Desktop in weird colors [SOLVED]

I'm using arch+xfce and my desktop is in all weird colors. I don't know if it's an XFCE thing or x.org.
This is how it looks: http://imgur.com/kQVAZ.png
I have xf86-video-intel installed.
Please advise.
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Last edited by snep (2010-11-23 15:12:46)

That's funny. If you open the wallpaper in an image viewer such as Geeqie does it look correct?
What color depth is the root window using? It should be 24 bpp. I think you can check it by running "xwininfo" and then clicking on the desktop.
Other than that I think I'm out of ideas.

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