---==* Rotates backdrops for X11 displays using qiv *==--- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Introduction -- This works as follow. A configuration file must be created (see example "sample_wallpaper_list" file) containing one image per line with the full path. Once the backdropper_consol is started (and pointed to said file), it will read all the images and pick a random one to display with qiv. You can get qiv from http://www.klografx.net/qiv/ or change the source to use whatever viewing program you prefer. It will display all the images in the configuration file before re-reading it. A time (delay) between changes can be set. Upcoming is a feature to only display images while you are at work -- based on time of day and idleness of the user running backdropper_consol. A typical usage would be of the form: backdropper_consol --config'='/home/yann/.rotate_wallpaper_list --delay'='900 (c)2008 Yann Golanski, GPLv3 or above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Quick install guide -- 1 - Download Imagemagick. You need "display". 1.5 - Edit src/Rotating_backdrop_logic.hs to add the values you want to getPossition = "-1280-0" getResize = "1680>x1050<" These are for my dual display, yours may vary. Yes, those should be parameters and will be in the next version. Patches welcome ;> 2 - Create a file (~/.backdropper.list) which contains an image (with full path) per line. See sample_wallpaper_list for an example of how it should look like. 3 - Run "runhaskell Setup.hs configure --user". 4 - Run "runhaskell Setup.hs build". 5 - Run "runhaskell Setup.hs haddock". 6 - Run "./dist/build/backdropper_consol/backdropper_consol -h". 7 - Run "sudo runhaskell Setup.hs install". 8 - Run "backdropper_consol --config=$HOME/.backdropper.list --delay=900". runhaskell Setup.hs configure --user --prefix=$HOME runhaskell Setup.hs build runhaskell Setup.hs haddock runhaskell Setup.hs install runhaskell Setup.hs configure --user --prefix=$HOME && runhaskell Setup.hs build && runhaskell Setup.hs install -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Future versions -- * Only rotate during work hours. * Making sure that all images are shown within a day. * Make a nice GUI. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Version release notes -- v1.2 -- * Added Don Stewart's patch to look up looking up the user's home directly and to make the tool build with ghc 6.6. v1.1 -- Thu Jun 19 2008 Second release for Hackage. * Added hshaskell logging instead of normal IO (). * Added comments so that haddock works. v1.0 -- Tue, 3 Jun 2008 Initial release. * Reads command line options * Reads file in * Display images using qiv. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Notes -- Special thanks to Don Stewart for the first bug report and patch! Special thanks to the haskell-cafe list, in particular to Ketil Malde, Derek Elkins, Spencer Janssen, Bulat Ziganshin, Ryan Ingram and Lauri Alanko.
