wbs

wbs is a webshots.com client that downloads and creates a background list for use with Xfce and windowmaker.
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  • License:
  • GPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Rolandas Juodzbalis
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.home.lt/~rolandas/wbs/

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wbs is a webshots.com client that downloads and creates a background list for use with Xfce and windowmaker. wbs application is a webshots.com client that downloads and creates a background list for use with Xfce and windowmaker.Installation:Extract it: tar zxvf wbs.tar.gz you will have folder named .wbs Create folder for images: mkdir .wbs/images Change exec flag on wbs file chmod +x .wbs/wbsNote: this is not needed if you call this script as perl argument. see crontab info below Add entry to crontab to do processing: crontab -e add this line: 15 10 * * * /homedir/.wbs/wbs or @reboot /homedir/.wbs/wbs REPLACE homedir WITH FULL PATH TO .wbs FOLDER (use pwd to find out) Add entry to crontab to change background randomly crontab -e for xfce add this line: 0,30 * * * * export DISPLAY=:0; /path/xfdesktop -reload or @hourly export DISPLAY=:0; /path/xfdesktop -reloadREPLACE path WITH FULL PATH TO xfdesktop FILE (use which xfdesktop to find out) for windowmaker add this line: 0,30 * * * * /homedir/.wbs/wmaker-reload or @hourly /homedir/.wbs/wmaker-reload REPLACE homedir WITH FULL PATH TO .wbs FOLDER (use pwd to find out) Download webdec (http://www.jamesbarford.net/webdec.php). Compile it and place to some folder. Read documentation for it. Edit wbs and change variables to reflect your setup. Variables to change: $user, $password, $path, $webdec, $images, $list where: $user - your user name for webshots.com (free) $password - your password for webshots.com $path - use homedir and .wbs from step 5 $webdec - full path to webdec binary $images - path for images directory created in step 3 $list - file where images list is saved. Run to check that it works: ./.wbs/wbs or perl .wbs/wbs Update xfce desktop settings to use new images listWhat's New in This Release:· The script was updated to the new webshots.com layout.


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