[ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex (Wallpaper Slideshow)

[Dana Goyette]

Anton Kerezov wrote:
> Hi Seth
> 
> I have put such a proposal on Ubuntu Brainstorm and had also proposed
> the idea of semi transparent background an year ago but there was little
> interest in it. I can work with you to make this happen and I'm sure it
> will be the best improvement we can make towards an interface that feel
> more human. So is there anyone else who would like to help?
> 
> Excuse my English.
> 
> Anton
> 

I've actually taken a look at that feature; after I first saw it in 
Fedora 8 and 9 (beta at the time), I've been 'dying' to see the same 
feature in Ubuntu.  It turns out that the XML slideshow wallpaper 
feature from Fedora has been pushed upstream, so now it exists in Gnome 
2.22, and thus Ubuntu (Hardy); there just isn't any artwork using it. 
However, this feature is static, in that it responds only to time 
changes, and not to season or weather changes.

If you search for 'slideshow' on gnome-look, you get a few results:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Tree+Slideshow+Wallpaper+for+Fedora?content=74639
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/DebianBlue+(Animated+Slideshow)?content=75289
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Debian-Bling+(Animated+Slideshow)?content=75293 
-- note: this one is more of an example of "what not to do!"
Some of the wallpapers from vladstudio.com also work decently well with 
these XML files.

This feature can be very cool if done right, but it definitely needs 
good artwork to go with it.

I've also taken the time to 'hack together' a theme using the iGoogle 
'teahouse' theme's artwork; this at once shows how cool it can be, and 
shows how odd things can look when objects move around in the images.
I've attached the theme here; the XML currently has hardcoded paths, and 
needs to be placed in /usr/share/backgrounds , so the XML file will be 
/usr/share/backgrounds/teahouse/teahouse.xml .
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