[SOLVED] Automatically set Nautilus wallpaper at boot?

Unia · 2011-05-21 13:53:35

Hello,

I'm using a Compiz standalone session and use Nautilus to set my wallpaper. When I log in however, I firstly have to launch Nautilus in order to set the background. Is there a way I can have Nautilus automatically set my background when I log in, without having to launch it? I would've searched for this myself, but all the search terms I'm using give me completely different items - so I don't exactly know what to search for. Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Unia (2011-05-21 14:49:46)

Foucault · 2011-05-21 14:17:47

Since the desktop is managed by Nautilus you must launch it in order to get the background. There are two things you can do given this fact. Either autostart nautilus on login without a window (nautilus --no-default-window) or use another program like feh (feh --bg-fill /path/to/wallpaper.jpg) to draw the desktop and launch this through .xinitrc. However note, that if you use feh to draw the desktop and then you launch nautilus for file management you must make sure that you have launched it with the --no-desktop argument. Otherwise it will take over your desktop.

Unia · 2011-05-21 14:41:31

Yeah I know about feh, nitrogen and the --no-desktop parameter, coming from an Openbox background.

I haven't heard of the --no-default-window before, so I'll try that now and will report back!

Unia · 2011-05-21 14:49:27

Yep, adding nautilus --no-default-window & to the autostart.sh worked! Thanks Foucault!

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#1 2011-05-21 13:53:35

[SOLVED] Automatically set Nautilus wallpaper at boot?

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Re: [SOLVED] Automatically set Nautilus wallpaper at boot?

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