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lolligelol
February 28th, 2011, 09:31 PM
I saw that someone posted a Live earth wallpaper, and heart that some people didn't get it work.
so here is a tutorail!

Installing Wallch

There is no PPA for Wallch yet, so the next best option is to install via the deb file (unless you love compiling from source). Go to its SourceForge page (http://sourceforge.net/projects/wall-changer/files/) and download the deb file (do not download the tar.gz file).
Double click the deb file to install.
Usage

Go to “Applications -> Accessories -> Wallch Walpaper Changer” to launch the app. The usage is simple. Add your wallpapers to the box, set the interval to change the wallpaper and press “Start” to run the program. That’s it.
http://images.maketecheasier.com/2011/01/wallch-main.png
One thing that you have to take note is that once you “start” the program, you won’t be able to change the configuration (add/remove wallpapers, changing interval etc) anymore. You will have to “Stop” the application to make changes to the configuration.
One feature about Wallch is that it allows you to create your own wallpaper, either from the webcam or take a screenshot of your current wallpaper.
Live Earth wallpaper

The most interesting thing about Wallch is the ability to set Live Earth images as the desktop wallpaper. Go to “Edit -> Preferences -> Live Earth Wallpaper. Press the “Activate Live Earth Wallpaper” button.
http://images.maketecheasier.com/2011/01/wallch-live-earth.png
There is no detail instruction here, but the Live Earth Wallpaper module can’t work concurrently with the main wallpaper changing module. If you have “Started” the wallpaper changing module, you won’t be able to activate the Live Earth Wallpaper. In addition, the changing interval is set to 1/2 hours which you can’t change.
http://images.maketecheasier.com/2011/01/wallch-earth-wallpaper.jpg
Other configurations

Creating a wallch album
Wallch allows you to create a photo album with your wallpapers. You can create multiple albums. Depending on your mood, you can then get it to load the wallpapers from your favorite album.
Notification sound and bubble
I find this to be very annoying, so I switched both (the sound and the notification bubble) off instantly.
http://images.maketecheasier.com/2011/01/wallch-notification.png
History
Wallch keeps a history of the time the wallpaper is changed and the changed wallpapers. You can access the history file at the .config/WallpaperChanger/History folder. Seriously, I don’t see any use for logging the changes. Will you be interested to find out at which time of the day which wallpaper was set on your desktop?
Bonus – Download 1000 cool HD desktop wallpapers

To encourage its users to use the app, the developers of Wallch are giving out 1000 desktop wallpapers (400+ mb) for free. I have downloaded it and I must admit that the collection is pretty cool.
Download the wallpapers here (http://wallch.t35.com/downloads/desktop-wallpapers.html)





credits to: http://maketecheasier.com/wallch-set-live-earth-as-your-desktop-wallpaper/2011/01/21
hope you guys will get it now!
greetz

hakermania
August 26th, 2011, 02:47 PM
Hey, thanks for the review :) You can install the latest ppas from:
https://launchpad.net/~wallch
Cheers