(12.2.1-en) Background (1st Monitor) 1

This article shows how to configure the desktop background in IGEL OS.

Menu path: User Interface > Desktop > Background (1st Monitor)

Open

You can use predefined IGEL backgrounds, a fill color or a color gradient. You can also use a background image of your own.

Wallpaper

Provides a selection of predefined IGEL backgrounds:

• Neutral

• Off

• IGEL (Default)

Wallpaper style

Provides various design versions:

• Auto

• Centered

• Tiled

• Stretched (Default)

• Scaled

• Zoomed

Color style

Sets a fill color or a color gradient.

• Solid color

• Horizontal gradient (Default)

• Vertical gradient

Desktop color

The desktop color if Wallpaper is set to Off. Click the color preview square to open the color selector.

2nd desktop color

The second desktop color if Wallpaper is set to Off and a gradient Color style is selected. Click the color preview square to open the color selector.

Custom wallpaper download

☑ You can provide a user-specific background image on a download server. Specify the download server under Desktop > Background > Custom Wallpaper Server.

☐ Custom wallpaper is not used. (Default)

Custom wallpaper file

The name of the background image file

The user-specific background image will be downloaded from the specified server if the function was enabled and if requested manually through Wallpaper update under Desktop > Background > Custom Wallpaper Server. The download can also be launched from the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) via the Update desktop customization command.