Welcome,
This is a script in bash which uses DCOP to change your wallpaper according to a timetable.
Current version: 2
Installation instructions:
- Save the following file to disk: changewp.tar.bz2 e.g. to a temporary location
- Open a konsole and unpack the file:
cd $TEMPORARY_LOCATION
tar -xvyf changewp.tar.bz2
- Change yourself to root:
su
- Copy the files:
cp changewp changewpd /usr/bin
- Make sure the permissions are right:
chmod a+x /usr/bin/changewp*
- In your temporary location you will also find a config file:
changewp.conf
Copy this file to /etc/changewp.conf like this:
cp changewp.conf /etc
chmod a+r /etc/changewp.conf
Now edit the configuration file and adapt it to your wishes. Every line should contain a time indication ('hh:mm') followed by a tab or a space and then the absolute location of the wallpaper to be shown.
20:00 /home/tom/themes/Noia_multiple_wallpapers_05/wallpapers/noia94b.jpg
NOTE: You should always leave a line with '00:00' in your config.
NOTE 2: If you specify a file in the homedir of your regular user called '.changewp.conf' then this configuration file will be used instead of the general one in /etc/changewp.conf
- Open your home directory in konqueror and in the 'Go' menu you click on 'Autostart'. This opens a new window at '$HOME/.kde/Autostart'. Right click and select:
create new -> Link to application...
A dialog pops up and you must type in a name for the link e.g. 'changepaper'. Now click on the 'Execute' tab and under 'Command:' you must fill in the following:
changewp start
Close the window and relogin in KDE. Now it should be loaded! You should see in the process table a process 'changewpd'.
- To stop the switching of the wallpapers execute this command as the user you logged in:
changewp stop
Enjoy using this program. I made it because I saw some cool backgrounds of a sun rising and setting on www.kde-look.org.
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