diff --git a/data/backgrounds/default.bg.db b/data/backgrounds/default.bg.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4eb87a65
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/backgrounds/default.bg.db differ
diff --git a/src/background.c b/src/background.c
index fe801c854..e7475fb94 100644
--- a/src/background.c
+++ b/src/background.c
@@ -3,10 +3,25 @@
 void
 e_background_free(E_Background *bg)
 {
-   IF_FREE(bg->image);
-   if ((bg->evas) && (bg->obj))
-     evas_del_object(bg->evas, bg->obj);
-   FREE(bg);
+   Evas_List l;
+   
+   if (bg->layers)
+     {
+	for (l = bg->layers; l; l = l->next)
+	  {
+	     E_Background_Layer *bl;
+	     
+	     bl = l->data;
+	     if (bl->color_class) FREE(bl->color_class);
+	     if (bl->file) FREE(bl->file);
+	     if (bl->obj) evas_del_object(bg->evas, bl->obj);
+	     FREE(bl);
+	  }
+	evas_list_free(bg->layers);
+     }
+   if (bg->file) FREE (bg->file);
+   if (bg->base_obj) evas_del_object(bg->evas, bg->base_obj);
+   FREE(bg);   
 }
 
 E_Background *
@@ -21,23 +36,214 @@ e_background_new(void)
    return bg;
 }
 
+E_Background *
+e_background_load(char *file)
+{
+   E_Background *bg;
+   E_DB_File *db;
+   int i, num;
+   
+   db = e_db_open_read(file);
+   if (!db) return NULL;
+   num = 0;
+   e_db_int_get(db, "/type/bg", &num);
+   if (num != 1)
+     {
+	e_db_close(db);
+	e_db_flush();
+	return NULL;
+     }
+   e_db_int_get(db, "/layers/count", &num);
+   
+   bg = e_background_new();
+   bg->file = strdup(file);
+   for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+     {
+	E_Background_Layer *bl;
+	char buf[4096];
+	
+	bl = NEW(E_Background_Layer, 1);
+	ZERO(bl, E_Background_Layer, 1);
+	bg->layers = evas_list_append(bg->layers, bl);
+	
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/type", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->type));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/inlined", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->inlined));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/color_class", i); bl->color_class = e_db_str_get(db, buf);
+	if (bl->inlined)
+	  {
+	     sprintf(buf, "%s:/layers/%i/image", file, i); bl->file = strdup(buf);
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	     sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/file", i); bl->file = e_db_str_get(db, buf);
+	  }
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/scroll.x", i); e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->scroll.x));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/scroll.y", i); e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->scroll.y));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/pos.x", i); e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->pos.x));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/pos.y", i); e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->pos.y));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/size.w", i); e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->size.w));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/size.h", i); e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->size.h));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/size.orig.w", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->size.orig.w));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/size.orig.h", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->size.orig.h));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fill.w", i);  e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->fill.w));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fill.h", i);  e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->fill.h));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fill.orig.w", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->fill.orig.w));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fill.orig.h", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->fill.orig.h));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/angle", i);  e_db_float_get(db, buf, &(bl->angle));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fg.r", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->fg.r));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fg.g", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->fg.g));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fg.b", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->fg.b));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/fg.a", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->fg.a));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/bg.r", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->bg.r));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/bg.g", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->bg.g));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/bg.b", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->bg.b));
+	sprintf(buf, "/layers/%i/bg.a", i); e_db_int_get(db, buf, &(bl->bg.a));
+     }
+   return bg;
+}
+
 void
 e_background_realize(E_Background *bg, Evas evas)
 {
-   Evas_Object o;
-   int iw, ih;
-   
+   Evas_List l;
+   int ww, hh, count;
+
    if (bg->evas) return;
-   /* FIXME: boring for now - just a scaled image */
    bg->evas = evas;
-   bg->obj = evas_add_image_from_file(bg->evas, bg->image);
-   evas_set_layer(bg->evas, bg->obj, 0);
-   evas_move(bg->evas, bg->obj, 0, 0);
-   evas_resize(bg->evas, bg->obj, bg->geom.w, bg->geom.h);
-   evas_set_image_fill(bg->evas, bg->obj, 0, 0, bg->geom.w, bg->geom.h);   
-   evas_show(bg->evas, bg->obj);
-   o = evas_add_image_from_file(bg->evas, PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/images/e_logo.png");
-   evas_get_image_size(bg->evas, o, &iw, &ih);
-   evas_move(bg->evas, o, (bg->geom.w - iw) / 2, (bg->geom.h - ih) / 2);
-   evas_show(bg->evas, o);
+   if (!bg->evas) return;
+   for (count = 0, l = bg->layers; l; l = l->next, count++)
+     {
+	E_Background_Layer *bl;
+	
+	bl = l->data;
+	if (bl->type == 0) /* 0 == image */
+	  {
+	     bl->obj = evas_add_image_from_file(bg->evas, bl->file);
+	     evas_set_layer(bg->evas, bl->obj, 0);
+	     evas_show(bg->evas, bl->obj);
+	     if (evas_get_image_alpha(bg->evas, bl->obj))
+	       {
+		  bg->base_obj = evas_add_rectangle(bg->evas);
+		  evas_lower(bg->evas, bg->base_obj);
+		  evas_move(bg->evas, bg->base_obj, 0, 0);
+		  evas_resize(bg->evas, bg->base_obj, 999999999, 999999999);
+		  evas_set_color(bg->evas, bg->base_obj, 255, 255, 255, 255);
+		  evas_show(bg->evas, bg->base_obj);
+	       }
+	  }
+	else if (bl->type == 1) /* 1 == gradient */
+	  {
+	  }
+	else if (bl->type == 2) /* 2 == solid */
+	  {
+	  }
+     }
+   ww = bg->geom.w;
+   hh = bg->geom.h;
+   bg->geom.w = 0;
+   bg->geom.h = 0;
+   e_background_set_size(bg, ww, hh);
+}
+
+void
+e_background_set_scroll(E_Background *bg, int sx, int sy)
+{
+   Evas_List l;
+   
+   if ((bg->geom.sx == sx) && (bg->geom.sy == sy)) return;
+   bg->geom.sx = sx;
+   bg->geom.sy = sy;
+   if (!bg->evas) return;
+   for (l = bg->layers; l; l = l->next)
+     {
+	E_Background_Layer *bl;
+	
+	bl = l->data;
+	if (bl->type == 0) /* 0 == image */
+	  {
+	     evas_set_image_fill(bg->evas, bl->obj, 
+				 (double)bg->geom.sx * bl->scroll.x, 
+				 (double)bg->geom.sy * bl->scroll.y,
+				 bl->fw, bl->fh);
+	  }
+     }
+}
+
+void
+e_background_set_size(E_Background *bg, int w, int h)
+{
+   Evas_List l;
+   
+   if ((bg->geom.w == w) && (bg->geom.h == h)) return;
+   bg->geom.w = w;
+   bg->geom.h = h;
+   for (l = bg->layers; l; l = l->next)
+     {
+	E_Background_Layer *bl;
+	double x, y, w, h, fw, fh;
+	int iw, ih;
+	
+	bl = l->data;
+	iw = 0;
+	ih = 0;
+	if (bg->evas) evas_get_image_size(bg->evas, bl->obj, &iw, &ih);
+	w = bl->size.w * (double)bg->geom.w;
+	h = bl->size.h * (double)bg->geom.h;
+	if (bl->size.orig.w) w = (double)iw * bl->size.w;
+	if (bl->size.orig.h) h = (double)ih * bl->size.h;
+	fw = bl->fill.w * w;
+	fh = bl->fill.h * h;
+	if (bl->fill.orig.w) fw = (double)iw * bl->fill.w;
+	if (bl->fill.orig.h) fh = (double)ih * bl->fill.h;
+	x = ((double)bg->geom.w - w + 1) * bl->pos.x;
+	y = ((double)bg->geom.h - h + 1) * bl->pos.y;
+	bl->x = x;
+	bl->y = y;
+	bl->w = w;
+	bl->h = h;
+	bl->fw = fw;
+	bl->fh = fh;
+	if (bg->evas)
+	  {
+	     evas_move(bg->evas, bl->obj, bl->x, bl->y);
+	     evas_resize(bg->evas, bl->obj, bl->w, bl->h);
+	     if (bl->type == 0) /* 0 == image */
+	       {
+		  evas_set_image_fill(bg->evas, bl->obj,
+				      (double)bg->geom.sx * bl->scroll.x,
+				      (double)bg->geom.sy * bl->scroll.y,
+				      bl->fw, bl->fh);
+	       }
+	     else if (bl->type == 1) /* 1 == gradient */
+	       {
+		  evas_set_angle(bg->evas, bl->obj, bl->angle);
+	       }
+	     else if (bl->type == 2) /* 2 == solid */
+	       {
+	       }
+	  }
+     }
+}
+
+void
+e_background_set_color_class(E_Background *bg, char *cc, int r, int g, int b, int a)
+{
+   Evas_List l;
+   
+   for (l = bg->layers; l; l = l->next)
+     {
+	E_Background_Layer *bl;
+	
+	bl = l->data;
+	if ((bl->color_class) && (cc) && (!strcmp(bl->color_class, cc)))
+	  {
+	     if (bg->evas)
+	       {
+		  if ((l == bg->layers) && (bg->base_obj))
+		    evas_set_color(bg->evas, bl->obj, r, g, b, 255);
+		  else
+		    evas_set_color(bg->evas, bl->obj, r, g, b, a);
+	       }
+	  }
+     }
 }
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 814c4c879..f4338565a 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static char cfg_entries_dir[4096] = "";
 static char cfg_selections_dir[4096] = "";
 static char cfg_user_dir[4096] = "";
 static char cfg_images_dir[4096] = "";
+static char cfg_backgrounds_dir[4096] = "";
 static char cfg_fonts_dir[4096] = "";
 
 char *
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ e_config_get(char *type)
 	  PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/config/appearance/default/selections/");
    E_CONF("images", cfg_images_dir,
 	  PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/images/");
+   E_CONF("backgrounds", cfg_backgrounds_dir,
+	  PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/backgrounds/");
    E_CONF("fonts", cfg_fonts_dir,
 	  PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/fonts/");
    return "";
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ e_config_set_user_dir(char *dir)
    cfg_entries_dir[0] = 0;
    cfg_user_dir[0]    = 0;
    cfg_images_dir[0]  = 0;
+   cfg_backgrounds_dir[0]  = 0;
    cfg_fonts_dir[0]   = 0;
    /* init again - if the user hasnt got all the data */
    e_config_init();
diff --git a/src/desktops.c b/src/desktops.c
index 5cfb69265..b3f099f8e 100644
--- a/src/desktops.c
+++ b/src/desktops.c
@@ -164,9 +164,15 @@ e_desktops_init_file_display(E_Desktop *desk)
    desk->view->size.w = desk->real.w;
    desk->view->size.h = desk->real.h;
    desk->view->is_desktop = 1;
-   desk->view->bg = e_background_new();
-   desk->view->bg->image = strdup(PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/images/bg.jpg");
-   /* fixme later */
+   /* FIXME: load bg here */
+     {
+	char buf[4096];
+	
+	sprintf(buf, "%s/default.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
+	desk->view->bg = e_background_load(buf);
+	printf("**** load %s = %p\n", buf, desk->view->bg);
+     }
+   /* fixme: later */
    /* uncomment this and comment out the next line for some tress testing */
 /*   desk->view->dir = strdup("/dev"); */
    desk->view->dir = strdup(e_file_home());
diff --git a/src/e.h b/src/e.h
index a2d70a3eb..569d097d0 100644
--- a/src/e.h
+++ b/src/e.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ typedef struct _E_View                E_View;
 typedef struct _E_Icon                E_Icon;
 typedef struct _E_Shelf               E_Shelf;
 typedef struct _E_Background          E_Background;
+typedef struct _E_Background_Layer    E_Background_Layer;
 typedef struct _E_Menu                E_Menu;
 typedef struct _E_Menu_Item           E_Menu_Item;
 typedef struct _E_Build_Menu          E_Build_Menu;
@@ -458,6 +459,7 @@ struct _E_Icon
       int disabled;
       int visible;
       int just_selected;
+      int just_executed;
    } state;
    
    struct {
@@ -495,19 +497,50 @@ struct _E_Shelf
    } state;
 };
 
+struct _E_Background_Layer
+{
+   int mode;
+   int type;
+   int inlined;
+   struct {
+      float x, y;
+   } scroll;
+   struct {
+      float x, y;
+   } pos;
+   struct {
+      float w, h;
+      struct {
+	 int w, h;
+      } orig;
+   } size, fill;
+   char *color_class;
+   char *file;
+   double angle;
+   struct {
+      int r, g, b, a;
+   } fg, bg;
+   
+   double x, y, w, h, fw, fh;
+   
+   Evas_Object obj;
+};
+
 struct _E_Background
 {
    OBJ_PROPERTIES;
    
    Evas  evas;
+   char *file;
+   
    struct {
       int sx, sy;
       int w, h;
    } geom;
    
-   /* FIXME: REALLY boring for now - just a scaled image  - temporoary */
-   char *image;
-   Evas_Object obj;
+   Evas_List layers;
+   
+   Evas_Object base_obj;
 };
 
 struct _E_Menu
@@ -1020,28 +1053,13 @@ EfsdConnection *e_fs_get_connection(void);
 void e_keys_grab(char *key, Ev_Key_Modifiers mods, int anymod);
 void e_keys_ungrab(char *key, Ev_Key_Modifiers mods, int anymod);
 void e_keys_init(void);
+
 E_Background *e_background_new(void);
 void e_background_realize(E_Background *bg, Evas evas);
 void e_background_free(E_Background *bg);
+
 void e_view_realize(E_View *v);
 void e_view_update(E_View *v);
-void e_icon_set_xy(E_Icon *icon, int x, int y);
-void e_icon_update(E_Icon *icon);
-void e_icon_show(E_Icon *icon);
-void e_icon_get_xy(E_Icon *icon, int *x, int *y);
-void e_icon_set_xy(E_Icon *icon, int x, int y);
-E_Icon *e_icon_new(void);
-void e_icon_set_filename(E_Icon *icon, char *file);
-void e_icon_pre_show(E_Icon *icon);
-void e_icon_realize(E_Icon *icon);
-void e_icon_unrealize(E_Icon *icon);
-void e_shelf_del_icon(E_Shelf *sh, E_Icon *icon);
-void e_shelf_add_icon(E_Shelf *sh, E_Icon *icon);
-void e_shelf_move_by(E_Shelf *sh, int dx, int dy);
-void e_shelf_resize_by(E_Shelf *sh, int dw, int dh);
-void e_shelf_realize(E_Shelf *sh);
-void e_ipc_init(void);
-void e_pack_object_init(void);
 void e_view_update_selection(E_View *v, int x, int y);
 void e_view_update(E_View *v);
 void e_view_scroll(E_View *v, int dx, int dy);
@@ -1049,3 +1067,7 @@ E_View *e_view_find_by_monitor_id(int id);
 void e_view_add_icon(E_View *v, E_Icon *icon);
 E_Icon *e_view_find_icon_by_file(E_View *v, char *file);
 void e_view_del_icon(E_View *v, E_Icon *icon);
+
+void e_ipc_init(void);
+
+void e_pack_object_init(void);
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index feb340f8f..b0cf86048 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -502,8 +502,13 @@ e_view_icon_exec(E_Icon *ic)
 	v->size.w = 400;
 	v->size.h = 300;
 	v->options.back_pixmap = 0;
-	v->bg = e_background_new();
-	v->bg->image = strdup(PACKAGE_DATA_DIR"/data/images/bg.jpg");
+	/* FIXME: load bg here */
+	  {
+	     char buf[4096];
+	     
+	     sprintf(buf, "%s/default.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
+	     v->bg = e_background_load(buf);
+	  }
 	sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", ic->view->dir, ic->file);
 	printf("new dir >%s<\n", buf);
 	v->dir = strdup(buf);
@@ -511,6 +516,7 @@ e_view_icon_exec(E_Icon *ic)
 	if (v->options.back_pixmap) e_view_update(v);
 	b = e_border_adopt(v->win.base, 1);
      }
+   e_view_icon_deselect(ic);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -532,6 +538,7 @@ e_icon_down_cb(void *_data, Evas _e, Evas_Object _o, int _b, int _x, int _y)
 	if (e->double_click)
 	  {
 	     e_view_icon_exec(ic);
+	     ic->state.just_executed = 1;
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
@@ -579,16 +586,23 @@ e_icon_up_cb(void *_data, Evas _e, Evas_Object _o, int _b, int _x, int _y)
      }
    if (_b == 1)
      {
-	if ((e->mods & mulit_select_mod))
+	if (ic->state.just_executed)
 	  {
-	     if ((ic->state.selected) && (!ic->state.just_selected))
-	       e_view_icon_deselect(ic);
-/*	     e_view_icon_invert_selection(ic);*/
+	     ic->state.just_executed = 0;
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
-	     e_view_deselect_all_except(ic);
-	     e_view_icon_select(ic);
+	     if ((e->mods & mulit_select_mod))
+	       {
+		  if ((ic->state.selected) && (!ic->state.just_selected))
+		    e_view_icon_deselect(ic);
+/*	     e_view_icon_invert_selection(ic);*/
+	       }
+	     else
+	       {
+		  e_view_deselect_all_except(ic);
+		  e_view_icon_select(ic);
+	       }
 	  }
 	ic->state.just_selected = 0;
      }
@@ -895,13 +909,11 @@ void e_configure(Eevent * ev)
 		    }
 		  if (v->bg)
 		    {
-		       v->bg->geom.w = v->size.w;
-		       v->bg->geom.h = v->size.h;
-		       evas_resize(v->bg->evas, v->bg->obj, v->bg->geom.w, v->bg->geom.h);
-		       evas_set_image_fill(v->bg->evas, v->bg->obj, 0, 0, v->bg->geom.w, v->bg->geom.h);
+		       e_background_set_size(v->bg, v->size.w, v->size.h);
 		    }
 		  evas_set_output_viewport(v->evas, 0, 0, v->size.w, v->size.h);
 		  evas_set_output_size(v->evas, v->size.w, v->size.h);
+		  e_view_arrange(v);
 	       }
 	  }
      }
@@ -1002,7 +1014,6 @@ e_delete(Eevent * ev)
 {
    Ev_Window_Delete *e;
    Evas_List l;
-   Evas_List to_free = NULL;
    
    e = ev->event;
    for (l = views; l; l = l->next)
@@ -1012,17 +1023,10 @@ e_delete(Eevent * ev)
 	v = l->data;
 	if (e->win == v->win.base)
 	  {
-	     to_free = evas_list_append(to_free, v);
+	     OBJ_DO_FREE(v);
+	     return;
 	  }
      }
-   for (l = to_free; l; l = l->next)
-     {
-	E_View *v;
-	
-	v = l->data;
-	OBJ_DO_FREE(v);
-     }
-   if (to_free) evas_list_free(to_free);
 }
 
 static void 
@@ -1855,9 +1859,8 @@ e_view_realize(E_View *v)
      }
    if (v->bg)
      {
-	v->bg->geom.w = v->size.w;
-	v->bg->geom.h = v->size.h;
 	e_background_realize(v->bg, v->evas);
+	e_background_set_size(v->bg, v->size.w, v->size.h);
      }
    v->obj_bg = evas_add_rectangle(v->evas);
    evas_callback_add(v->evas, v->obj_bg, CALLBACK_MOUSE_DOWN, e_bg_down_cb, v);