Fluxbox auto changing background
Forum: Programming and Scripting
Topic: Fluxbox auto changing background
started by: Shades
Posted by Shades on Dec. 12 2005,06:09
I'm wondering if anyone would happen to know the code I can put in my fluxbox init file to tell it to change the wallpaper after a certain amount of time? I've got several different backgrounds I want to display and thought it would be cool to rotate them after a time.
Posted by mikshaw on Dec. 12 2005,16:40
There's a script here that will set a random background from a given directory:< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=2456 >
I've never done anything related to rotation, so couldn't tell you how to accomplish that. It could be as simple as putting the main block of code within a function and having it triggered by a loop and a sleep command.
Posted by Shades on Dec. 15 2005,07:13
Thanks Mikshaw...I used the link and the code you had on it. The only thing is I've never created anything like that and I'm not so sure where to start. 
I pasted it in Beaver and saved it as a .sh file. I placed it in the backgrounds folder but wasn't sure how to reference it in the init file.
Posted by mikshaw on Dec. 15 2005,16:00
That script was written mainly to pick a random background only once, when fluxbox is started. It's meant to be run from .fluxbox/init| Code Sample |
| session.screen0.rootCommand: sh /path/to/script |
If you make the script executable (chmod +x /path/to/script) you can leave out the "sh".
Note libretto's comment: "Took out the star (*) in the bg_pics line adn [sic] the code works". I think i was testing it with gnu find.
In its current state it will not do a slideshow...it runs once and quits. This is not a task that really interests me, so i haven't done any more work or research on it.
A simple solution may be to set up a hotkey combo in fluxbox linked to the script...any time you want a new background just hit the appropriate keys.
Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Dec. 15 2005,18:51
This is more of a programming/scripting topic.Moved~