--- control-center-2.18.0/capplets/background/gnome-wp-capplet.c.filesel	2007-04-18 10:31:02.000000000 -0400

+++ control-center-2.18.0/capplets/background/gnome-wp-capplet.c	2007-04-18 10:31:18.000000000 -0400

@@ -1086,6 +1086,8 @@

 							       NULL);

   gtk_file_chooser_set_select_multiple (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (capplet->filesel),

 					TRUE);

+  gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (capplet->filesel),

+				       "/usr/share/backgrounds");

   gtk_file_chooser_set_use_preview_label (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (capplet->filesel),

 					  FALSE);