Ubuntu
gnome-control-center package

pleased add the capability to fit background images like 'Set As Desktop Background' from firefox

Bug #1294979 reported by i30817
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

It's frankly amazing that a foreign program gives more options to set the native desktop background than the O.S. program, and ends up working better.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu53
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Mar 20 06:33:59 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-17 (61 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140117)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center: deja-dup 29.5-0ubuntu2

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i30817 (i30817) wrote :
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Tim Lunn (darkxst) wrote :

This can be set from gnome-tweak-tool and that is not exactly a foreign program!

I don't believe upstream have any plans to implement this in the gnome-control-center background panel either.

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Matthew Allen (whosdaz) wrote :

Still missing in Ubuntu Gnome 16.04.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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