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Unable to change the wallpaper, stays on /usr/share/background/xfce/xfce-x.svg

    • Closed Issue created by BinglyPlusHello @BingOfATime

    Issue Description

    The wallpaper does not change and it stays as /usr/share/background/xfce/xfce-x.svg, this applies to solid color change to picture change Since upgrading to Debian testing (trixie) and moving to xfce 4.20 I have has this issue

    Steps to Reproduce Issue

    Desktop (when "Apply to all workspaces" is ticked on")

    1. Changing the wallpaper in Background select screen
    2. Does not change to selected wallpaper no matter where the image is located

    Desktop (when "Apply to all workspaces" is ticked off")

    1. Changing the wallpaper in Background select screen
    2. Does not change to selected wallpaper no matter where the image is located, nor does the "Move this dialog to the workspace you want to edit the settings for." get removed

    Terminal

    1. running "xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/last-image -s path/to/image"
    2. passes the command with no output, but nothing changes

    Expected Behavior

    Wallpaper to change

    Additional Information

    Only way to really change the wallpaper is by replacing with another image in the same directory with the same name (format doesnt need to be the same). When deleting the xfce-x.svg file, then the background is a black screen. When a wallpaper is changed, the .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml file does registers the input and pics correctly which wallpaper I chose, but still nothing gets applied

    Environment & Versions

    OS distribution and version: Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid x86_64 (testing) Overall Xfce version: 4.20. xfdesktop version: 4.20.0 Windowing system (X11/Wayland): X11 GTK Theme: 3.24.43 Icon Theme: Tango2 [GTK2], breeze-dark [GTK3] UI Scale Factor: x1 (no scaling)

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        • konsolebox
          konsolebox @konsolebox ·
          Contributor

          Try examining the debug output with xfdesktop -e. Run pkill xfdesktop to kill the existing instance.

          There might be other "monitors" running as well. Check xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0 -l's output.

        • BinglyPlusHello
          BinglyPlusHello @BingOfATime ·
          Author

          here is all my command input and output

          I killed xfdesktop with pkill xfdesktop i ran the xfdesktop with debug output

          Here is my output

          Gtk-Message: 11:54:55.670: Failed to load module "colorreload-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 11:54:55.670: Failed to load module "window-decorations-gtk-module"
DBG[xfdesktop-common.c:498] xfdesktop_debug_set(): debugging enabled
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:1062] xfce_desktop_set_single_workspace_mode(): single_workspace_mode now TRUE
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:970] update_backdrop_workspace(): new_active_workspace -1, new_backdrop_workspace -1
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:1078] xfce_desktop_set_single_workspace_number(): single_workspace_num now 0
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:970] update_backdrop_workspace(): new_active_workspace -1, new_backdrop_workspace -1
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:970] update_backdrop_workspace(): new_active_workspace -1, new_backdrop_workspace -1
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2740] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2741] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2742] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2743] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2744] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon Home to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon File System to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon Trash to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon 1000 GB Volume to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon 496 GB Volume to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon Phone to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-thumbnailer.c:283] xfdesktop_thumbnailer_queue_thumbnail(): file: /home/deby/Desktop/Phone not supported
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon cruelty squad ceo mindset life.jpg to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-file-icon-model.c:580] add_icon(): adding icon test to icon view
DBG[xfdesktop-thumbnailer.c:283] xfdesktop_thumbnailer_queue_thumbnail(): file: /home/deby/Desktop/test not supported
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2740] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell spacing is 2
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2741] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell padding is 6
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2742] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): cell text width proportion is 1.900000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2743] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): ellipsize icon label is true
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:2744] xfdesktop_icon_view_style_updated(): label radius is 4.000000
DBG[xfdesktop-icon-view.c:3788] xfdesktop_icon_view_size_grid(): created grid_layout with 190 positions
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:970] update_backdrop_workspace(): new_active_workspace -1, new_backdrop_workspace 0
DBG[xfdesktop-backdrop-renderer.c:609] xfdesktop_backdrop_render(): loading image /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-x.svg
DBG[xfce-desktop.c:970] update_backdrop_workspace(): new_active_workspace 1, new_backdrop_workspace 0
DBG[xfdesktop-backdrop-renderer.c:609] xfdesktop_backdrop_render(): loading image /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-x.svg
DBG[xfdesktop-thumbnailer.c:521] xfdesktop_thumbnailer_thumbnail_ready_dbus(): thumbnail-ready src: /home/deby/Desktop/cruelty squad ceo mindset life.jpg thumbnail: /home/deby/.cache/thumbnails/large/b06158b1784daeea4af153e4518312f1.png

          When try to switch to any wallpaper using xfdesktop-settings, it does not give any new output nor does it change anything. All other inputs are registered like moving workspaces and moving icons around

          Here the output of xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0 -l

          /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/brightness
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/color1
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/color2
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-show
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/last-single-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/backdrop-cycle-enable
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace2/backdrop-cycle-enable
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace2/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/brightness
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/color1
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/color2
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-path
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-show
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/last-single-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.1/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0.8/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace4/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace4/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace4/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace0/backdrop-cycle-enable
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-0/workspace3/last-image

          Edit 1:

          also i may be wrong, but this might be a packaging issue. Since I upgraded to XFCE4.20 on my FreeBSD machine and I had no issues with xfdesktop

          Edit 2:

          Sorry about the code not looking good, got kicked out do to my editing being labeled as spam

          Edited by BinglyPlusHello
        • konsolebox
          konsolebox @konsolebox ·
          Contributor

          Consider formatting the output lines as code blocks so devs can read it properly.

          also i may be wrong, but this might be a packaging issue. Since I upgraded to XFCE4.20 on my FreeBSD machine and I had no issues with xfdesktop

          My initial thoughts as well. It probably has something to do with the dependencies.

          Edited by konsolebox
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        • Bruce Dubbs
          Bruce Dubbs @bdubbs ·

          I have a similar issue. I built XFCE on a linuxfromscratch system and almost everything works fine. I did update from 4.18 to 4.20 so settings in my home directory were preserved. My system consists of two high-resolution monitors (3840x2160).

          When I look at workspace 1, everything is fine, but workspace 2 has the right monitor background as white. Trying to change it to an image or a different color does not work. If I delete workspace2 and recreate it, the white background persists. If I create workspace 3. it works as expected.

          I suspect this problem is some sort of artifact left over from my 4.18 installation but I can't find where that is located. Any suggestions are appreciated.

        • konsolebox
          konsolebox @konsolebox ·
          Contributor

          Maybe test it with a purely new user first so you know it's a remnant configuration problem.

        • Bruce Dubbs
          Bruce Dubbs @bdubbs ·

          Yes, I forgot to mention I did that.

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        • Jim Duchek
          Jim Duchek @jimduchek ·

          Having the same issue too going from 4.18->4.20. It's certainly some kind of multi-monitor related. I have an odd setup with 2 'real' monitors, one being a 53" 4k that's logically split into 5 monitors (Some mucking about with xrandr and an xorg-server patch -- it's almost certainly relevant, though perhaps not very if other more 'regular' multi-monitor folks are seeing the same issue). Have tested with a new user.

          XFDesktop seems to be using the wrong monitor name -- that of the underlying connector, not the monitor. In fact, this appears to be a clue:

              // TODO: this is what we use now, but it would be better to use _get_identifier()
    // after migrating config.
    monitor->identifier = g_strdup(xfw_monitor_get_connector(xfwmonitor));

          xfdesktop-settings is working 100% properly, as far as I can tell. See output of xrandr:

          $ xrandr --listmonitors
Monitors: 6
 0: HDMI-00 1280/266x720/200+1920+0  HDMI-A-0
 1: HDMI-01 1280/266x720/200+3200+0  HDMI-A-0
 2: HDMI-02 1280/266x720/200+4480+0  HDMI-A-0
 3: HDMI-03 1920/400x1440/250+1920+720  HDMI-A-0
 4: HDMI-04 1920/400x1440/250+3840+720  HDMI-A-0
 5: DisplayPort-00 1920/521x1080/293+0+978  DisplayPort-0

          And the currently saved xfce4-desktop.xml after changing a couple things:

          <?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-desktop" version="1.0">
  <property name="last-settings-migration-version" type="uint" value="1"/>
  <property name="backdrop" type="empty">
    <property name="screen0" type="empty">
      <property name="monitorDisplayPort-00" type="empty">
        <property name="workspace0" type="empty">
          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/alone.jpg"/>
          <property name="image-style" type="int" value="4"/>
        </property>
      </property>
      <property name="monitorHDMI-03" type="empty">
        <property name="workspace0" type="empty">
          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/alone.jpg"/>
        </property>
      </property>
    </property>
    <property name="single-workspace-mode" type="bool" value="true"/>
    <property name="single-workspace-number" type="int" value="0"/>
  </property>
  <property name="last" type="empty">
    <property name="window-width" type="int" value="861"/>
    <property name="window-height" type="int" value="589"/>
  </property>
</channel>

          It is correctly saving the logical monitor name. But in the output of xfdesktop debugging I am seeing a loop where it checks this 5 times:

          DBG[xfdesktop-backdrop-manager.c:425] build_property_prefix(): entering(mon=HDMI-A-0, ws=Workspace 1)
DBG[xfdesktop-backdrop-manager.c:882] create_backdrop(): Creating backdrop from setting prefix /backdrop/screen0/monitorHDMI-A-0/workspace0

          It's using the connector name, not the logical monitor name -- It's looking up DisplayPort-0 instead of DisplayPort-00, or HDMI-A-0, instead of HDMI-00 etc, which xfdesktop-settings is saving (correctly, I believe).

          Digging into this further, but suspect someone more versed in the xfce codebase might have some more insight.

        • Jim Duchek
          Jim Duchek @jimduchek ·

          I think this bug will be closed shortly. I drilled down further and libxfe4windowing is not getting the correct connector name. Got to the right spot and saw this:

          libxfce4windowing@debd3cbd

          Have not tested yet, but I believe this will solve my issue, anyway.

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      • Jim Duchek
        Jim Duchek @jimduchek ·

        Yes, verified, a git version of libxfce4windowing fixes my problem entirely. Suspect it will fix the others as well.

      • Brian Tarricone
        Brian Tarricone @kelnos ·
        Maintainer

        Yes, I believe you're correct that this was actually a libxfce4windowing issue.

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