Wallpaper zoomed, and cannot be changed

[pedrohgodoys]

I'm using Mint 19 with Cinnamon. When I right click on Desktop, and go to Change Wallpaper > Settings, the options I get there don't work. When I try, I just get a black blink, as if the wallpaper is changing the settings to what I set, but it never happen actually. Any image that I choose, goes zoomed on desktop and I can't change it. I use to put some galaxy/space stuff, or blur things, some landscape, and it getting annoying me a lot now. Even when I right click in image and set as wallpaper, this happens. What can I try more to solve it? I already search here and in other places, but didn't find anything usefull.

My desktop:
https://imgur.com/AiEcFSx

The Image:
https://imgur.com/8jOJIMV

Thanks.

//Edit 1: On screen shown before start the section, the wallpapet fit, but after I start the section, the wallpaper get zoomed again. I really don't know how to fix this. Is really annoying.//

[Flemur]

What can I try more to solve it?

Try re-sizing the image so it's the same size as your monitor resolution.

[trytip]

if your image doesn't match your screen resolution there will always be size differences. this is the same as in windows when you center/zoom/tile/pan the wallpaper.
what is your setting for the wallpaper?

[pedrohgodoys]

if your image doesn't match your screen resolution there will always be size differences. this is the same as in windows when you center/zoom/tile/pan the wallpaper.
what is your setting for the wallpaper?

But proportionally it doesnt match? 1920x1080 are the size I use to use. My monitor is 1366x728. The problem is: even I click in Center/Ajust/Etc... the wallpaper just dont change anything. In my Gnome it doesn't happend. Why happen in Mint? I'll try to resize on gimp.

[pedrohgodoys]

What can I try more to solve it?

Try re-sizing the image so it's the same size as your monitor resolution.

I just did that, and the image after I choose it as wallpaper, the ''zoom'' was BIGGER then the image with higher resolution... I really don't know what to do anymore.

[smurphos]

Run sudo chown -Rc $USER:$USER $HOME in a terminal and then try changing your wallpaper mode again. The option you want is 'Zoom'

If that makes no difference report the full output of inxi -Fxz

[pedrohgodoys]

Run sudo chown -Rc $USER:$USER $HOME in a terminal and then try changing your wallpaper mode again. The option you want is 'Zoom'

If that makes no difference report the full output of inxi -Fxz

Nothing happend with this command :/
The output of inxi -Fxz is:

System: Host: pedro Kernel: 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine: Device: desktop System: ASUS product: All Series serial: N/A
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: H81M-CS/BR v: Rev X.0x serial: N/A
BIOS: American Megatrends v: 0402 date: 06/17/2015
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i3-4170 (-MT-MCP-) arch: Haswell rev.3 cache: 3072 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 14766
clock speeds: max: 3700 MHz 1: 1580 MHz 2: 1741 MHz 3: 1360 MHz 4: 1618 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GM107 [GeForce GTX 750] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 ) drivers: nvidia (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
Resolution: 1366x768@59.79hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 750/PCIe/SSE2 version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.77 Direct Render: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Card-2 NVIDIA GF116 High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-42-generic
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (2.3% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SV300S3 size: 120.0GB temp: 38C
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST1000DM003 size: 1000.2GB temp: 40C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 102G used: 17G (17%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
ID-2: /boot size: 704M used: 156M (24%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.52GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-2
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:51C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info: Processes: 242 Uptime: 17:27 Memory: 4561.6/7912.5MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56


[battlenut]

I am not on my mint machine right now. not sure if this will help but inside one of the setting for the display I could have swore there was a thing like in windows to center, tile, stretch and what not for you desktop images

[pedrohgodoys]

I am not on my mint machine right now. not sure if this will help but inside one of the setting for the display I could have swore there was a thing like in windows to center, tile, stretch and what not for you desktop images

Thanks anyway. I'm about to back to gnome. I'm lucky with Mint, same as I was with Windows, hahaha

[battlenut]

1. right click any where on the desktop
2. left click change desktop background.
3. click on settings tab in new window that opened up.
4. choose the picture aspect the you prefer and this fixes that issue.

[Barbe-sauvage]

hi
try with Firefox or Pale Moon (not Chrome(ium) or Opera)
click right on picture and
Choisir l'image comme fond d'écran
Set as Desktop Background... or something like that

[CaptainKirksChair]

The resolution of 1366x728 is 683:364. The resolution you mention, 1920x1080 is 16:9 (commonly called HD). 1366x768 is almost 16:9 but it's off by just a little. And that little bit can cause some strangeness with perfectly sized backgrounds. It doesn't sound like a background image resolution problem to me though. Something else is going on but I'm not sure just what.