FS#38782 - [archlinux-wallpaper] allow to cycle the wallpapers thru the day
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Opened by Marty Plummer (ntzrmtthihu777) - Tuesday, 04 February 2014, 01:24 GMT
Last edited by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Monday, 11 February 2019, 18:11 GMT
Opened by Marty Plummer (ntzrmtthihu777) - Tuesday, 04 February 2014, 01:24 GMT
Last edited by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Monday, 11 February 2019, 18:11 GMT
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Description:
Possibility of adding archlinux-wallpapers-timed.xml in a manner similar to Adwaita's theme, to allow to cycle the wallpapers thru the day. Additional info: * package version(s): 1.4-1 * config and/or log files etc. Steps to reproduce: |
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Closed by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto)
Monday, 11 February 2019, 18:11 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: Added a Simple Timed Wallpaper file.
Monday, 11 February 2019, 18:11 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: Added a Simple Timed Wallpaper file.
Closing this bug and moving archlinux-wallpaper to AUR, unless you want to give it more time.
Will look into the gnome background xml file format and see if it makes sens to enable wallpaper cycling.
I'm planning to refresh the collection of wallpapers.
I currently have resolution and monitor detection in place, as well as a plugin-based method for setting the wallpaper. It works for all windowmanagers and desktop environments I have tested with so far, but more testing is needed.
The utility that will switch the wallpaper based on time of day, or custom events, is in the making and may take from a week to a year to implement, depending on how much spare time I will assign to this.
In the process, I learned that the XML format used by GNOME timed wallpapers is a bit weird:
* The order of the XML elements matters, there is no per-element ID.
* The static and transition elements don't have a time attribute, they have seconds from when the previous tag was triggered (or when the start of the timed wallpaper, for the first one).
* A year and date is specified, even though only hour and minute seems to count.
Also:
* The choice of the archlinux-wallpaper package to install images in /usr/share/archlinux/wallpaper is unusual.
* The wallpapers in the archlinux-wallpaper package does not really lend themselves to a slideshow. None of the images are especially suited as a "morning", "day", "evening" or "night" pictures.
I think the best plan right now is to hold a competition in creating timed wallpapers, then use the best results. Perhaps also introduce a new timed wallpaper format that is much simpler (something like "06:00-10:00: morning.jpg \n 12:00: day.jpg").