 If you want to test the update, you can install it with 
 su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update control-center'