Comments on IT Lure: Create Your Own GNOME Background Slideshow

#!/bin/bash # make-xml.sh - create desktop backgro...

2011-10-25T21:18:46.273+03:00

#!/bin/bash
# make-xml.sh - create desktop background control file
# from list of images in current dir

tmpfile=background-tmp.xml
finalfile=background-2.xml
bakfile=background-2.xml.prev

# invarient header
echo "

2009
08
04
00
00
00
" > $tmpfile

# set up bash array of image names - add valid image name extensions as desired
declare -a imgs
imgs=(`ls *.jpg *.JPG *.png *.PNG 2>/dev/null`)
num_imgs=${#imgs[*]}

# create the xml using image names
for ((i=0;i<$num_imgs;i++)); do
(( j = $i + 1 ))
echo "

1795.0
/usr/share/backgrounds/all/${imgs[$i]}

5.0
/usr/share/backgrounds/all/${imgs[$i]}
/usr/share/backgrounds/all/${imgs[$j]}
" >> $tmpfile
done

echo "" >> $tmpfile

cp $finalfile $bakfile
mv $tmpfile $finalfile
#now just load $finalfile as your background

Totally awesome, thanks for the explanation! I kne...

2011-03-13T01:27:32.727+02:00

Totally awesome, thanks for the explanation! I knew there was an easy way.

here is a bash script for creating slideshow autom...

2010-11-17T12:04:22.468+02:00

here is a bash script for creating slideshow automatically ;) http://code.google.com/p/mkbackground/downloads/list

There is a python script for creating the slidesho...

2010-11-14T16:41:27.218+02:00

There is a python script for creating the slideshow automatically, check it

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Wallpaper+Slideshow?content=125178

Thank you

2010-10-31T10:18:16.422+02:00

Thank you

And thank you, Danny -- it was reading your tutori...

2010-07-02T14:51:10.622+03:00

And thank you, Danny -- it was reading your tutorial that prompted me to take the time and contribute.

an xml it wrote is running for me right now. :)

Oh wow, nice one, Mike! Thanks a lot. :)

2010-07-01T22:29:41.863+03:00

Oh wow, nice one, Mike! Thanks a lot. :)

http://tinyurl.com/xmlmaker i wrote this script t...

2010-07-01T21:38:42.110+03:00

http://tinyurl.com/xmlmaker

i wrote this script to make the XML's, it's easy to use

Thanks, uchil!

2010-05-27T14:51:08.848+03:00

Thanks, uchil!

hey danny even i did, later i got ur article, but ...

2010-05-27T14:37:45.482+03:00

hey danny even i did, later i got ur article, but great work buddy.

I hate to admit it, but I have absolutely no idea....

2010-05-18T10:39:19.201+03:00

I hate to admit it, but I have absolutely no idea. :))

Would it be possible to set individual attributes ...

2010-05-18T09:07:25.946+03:00

Would it be possible to set individual attributes for each image? As in this one is "zoomed", this one is "tiled" separately?

And thank you for passing by. :) Enjoy the song!

2010-03-21T08:22:10.015+02:00

And thank you for passing by. :) Enjoy the song!

wow, that was fast :)! thx for the info and your ...

2010-03-21T00:42:10.819+02:00

wow, that was fast :)!
thx for the info and your tutorial!

It's Come Here to Me (The Ice Cream Man Song) ...

2010-03-20T22:58:31.812+02:00

It's Come Here to Me (The Ice Cream Man Song) performed by Emma Wallace. :)

hey! what's the title of the song from the 1st...

2010-03-20T20:29:06.497+02:00

hey! what's the title of the song from the 1st video? :)
thx

I explained the copying/pasting process in the art...

2009-12-12T19:38:02.795+02:00

I explained the copying/pasting process in the article.

And this is very stupid because there are only three comments? WHAT? :)

And our site is "posted"? What does that even mean?

May i ask how do you copy the items then post them...

2009-12-11T18:09:50.005+02:00

May i ask how do you copy the items then post them to yuor slideshow? And this is very stupid why are there only three comments and why the heck does it take so long for an answer. do yo guys even know that your site is posted and lame. When are you pepole going to contact me back

Dude! Excellent one, I will be passing this on!

2009-12-08T06:49:28.061+02:00

Dude! Excellent one, I will be passing this on!

Yes, you can. Thanks for pointing that out! You ...

2009-12-01T21:43:53.837+02:00

Yes, you can. Thanks for pointing that out!

You can put any location instead of the regular /usr/share/backgrounds path.

But it's cleaner and easier to transfer the whole slideshow pack to another computer if the pictures are in the dedicated directory.

Can't you symlink to the image files instead o...

2009-11-26T00:49:49.018+02:00

Can't you symlink to the image files instead of copying them?