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Re: new to xfce question about wallpaper slide show

dummy@example.com (Sideburns) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:07:34 +0000

I just use wallpapoz. You can set it to have a different set of rotating wallpapers for each desktop, if you wish, although I don't bother.

Re: new to xfce question about wallpaper slide show

dummy@example.com (ozjd) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 07:25:26 +0000

Here's another way to do it, worked well for me. - http://rockhopper.dk/linux/software/xfc … hout-cron/

Re: new to xfce question about wallpaper slide show

dummy@example.com (andrzejr) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:51:14 +0000

$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -s "$pic_path/$sel_pic_name"

Re: new to xfce question about wallpaper slide show

dummy@example.com (secipolla) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:29:09 +0000

If you have xfdesktop 4.10 it has a feature to change wallpaper (I don't know how well it works, though).
Otherwise, it's not that your script doesn't work but I suppose that xfdesktop draws a picture over it. So AFAIK you would have to disable xfdesktop.

new to xfce question about wallpaper slide show

dummy@example.com (jdewberr-24876) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:18:14 +0000

Hi Forum,

I'm new to xfce, it's a nice change from fluxbox. Here's a question I have.

I had a script & keybind that called this to change wallpaper:

`feh --no-xinerama --bg-fill "$pic_path/$sel_pic_name"`;

$pic_path/sel_pic_name

was a directory. My script was on cron every five minutes or so & it gave me new eye candy :-)

What I am wanting to understand is the cli I can use to switch wallpapers in xfce.

Thanks in advance,

Joe