Applescript to set a wallpaper on all virtual desktops/spaces

Hello everybody,
i just want to share something i came up with after trying many things to set a wallpaper to every of my virtual desktops/spaces... feel free to use and improve it!
This applescript is based on a few solutions i found on the internet...
It's really silly, but all the other things doesn't work for me.
FIRST make sure that AppleScript Editor.app is checked in
System Preferences --> Security & Privacy --> Privacy --> Accessibility
Then start AppleScript Editor and paste the following:
----- snip -----
set myWallpaper to "/path/to/image.jpg"
set myNumberOfSpaces to 5
-- switch to first space
tell application "System Events" to key code 18 using control down
delay 1
tell application "System Events" to set picture of current desktop to myWallpaper
delay 0.5
repeat with theIncrementValue from 2 to myNumberOfSpaces
-- switch to next space
          tell application "System Events" to key code 124 using control down
delay 1
          tell application "System Events" to set picture of current desktop to myWallpaper
          delay 0.5
end repeat
----- snip -----
Adjust the two variables to your needs...
e.g. i have 5 virtual desktops/spaces
Then click the Run button and watch it working :-)
Hopefully this will help someone.
I think you can easylie make an osascript or o droplet out of this...
Till now i found no other working shiny easy solution of setting one picture to all my desktops in mavericks.
Improvements are welcome!
woodst0ck

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