Annoying background image change in FC9

[concoran]

just installed FC9, and hate the starry background when it boots up. But I have a problem with setting background image.

I do not like the default background image. So I right click and change it to something (from available images).
But, I usually like blank (no image) as background.
However, when I right click on the desktop and select 'change background image', the starry image appears again. This is annoying.

Also, how do you set different backgrounds for virtual desktops?

[Dox96]

Hi Concoran,

I got this to work by clicking on System / Preferences / Look and Feel / Appearance. In this application, press the "Background" tab. Choose the top-left wallpaper - it's totally transparent, which will allow the "Colour" section of this tab to work properly. Choose "Solid Colour", then click on the colour box next to that drop-down box and choose black.

I had the same problem when right-clicking the desktop and selecting "change background image". For some reason, it seems to reset back to the default background (that starry image), forcing you to re-click on the top-left image again to re-set it correctly. But if you avoid doing this once you have the background set as you like it, is it OK?

Dox