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Set wallpaper independently for each tag in herbstluftwm
#!/bin/bash
# This code was modified from Thorsten by me:
# https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1024618#p1024618
# sets a tag defined wallpaper when tag changes
declare -A WALLPAPER
# These wallpapers come with Deepin desktop environment, but also look great in hlwm
DIR=/usr/share/backgrounds
WALLPAPER=(
# first wallpaper will be the fallback wallpaper
[0]=$DIR/Autumn_in_Kanas_by_Wang_Jinyu.jpg
[file]=$DIR/Reflection_of_the_Kanas_Lake_by_Wang_Jinyu.jpg
[edit]=$DIR/Ocean_by_Shu_Le.jpg
[read]=$DIR/Scenery_in_Plateau_by_Arto_Marttinen.jpg
[browse]=$DIR/Sunrise_by_Alexandre_Godreau.jpg
[draw]=$DIR/Overlooking_of_the_Coastal_by_Alex_Siale.jpg
[watch]=$DIR/Maple_Leaf_by_Aaron_Burden.jpg
[hear]=$DIR/Dew_by_Aaron_Burden.jpg
[mail]=$DIR/Hummingbird_by_Shu_Le.jpg
[chat]=$DIR/Sunset_of_the_Lake_Nam_by_Wang_Jinyu.jpg
)
# it should (hopefully) die on reload
herbstclient --idle '(tag_changed|reload)' \
| while read line ; do
ARGS=( $line )
HOOK=${ARGS[0]}
TAG=${ARGS[1]}
case $HOOK in
reload)
exit 1
;;
quit_panel)
exit 1
;;
tag_changed)
if ! [ -z "${WALLPAPER[$TAG]}" ] ; then
# there is a wallpaper for this tag
CUR=${WALLPAPER[$TAG]}
else
# there is no wallpaper for this tag -> fall back
CUR=${WALLPAPER[0]}
fi
echo "setting wallpaper to $CUR"
feh --bg-scale $CUR
;;
*) ;;
esac
done
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