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xfce wallpaper set on multiple monitors
Fl0ppyByte May 7, 2025
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fixed the test.sh file as well
Fl0ppyByte May 7, 2025
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28 changes: 17 additions & 11 deletions dwall.sh
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Expand Up @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ trap exit_on_signal_SIGINT SIGINT
trap exit_on_signal_SIGTERM SIGTERM

## Prerequisite
Prerequisite() {
Prerequisite() {
dependencies=(feh xrandr crontab)
for dependency in "${dependencies[@]}"; do
type -p "$dependency" &>/dev/null || {
Expand All @@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ usage() {
${RED}╺┳┓╻ ╻┏┓╻┏━┓┏┳┓╻┏━╸ ${GREEN}╻ ╻┏━┓╻ ╻ ┏━┓┏━┓┏━┓┏━╸┏━┓
${RED} ┃┃┗┳┛┃┗┫┣━┫┃┃┃┃┃ ${GREEN}┃╻┃┣━┫┃ ┃ ┣━┛┣━┫┣━┛┣╸ ┣┳┛
${RED}╺┻┛ ╹ ╹ ╹╹ ╹╹ ╹╹┗━╸ ${GREEN}┗┻┛╹ ╹┗━╸┗━╸╹ ╹ ╹╹ ┗━╸╹┗╸${WHITE}

Dwall V3.0 : Set wallpapers according to current time.
Developed By : Aditya Shakya (@adi1090x)

Usage : `basename $0` [-h] [-p] [-s style]

Options:
-h Show this help message
-p Use pywal to set wallpaper
-s Name of the style to apply

EOF

styles=(`ls "$DIR"`)
Expand All @@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ usage() {
printf -- '\n\n'${WHITE}

cat <<- EOF
Examples:
Examples:
`basename $0` -s beach Set wallpaper from 'beach' style
`basename $0` -p -s sahara Set wallpaper from 'sahara' style using pywal

EOF
}

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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver picture-uri "file:///$1"
}

## Set wallpaper in xfce
set_xfce(){
# iterates over the active monitors and sets the wallpaper
for mon in $(xrandr --listactivemonitors | awk -F ' ' '!/Monitors/ {print $2}' | tr -d \*+); do
xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property /backdrop/screen0/monitor$mon/workspace0/last-image --set $1
done;
}

## Choose wallpaper setter
case "$OSTYPE" in
linux*)
if [[ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" == 'x11' ]]; then
if [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(MATE|Mate|mate)$ ]]; then
SETTER="gsettings set org.mate.background picture-filename"
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(Xfce Session|xfce session|XFCE|xfce|Xubuntu|xubuntu)$ ]]; then
SCREEN="$(xrandr --listactivemonitors | awk -F ' ' 'END {print $1}' | tr -d \:)"
MONITOR="$(xrandr --listactivemonitors | awk -F ' ' 'END {print $2}' | tr -d \*+)"
SETTER="xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property /backdrop/screen$SCREEN/monitor$MONITOR/workspace0/last-image --set"
SETTER="set_xfce"
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(LXDE|Lxde|lxde)$ ]]; then
SETTER="pcmanfm --set-wallpaper"
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(cinnamon|Cinnamon)$ ]]; then
Expand All @@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ case "$OSTYPE" in
SETTER=set_kde
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(PANTHEON|Pantheon|pantheon|GNOME|Gnome|gnome|Gnome-xorg|gnome-xorg|UBUNTU|Ubuntu|ubuntu|DEEPIN|Deepin|deepin|POP|Pop|pop|ZORIN|Zorin|zorin|budgie-desktop)$ ]]; then
SETTER=set_gnome
else
else
SETTER="feh --bg-fill"
fi
elif [[ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" == 'wayland' ]]; then
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touch "$cfile"
echo "$image.$FORMAT" > "$cfile"
else
echo "$image.$FORMAT" > "$cfile"
echo "$image.$FORMAT" > "$cfile"
fi
}

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28 changes: 17 additions & 11 deletions test.sh
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Expand Up @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ trap exit_on_signal_SIGINT SIGINT
trap exit_on_signal_SIGTERM SIGTERM

## Prerequisite
Prerequisite() {
Prerequisite() {
dependencies=(feh xrandr crontab)
for dependency in "${dependencies[@]}"; do
type -p "$dependency" &>/dev/null || {
Expand All @@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ usage() {
${RED}╺┳┓╻ ╻┏┓╻┏━┓┏┳┓╻┏━╸ ${GREEN}╻ ╻┏━┓╻ ╻ ┏━┓┏━┓┏━┓┏━╸┏━┓
${RED} ┃┃┗┳┛┃┗┫┣━┫┃┃┃┃┃ ${GREEN}┃╻┃┣━┫┃ ┃ ┣━┛┣━┫┣━┛┣╸ ┣┳┛
${RED}╺┻┛ ╹ ╹ ╹╹ ╹╹ ╹╹┗━╸ ${GREEN}┗┻┛╹ ╹┗━╸┗━╸╹ ╹ ╹╹ ┗━╸╹┗╸${WHITE}

Dwall V3.0 : Set wallpapers according to current time.
Developed By : Aditya Shakya (@adi1090x)

Usage : `basename $0` [-h] [-p] [-s style]

Options:
-h Show this help message
-p Use pywal to set wallpaper
-s Name of the style to apply

EOF

styles=(`ls "$DIR"`)
Expand All @@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ usage() {
printf -- '\n\n'${WHITE}

cat <<- EOF
Examples:
Examples:
`basename $0` -s beach Set wallpaper from 'beach' style
`basename $0` -p -s sahara Set wallpaper from 'sahara' style using pywal

EOF
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -116,16 +116,22 @@ set_gnome() {
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver picture-uri "file:///$1"
}

## Set wallpaper in xfce
set_xfce(){
# iterates over the active monitors and sets the wallpaper
for mon in $(xrandr --listactivemonitors | awk -F ' ' '!/Monitors/ {print $2}' | tr -d \*+); do
xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property /backdrop/screen0/monitor$mon/workspace0/last-image --set $1
done;
}

## Choose wallpaper setter
case "$OSTYPE" in
linux*)
if [[ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" == 'x11' ]]; then
if [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(MATE|Mate|mate)$ ]]; then
SETTER="gsettings set org.mate.background picture-filename"
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(Xfce Session|xfce session|XFCE|xfce|Xubuntu|xubuntu)$ ]]; then
SCREEN="$(xrandr --listactivemonitors | awk -F ' ' 'END {print $1}' | tr -d \:)"
MONITOR="$(xrandr --listactivemonitors | awk -F ' ' 'END {print $2}' | tr -d \*+)"
SETTER="xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property /backdrop/screen$SCREEN/monitor$MONITOR/workspace0/last-image --set"
SETTER="set_xfce"
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(LXDE|Lxde|lxde)$ ]]; then
SETTER="pcmanfm --set-wallpaper"
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(cinnamon|Cinnamon)$ ]]; then
Expand All @@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ case "$OSTYPE" in
SETTER=set_kde
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ ^(PANTHEON|Pantheon|pantheon|GNOME|Gnome|gnome|Gnome-xorg|gnome-xorg|gnome-classic|UBUNTU|Ubuntu|ubuntu|DEEPIN|Deepin|deepin|POP|Pop|pop|ZORIN|Zorin|zorin|budgie-desktop)$ ]]; then
SETTER=set_gnome
else
else
SETTER="feh --bg-fill"
fi
elif [[ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" == 'wayland' ]]; then
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -198,7 +204,7 @@ set_wallpaper() {
touch "$cfile"
echo "$image.$FORMAT" > "$cfile"
else
echo "$image.$FORMAT" > "$cfile"
echo "$image.$FORMAT" > "$cfile"
fi
}

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