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kaslusimoes

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Registered: 2013-12-19

Posts: 51

Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

I was using Variety (the application for changing the wallpapers automatically) for quite some time on XFCE normally but now it doesn't work properly on GNOME 3 (it still works on XFCE).

It simply doesn't change the wallpaper It chooses the wallpaper, informs (on the tray icon) as chosen but it cannot change the wallpaper somehow; just flashes and come back to the previous image.

I tried looking at the applications scripts but I couldn't have a clue about what's going wrong..

Does somebody has any idea?

Last edited by kaslusimoes (2014-04-20 15:51:53)

Cthulhu82

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From: Nantes, France

Registered: 2013-04-01

Posts: 159

Re: Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

I'm using variety with gnome 3 for quite a time, and it work well. I only once encountered a problem with my dual screen config : the second screen didn't change. Restarting the shell solved the problem. I suspected a cache problem but it eventually get away with a gnome update, so I never had to investigate further.
I remember that desktop icons can also be an issue. Try deactivate it with gnome-tweak-tool.

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kaslusimoes

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Registered: 2013-12-19

Posts: 51

Re: Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

Thanks but my desktop icons are already deactivated.
I guess I'll need to try a different approach to have a randomized wallpaper..

Cthulhu82

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From: Nantes, France

Registered: 2013-04-01

Posts: 159

Re: Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

I just noticed another strange behavior: I had problem with variety at startup (had to restart gnome-shell to make it work correctly) until I change the tear free method.
I'll explain: previously I used the mutter tweak explained here.
My problem with backgrounds disapeared when I suppressed this option and directly use the intel driver tear-free option described here.
Hope it can help you.

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kaslusimoes

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Registered: 2013-12-19

Posts: 51

Re: Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

No success..

cpatrick08

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Registered: 2011-12-14

Posts: 14

Re: Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

No success..

add your info and vote to this bug report I made on the package https://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?do … k_id=40978

kaslusimoes

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Registered: 2013-12-19

Posts: 51

Re: Variety doesn't work on GNOME 3

Done