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Features
- Generate a
solid colorwallpaper - Generate a
random bluredwallpaper - Generate linear, radial, bilinear(4 colored) & twisted
gradientwallpapers - Generate random, twisted or colored
plasmawallpapers - Allows you to pick colors or fetch colors from
.Xresourcesfile for wallpaper generation
Dependencies
imagemagickfehxcolorxrandr(only if you use it on xfce)
Installation
- Clone this repository...
cd $HOME
git clone https://github.com/adi1090x/canvas.git
cd canvas
chmod +x canvas
# you can copy this script in bin dir for easy use
sudo cp canvas /usr/local/bin
- Run the program and choose an option
$ ./canvas -h
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Canvas V3.0 : The Wallpaper Generator.
Developed By : Aditya Shakya (@adi1090x)
Usage : canvas [-h] [-S wxh] [-B] [-s] [-l] [-r] [-t] [-b] [-p] [-n] [-a] [-R]
Options:
-h --help Show this help message & exit
-S --size Size of the wallpaper (default is 1366x768)
-B --blurred Generate a random blurred wallpaper
-s --solid Generate a solid color wallpaper
-l --linear Generate a linear gradient wallpaper
-r --radial Generate a radial gradient wallpaper
-t --twisted Generate a twisted gradient wallpaper
-b --bilinear Generate a bilinear(4point) gradient wallpaper
-p --plasma Generate a plasma wallpaper
-n --no-preview Do not show preview when image is generated
-a --autobg Automatically set as wallpaper (implies -n)
-R --randomize Generate a random wallpaper
Usage
Though you can pick colors, Here's a list of all supported color names.
1. Generate random blured wallpaper...
$ canvas -B
Enter the blur strength (maximum 30): 12
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
| Blured 1 | Blured 2 |
|---|---|
 |  |
2. Generate a solid color wallpaper...
$ canvas -s
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick a color...
Generating wallpaper with color: #BA68C8
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -s
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the color name or hex (eg: teal, #EBCB8B): #A3BE8C
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -s
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): x
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Enter the color number (without zero): 1
Generating wallpaper with color: #BF616A
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
| Solid - #BA68C8 | Solid - #A3BE8C |
|---|---|
 |  |
3. Generate a linear gradient wallpaper...
$ canvas -l
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #FB8784, #70D675
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 60
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -l
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the colors name or hex (format: color1-color2): orange-purple
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 90
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
| Linear Gradient 1 | Linear Gradient 2 |
|---|---|
 |  |
4. Generate a radial gradient wallpaper...
$ canvas -r
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #DA0B86, #200D74
Shape? [ 1.diagonal | 2.ellipse | 3.maximum | 4.minimum ] (1/2/3/4): 3
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 0
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -r
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the colors name or hex (format: color1-color2): red-black
Shape? [ 1.diagonal | 2.ellipse | 3.maximum | 4.minimum ] (1/2/3/4): 2
Enter the rotation angle (default is 0): 20
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
| Radial Gradient Max | Radial Gradient Ellipse |
|---|---|
 |  |
5. Generate a twisted gradient wallpaper...
$ canvas -t
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #EC7875, #61C766
Enter the twisting amount (maximum 500): 200
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -t
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter the colors name or hex (format: color1-color2): blue-pink
Enter the twisting amount (maximum 500): 180
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
| Twisted Gradient 1 | Twisted Gradient 2 |
|---|---|
 |  |
6. Generate a bilinear gradient wallpaper...
$ canvas -b
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): p
Pick first color...
Pick second color...
Pick third color...
Pick fourth color...
Generating wallpaper with colors: #FB8784, #70D675, #FFE744 & #51B4FF
Smooth or Regular? (s/r): r
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
$ canvas -b
Pick Colors or Enter Colors or fetch from .Xresources file? (p/e/x): e
Enter first color (eg: red, #EC7875): teal
Enter second color (eg: green, #61C766): pink
Enter third color (eg: yellow, #FDD835): purple
Enter fourth color (eg: blue, #42A5F5): khaki
Smooth or Regular? (s/r): s
Please wait...
Set as desktop background? (y/n): y
| Bilinear 1 | Bilinear 2 |
|---|---|
 |  |
7. Generate a plasma wallpaper...
$ canvas -p
Random, Twisted or Custom colors? (r/t/c): r
Set as desktop background? (y/n): n
$ canvas -p
Random, Twisted or Custom colors? (r/t/c): t
Set as desktop background? (y/n): n
| Plasma Normal | Plasma Twisted |
|---|---|
 |  |
Common Issues
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Wallpaper not changing : If your wallpaper is not changing, then open an issue and show me the output of
echo $DESKTOP_SESSION. -
Not working on XFCE : If this script is not working on xfce, then open the terminal and run
xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -mand change the wallpaper (any) via xfce4-settings-manager. <br /> In terminal, xfconf-query will print lines starting withset:, which show which properties have been changed, checkscreen&monitorvalues and modify the script accordingly.
105 ## For XFCE
106 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux"* ]]; then
107 SCREEN="0"
108 MONITOR="1"
109 fi
FYI
- In KDE, it changes the wallpaper in all the Activities.
- If you can improve it, you're welcome.
- Have Fun!