On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:39:04 +1100 Russell Davie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:10:19 -0400 > Christopher Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Paul Stejskal wrote: > > > Russell Davie wrote: > > >> Hi All > > >> > > >> How can a fresh xplanet image be used as a new wallpaper, say every ten > > >> minutes? I can't find this in the configuration or modules. Maybe I need > > >> to compile a special one? > > >> > > >> In E16, I used to use Eslides, so how is is possible in E17? > > >> > > >> TIA > > >> Russell > > >> > > >> > > > All I can say is it's one of the modules. I'm unfortunately away from > > > E17 now so I can't use it to tell you. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > There really are 2 options for something like this. The first being the > > slideshow module from cvs under e_modules, > > this didn't work for newly made xplanet jpeg images. > Why this added layer of complexity to have a jpeg turned into a .edj before > it can be viewed as a wallpaper? so frustrating! because you can't just set a "jpeg" as a bg. e has to know WHAT TO DO WITH IT. does it center it? tile it like a pattern? scale it to fit? scale it retaining aspect ratio and pad the spare pixels when it doesn't fit with some color? scale it with aspect to it will always fill the screen? i can go on... the .edj ALSO encodes WHAT to do with the image - how to align, scale etc. it. the .edj encodes this in a config file that is re-usable. otherwise you would need to specify these things every time you change a wallpaper. > so then it requires a special script to step through the added complexity to > enable xplanet images to work! yes. so be it - see above. it's easy to do. the .edj provides the layout info - a jpeg does not contain this info. > >or you can try something like > > e17xplanet: http://www.squaregoldfish.co.uk/software/e17xplanet/ tho I > > am not sure of it's current status, nor if it even works against current > > cvs. > > It installs after removing references in fstab to mount directories that > enable a chroot to work. > > With a bit of fiddling to enable xplanet to make the same images in e17, it > works well! > > thanks > > Russell > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
