Description of problem: Use gconf-editor to set the /desktop/gnome/background/draw_background key to "false" (unchecked in gconf-editor). Startup gnome-appearance-properties, watch the background get drawn even though the key is disabled. Either remove that key from the schemas so users aren't led down the garden path by the description, or actually pay attention to it (I'd vastly prefer that gnome paid attention to it :-). Aside from gnome-appearance-properties, gnome-settings-daemon also wipes the background and ignores this key when it starts. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): control-center-2.24.0.1-9.fc10.x86_64 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. see above 2. 3. Actual results: Wipes out my background. Expected results: Leave my dadgum background alone. I'm drawing my own background, I want the gnome to go away and stop bothering me. Additional info:
it's actually all g-s-d... gnome-appearance-properties just fiddles with gconf which wakes g-s-d up. There should be another gconf key to disable the "background" plugin that will do what you want I think.
Hey! You're right. Disabling the background plugin and logging out and back in again to get a new instance of gnome-settings-daemon does work. Everyone now leaves my background alone. Thanks! The draw_background key is still confusing though :-).
See also: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516464#c1 The current upstream discussion is at: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=564909
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