Bug 683179

You probably want to install a 'vendor override' file. See 
http://library.gnome.org/devel/gio/2.28/GSettings.html#id852911

That file needs to go in /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas and look as
follows:
[org.gnome.desktop.background]
picture-filename='/path/to/your/background.png'

Note that you need to run
glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
after installing that file, typically in %post or %posttrans

We missed adjusting the release artwork for the Alpha per the following Alpha criteria [1]:

   "The default Fedora artwork must either refer to the current Fedora
    release under development (Fedora 15), or reference an interim 
    release milestone (e.g. Alpha or Beta). If a release version number
    is used, it must match the current Fedora release under development. 
    This includes artwork used in the installer, firstboot, graphical 
    boot, graphical login and desktop background."

Therefore, we need to do *something* with the artwork for Fedora 15 Beta.  I support this issue blocking the beta.

[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_15_Alpha_Release_Criteria

(In reply to comment #0)
> The %install stanza of the desktop-backgrounds RPM sets the Fedora wallpaper as
> the default wallpaper for various desktop environments.  

%install happens on the build system, it doesn't touch anything on the user's system.

> Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
> 
> desktop-backgrounds-gnome-15.0.0-3.fc15.noarch

The desktop-backgrounds package just contains generic wallpapers but not the release specific ones. I guess you want lovelock-backgrounds. 


> Actual results:
> 
> Gnome wallpaper (stripes)
> 
> Expected results:
> 
> Fedora alpha wallpaper (birds + stripes)

I thought GNOME would stick with their default wallpaper. Is there an easy way to catch up with the latest discussion of the design-team?


(In reply to comment #1)
> You probably want to install a 'vendor override' file.

So what package it to this? lovelock-backgrounds-gnome or some gnome stuff?

Ok, first things first. Yes, the %install section of desktop-backgrounds is indeed supposed to help set the default wallpaper, but AFAIK it isn't used yet (plus I'm thinking about a way to improve it to avoid having the same wallpaper listed twice). Second, I'm not even sure if the desktop folks want fedora 15 wallpaper or gnome default wallpaper, when we released Alpha version, their response was "we don't like it".

Now for the actual bug at hand. 

(In reply to comment #1)
> You probably want to install a 'vendor override' file.

Thanks for the links Matthias. As much as I try to find it there though, I fail to see how to call the override file for the glib-compile-schemas to use it properly. Any pointers?

Discussed at 2011-03-11 blocker review meeting. We provisionally accept this as a Beta blocker per Alpha criterion "The default Fedora artwork must either refer to the current Fedora release under development (Fedora 15), or reference an interim release milestone (e.g. Alpha or Beta). If a release version number is used, it must match the current Fedora release under development. This includes artwork used in the installer, firstboot, graphical boot, graphical login and desktop background."; it's our understanding this fix is needed to satisfy that criterion. If the circumstances involving GNOME 3 make that not true, this would drop from blocker status.

Discussed at 2011-03-18 blocker review meeting. We're worried there's no movement on this, from either the 'policy' side or the 'bug fix' side. Martin, you're waiting on a tip from Matthias, right? Matthias, can you help out? Thanks.

I'm not sure whether misread the page originally or whether the info was added after I read the page, but it's there now and it seems to work. Building the package now.

FYI: I've been told that Gnome in F15 will use slightly different version of the wallpaper than the other DEs (supposedly a resolution of dispute between design and desktop team signed off by board) but as it's not ready yet (or I have failed to notice its existence) I'm setting the beta wallpaper for gnome as well, for now.

desktop-backgrounds-15.0.0-5.fc15,lovelock-backgrounds-14.91.0-1.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/desktop-backgrounds-15.0.0-5.fc15,lovelock-backgrounds-14.91.0-1.fc15

desktop-backgrounds-15.0.0-6.fc15 seems to fix the override for "normal" mode, but in fallback mode, I'm just getting a solid blue background, so there looks to be a bug in gnome-settings-daemon?

hadess figured it out, we needed to pass an actual uri, should be fixed in desktop-backgrounds-15.0.0-7

In reply to Comment 9 and Comment 10:
Hrm, I'm getting a bit confused here, though not by the fix you committed, rather by the release mentioned as working in "normal" mode. Have you rebuilt it yourself? The pushed update (-5) still uses picture-filename which was replaced with picture-uri in {gsettings-destkop-schemas,control-center,gnome-desktop3}-2.91.92, however the needed components weren't build yet so I prepared the spec file and waited for the builds which are apparently done now so I'm going to build and push the -7 which you prepared.

(In reply to comment #11)
Please disregard the previous comment, I should have checked bodhi first... 

Also reassigning this bug to correct component (desktop-backgrounds).

FYI, the correct bodhi update now is this:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/desktop-backgrounds-15.0.0-7.fc15,gnome-desktop3-2.91.92-1.fc15,gnome-screensaver-2.91.92-1.fc15,control-center-2.91.92-1.fc15,gnome-settings-daemon-2.91.92-1.fc15,gsettings-desktop-schemas-2.91.92-1.fc15

The above mentioned update hit stable already, so closing this bug.