[ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change automatically to a random image from a set folder. I know the command I need is gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /full/path/to/image/file I have worked this into a basic shell script: time=$1 # time to wait between changing the background in secs while [ : ] do for filepath in `cat list` # list is a list of all files in the backgrounds directory and is the only other non-image file in the folder do echo $filepath # for debug gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename “$filepath” sleep $time done done however allthough this sets the value (I can see it in the xml configuration file with emacs) the background simply goes to the set colour not the image. is there another value I need to get the background as an image? or is there something wrong with my script? all help appreciated. Jacob Mansfield Programmer -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
On 16 October 2010 10:01, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change automatically to a random image from a set folder. I know the command I need is gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /full/path/to/image/file I have worked this into a basic shell script: time=$1 # time to wait between changing the background in secs while [ : ] do for filepath in `cat list` # list is a list of all files in the backgrounds directory and is the only other non-image file in the folder do echo $filepath # for debug gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename “$filepath” sleep $time done done however allthough this sets the value (I can see it in the xml configuration file with emacs) the background simply goes to the set colour not the image. is there another value I need to get the background as an image? or is there something wrong with my script? all help appreciated. Jacob Mansfield Programmer -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Jacob Have a look at: http://www.itlure.com/2009/11/create-your-own-gnome-background.html Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
I have over 500 pictures. entering all of their file names by hand isn't an option. Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 16 October 2010 10:27, Steve Fisher xirco...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 October 2010 10:01, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change automatically to a random image from a set folder. I know the command I need is gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /full/path/to/image/file I have worked this into a basic shell script: time=$1 # time to wait between changing the background in secs while [ : ] do for filepath in `cat list` # list is a list of all files in the backgrounds directory and is the only other non-image file in the folder do echo $filepath # for debug gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename “$filepath” sleep $time done done however allthough this sets the value (I can see it in the xml configuration file with emacs) the background simply goes to the set colour not the image. is there another value I need to get the background as an image? or is there something wrong with my script? all help appreciated. Jacob Mansfield Programmer -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Jacob Have a look at: http://www.itlure.com/2009/11/create-your-own-gnome-background.html Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
Thinking out of the box, why not write a script to generate the xml file? I will have a go, but have to nip out for a couple of hours. Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
God, this was hard work! But I think it runs, needs testing and all the
paths are hardcoded and need changing.
So I am assembling a directory of jpegs and will report back, but going out
(again) for a while.
#!/bin/bash
rm background-1.xml
echo background background-1.xml
echo starttime background-1.xml
echo year2009/year background-1.xml
echo month08/month background-1.xml
echo day04/day background-1.xml
echo hour00/hour background-1.xml
echo minute00/minute background-1.xml
echo second00/second background-1.xml
echo /starttime background-1.xml
echo !-- This animation will start at midnight. -- background-1.xml
#counter variable
x=1
for file in *
do
#echo $x
if [ $x -eq 1 ]
then
FE='to/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/'
FE=${FE}$file
FE=${FE}/to
fi
if [ $x -gt 1 ]
then
FT='to/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/'
FT=${FT}$file
FT=${FT}/to
echo $FT background-1.xml
fi
echo static background-1.xml
echo duration1795.0/duration background-1.xml
FS= file/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/
FS=${FS}$file
FS=${FS}/file
FR= from/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/
FR=${FR}$file
FR=${FR}/from
FT= to/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/
FT=${FT}$file
FT=${FT}/to
echo $FS background-1.xml
echo static background-1.xml
echo duration5.0/duration background-1.xml
echo $FR background-1.xml
echo /transition background-1.xml
#ls $file # Lists all files in $PWD (current directory).
x=$(( $x + 1 ))
#echo $x
done
echo $FE background-1.xml
echo /transition background-1.xml
echo /background background-1.xml
exit 0
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
On 16/10/10 13:52, Steve Fisher wrote: #!/bin/bash rm background-1.xml I think Heredocs would be easier to read faster here. cat background-1.xml EOF background starttime year2009/year month08/month day04/day hour00/hour minute00/minute second00/second /starttime !-- This animation will start at midnight. -- EOF Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
you're gonna have to explain a little more than that I'm afraid Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 16 October 2010 16:30, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 16/10/10 13:52, Steve Fisher wrote: #!/bin/bash rm background-1.xml I think Heredocs would be easier to read faster here. cat background-1.xml EOF background starttime year2009/year month08/month day04/day hour00/hour minute00/minute second00/second /starttime !-- This animation will start at midnight. -- EOF Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
OK script finished tested and working:
#!/bin/bash
rm background-2.xml
echo background background-2.xml
echo starttime background-2.xml
echo year2009/year background-2.xml
echo month08/month background-2.xml
echo day04/day background-2.xml
echo hour00/hour background-2.xml
echo minute00/minute background-2.xml
echo second00/second background-2.xml
echo /starttime background-2.xml
echo !-- This animation will start at midnight. -- background-2.xml
#counter variable
x=1
for file in *.jpg
do
if [ $x -eq 1 ]
then
FE='to/usr/share/backgrounds/testdir/'
FE=${FE}$file
FE=${FE}/to
fi
if [ $x -gt 1 ]
then
FT='to/usr/share/backgrounds/testdir/'
FT=${FT}$file
FT=${FT}/to
echo $FT background-2.xml
echo /transition background-2.xml
fi
echo static background-2.xml
echo duration1795.0/duration background-2.xml
FS= file/usr/share/backgrounds/testdir/
FS=${FS}$file
FS=${FS}/file
FR= from/usr/share/backgrounds/testdir/
FR=${FR}$file
FR=${FR}/from
FT= to/usr/share/backgrounds/testdir/
FT=${FT}$file
FT=${FT}/to
echo $FS background-2.xml
echo /static background-2.xml
echo transition background-2.xml
echo duration5.0/duration background-2.xml
echo $FR background-2.xml
#ls $file # Lists all files in $PWD (current directory).
x=$(( $x + 1 ))
#echo $x
done
echo $FE background-2.xml
echo /transition background-2.xml
echo /background background-2.xml
exit 0
Change /usr/share/backgrounds/testdir/ to match your directory with search
replace.
Will tart it up with zenity later.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
On 16/10/10 16:39, Jacob Mansfield wrote: you're gonna have to explain a little more than that I'm afraid Jacob Mansfield Programmer http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/here-docs.html -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
Instructions: 1. Dump a load of jpegs in a directory, I used /usr/backgrounds/testdir 2. Copy the script into the same directory and make it executable. Edit and change path and name of output xml to suite. 3. Open terminal change directory and run script 4. Drag and drop output xml to background section of appearance. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer
Ha Ha Ha http://darkrule.freewebhostx.com/hello/xmlmaker.php http://darkrule.freewebhostx.com/hello/xmlmaker.phpIf only I had read further down the link I originally gave you. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
