https://github.com/erniebrodeur/next_background

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/erniebrodeur/next_background
• Owner: erniebrodeur
• License: mit
• Created: 2011-04-25T07:53:27.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2013-10-13T08:08:49.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-30T17:04:48.689Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Size: 156 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# next_background

This gem is to offer a WM agnostic solution to changing the wallpaper, either via CLI or daemon.

Usage

=====

Installation

------------

Currently, I don't have it producing a gem, though you can create one if you know how:) 

As such, just to **clone** do this:

```

git clone https://[email protected]/erniebrodeur/next_background.git

```

To generate a **config** file run it one time, this also **changes**:

```

next_background\bin\next_background -r

```

After that you can edit the config file in *~/.config/next_background/config.yaml* to change the settings you see.  The mask is the **GLOB** pattern you want to use to find images.  It will not choke on non-images so you do not need to worry about that.

Want it to run in **daemon** mode?

```

next_background\bin\next_background -d

```

Why isn't it changing your background?  

Make sure to **change** xfce4 to point to the **link** file for its desktop, all this app does is update link file.  You have to configure the WM to use it as the background.

Notes

=====

At the moment this script has some severe limitations:

* Limited command line options.

* Very limited configuration

* Only works on XFCE4

* Only selects images that match a 16:9 ratio.

* Changes every 10 seconds for that oh so ADHD feeling.

Current

=======

I am happy to say that in theory, this could work for you just fine. Given you run xfce4 and use a 16:9 monitor.  With that said, it should work juuuusst fine;) .

The Road map

============

I hate version numbers, they never work for me.  This is a short list of the major points I want to add before I consider this project 'public' worthy.  This is a short list of things I think need to be done before this is ready for public consumption.

* Mulltiple Monitor (dual and triple)

* Multiple WM's supported by a plugin model(this,in theory should allow it to work on Mac and Win with min work).

* Proper documentation and specs

Copyright

=========

Copyright (c) 2011 Ernie Brodeur. See LICENSE.txt for further details, but think open source through and through.