The desktop background is the image or color that is applied to your desktop. You can open Desktop Background Preferences by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing , as well as from the -> menu.
You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:
Select an image for the desktop background. The image is superimposed on the desktop background color. The desktop background color is visible if you select a transparent image, or if the image does not cover the entire desktop.
Select a color for the desktop background. You can select a solid color, or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient effect is a visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color.
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You can also drag a color or a pattern to the desktop from the Backgrounds and Emblems dialog in the Nautilus file manager. |
Tabella 8.3, “Desktop Background Preferences” lists the background preferences that you can modify.
Tabella 8.3. Desktop Background Preferences
Elemento dialog |
Descrizione |
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Desktop Wallpaper |
Choose an image from the list. Alternately, you can select Add Wallpaper to choose any image on your computer. |
Style |
To specify how to display the image, select one of the following options from the Style drop-down list:
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Add Wallpaper |
Click on Add Wallpaper to browse for an image on your computer. A standard file selector will be presented. Choose the image you want and click Open. |
Remove |
Choose the Desktop Wallpaper that you want to remove, then click Remove. This removes the image from the list of available wallpapers; however, it does not delete the image from your computer. |
Desktop Colors |
To specify a color scheme, use the options in the Background Style drop-down list, and the color selector buttons. You can specify a color scheme in one of the following ways:
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