automatic background changer

pedwards

hey all i was wonderin if there was a way to automatically change my desktop background, kind of like in osx.
the easiest was i could imagine would be a little script, but i cant write script to save my life.
can any of you codeheads lend a hand?

thanks a ton!

henriquemaia

I use this one I found on some site a long ago (attached file). The credits of this one goes to Davyd Madeley, the copyright owner of the script.

I have this script on my bin folder and have cron running it every 30 minutes.

Good luck.

pedwards

hey thanks this works VERY WELL.

BlackWoxs

If you're running Gnome you could also try Wallpapoz

http://wallpapoz.akbarhome.com/

Elliot Li

From Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10, it has "Desktop Drapes", just install it through "Add/Remove...".

Shimmy

There is also an app called webilder, downloads images from flicker and use it as background.
http://www.webilder.org/

Rinzwind

wallpaper-tray is in de repo's

wallpapoz and drapes always crash on my system

September 25th, 2006	#1
pedwards Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tucson Arizona Beans: 61 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon	automatic background changer hey all i was wonderin if there was a way to automatically change my desktop background, kind of like in osx. the easiest was i could imagine would be a little script, but i cant write script to save my life. can any of you codeheads lend a hand? thanks a ton! __________________ format, reinstall fixes ALL my problems.

September 25th, 2006	#3
pedwards Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tucson Arizona Beans: 61 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon	Re: automatic background changer hey thanks this works VERY WELL. __________________ format, reinstall fixes ALL my problems.

September 25th, 2006	#4
BlackWoxs 5 Cups of Ubuntu Join Date: Jan 2006 Beans: 18	Re: automatic background changer If you're running Gnome you could also try Wallpapoz http://wallpapoz.akbarhome.com/

November 18th, 2007	#5
Elliot Li First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Beijing Beans: 8 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon	Re: automatic background changer From Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10, it has "Desktop Drapes", just install it through "Add/Remove...".

November 18th, 2007	#6
Shimmy Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Beans: 47 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon	Re: automatic background changer There is also an app called webilder, downloads images from flicker and use it as background. http://www.webilder.org/

November 18th, 2007	#7
Rinzwind Dipped in Ubuntu Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Netherlands Beans: 635 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: automatic background changer wallpaper-tray is in de repo's wallpapoz and drapes always crash on my system __________________ Hello, all my posts come without warranty

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