https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=414119
Bug ID: 414119
Summary: The "Configure Desktop -> Wallpaper" setting does not
refresh the wallpaper if there is less than < 2 images
in the wallpaper directory.
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.16.5
Platform: Other
OS: FreeBSD
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Image Wallpaper
Assignee: notm...@gmail.com
Reporter: bsduni...@gmail.com
CC: plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
I have a single file in a directory "Earth.jpg" which is an image of the GOES
full disk color image of the earth. It is fetched from a script every 10
minutes. The file name never changes and it's the only file in that directory.
The issue is that setting "Configure Desktop -> Wallpaper" settings using
either the "slideshow" wallpaper type or "Image" does not update the background
wallpaper. It updates the background once and then stops re-reading the image
file again, even if using the Slideshow setting and telling it to change every
minute.
The odd thing is that the image thumbnail preview below the settings panel
updates to the actual image in the directory as it should. So thumbnail
previews in "Configure Desktop -> Wallpaper" work like the background should
work. So the code is written properly for the thumbnail image preview it just
doesnt seem to apply to the code to refresh the actual desktop image.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Fetch an image every n minutes that changes each time it's fetched and put
it in a directory with a filename that does not change and is the only file in
the directory.
2. Go to "Configure Desktop" from the contextual menu by right clicking on the
desktop.
3. Go to Wallpaper
4. Select Image or Slide show, for slideshow select update every 5 seconds for
testing purposes.
5. Select the directory your image that updates is locate in and select the
image.
OBSERVED RESULT
6. Watch the thumbnail below the settings update every 5 seconds but the actual
background image does not change from the initial fetch of the image.
EXPECTED RESULT
7. The background image should update by rescanning the directory and image
file you selected to update the background even if the filename does not change
or if there is only one image in the wallpaper directory chosen.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
FreeBSD: 12.1 Release
KDE Plasma Version: 5.16.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.62.0
Qt Version: 5.13.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Hardware:
Processors: 4 x ACPI CPU
Memory: 8GB
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