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xfdesktop --reload no longer reloads

I've looked through the other "issues" and this may be the same problem as xfdesktop/Issues/#402 (closed) "Wallpaper no longer updates...", but I'm not sure.

Issue Description

In the past, when I point the Xfce desktop to a particular *.jpg image (which in this case is a link) to use as the background and then update the link to point to another image, the command xfdesktop --reload no longer updates the desktop background image, as of Fedora 42. The man page for xfdesktop --reload still says that this "redraws the desktop background", but it apparently doesn't anymore.

Steps to Reproduce Issue

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce: 1.point xfdesktop to a particular background image (e.g. "background.jpg") 2.replace "background.jpg" with another jpg image (e.g. cp image2.jpg backgroun
d.jpg) 3.xfdesktop --reload Actual Results: Nothing. xfdesktop no longer reloads the new "background.jpg" image. I suspect that someone decided that if the filename doesn't change, that the image doesn't change.

Expected Behavior

xfdesktop --reload should reload the new image regardless of the similarly in the filename.

Additional Information

Environment & Versions

I'm running the latest distribution of Fedora 42 Xfce. % xfdesktop --version This is xfdesktop version 4.20.1, running on Xfce 4.20. Built with GTK+ 3.24.43, linked with GTK+ 3.24.49. Build options: Desktop Menu: enabled Desktop Icons: enabled Desktop File Icons: enabled

  • OS distribution and version: Fedora 42 6.14.3-300.fc42.x86_64
  • Overall Xfce version: 4.20
  • xfdesktop version (git hash if not a release): 4.20.1
  • Windowing system (X11/Wayland): hmmmm... I don't know about this and the following questions
  • Compositor and version (if Wayland):
  • GTK Theme:
  • Icon Theme:
  • UI Scale Factor: