Setting wallpaper with pcmanfm...its always stretching

ronandi · 2008-04-29 20:34:23

So I used the options menu to set my wallpaper image in pcmanfm. I specified that it should "Center on Screen". However, whenever I restart my computer, it displays the image, but stretches it instead of centering it. How do I fix this?

pogeymanz · 2008-04-29 22:41:47

Wait a tick...

Are you setting a background for pcmanfm or the wallpaper for your whole desktop? I didn't know that pcmanfm could do either...

sajro · 2008-04-29 23:11:19

If you're setting the wallpaper with PCManFM, I think it's a better idea to use something else. You could use xsetroot or feh. For feh (pacman -S feh):

feh --bg-center image.png

Then, add to .xinitrc (pref. above the "exec windowmanager")

eval `cat .fehbg`

ronandi · 2008-04-29 23:12:25

pogeymanz wrote:

Wait a tick...
Are you setting a background for pcmanfm or the wallpaper for your whole desktop? I didn't know that pcmanfm could do either...

Im setting the background for my whole desktop thru Edit>Preferences: Desktop tab

sajro wrote:

If you're setting the wallpaper with PCManFM, I think it's a better idea to use something else. You could use xsetroot or feh. For feh (pacman -S feh):
feh --bg-center image.png
Then, add to .xinitrc (pref. above the "exec windowmanager")
eval `cat .fehbg`

Yeah, I was using feh before. I only have to do this with pcfilefm because I want the desktop icons. When you enable desktop icons, it automatically enables the wallpaper too. If I choose no wallpaper, it just turns the wallpaper black.

Last edited by ronandi (2008-04-29 23:15:11)

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#1 2008-04-29 20:34:23

Setting wallpaper with pcmanfm...its always stretching

#2 2008-04-29 22:41:47

Re: Setting wallpaper with pcmanfm...its always stretching

#3 2008-04-29 23:11:19

Re: Setting wallpaper with pcmanfm...its always stretching

#4 2008-04-29 23:12:25

Re: Setting wallpaper with pcmanfm...its always stretching

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