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Description:
gnomebackgroundgenerator 1.1.2
This package propose two ways to dynamically change your desktop automatically.
One is by generating a XML file, that can be used by the gnome system, and the
other one is a little script you can run to randomly select a picture from a
path.
Using XML files
Gnome background can use XML files to make an animated background.
This little script allows you to generate automaticaly your own XML background
changer file, easily, using the command line.
To generate the XML file, use gnome-background-generator:
usage: gnome-background-generator [-h] [-p PATH] [-o OUTPUT]
[-t TRANSITION_TIME] [-d DISPLAY_TIME] [-s]
[-b]
A simple command line tool to generate an XML file to use for gnome
wallpapers, to have dynamic walls
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-p PATH, --path PATH Path to look for the pictures. If no output is
specified, will be used too for outputing the dynamic-
wallpaper.xml file. Default value is the current
directory (.)
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Output filename. If no filename is specified, a
dynamic-wallpaper.xml file will be generated in the
path containing the pictures. You can also use "-" to
display the xml in the stdout.
-t TRANSITION_TIME, --transition-time TRANSITION_TIME
Time (in seconds) transitions must last (default value
is 2 seconds)
-d DISPLAY_TIME, --display-time DISPLAY_TIME
Time (in seconds) a picture must be displayed. Default
value is 900 (15mn)
-s, --set-background '''try to set the background using gnome-appearance-
properties
-b, --debug
Changing your desktop randomly
There is also another command you can use to change your background to a random
file from a known directory:
$ gnome-wallpaper-select /path/to/walls
This second one is useful if combined with a cronjob; Unfortunately, it’s
sometimes a hard process because crontabs use dbus, and this conflicts with the
use of gconftool-2.
Here is a simple tutorial on how to make it work:
$ wget http://github.com/ametaireau/gnome-background-generator/raw/master/xdbus -O ~/.Xdbus
$ crontab -e
And then add
*/4 * * * * . ~/.Xdbus; /usr/local/bin/gnome-wallpaper-select ~/Images/walls
License
For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.
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