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https://github.com/adi1090x/canvas
🖼️ A Gradient / Blured Wallpaper Generator And Setter.
https://github.com/adi1090x/canvas
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🖼️ A Gradient / Blured Wallpaper Generator And Setter.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/adi1090x/canvas
- Owner: adi1090x
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2020-06-02T06:41:12.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-22T06:27:58.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-11T02:54:21.461Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: adi1090x, archlinux, bash, bash-script, bash-scripting, debian, feh, imagemagick, imagemagick-wrapper, linux, shell-script, ubuntu, unixporn, wallpaper, wallpaper-changer, wallpaper-engine, wallpaper-generator
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 4.35 MB
- Stars: 148
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 9
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Canvas
A `bash` script to generate and apply different types of **gradient** & **blured** wallpapers.
### Features
+ Generate a `solid color` wallpaper
+ Generate a `random blured` wallpaper
+ Generate linear, radial, bilinear(4 colored) & twisted `gradient` wallpapers
+ Generate random, twisted or colored `plasma` wallpapers
+ Allows you to pick colors or fetch colors from `.Xresources` file for wallpaper generation
### Dependencies
+ `imagemagick`
+ `feh`
+ `xcolor`
+ `xrandr` (only if you use it on xfce)
### Installation
+ Clone this repository...
```bash
cd $HOME
git clone https://github.com/adi1090x/canvas.git
cd canvas
chmod +x canvas
# you can copy this script in bin dir for easy use
sudo cp canvas /usr/local/bin
```
+ Run the program and choose an option
```
$ ./canvas -h
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┃ ┣━┫┃┗┫┃┏┛┣━┫┗━┓
┗━╸╹ ╹╹ ╹┗┛ ╹ ╹┗━┛
Canvas V3.0 : The Wallpaper Generator.
Developed By : Aditya Shakya (@adi1090x)
Usage : canvas [-h] [-S wxh] [-B] [-s] [-l] [-r] [-t] [-b] [-p] [-n] [-a] [-R]
Options:
-h --help Show this help message & exit
-S --size Size of the wallpaper (default is 1366x768)
-B --blurred Generate a random blurred wallpaper
-s --solid Generate a solid color wallpaper
-l --linear Generate a linear gradient wallpaper
-r --radial Generate a radial gradient wallpaper
-t --twisted Generate a twisted gradient wallpaper
-b --bilinear Generate a bilinear(4point) gradient wallpaper
-p --plasma Generate a plasma wallpaper
-n --no-preview Do not show preview when image is generated
-a --autobg Automatically set as wallpaper (implies -n)
-R --randomize Generate a random wallpaper
```
### Usage
Though you can pick colors, Here's a [list](https://imagemagick.org/www/script/color.php) of all supported color names.
**1**. Generate random blured wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -B
Enter the blur strength (maximum 30): 12
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
```
|Blured 1|Blured 2|
|-|-|
|||
**2**. Generate a solid color wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -s
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick a color...
Generating wallpaper with color: #BA68C8
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -s
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the color name or hex (eg: teal, #EBCB8B): #A3BE8C
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -s
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): x
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Enter the color number (without zero): 1
Generating wallpaper with color: #BF616A
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
```
|Solid - #BA68C8|Solid - #A3BE8C|
|-|-|
|||
**3**. Generate a linear gradient wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -l
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #FB8784, #70D675
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 60
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -l
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the colors name or hex (format: color1-color2): orange-purple
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 90
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
```
|Linear Gradient 1|Linear Gradient 2|
|-|-|
|||
**4**. Generate a radial gradient wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -r
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #DA0B86, #200D74
Shape? [ 1.diagonal | 2.ellipse | 3.maximum | 4.minimum ] (1/2/3/4): 3
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 0
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -r
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the colors name or hex (format: color1-color2): red-black
Shape? [ 1.diagonal | 2.ellipse | 3.maximum | 4.minimum ] (1/2/3/4): 2
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 20
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
```
|Radial Gradient Max|Radial Gradient Ellipse|
|-|-|
|||
**5**. Generate a twisted gradient wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -t
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #EC7875, #61C766
Enter the twisting amount (maximum 500): 200
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -t
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the colors name or hex (format: color1-color2): blue-pink
Enter the twisting amount (maximum 500): 180
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
```
|Twisted Gradient 1|Twisted Gradient 2|
|-|-|
|||
**6**. Generate a bilinear gradient wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -b
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Pick third color...
Pick fourth color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #FB8784, #70D675, #FFE744 & #51B4FF
Smooth or Regular? (s/r): r
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -b
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter first color (eg: red, #EC7875): teal
Enter second color (eg: green, #61C766): pink
Enter third color (eg: yellow, #FDD835): purple
Enter fourth color (eg: blue, #42A5F5): khaki
Smooth or Regular? (s/r): s
Please wait...
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
```
|Bilinear 1|Bilinear 2|
|-|-|
|||
**7**. Generate a plasma wallpaper...
```
$ canvas -p
Random, Twisted or Custom colors? (r/t/c): r
Set as desktop background? (y/n): n
$ canvas -p
Random, Twisted or Custom colors? (r/t/c): t
Set as desktop background? (y/n): n
```
|Plasma Normal|Plasma Twisted|
|-|-|
|||
### Common Issues
1. **Wallpaper not changing** : If your wallpaper is not changing, then open an issue and show me the output of `echo $DESKTOP_SESSION`.
2. **Not working on XFCE** : If this script is not working on xfce, then open the terminal and run `xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m` and change the wallpaper (any) via *xfce4-settings-manager*.
In terminal, *xfconf-query* will print lines starting with `set:`, which show which properties have been changed, check `screen` & `monitor` values and modify the script accordingly.
```bash
105 ## For XFCE
106 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux"* ]]; then
107 SCREEN="0"
108 MONITOR="1"
109 fi
```
### FYI
+ In KDE, it changes the wallpaper in all the Activities.
+ If you can improve it, you're welcome.
+ Have Fun!