[ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

[Jacob Mansfield]

I have over 500 pictures. entering all of their file names by hand isn't an
option.
Jacob Mansfield
Programmer



On 16 October 2010 10:27, Steve Fisher <xirconuk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 16 October 2010 10:01, Jacob Mansfield <cyberjacob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change
>> automatically to a random image from a set folder. I know the command I need
>> is
>>
>> gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename
>> /full/path/to/image/file
>>
>> I have worked this into a basic shell script:
>>
>> time=$1
>> # time to wait between changing the background in secs
>> while [ : ]
>>  do
>>  for filepath in `cat list`
>>  # list is a list of all files in the backgrounds directory and is the
>> only other non-image file in the folder
>>   do
>>   echo $filepath
>>   # for debug
>>   gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename
>> “$filepath”
>>   sleep $time
>>   done
>>  done
>>
>> however allthough this sets the value (I can see it in the xml
>> configuration file with emacs) the background simply goes to the set colour
>> not the image. is there another value I need to get the background as an
>> image? or is there something wrong with my script? all help appreciated.
>>  Jacob Mansfield
>> Programmer
>>
>>
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>>
>>
> Jacob
>
> Have a look at:
>
> http://www.itlure.com/2009/11/create-your-own-gnome-background.html
>
> Steve
>
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