wallswitch

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randomly sets wallpapers for n monitor (horizontally arranged) Linux desktop.

define papéis de parede aleatoriamente para desktop Linux com n monitores (dispostos horizontalmente).

Run the command:

wallswitch

The default number of monitors is n = 2.

Help messages

To get help messages, run the command:

wallswitch -h

The output:

randomly set wallpapers for n monitor Linux desktop (horizontally arranged).

Usage: wallswitch [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -c, --config
          Read the configuration file and exit the program
  -d, --dimension <DIMENSION>
          Set the minimum dimension that the height and width must satisfy
  -i, --interval <INTERVAL>
          Set the interval (in seconds) between each wallpaper displayed
  -n, --monitor_number <MONITOR_NUMBER>
          Set the number of monitors [default: 2]
  -s, --sort
          Sort the images found
  -v, --verbose
          Show intermediate runtime messages
  -h, --help
          Print help (see more with '--help')
  -V, --version
          Print version

Configuration

Edit the configuration file: "/home/user_name/.config/wallswitch/wallswitch.json"

The contents of the configuration file can be displayed with the command:

wallswitch -c

or

cat ~/.config/wallswitch/wallswitch.json | jq

The output:

{
  "interval": 1800,
  "min_dimension": 800,
  "wallpaper": "/home/user_name/wallswitch.jpg",
  "desktop": "gnome-xorg",
  "dirs": [
    "/home/user_name/Figures",
    "/home/user_name/Images",
    "/home/user_name/Wallpapers",
    "/home/user_name/Pictures",
    "/home/user_name/Imagens",
    "/usr/share/wallpapers",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds",
    "/usr/share/antergos/wallpapers",
    "/tmp/teste"
  ]
}

The default configuration file.

Add or remove directory paths that contain image files.

The interval between wallpapers is given in seconds.

Desktops

Make changes to the source code.

git clone https://github.com/claudiofsr/wallswitch.git

cd wallswitch

Edit the file: 'src/desktops.rs'.

To build and install from source, run the following command:

cargo b -r && cargo install --path=.

Options:

gnome

Create a wallpaper file and set it as your desktop background image.

See the function:

fn set_gnome_wallpaper()

xfce

See the function:

fn set_xfce_wallpaper()

Monitor 1: "/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/last-image"

Monitor 2: "/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/last-image"

Monitor N: ...

openbox

See the function:

fn set_openbox_wallpaper()

Dependencies

1. imagemagick (image viewing/manipulation program).

2. feh (fast and light image viewer).