On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 05:56:20PM -0800, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > > Todd Zullinger <tmz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM > > screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a > > convenient way to browse to system->preferences->appearance... :) > > > > Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works > > fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not > > working for Fred remains to be seen. > > You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences > setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom "Make > Default" button). been there. done that. didn't work. which is the reason for the ongoing thread. thanks anyway. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------ ---- Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) ----------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines