IPhoto 4.0.3 & smart album for desktop picture rotations

I am using iPhoto 4.0.3. I'm attempting to designate a specific album in System Preferences for my desktop pictures--and I'd like it to change on a set time frame. I can tell it to change pictures for all regular albums, but ANYTIME I try to designate a smart album, the "change picture every. . ." option grays out.
Does iPhoto or Mac OS X stop users from designating smart folders for some reason? I've checked and it's consistent. Every regular album retains the option to have the picture change on a recurring basis. Every smart album loses this option.

You wondered about how I have an album folder to select with smart folders.
If I try to find it through the finder, you're right, there is no actual folder--which I didn't realize.
However, if I go to System Preferences>Desktop & Screen Saver, there is a line that separates the Apple default options and the iPhoto albums. It's there that it shows all albums that you've set up--regular and smart versions.
I just never thought about the fact that their album icon for the smart folders wasn't pointing to an actual folder--just the data shortcuts to files.
Thanks for the new info!

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