<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, 19 May 2015 at 11:24 Olivier Fourdan <<a href="mailto:fourdan@gmail.com">fourdan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">By default, the window manager does not monitor root pixmap and uses a<br>
sloid gray background.<br>
<br>
If you want a wallaper, you'll need to run xfdesktop or disable the<br>
compositor (or rebuild xfwm4 with root pixmap support but that's<br>
discouraged).<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Olivier<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Ok, forgive my ignorance; why does Compton display my (neat) wallpaper correctly then?<br><br>I have no interest in icons, menu or other things on my desktop. I just want something else than a black background that I can paint dull gray by dragging a window accross it.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-H-</div></div></div>