applescript to set a wallpaper on all virtual desktops/spaces

Hello everybody,

i just want to share something i came up with after trying many things to set a wallpaper to every of my virtual desktops/spaces... feel free to use and improve it!

This applescript is based on a few solutions i found on the internet...

It's really silly, but all the other things doesn't work for me.

FIRST make sure that AppleScript Editor.app is checked in

System Preferences --> Security & Privacy --> Privacy --> Accessibility

Then start AppleScript Editor and paste the following:

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set myWallpaper to "/path/to/image.jpg"

set myNumberOfSpaces to 5

-- switch to first space

tell application "System Events" to key code 18 using control down

delay 1

tell application "System Events" to set picture of current desktop to myWallpaper

delay 0.5

repeat with theIncrementValue from 2 to myNumberOfSpaces

-- switch to next space

tell application "System Events" to key code 124 using control down

delay 1

tell application "System Events" to set picture of current desktop to myWallpaper

delay 0.5

end repeat

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Adjust the two variables to your needs...

e.g. i have 5 virtual desktops/spaces

Then click the Run button and watch it working :-)

Hopefully this will help someone.

I think you can easylie make an osascript or o droplet out of this...

Till now i found no other working shiny easy solution of setting one picture to all my desktops in mavericks.

Improvements are welcome!

woodst0ck