Gnome3 wallpaper changer

[viking60]

Here is a perl script that will change your background in Gnome3:

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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use warnings;
my $searchPath = '~/<your_wallpaper_directory>/';   # Set to the directory you want to have searched for photos
my $switchTime = 20;               # Edit to the number of seconds between photo switches
my @photos = `find $searchPath -type f | grep [jJ][pP][eE]*[gG]`;             
chomp(@photos);
my $photo;
while(1)
{
    $photo = $photos[rand($#photos)];
     `gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri "file:///$photo"`;
    sleep($switchTime);
}

Save it as wallpaper.pl and start it with

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perl wallpaper.pl

As you can se it is set to change every 20th second. You can change it as fast as you want by entering the delay in seconds.
To put it in your startup programs:
hit <ALT>+<F2> and enter

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gnome-session-properties

add wp-changer in the GUI and enter this command:

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perl /path/to/script/wallpaper.pl


[dedanna1029]

[viking60]

[viking60]

Hey I just noticed: There are big bucks in this
Looky here, it costs 3$ in the Apple store.
The ability to ruin your resolution is for free
(Message to myself: make a fancy website...)

[jemadux]

oh thanks viking

[viking60]

Your welcome