Wallpaper Slideshow

[haihoo]

I love the idea of a changing wallpaper for the GNOME Desktop.

In Karmic there is the cosmo-Slideshow that does this ... but not on my PC. I even learned how to make my own desktop slideshow XML-File, but it doesn't work too.

Every time I start Ubuntu (with my own Background-Slide or the cosmo slide). I got a new background, but it is not changing.

Strange: Everytime I save my own slide-xml (duration of 30 seconds) the background changes once but nevermore after that.

Perhaps some gnome settings are prevent the wallpaper from changing, but which? I use Desktop-Effects, but even without Effects the Wallpaper is not changing.

[Hetor]

Check out wallpapoz, I think it's on getdeb.

[jwflammer]

try coping my XML cobe here this might help



<background>
<starttime>
<year>2009</year>
<month>01</month>
<day>01</day>
<hour>01</hour>
<minute>01</minute>
<second>01</second>
</starttime>
<!-- This animation will start at midnight. -->
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/cloud.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/cloud.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/comet.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/comet.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/comet.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/earth-horizon.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/earth-horizon.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/earth-horizon.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/blue-marble-west.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/blue-marble-west.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/blue-marble-west.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/galaxy-ngc3370.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/galaxy-ngc3370.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/galaxy-ngc3370.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/helix-nebula.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/helix-nebula.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/helix-nebula.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/jupiter.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/jupiter.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/jupiter.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/sombrero.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/sombrero.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/sombrero.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/whirlpool.jpg</to>
</transition>
<static>
<duration>600.0</duration>
<file>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/whirlpool.jpg</file>
</static>
<transition>
<duration>5.0</duration>
<from>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/whirlpool.jpg</from>
<to>/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos/cloud.jpg</to>
</transition>
</background>

that might help mine works just fine !!

[Umang]

Hi,
I'm having the same issue. It changes when I log in, but never by itself (I set the interval to 5 seconds, and transition to 1 second). Interestingly, if I same the xml file (just Ctrl + S without any changes to the xml), the background changes. Waiting doesn't help.

I don't have any desktop effects enabled.

Any ideas on what I should do?

Edit: Occasionally, it changes (and I'm doing something else at that time). But if I wait for it to change (with interval 10 seconds or so) nothing happens.

[decrow06]

I am having this same problem in 10.04. Can anyone help?