gnome-background-properties window freezes

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Desktop Background Preferences window freezes while trying to change desktop background.
  • Below message is seen in continuous loop while running utility from terminal
GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_composite: assertion `src != NULL' failed
  • gnome-background-properties goes in busy loop when screen width is more than 3500pixels
  • Problem is seen while using multi head display

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • control-center-2.16.0

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