Default wallpaper replaces random selection from directory full of aliases

Originator:nivi
Number:rdar://11986043 Date Originated:30-Jul-2012 04:33 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.8
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Wallpapers selected at random from a directory full of aliases sometimes fail to display, instead showing the default 'Galaxy' wallpaper.

Steps to Reproduce:
- Create a directory full of aliases pointing to images. Mine is ~60 items.
- Set the wallpaper of one or more desktops to pick randomly from within that folder every [unit time (ideally 5 seconds as this makes it less boring to wait for it to reproduce)]
- Switch back and forth between desktops for a bit.

Expected Results:
Consistent reselection from within the folder full of aliases.

Actual Results:
Two failures:
- The wallpaper for desktops set up as described instead falls back to the new ML 'Galaxy' wallpaper.
- The typical crossfade does not render at all, instead the wallpaper switch is a hard cut.

Notes:
This setup was inherited from a Lion install, but the problem persists after setting static wallpapers and then setting up the random again.

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