Homepage background location?

**Kuragari** · 10-13-2007, 03:21 AM

I've seen this question posted quite a few times but no one seems to know the answer but...

Can anyone tell me where the background image is for the homepage area?

I've noticed that Summberboard/iSwitcher can change the background, and I've found the dock and very top bar images, but I can't locate the actual background file.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

**CyberGreg** · 10-17-2007, 09:44 PM

SummerBoard is the only app that can display a wallpaper on the desktop. The file Wallpaper.png located in the SummerBoard theme you have selected. The themes are stored in:
/var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes

**EatingPie** · 10-19-2007, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by CyberGreg

SummerBoard is the only app that can display a wallpaper on the desktop. The file Wallpaper.png located in the SummerBoard theme you have selected. The themes are stored in:
/var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes

Yes, but...

Is there a way to force the background "by hand." IE changing a plist setting, or overwriting a file (where is the "black" background located)?

-Pie

**Arisian** · 10-19-2007, 11:17 PM

God i wish someone knew!!!

**lifesmymachine** · 10-21-2007, 05:45 PM

no there is not a way, other than by installing summerboard (or maybe another program)

the black is hard coded into the springboard and is not simply an image file

**burdo** · 12-03-2007, 02:01 PM

May be answered somewhere else but just make the image you want 320x480 and name it Wallpaper.png (cap is needed) and put it in /var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes/Default. Of course summerboard must be installed...
Worked for me no probs

**HUMVEE** · 12-03-2007, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by burdo

May be answered somewhere else but just make the image you want 320x480 and name it Wallpaper.png (cap is needed) and put it in /var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes/Default. Of course summerboard must be installed...
Worked for me no probs

Smart Idea dud....it's coolzz....

**shilius** · 05-11-2008, 05:53 AM

Like always you are doing everything in very difficult ways :P I think it's better to overwrite original apple wallpapers ---> " /var/wallpaper " then choose one of them, and after that go to summerboard and just slide off wallpaper... vualia ! You have the same wallpaper for lock/home screens

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