The "XML-based voodoo" actually applies to GNOME only. The files are
all in /usr/share/backgrounds (it was either that or
/usr/share/wallpapers -- you'd think KDE and Gnome would share
wallpaper directories, but no)

On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Shawn Thompson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>> The new artwork by Shawn Thompson is really nice. I have one [minor]
>>> request.  The current background image is in a widescreen format.
>>> Although it is common nowadays, it would be nice if the "traditional"
>>> 4:3 format is also made available.
>>>
>>> Akemi
>
>> Actually, its got ''practically every resolution imaginable'', through
>> some XML-based voodoo in the GNOME system it picks the correct size
>> for your monitor.
>
> Below is what I see in KDE under SL 6.1 Alpha2. I set the screen size
> to 1280x1024 (1.25ratio) for testing.
>
> This is what it looked like.  The 'nucleus' part is out of sight
> (actually both sides are cut off).
>
> http://linux.toracat.org/SL/misc/background/125desktop-noscale.jpg
>
> If I scale it to see the whole image:
>
> http://linux.toracat.org/SL/misc/background/125desktop-scaled.jpg
>
> it becomes elongated vertically.  If I scale it in the proportional
> mode, then I get blank space at the top and the bottom.
>
> With (most of) the images available from the menu, I did not see this
> behavior. So, the 'XML-based voodoo' seems to be working.  Any idea
> how to get it to work for the SL image?
>
> Akemi
>