Windows background image no longer working =(
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It is a small feature but possibly one of my favorites. Simply check the 'Show Window Background Image' setting and Vivaldi's background image should change to reflect the current windows background image. However, since sometime around version 2 (not 100% sure, sorry) this has stopped working for me completely. Upon checking this setting I get a blank background with no image
Is this broken for others? Are the Vivaldi team aware? Is it road-mapped to be fixed or id the feature being dropped (please no)?
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@JamieMulcahy Hi,
- Are you using the default image - if so what happens if you click "reset"?
- Are you using a custom image - if so, has it been accidentally deleted from your PC?
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@LonM Thanks for reply. After checking my settings regarding your questions I have realised (I think) my own confusion.
Previously Vivaldi would allow for Windows background images to be used and displayed in Vivaldi's start page (it would even track changes when rotating through multiple images). Now it seems that feature has gone as the only option to use Windows background image appears in the 'Appearance' settings menu which relates to images used for the window itself and not the start page (not really so cool in my opinion).
So it seems the feature to use and track Windows background image in the start page is no longer a thing. Would appreciate if you can confirm this is the case for you too?
Also, you mentioned a 'reset' button for the background image. This does not appear for me and would be useful right now as I am stuck with the test image I used now forever appearing in the window bar (I will switch for a better image but would be nice to remove the image selection completely).
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@JamieMulcahy This is where I see the option for using the desktop wallpaper on the start page:
(edit: On the latest snapshot) The "reset" button for window background image is here:
Hope this helps
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@LonM The reset button is currently not in the stable version.
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@JamieMulcahy said in Windows background image no longer working :
So it seems the feature to use and track Windows background image in the start page is no longer a thing.
It works quite well, here. It is the setting I use. As @LonM showed, it is under the Start Page setting.
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Not now it isn't
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@biggly No, not now. That was two and a half years ago, and the theming structure was totally changed in Version 5.
Now, to change the background image, You go into Themes, click on the Editor button, select "Background," and in that dialog you make sure it is set on "image" rather than "color," and then click on the "Use Desktop Image" or "Select Image" button over toward the right side of the dialog.
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Cheers!
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