Xfwm4 / compositor: gray background

[Olivier Fourdan]

By default, the window manager does not monitor root pixmap and uses a
sloid gray background.

If you want a wallaper, you'll need to run xfdesktop or disable the
compositor (or rebuild xfwm4 with root pixmap support but that's
discouraged).

Cheers,
Olivier

On 19 May 2015 at 10:48, Harold Aling <xfce at sait.nl> wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I recently changed back from Compton to Xfwm4's compositor to enable the
> window previews in the application switcher, but now my utterly beautiful
> wallpaper changed in a dull gray background.
>
> Well, it turns gray after I "wipe the screen with a window" ;)
>
> https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jaBZrrGT8GE/VVr3Y_GrJbI/AAAAAAAAOXc/ltxwoxdK3Ig/w956-h248-no/2015-05-19-091803_4160x1080_scrot.png
> https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-va0YlA9UD2Y/VVr3YuZhqLI/AAAAAAAAOXY/CY0UYFgDa-U/w956-h248-no/2015-05-19-091829_4160x1080_scrot.png
>
> I used to use feh to scale a jpeg onto one of my screen configuration, but
> nothing happens when I run this with Xfwm4's compositor on.
> $ feh --bg-scale /home/harold/UtterlyBeautifulWallpapers/MostAwesome.jpg
>
>
> How cat I set (and stretch) a wallpaper without having to install something
> like Xfdesktop4?
>
> I'm on Arch Linux, so I'm using the latest releases of the Xfce suite.
>
>
> -tnx!-
>
> Harold
>
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