Paul Johnson wrote: > On 8/8/07, Jochen Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Paul Johnson wrote: >> >>> In the graphical interface for the background, I noticed the option to >>> use an existing image. >>> >>> I notice a wonderful effect in my backgrounds directory--the first two >>> edj files are not massive! The last two are the usual big ones. >>> >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 pauljohn pauljohn 1450 2007-08-06 12:34 Sea.edj >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 pauljohn pauljohn 1470 2007-08-06 12:40 Mtn.edj >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 pauljohn pauljohn 1652111 2007-08-07 00:20 Ocean.edj >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 pauljohn pauljohn 317395 2007-08-06 13:23 City.edj >>> >>> Can somebody please tell me a scriptable way to create these smaller >>> edj files? The only way I know now to create edj files is e17setroot, >>> and it always makes the huge ones. If I could create the edj files, >>> then I could run a script to randomly change backgrounds in E17 >>> >>> pj >>> >>> >> Use edje_cc to create an edje file. Just do a edje_decc on one of the >> images above which should create several files (a build.sh an *.edc and >> the image file IIRC). If you look at the files it should be fairly >> obvious what changes you need to make to the edc file to use a different >> image. About randomly changing backgrounds, that's what the slideshow >> module does I think. >> >> Cheers >> Jochen >> >> > > Thanks for the tip. I find that edje_decc does work on the large edj > files--the ones that have the jpg saved inside--but on the small edj > files, the edje_decc fails. It is unable to handle the file that does > not keep the jpeg inside it. Do you have any advice on this: > > $ edje_decc 51572_wface.edj > Output Image: 51572_wface//home/pauljohn/Backgrounds/51572_wface.jpg > ERROR: cannot write file > 51572_wface//home/pauljohn/Backgrounds/51572_wface.jpg. Perhaps > missing JPEG or PNG saver modules for Evas. > > I encountered the same thing the other day. After I wrote the message to you I thought I try if what I said wasn't complete rubbish. I assume it's because those files only have a reference to the original. I'm not quite sure how you specify just a reference to an image file, maybe have a look at the edje documentation on e.org.
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