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https://github.com/r00tdaemon/xwinwrap
My fork of xwinwrap. Xwinwrap allows you to stick most of the apps to your desktop background.
https://github.com/r00tdaemon/xwinwrap
desktop-background gif gif-background x11 xlib xwinwrap
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My fork of xwinwrap. Xwinwrap allows you to stick most of the apps to your desktop background.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/r00tdaemon/xwinwrap
- Owner: r00tdaemon
- Archived: true
- Created: 2017-08-30T20:28:06.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-06-09T17:17:35.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-13T20:15:38.367Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: desktop-background, gif, gif-background, x11, xlib, xwinwrap
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.96 MB
- Stars: 521
- Watchers: 13
- Forks: 59
- Open Issues: 9
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# Xwinwrap
My fork of xwinwrap.
Xwinwrap allows you to stick most of the apps to your desktop background.
My use case - can use gif as a background![demo gif](https://github.com/ujjwal96/xwinwrap/blob/demo/demo.gif)
### Installing
```
sudo apt-get install xorg-dev build-essential libx11-dev x11proto-xext-dev libxrender-dev libxext-dev
git clone https://github.com/ujjwal96/xwinwrap.git
cd xwinwrap
make
sudo make install
make clean
```### Usage
```
Usage: xwinwrap [-g {w}x{h}+{x}+{y}] [-ni] [-argb] [-fdt] [-fs] [-s] [-st] [-sp] [-a] [-d] [-b] [-nf] [-o OPACITY] [-sh SHAPE] [-ov]-- COMMAND ARG1...
Options:
-g - Specify Geometry (w=width, h=height, x=x-coord, y=y-coord. ex: -g 640x480+100+100)
-ni - Ignore Input
-argb - RGB
-fdt - force WID window a desktop type window
-fs - Full Screen
-un - Undecorated
-s - Sticky
-st - Skip Taskbar
-sp - Skip Pager
-a - Above
-b - Below
-nf - No Focus
-o - Opacity value between 0 to 1 (ex: -o 0.20)
-sh - Shape of window (choose between rectangle, circle or triangle. Default is rectangle)
-ov - Set override_redirect flag (For seamless desktop background integration in non-fullscreenmode)
-d - Daemonize
-debug - Enable debug messages
```
Example
`xwinwrap -g 400x400 -ni -s -nf -b -un -argb -sh circle -- gifview -w WID mygif.gif -a`### Changes
* Added ability to make undecorated window
* Changed how desktop window is found
* Refactored window hints----
Original source - https://launchpad.net/xwinwrap