[wellylug] Desktop Random Image Changer 1.0

Brenda O'Hagan brenda at wallace.net.nz
Tue Jul 6 13:58:10 NZST 2004


i use bbrb --random.
and just call it from cron every now and then.

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 07:51, Wayne Koorts wrote:
> > I wanted to change my desktop background, but I couldn't decide what
> > image I liked the most. So, I decided to make a script that picks an
> > image at random & displays it on the desktop.
>
> Hmm, just in case you don't know, (I know you use GNOME, as do I) KDE has
> this built in.  One nice feature of KDE ;-)
>
> > To set up:
> > 1. Configure the settings system. It's self explaniatory & has comments
> > for your use.
> > 2. List the file in your start up scripts, so it is run at everyboot.
> > This file differs from distro to distro, but on LFS it's
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/gdm
>
> This could definitely come in handy, thanks :-)  If you're looking for new
> wallpaper, I just added a wallpaper section to my website.  Feel free to
> take a look.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Wayne Koorts
> Registered Linux User #330079
> www.wkoorts.com - Updated 2004-07-05




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