[ubuntu-studio-users] Strangeness in xfce4

[sciguy]

I am using xfce4 as my default window system, and there are two 
annoyances I wished I knew how to un-set:

1. I use the workspace switcher, and I always seem to start on the third 
desktop. How do I get it to start on the first one?

2. I have a desktop graphic which spans 2 screens. Sometimes the desktop 
manager gets confused at startup and gives me one graphic for each 
desktop. I know about the Desktop Settings menu, but those settings 
appear to be fogotten by the next reboot. Is there a way to get the 
change to persist?

Thanks

Paul