The desktop background is the image or color that is applied to your desktop. You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:
Select an image for the desktop background. The image is superimposed on the desktop background color. The desktop background color is visible if you select a transparent image, or if the image does not cover the entire desktop.
Select a color for the desktop background. You can select a solid color, or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient effect is a visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color.
You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from within the Nautilus file manager.
Table 11.2, “Desktop Background Preferences” lists the background preferences that you can modify.
Table 11.2. Desktop Background Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
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Choose an image from the list. Alternately, you can select to choose any image on your computer. |
Style |
To specify how to display the image, select one of the following options from the Style drop-down list:
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Add Wallpaper |
Click on Add Wallpaper to browse for an image on your computer. A standard file selector will be presented. Choose the image you want and click . |
Remove |
Choose the Remove. This removes the image from the list of available wallpapers; however, it does not delete the image from your computer. that you want to remove, then click |
Desktop Colors |
To specify a color scheme, use the options in the Background Style drop-down list, and the color selector buttons. You can specify a color scheme in one of the following ways:
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