diff -Naur mate-desktop-1.8.0-old/schemas/org.mate.applications-browser.gschema.xml.in.in mate-desktop-1.8.0/schemas/org.mate.applications-browser.gschema.xml.in.in
--- mate-desktop-1.8.0-old/schemas/org.mate.applications-browser.gschema.xml.in.in	2012-11-25 20:12:47.000000000 +0200
+++ mate-desktop-1.8.0/schemas/org.mate.applications-browser.gschema.xml.in.in	2014-03-25 20:11:02.199103230 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <schemalist gettext-domain="@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@">
   <schema id="org.mate.applications-browser" path="/org/mate/desktop/applications/browser/">
     <key name="exec" type="s">
-      <default>'mozilla'</default>
+      <default>'firefox'</default>
       <_summary>Default browser</_summary>
       <_description>Default browser for all URLs.</_description>
     </key>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <_description>Whether the default browser needs a terminal to run.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="nremote" type="b">
-      <default>true</default>
+      <default>false</default>
       <_summary>Browser understands remote</_summary>
       <_description>Whether the default browser understands netscape remote.</_description>
     </key>
diff -Naur mate-desktop-1.8.0-old/schemas/org.mate.background.gschema.xml.in.in mate-desktop-1.8.0/schemas/org.mate.background.gschema.xml.in.in
--- mate-desktop-1.8.0-old/schemas/org.mate.background.gschema.xml.in.in	2013-03-28 18:19:57.000000000 +0200
+++ mate-desktop-1.8.0/schemas/org.mate.background.gschema.xml.in.in	2014-03-25 20:18:14.234776477 +0200
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
       <_description>If set to true, then MATE will change the desktop background with a fading effect.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="picture-options" enum="org.mate.background.picture-options-enum">
-      <default>'zoom'</default>
+      <default>'stretched'</default>
       <_summary>Picture Options</_summary>
       <_description>Determines how the image set by wallpaper_filename is rendered.  Possible values are "wallpaper", "centered", "scaled", "stretched", "zoom", "spanned".</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="picture-filename" type="s">
-      <default>'@datadir@/backgrounds/mate/desktop/Stripes.png'</default>
+      <default>'/usr/share/xfce4/backdrops/tentacles.png'</default>
       <_summary>Picture Filename</_summary>
       <_description>File to use for the background image.</_description>
     </key>
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@
       <_description>Opacity with which to draw the background picture.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="primary-color" type="s">
-      <default>'#5891BC'</default>
+      <default>'#0052BE'</default>
       <_summary>Primary Color</_summary>
       <_description>Left or Top color when drawing gradients, or the solid color.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="secondary-color" type="s">
-      <default>'#3C8F25'</default>
+      <default>'#7F7F7F'</default>
       <_summary>Secondary Color</_summary>
       <_description>Right or Bottom color when drawing gradients, not used for solid color.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="color-shading-type" enum="org.mate.background.color-shading-type-enum">
-      <default>'vertical-gradient'</default>
+      <default>'solid'</default>
       <_summary>Color Shading Type</_summary>
       <_description>How to shade the background color. Possible values are "horizontal-gradient", "vertical-gradient", and "solid".</_description>
     </key>
diff -Naur mate-desktop-1.8.0-old/schemas/org.mate.interface.gschema.xml.in.in mate-desktop-1.8.0/schemas/org.mate.interface.gschema.xml.in.in
--- mate-desktop-1.8.0-old/schemas/org.mate.interface.gschema.xml.in.in	2013-03-23 01:18:33.000000000 +0200
+++ mate-desktop-1.8.0/schemas/org.mate.interface.gschema.xml.in.in	2014-03-25 20:10:23.046948288 +0200
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@
       <_description>Length of the cursor blink cycle, in milliseconds.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="icon-theme" type="s">
-      <default>'menta'</default>
+      <default>'mate-brave'</default>
       <_summary>Icon Theme</_summary>
       <_description>Icon theme to use for the panel, caja etc.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="gtk-theme" type="s">
-      <default>'Menta'</default>
+      <default>'Clearlooks-Phenix'</default>
       <_summary>Gtk+ Theme</_summary>
       <_description>Basename of the default theme used by gtk+.</_description>
     </key>