diff -up gnome-desktop-2.28.2/libgnome-desktop/gnome-bg.c.width-for-height gnome-desktop-2.28.2/libgnome-desktop/gnome-bg.c
--- gnome-desktop-2.28.2/libgnome-desktop/gnome-bg.c.width-for-height	2010-04-21 12:40:03.985111930 -0400
+++ gnome-desktop-2.28.2/libgnome-desktop/gnome-bg.c	2010-04-21 12:40:12.654363778 -0400
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ gnome_bg_get_pixmap_from_root (GdkScreen
 	}
 
 	width = gdk_screen_get_width (screen);
-	height = gdk_screen_get_width (screen);
+	height = gdk_screen_get_height (screen);
 
 	pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new (source_pixmap != NULL? source_pixmap :
 				 gdk_screen_get_root_window (screen),