The README says "This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public
License (GNU GPL) version 3 or greater." (GPL 3+) while the COPYING file is GPL 2.

Maybe this is related to this commit:
https://git.mate-desktop.org/mate-backgrounds/commit/?id=4a939d47934bdfc34580ec580654beb643805438

Maybe it isn't, since 1.23.0 is after this commit and still has this file. Can you look into it?

hello,

the loading time of background pictures when clicking on "change desktop background" is really long even on recent computers using SSD drives.
I think it would be better to create thumbnails of each backgrounds, and load those thumbnails when the user click on "change desktop backgroun" in order to considerably increase the time of loading that window.

Edit : i'm using mate 1.10 on Linux Mint 17.2 “Rafaela”

Expected behaviour

I would be useful to create directories for each screen resolution. For example, it's not possible to change the style for the screen-lock images (feature request).

Actual behaviour

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

The background images range from 1280x800 (cosmos directory) to 7257x4082 (ubuntu-mate-common directory)

The only directory with standardized screen resolution is ubuntu-mate-photos/ (2560x1440)

MATE general version

1.26.0

Package version

1.26.1-1

Linux Distribution

Ubuntu MATE 23.04

Link to bugreport of your Distribution (requirement)

Feature request

here is the script that I use. I use it in both way

• as a startup program with the 'loop' option so that it loops for the whole session
• as a one time command witout any option if I don't like the current wallpaper.

obviously the directory needs to be set by the user, same for the timeup.

#! /usr/bin/python

import sys,os
from os.path import isfile, join
import random
import time

'''
Randomly change background image.
can be used as a deamon using the 'loop' option or as a one time command with no
option.
'''


timeup = 5 # in minutes
command = 'gsettings set org.mate.background picture-filename  "'
path = '/home/antoine/images/wallpapers/'
ext = ('jpg', 'jpeg', 'JPG', 'png', 'PNG')


def switch():
    chosen_one = random.randint(0, len(list_imgs))
    os.system(command+path+list_imgs[chosen_one]+'"')

if __name__ == '__main__' :
    list_imgs = [ f for f in os.listdir(path) if isfile(join(path,f)) and f.endswith(ext) ]
    loop = False
    try :
        if sys.argv[1] == 'loop':
            loop = True
    except:
        pass
    switch()
    while loop:
        switch()
        time.sleep(60*timeup)

Expected behaviour

No build issue with gettext-0.20 in fedora 31 or rawhide

Actual behaviour

Creating the the .pot file failed and breaks building.
From
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/raveit65/MATE-1.23.x/build/1027026/
https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/raveit65/MATE-1.23.x/fedora-31-x86_64/01027026-mate-backgrounds/build.log.gz

Making all in po
make[1]: Entering directory '/builddir/build/BUILD/mate-backgrounds-1.23.0/po'
make mate-backgrounds.pot-update
make[2]: Entering directory '/builddir/build/BUILD/mate-backgrounds-1.23.0/po'
sed -e '/^#/d' remove-potcdate.sin > t-remove-potcdate.sed
mv t-remove-potcdate.sed remove-potcdate.sed
package_gnu=""; \
test -n "$package_gnu" || { \
  if { if (LC_ALL=C find --version) 2>/dev/null | grep GNU >/dev/null; then \
	 LC_ALL=C find -L .. -maxdepth 1 -type f \
		       -size -10000000c -exec grep 'GNU mate-backgrounds' \
		       /dev/null '{}' ';' 2>/dev/null; \
       else \
	 LC_ALL=C grep 'GNU mate-backgrounds' ../* 2>/dev/null; \
       fi; \
     } | grep -v 'libtool:' >/dev/null; then \
     package_gnu=yes; \
   else \
     package_gnu=no; \
   fi; \
}; \
if test "$package_gnu" = "yes"; then \
  package_prefix='GNU '; \
else \
  package_prefix=''; \
fi; \
if test -n '' || test 'http://www.mate-desktop.org' = '@'PACKAGE_BUGREPORT'@'; then \
  msgid_bugs_address=''; \
else \
  msgid_bugs_address='http://www.mate-desktop.org'; \
fi; \
case `/usr/bin/xgettext --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
    /usr/bin/xgettext --default-domain=mate-backgrounds --directory=.. \
BUILDSTDERR:       --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: --from-code=UTF-8 --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --keyword=C_:1c,2 --keyword=NC_:1c,2 --keyword=g_dngettext:2,3 --add-comments*** error: gettext infrastructure mismatch: using a Makefile.in.in from gettext version 0.19 but the autoconf macros are from gettext version 0.20
BUILDSTDERR: make[1]: *** [Makefile:222: stamp-po] Error 1
BUILDSTDERR: make: *** [Makefile:374: all-recursive] Error 1
BUILDSTDERR: error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.7CY5su (%build)

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

Building against gettext-0.20

MATE general version

1.23.x

Package version

1.23.0

Linux Distribution

Fedora 31

Link to downstream report of your Distribution

No need to file out a report against myself.

@yetist
Could you please take a look at it?
Does the Makevars file needs an update?

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The images in the default gallery are not suitable for this
I'm asking you to make better images as background preconditions

incorrect-fsf-address /usr/share/doc/mate-backgrounds-1.4.0/COPYING

I use UPLOS (It based on PCLinuxOS 32bit)
and all wallpapers are in /usr/share/wallpapers/*
( I understand why, because use standard from https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/DesktopThemeSpec/ )
with except Mate, where have in /usr/share/backgrounds/*
and I don't understand why.

I'm looking way how do that, Appearence Preferences seen my wallpapers.
Exist any tutorial for this ?

I tried find way in src.rpm packages but

/usr/share/backgrounds/ = Fedora
/usr/share/wallpapers/ = Suse
/usr/share/ArchLinux/wallpapers/ = ArchLinux

And I can not find way.

Only I can write old wallpapers in 2011 was
/usr/share/wallpapers/*.png

Now I see new wallpapers are created in
/usr/share/wallpapers/WallPaper_Name/
/usr/share/wallpapers/WallPaper_Name/metadata.desktop
/usr/share/wallpapers/WallPaper_Name/contents/
/usr/share/wallpapers/WallPaper_Name/contents/screenshot.jpg
/usr/share/wallpapers/WallPaper_Name/contents/images/19x10.jpg

Edit.
It looks like Gnome use /usr/share/backgrounds/ and KDE /usr/share/wallpapers/
but Appearence Preferences don't see loosely placed wallpapers.
I tried also put wallpapers to ~/.Wallpapers/*.jpg and don't see.

I am running Debian Testing (Stretch/Sid) with Mate DE. With the recent upgrade to Mate 1.14.1 (Gtk 3.20.6-1) I have lost all the colors in my Home folder.

What I have got now is just a plain white background, and this is not good.

I used to have Danube blue as the background color, and now it's gone. When I tried the usual procedure (Edit-Backgrounds and Emblems-Colors), it appears as there are no colors at all! The box is completely empty. This is very bad for my eye-sight and please be so kind to fix this problem.