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Recently looked through the orion used guide and found the preferences plist. If you go to the preferences plist for the indivdiual profiles located in ~/Library/Application Support/Orion/[Your profiles] there is a string under <key>backgroundImageOnStartPage</key> in the string it starts with file:///. Just insert the location of the file that you want. Then it shoudl work also.

    andrew93 That is a pretty cool hack!

    Do you mind updating the technical docs with this? (it is all open source, just click the edit icon on the page)

      Vlad Of course! Do you have a preference where in the docs this should go?

      • Vlad replied to this.

        andrew93 Anywhere on the technical documentation page. It is meant for 'hacking' Orion and I think this qualifies as so!

        Could we get (if possible) the ability to choose a custom image to place on the entire tab page like how it is on Safari:

        Might be tricky to fit in with the extensions etc but they could probably just be hidden entirely on the new tab page. They're not needed.

          Merged 3 posts from Custom background wallpaper on tab .

            ahh i see okay okay

              Vlad Is this temporary or will there be another solution? I can't find anything called "your profiles" or "backgroundImageOnStartPage" in the location described here.

              • eirk replied to this.

                the brackets there indicate that you replace [your profiles] with the id of your profile.
                then, in the preferences file, u either create or edit the backgroundImageOnStartPage property

                  It would be nice to be able to choose a custom background of our choosing for the start page like Safari.

                    9 months later
                    Merged 1 post from Start page background wallpaper.

                      Brief Summary
                      Allow users to set a custom Background Image as their background instead of the current predetermined ones
                      Details:
                      <In addition to the current possible background images, allow users to add their own images from local save files. This would improve user customizability of the browser.>

                        I think it's a good idea. Safari already does this as well:

                          Merged 2 posts from Custom.

                            Already included in Desktop Orion and Desktop and Mobile Safari, setting a custom background image should be a setting on mobile.

                              notbenpeterson AFAIK Safari on iOS doesnt let you do that, it syncs the image from your desktop?

                              • saul replied to this.

                                Vlad Not sure about whether or not it is synced, but Safari does indeed offer the ability to upload a custom background image from the gallery on mobile.

                                To access this feature simply go to:

                                New tab -> Edit (at the bottom of the new tab page) -> Background Image

                                You should see a + icon, assuming you don't have a custom image already set.