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#1 2018-07-30 19:12:28

scar
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Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

As in the title.

Downgrading to 1.8.0... makes even the right click option "set as background" disappear.
Downgrading to 1.6... restores time-space continuum.

Setting the wallpaper from settings>desktop / right click on desktop works.
Setting the wallpaper from ristretto works also.

Anyone else? Is this arch, or vanilla?

Last edited by scar (2018-07-30 19:12:41)


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#2 2018-07-30 21:07:57

archimboldo
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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

I guess this is xfce's transition to gtk3 issue. Compatible versions ( meaning gtk3) of xfdesktop and thunar should work fine.

Last edited by archimboldo (2018-07-30 21:26:19)


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#3 2018-08-01 19:44:12

Radioactiveman
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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

Do you mean right-clicking on an image file? I see the option "Set as wallpaper" there, using Thunar 1.8.1.

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#4 2018-08-02 12:37:34

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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

Radioactiveman wrote:

Do you mean right-clicking on an image file? I see the option "Set as wallpaper" there, using Thunar 1.8.1.

That one is useless.


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#5 2018-08-02 16:27:45

scar
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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

Agreed. Try to do it, it does not work.
Will report upstream now.


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#6 2018-08-02 17:18:21

toz
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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

@archimboldo is correct, Thunar 1.8x's "Set as Wallpaper" functionality requires xfdesktop 4.13.2 to function properly.

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#7 2018-08-02 19:19:36

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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

Or simply remove "usr/lib/thunarx-3/thunar-wallpaper-plugin.so" to get rid of it for the time being. wink

Last edited by archimboldo (2018-08-02 19:21:43)


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#8 2018-08-05 16:48:28

amaro
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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

toz wrote:

Thunar 1.8x's "Set as Wallpaper" functionality requires xfdesktop 4.13.2 to function properly.

where did you get this 4.13.2 version?
I have testing enabled and it shows

warning: xfdesktop-4.12.4-2 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) xfdesktop-4.12.4-2

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#9 2018-08-05 17:39:01

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Re: Thunar: Cannot set wallpaper from file manager

@amaro It's in AUR  https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfdesktop-devel/

Last edited by archimboldo (2018-08-05 17:41:21)


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