How do I set up different backgrounds on each desktop ?

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I’ve installed 11.2 on a DELL Lattitude D610 lpatop.

Works - almost - perfectly.

A question: how can I change the background for an individual desktop ?

I’ve been Googl’ing it, but get different options for difference
sub-versions.

Anyone ?

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Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked
something.

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What desktop environment?

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On KDE you just right click on whichever desktop you want to set the paper
on and go to Desktop settings. Set the wallpaper…done.

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Thats KDE3 not 4 though

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It can now be done in KDE-4.3.1.

Here are the steps:

  1. Navigate to the top right corner of your screen - you should an image of an orange cashew
  2. Left-click on it and select " Configure Plasma "
  3. Next to " Different activity for each desktop ", place a check-mark next to it and click on the OK button

Now you can assign a different wallpaper or background for each virtual desktop.

Have fun!

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As Romanator describes, plus you can install specific plasmoids/widgets for each “activity” desktop, which is particularly useful with the Folderview plasmoid. Be warned though, “activities” can be hair-raisingly buggy (much of the time it works, then you get screwed-up desktops, YMMV of course).
A slightly different procedure is to have only one desktop/workspace and switch between the activities instead. That is less buggy in my experience but the problem there is the Activities plasmoid for switching between activities: unlike the virtual desktop switcher, it takes up loads of space on the panel and cannot be configured to behave itself.

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How about for GNOME users???

Thanks!!

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Hi
If you running compiz, you will loose the desktop icons…

Start the CompizConfig settings manager, and go to the wallpaper
section and add your selection of backgrounds. Then start gconf-editor
and apps->nautilus->preferences and uncheck ‘show_desktop’

Logout/login and you will have different desktop wallpapers.

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