gnomeBackground

Similar to Variety, but very primitive in comparison.

gnomeBackground is a desktop background changer, specifically designed for the Gnome Desktop.

Configurable using a config file gnomeBackground.json that allows you to set the file system directory/directories for images. As well as the screen size, the delay between background changes, and misc stuff.

{
  "screenSize": {
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1080
  },
  "fsPath": [
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/*.svg",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/*.jpg",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/*.png",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/*.jpeg",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/pop/*.svg",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/pop/*.jpg",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/pop/*.png",
    "/usr/share/backgrounds/pop/*.jpeg"
  ],
  "delay": 90,
  "dateStamp": {
    "display": true,
    "font": "Bitstream-Charter",
    "fontSize": 67.0,
    "color": "#00000099",
    "backgroundColor": "#FFFFFF25",
    "position": "                                                    %v",
    "format": "Monday  01/02/2006    03:04 "
  }
}

ToDo's that might be fun when I have time:

1. I may want to add http get logic to retrieve images online.
2. Another nice feature to add would be to automatically reload the images array whenever changes occur in the config file or any of the directories. Using fsNotify to watch the config file, and the directory/directories referenced in the config files for changes.