This is based on a little script I found when I was playing with FVWM.
I have spent almost an hour looking for the original so I could give the actual author credit. If anyone knows the source, please post it.
This is the original.
It selects a random background from the designated directory and changes it every 30 minutes.
Code:
#!/bin/sh
while true; do
find ~/wallpapers -type f \( -name '*.jpg' -o -name '*.png' \) -print0 |
shuf -n1 -z | xargs -0 feh --bg-fill
sleep 30m
done
It was designed to be inserted in an .xinitrc file as
/path/to/foo.sh & (the "&" keeps it running for the duration of the session) and called before
exec fvwm. I suspect it could work with almost any window manager when called from .xinitrc.
I tested it today with Fluxbox's fbsetbg command and it works just fine when called from the Fluxbox startup file as
/path/to/foo.sh &. As you see, all I did was substitute an fbsetbg command for the feh command. Because fbsetbg already has a "random" argument, I was able to discard all the "find" stuff.
If you have Fluxbox installed, see the fbsetbg help (
fbsetbg -h) for an explanation of the switches.
Code:
#!/bin/sh
while true; do
fbsetbg -f -R ~/wallpapers
sleep 30m
done
I really enjoy watching all the beautiful wallpapers I've collected go by (I favor landscape scenery). I thought others might have fun with it.
