There's a very simple solution made possible by a new feature (at last) in Gnome 2.16:
Simply include just one background image (the current 4:3 one), but in /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/ubuntu-wallpapers.xml change
<options>stretched</options>
to
<options>zoom</options>
On a 16:9 screen (or 8:3, as in my dualscreen setup), Zoom crops the 4:3 image from the top and the bottom so that it fits the screen's aspect ratio exactly. With the setting, a separate widescreen image becomes redundant.
There's a very simple solution made possible by a new feature (at last) in Gnome 2.16:
Simply include just one background image (the current 4:3 one), but in /usr/share/ gnome-backgroun d-properties/ ubuntu- wallpapers. xml change stretched< /options> zoom</options>
<options>
to
<options>
On a 16:9 screen (or 8:3, as in my dualscreen setup), Zoom crops the 4:3 image from the top and the bottom so that it fits the screen's aspect ratio exactly. With the setting, a separate widescreen image becomes redundant.