xfdesktop doesn't see image files in specified folders
I'm not sure why.
When I close the dialog and open it again I see Folder (None) instead of my selected folder.
The application doesn't even attempt to read its XML config file (/home/birdie/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
):
$ strace -e file xfdesktop -e 2>&1 | grep -i \\.xml
newfstatat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/birdie/.config/Thunar/uca.xml", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0600, st_size=381, ...}, 0) = 0
openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/birdie/.config/Thunar/uca.xml", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 19
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2101] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2102] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2103] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2104] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2105] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): tooltip size is -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2106] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:210] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): dividing by PANGO_SCALE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:213] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): system font size is 12.00000
DBG[menu.c:77] menu_populate(): show desktop menu icons TRUE
(xfdesktop-settings:106099): dbind-WARNING **: 19:15:55.839: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /root/.cache/at-spi/bus_0: Permission denied
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2101] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2102] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2103] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2104] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2105] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): tooltip size is -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2106] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:210] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): dividing by PANGO_SCALE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:213] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): system font size is 12.00000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2101] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2102] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2103] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2104] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2105] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): tooltip size is -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2106] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:210] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): dividing by PANGO_SCALE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:213] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): system font size is 12.00000
DBG[menu.c:77] menu_populate(): show desktop menu icons TRUE
(xfdesktop-settings:106206): dbind-WARNING **: 19:16:06.849: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /root/.cache/at-spi/bus_0: Permission denied
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2101] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2102] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2103] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2104] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2105] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): tooltip size is -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2106] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:210] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): dividing by PANGO_SCALE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:213] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): system font size is 12.00000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2101] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2102] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2103] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2104] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2105] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): tooltip size is -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2106] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:210] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): dividing by PANGO_SCALE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:213] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): system font size is 12.00000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2101] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2102] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2103] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2104] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2105] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): tooltip size is -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2106] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:210] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): dividing by PANGO_SCALE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:213] xfce_desktop_ensure_system_font_size(): system font size is 12.00000