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# Wallpapoz

Wallpapoz is a tool that provides dynamic wallpapers for GNOME and XFCE desktops. Moreover different wallpapers can be used for different desktops. This article will explain how to install, configure and use wallpapoz.

## Installation

Install wallpapoz from the Arch User Repository.

### Configuration

The configuration is done using an XML file that can look like the following:

    .wallpapoz/wallpapoz.xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Wallpapoz><wallpapoz interval="60" random="1" style="1" type="desktop">
        <file>/path/to/picture1.jpg</file>
        <file>/path/to/picture2.jpg</file>
        ...
    </wallpapoz>

All the settings can be done using the wallpapoz GUI.

### Start daemon

In order to use the daemon that changes the pictures, it can simply be started using the terminal:

    $ /usr/bin/daemon_wallpapoz

To start the daemon automatically with every boot, a GNOME desktop file can be written that executes the daemon everytime GNOME loads.

Write the following lines to `.config/autostart/wallpapoz.desktop`:

    [Desktop Entry]
    Type=Application
    Exec=/usr/bin/daemon_wallpapoz
    NoDisplay=true
    X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
    Name=wallpapoz daemon
    Comment=start daemon for wallpapoz in order to change wallpaper dynamically

## Script to add all images from a folder

The GUI is also able to add all images of a directory to the xml file. If the content of a directory changes from time to time the GUI handling is a bit suffisticated. To simplify the process of adding all images of a directory to the xml file the following script can be used:

Copy the following lines to a new file `~/update-wallpapers`, whereas the bold printed parts should be specified:

    #!/bin/bash
    # works with wallpapoz

    WPDIR=/home/user/.wallpapoz
    FOLDER=/path/to/wallpaper/folder

    WPFILE=$WPDIR/wallpapoz.xml
    WPFILENEW=$WPDIR/wallpapoz.xml.new

    head -n 1 $WPFILE > $WPFILENEW
    i=0

    for file in $FOLDER/*.{jp*g,png}
    do
      echo "    <file>$file</file>" >> $WPFILENEW
      i=$[$i + 1]
    done

    echo "</wallpapoz>" >> $WPFILENEW

    mv $WPFILENEW $WPFILE

    echo "DONE: found $i files"

Make the file executable

    $ chmod +x update-wallpapers

Move the file to the PATH. This can either be done by adding the file to the PATH manually or simply moving it to a directory which is already part of the PATH:

    # mv update-wallpapers /usr/bin/

Whenever a new image is added to the folder the script has to be called in order to add it to the xml file:

    $ update-wallpapers

The script takes the first line from the old version of the xml file to keep the parameters like duration the same.

## See also

- Project website

Category:

- Eye candy