On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 3:41 AM, Sam Varshavchik <mr...@courier-mta.com> wrote:
> Something is fundamentally not working here. I'm just trying to change the
> desktop background picture.
>
> I go into Settings > Desktop. The "Background" tab is open by default.
>
> The "Folder" dropdown list offers several predefined locations. I pick
> "Other", and a file selection dialog opens, showing the contents of
> "/usr/share".
>
> But every file and subdirectory of "/usr/share" is grayed out and disabled.
> I can't actually browse the filesystem. The dialog is dead.
>
> The only thing I can do here is pick from one of the preselected directory
> locations on the left, like "Desktop", "Documents", "Music", etc. Each one
> opens the corresponding directory, but that's it. Every file and
> subdirectory is grayed out and disabled.
>
> I'm seeing this on two separate laptops that were upgraded to F26. What the
> heck is going on?

The same happens here, Sam.

A workaround: go to

/usr/share/backgrounds/

through your file manager, open your preffered wallpaper with
Ristretto, and then

View --> Set as Wallpaper.

Paul
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