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aidan

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Registered: 2017-04-28

Posts: 19

Is there a way to change the xfce4-screensaver background?

I've noticed that the xfce4-screensaver will share the same background as the user session desktop. Is there a way to disable this, or specify a different background?

The default behaviour for MATE screen saver is to use an image file located in /usr/share/backgrounds/mate. xfce4-screensaver doesn't seem to follow this approach. I don't know if this is a distribution specific thing however.

Running XUbuntu 20.04.

Thanks

peter.48

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From: France, sud-ouest

Registered: 2017-01-31

Posts: 151

Re: Is there a way to change the xfce4-screensaver background?

Have you looked in "Screensaver Preferences" (especially on the second tab)?
I'm under the impression that you haven't.

Last edited by peter.48 (2020-05-13 07:25:58)

Jerry3904

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Registered: 2013-11-09

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Re: Is there a way to change the xfce4-screensaver background?

And <author coughs> the HELP file may be useful.

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aidan

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Registered: 2017-04-28

Posts: 19

Re: Is there a way to change the xfce4-screensaver background?

Have you looked in "Screensaver Preferences" (especially on the second tab)?

I have, but there is no option to disable or change the background.

Notice my desktop background in the following screenshot:

Notice it in the background of the screen saver / lock screen?

I would like to change that to a blank image or something else.

And <author coughs> the HELP file may be useful.

I've read through it, but was unable to find anything for adjusting the background.

Last edited by aidan (2020-05-13 13:56:14)

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,485

Re: Is there a way to change the xfce4-screensaver background?

It looks like it uses the current xfdesktop background only:

/* This function loads the user's preferences */
void
xfce_bg_load_from_preferences (XfceBG     *bg,
                               GdkMonitor *monitor) {
    XfconfChannel *channel;

    channel = xfconf_channel_get ("xfce4-desktop");
    xfce_bg_load_from_xfconf (bg, channel, monitor);

    /* Queue change to force background redraw */
    queue_changed (bg);
}

Might be worth an enhancement request over at the bug tracker.

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aidan

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Registered: 2017-04-28

Posts: 19

Re: Is there a way to change the xfce4-screensaver background?

OK, I suspected I would have to do something of the sort. I wasn't entirely sure if it was specific to distributions or not. I've submitted an enhancement request. https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16841