KDE Desktop backgrounds

[dynaco]

hello,

I have 4 desktops setup using KDE, all with different backgrounds.
When I change from one desktop to another, it takes about 3-5 seconds for the backgorund image to change.
My question is, can I speed this up some??

any help would be appreciated...

see below for hardware

[hop-frog]

- What format are the images in? You can use ImageMagick to covert between file types.

ex.
$ convert wallpaper.png wallpaper.jpeg
$ convert wallpaper.png wallpaper.gif

Then use the command ls -s to compare the file sizes.

- Does the wallpaper have the same dimensions as your screen resolution?

ex.
$ convert -size 800x600 wallpaper.png wallpaper2.png

[dynaco]

actually they are .jpg files that i have downloaaded
they are located in my /home/michael/wallpaper dir
even if I use the stock kde backgrounds, I get this annoying
delays.

...

[dynaco]

well i figured it out......

right click on the desktop
select background-advanced options

i increased the size of the background cache
from 2096 KB to 8192KB....

and the desktop backgrounds snap in much, much quicker...

life is good again....