--- control-center-1.0.4/capplets/background-properties/property-background.c.fsbgdir	Thu Mar 25 11:44:24 1999
+++ control-center-1.0.4/capplets/background-properties/property-background.c	Thu Mar 25 11:56:53 1999
@@ -814,7 +814,10 @@
 	else if (origState.wpFileName)
 	    gtk_file_selection_set_filename (GTK_FILE_SELECTION (fileSel),
 					     origState.wpFileName);
-	
+	else if (g_file_exists("/usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds"))
+	    gtk_file_selection_set_filename (GTK_FILE_SELECTION (fileSel),
+					     "/usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/");
+
 	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (fileSel), "delete_event",
 			    (GtkSignalFunc) delete_browse,
 			    &fileSel);