Can't change a wallpaper
I can't change a wallpaper on my MacBook. Whatever I do it remains the same. I've already cleaned all the cashe, installed the 10.7.4 Combo Update, tryed onyx osx, but nothing worked for me. What could be the problem and how to resolve it?
That command can't cause a white screen, all it does is restore your desktop's default settings as it was shipped. Thus, some other software is interefering with your system.
1. Are you using any alternative finder program like Path Finder, for example?
2. Does doing a control-click on the desktop bring up a menu?
3. If the answer to 1 is 'No' and 2 is 'Yes', post the list of apps shown here:
> System Preferences > Users & Groups | Login Items
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DOwnload and install the OS X Lion client combo. It is safe to do and will hopefully fill in the gaps. If you can I would drag the Sys Prefs app to the Trash so that the install replaces it with a new one.
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First follow the instructions in this support article:
System Preferences stops responding after viewing Desktop & Screen Saver pane
If there's no change, continue as below.
In the Finder, hold down the option key and select
Go ▹ Library
from the menu bar. From the Library folder, delete the following item, if it exists:
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and move the following item to the Desktop:
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Can't Change KDM wallpaper/background [Solved'ish]
Hi, any suggestions welcome.
I am using KDE4.3
I want to change the blue background with bubbles to just black, I have tried all settings in systemsettings both as root and as user with no change.
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Last edited by foggybrain (2010-01-06 22:04:50)no change
btw, KDM is set to auto log me in, so i don't even see the login page, just a splash.
EDIT
Have just tried ksplash-oxyarch from the AUR, works perfectly giving me a black splash background.
It needed kde-meta-kdebase that was not installed before, I have no idear if this was affecting my ability to change the background.
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You posted the same earlier today, and someone replied to your earlier post with a suggestion, which was trying a Reset.
This is done by pressing and holding the Home button and Sleep/Wake of On/Off button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo and then release - ignoring the slide to turn off prompt when doing so.
Have you tried a Reset?
If not, give it a go.
If no change, when you restoring, did you restore from your iPhone's backup, or as a new iPhone or not from your iPhone's backup?
If there is a data problem on your iPhone, it is likely included with your iPhone's backup. If so, when restoring from your iPhone's backup, you are restoring the problem.
A restore as a new iPhone, or not from your iPhone's backup will lose some data such as your iPhone settings, SMS messages, notes created with the Note application, recent calls, call favorites, Maps bookmarks and youtube bookmarks to name a few, along with photos captured by your iPhone. Before trying this, be sure to import any photos that were captured by your iPhone to your computer. -
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Hi ..
Might be corrupted Finder preferences.
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.finder.plist file to the Trash.
Restart your Mac then open System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop
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To help, we need more detailed information.
--What steps are you trying?
--What does the device tell you (any pop-ups or messages)?
--Are you able to change the Home screen wallpaper, or is that affected too?
--Are you the phone's owner/administrator, or is this a device used for work (assigned/administered by IT staff, possible on an Exchange server)?
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[ dwm ] How to change the wallpaper and make windows transparent ?
How do I change the wallpaper and make windows transparent ( ~ 20% ) ?
Have been Googl'ing for a while now but still have no clue on how to achieve itzowki wrote:
SemiBz wrote:Thank you! And how would I set terminals to be transparent by default ? xcompmgr can be started automatically but transset requires user input
What terminal do you use? urxvt can set transparency in the Xdefaults file.
revenant wrote:
> What terminal do you use? urxvt can set transparency in the Xdefaults file.
Or, if you don't like fiddling with Xdefaults file, you can simply make urxvt transparent by executing it like "urxvt -tr -sh 20", where the number represents the transparency level. However, this is only pseudo transparency, but I like it better than resource-consuming compositing.
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