On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:12 AM, "Germán A. Racca" <german.ra...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On 02/25/2013 03:05 PM, Richard Vickery wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:19 AM, "Germán A. Racca" >> <german.ra...@gmail.com <mailto:german.ra...@gmail.com**>> wrote: >> >> On 02/25/2013 11:44 AM, Richard Vickery wrote: >> >> I meant the former, as did Mr. O'Connor. The experience was the >> same in >> 17 as it seems to be in KDE. But my preference is to use Gnome. >> Which >> line of code am I to put where to get the same effect in Gnome? >> Perhaps >> this question is better put to the Developers group. >> >> >> Use this command to see how the image is rendered: >> >> $ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options >> >> and this command to change the rendering option: >> >> $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options OPTION >> >> where OPTION can be one of the following values: >> >> none, wallpaper, centered, scaled, stretched, zoom, spanned. >> >> For example, to set a wallpaper with zoom option: >> >> $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options zoom >> >> HTH, >> Germán. >> >> On Feb 24, 2013 7:40 PM, "Eddie G. O'Connor Jr." >> <eoconno...@gmail.com <mailto:eoconno...@gmail.com> >> <mailto:eoconno...@gmail.com <mailto:eoconno...@gmail.com>>**> >> wrote: >> >> On 02/24/2013 10:30 PM, Bill Oliver wrote: >> >> >> Are you talking about the desktop background image? I >> think >> that's a function of which desktop you are using. I >> use KDE, >> and nothing has changed -- you just right click on the >> background, choose "Default Desktop Settings" then >> choose (or >> open) the image, then pick the "scaled" option. I >> don't know >> how it's done in Gnome. >> >> Or do you mean the splash screen? I haven't played with >> that... >> >> billo >> >> On Sun, 24 Feb 2013, Richard Vickery wrote: >> >> In 17 there was an easy way to scale a photo for a >> background to the screen. In Fedora 18 this ease is >> gone. Is >> there a way to scale a photo to fit the screen >> without the >> ease of a button that I can do on my own? >> Thanks, >> >> Richard >> >> >> Well I cannot speak for Mr. Vickery, but I was talking >> about the >> little button that was visible when you chose an image to >> become >> your desktop background in Gnome, this button gave you the >> options >> of Fill.....Center.....Tile......**____Span......Stretch etc >> >> the image >> >> you chose. It seems that as of F18 that's al changed? or was >> it >> changed within an update, because I seem to recall being >> able to do >> it! But with the button gone, when you select a picture, >> there's no >> way to scale it or stretch it or ANYTHING....all you have >> is the >> picture, and if it's not displayed properly you're pretty >> much >> "fluffed"!.... >> >> >> WGO II >> >> >> -- >> Germán A. Racca >> Fedora Package Maintainer >> >> https://fedoraproject.org/__**wiki/User:Skytux<https://fedoraproject.org/__wiki/User:Skytux> >> >> >> <https://fedoraproject.org/**wiki/User:Skytux<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Skytux> >> > >> >> -- >> users mailing list >> users@lists.fedoraproject.org >> <mailto:users@lists.**fedoraproject.org<users@lists.fedoraproject.org> >> > >> >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> https://admin.fedoraproject.__**org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> <https://admin.fedoraproject.**org/mailman/listinfo/users<https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users> >> > >> Guidelines: >> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/**__Mailing_list_guidelines<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/__Mailing_list_guidelines> >> >> >> <http://fedoraproject.org/**wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines> >> > >> Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >> >> >> Thanks very much German! (Please forgive my lack of the accent; I lack >> the expertise of how to add this) >> > > You are very welcome... no problem about the accent :) > > Germán. > > How about background- colour options with my picture; it only gives a black background, where before I chose blue. This option, however, is not as important.
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