Description of problem: Trying to get gnome-screensaver to display pictures doesn't work as expected (blank screen, or pictures fetched from unspecified locations). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-screensaver-2.18.2-1.fc7 How reproducible: Misbehaves in the two described ways, all the time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to configure to use a pictures folder. 2. Preview or trigger the screensaver immediately. 3. Actual results: Displays a black screen, or pictures it finds from unconfigured and unknown sources. Expected results: It to display pictures from the ~/Pictures folder, or whatever other folder has been configured by xdg-user-dirs. Additional info: At least one place it harvested seemed to be the web-browser cache. The last thing I want to see are internet adverts, or worse.
I don't see this problem anymore, whether this is due to re-installing the OS, or the next update to the gnome-screensaver, I cannot tell. I'm not willing to revert to a prior version, and it'd be impossible to recreate random insallation faults (if there were any). And it's working fine with the current version (gnome-screensaver-2.18.2-2.fc7), so I see no need to try.