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How to change wallpapers?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:11 am
by mintph
Hi,
I would like to use my own wallpaper? I've entered into the nitrogen wallpaper section but i do not know how to put a photo inside that nitrogen folder.
which folder should i enter or create?
thank you.
Re: How to change wallpapers?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:27 am
by mintph
i found the answer
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=142&t=13528
will see if it works with LM 6 Fluxbox CE RC1
Re: How to change wallpapers?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:26 pm
by shane
The method you found uses the Fluxbox default method and not Nitrogen. So the next time you log in, Nitrogen will reset your wallpaper to what is set in Nitrogen.
The correct way to do it in Nitrogen is:
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nitrogen --set-scaled /path/to/wallpaper/image.png
or
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nitrogen /path/to/directory/with/wallpapers
The second one will open the Nitrogen window with all the wallpapers in that folder
If you wish to change which directory Nitrogen opens in your menu, change the entry in the menu to the directory you want. The menu file for Nitrogen is found in ~/.mint-fm2/submenus/System . Change the line to look something like this.
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[exec] (Nitrogen Wallpaper Chooser) {nitrogen /path/to/directory/with/wallpapers/} <> #/usr/share/applications/nitrogen-mintfb.desktop
Now, Nitrogen opens with the images in the directory you specified. This change will persist until you regenerate the menu. Add the above line to ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries for an entry that persists through menu regeneration.