diff --git a/epplets/E-Slides.c b/epplets/E-Slides.c
index bed8ac5..72afbe4 100644
--- a/epplets/E-Slides.c
+++ b/epplets/E-Slides.c
@@ -204,30 +204,28 @@ static void
 set_background(int tiled, int keep_aspect)
 {
    unsigned char       current_desk = 0;
-   char               *reply, *ptr, bg_name[64], buff[255];
+   char               *reply, *ptr, bg_name[64];
 
-   Epplet_send_ipc("goto_desktop ?");
+   Epplet_send_ipc("desk ?");
    reply = Epplet_wait_for_ipc();
    if (!reply)
       return;
    if ((ptr = strchr(reply, ':')))
-     {
-	current_desk = atoi(++ptr);
-     }
+      current_desk = atoi(++ptr);
    free(reply);
 
    snprintf(bg_name, sizeof(bg_name), "E_SLIDES_BG_%s", filenames[CUR_PIC()]);
 
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.file %s/%s", bg_name, path,
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.file %s/%s", bg_name, path,
 		   filenames[CUR_PIC()]);
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.solid 0 0 0", bg_name);
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.tile %d", bg_name, tiled);
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.keep_aspect %d", bg_name, keep_aspect);
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.xperc %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 1024));
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.yperc %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 1024));
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.xjust %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 512));
-   Epplet_send_ipc("background %s bg.yjust %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 512));
-   Epplet_send_ipc("use_bg %s %d", bg_name, current_desk);
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.solid 0 0 0", bg_name);
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.tile %d", bg_name, tiled);
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.keep_aspect %d", bg_name, keep_aspect);
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.xperc %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 1024));
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.yperc %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 1024));
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.xjust %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 512));
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg set %s bg.yjust %d", bg_name, (tiled ? 0 : 512));
+   Epplet_send_ipc("bg use %s %d", bg_name, current_desk);
    Esync();
 }