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-- {{{ Function definitions | |
-- scan directory, and optionally filter outputs | |
function scandir(directory, filter) | |
local i, t, popen = 0, {}, io.popen | |
if not filter then | |
filter = function(s) return true end | |
end | |
print(filter) | |
for filename in popen('ls -a "'..directory..'"'):lines() do | |
if filter(filename) then | |
i = i + 1 | |
t[i] = filename | |
end | |
end | |
return t | |
end | |
-- }}} | |
-- configuration - edit to your liking | |
wp_index = 1 | |
wp_timeout = 10 | |
wp_path = "/path/to/wallpapers/" | |
wp_filter = function(s) return string.match(s,"%.png$") or string.match(s,"%.jpg$") end | |
wp_files = scandir(wp_path, wp_filter) | |
-- setup the timer | |
wp_timer = timer { timeout = wp_timeout } | |
wp_timer:connect_signal("timeout", function() | |
-- set wallpaper to current index for all screens | |
for s = 1, screen.count() do | |
gears.wallpaper.maximized(wp_path .. wp_files[wp_index], s, true) | |
end | |
-- stop the timer (we don't need multiple instances running at the same time) | |
wp_timer:stop() | |
-- get next random index | |
wp_index = math.random( 1, #wp_files) | |
--restart the timer | |
wp_timer.timeout = wp_timeout | |
wp_timer:start() | |
end) | |
-- initial start when rc.lua is first run | |
wp_timer:start() | |
}} | |
To rotate the wallpapers randomly, just comment the {{ic|wallpaper_cmd}} line above, and add a script into your {{ic|.xinitrc}} with the codes below(for awesome <= 3.4 ): | |
{{bc| | |
while true; | |
do | |
awsetbg -r <path/to/the/directory/of/your/wallpapers> | |
sleep 15m | |
done & |
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I don't understand your line 52 ; is it a comment ??
(To rotate the wallpapers randomly, just comment the {{ic|wallpaper_cmd}} line above, and add a script into your {{ic|.xinitrc}} with the codes below(for awesome <= 3.4 ):
{{bc|)