Wallpaper Funnies

[JD Smith <jdsmith as arizona edu>]

I've found that very large desktops with wallpaper are mishandled by
gnome.  

% gnome-config --version
gnome-libs 1.2.13

Specifically, my desktop is 2048x1536.  The desktop icons don't set
their backgrounds correctly, selecting it from the wrong portion of the
image, whenever drawn over (move a terminal on and off, e.g.). 
Likewise, drawing a selection rectangle on the desktop reveals similar
inconsistencies.  The selection also won't extend past 1600x1200,
pointing to a hardwired screen size issue.

Thanks,

JD