Conky slideshow!

Question

so.. i created a script that let's you have a slideshow with conky. right on your desktop!
of course this is on my site, too, for all you german speaking folks out there: http://linuxian.net/artikel/conky-teil- … cript.html
just configure this under "settings", save it, chmod +x it, change in the directory with the images you want to use (in a terminal, of course), and execute the script. it takes care of all the rest, you just have to call it in conky with
${execi 600 ***DIRECTORY YOU USED IN THE SCRIPT***/slideshow}
${image ***DIRECTORY YOU USED IN THE SCRIPT***/current.png}
#!/bin/sh
## conky slideshow by Christian Brassat ##
## a.k.a. ##
## /\ \ /'__`\ /\ \__/\ \__ /\ \\ \ ##
## \ \ \/'\ /\_\L\ \\ \ ,_\ \ ,_\ ___\ \ \\ \ _ __ ##
## \ \ , < \/_/_\_<_\ \ \/\ \ \/ /'___\ \ \\ \_ /\`'__\ ##
## \ \ \\`\ /\ \L\ \\ \ \_\ \ \_/\ \__/\ \__ ,__\ \ \/ ##
## v 0.0.2 ##
## GNU GPLv3 2009 ##
# Settings
directory="***DIRECTORY***" # Directory containing the script and the pictures
geometry="400x300" # Max Geometry of the pictures in the slideshow
# Script (do not change unless you know what you're doing)
# Generates the specified directories
mkdir -p -v $directory/pics
# Converts the image files for conky to use
cp -v * $directory/pics
mogrify -format png -resize $geometry $directory/*
rm -v -f $directory/*.jpg
# Creates an array from all pictures
files=($directory/pics/*.*) # create an array of the files.
N=${#files[@]} # Number of members in the array
((N=RANDOM%N))
randomfile=${files[$N]}
# Sets picture from random file
cp -v $randomfile $directory/current.png
# Generates the Script itself
touch $directory/slideshow
echo "#!/bin/sh
## conky slideshow by Christian Brassat ##
## v 0.0.2 ##
## aka. k3ttc4r ##
## GNU GPLv3 2009 ##
# Settings
directory='$directory' # Directory containing the script and the pictures
# Script (do not change unless you know what you're doing)
# Creates an array from all pictures
files=(\$directory/pics/*.*) # create an array of the files.
N=\${#files[@]} # Number of members in the array
((N=RANDOM%N))
randomfile=\${files[\$N]}
# Sets picture from random file
cp \$randomfile \$directory/current.png
" > $directory/slideshow
chmod -v +x $directory/slideshow
exit
let me know what you think, if you have any improvements, suggestions, request..
and have fun with it!
changelog:
v 0.0.2 - removed unnecessary cd call
Last edited by k3ttc4r (2009-07-30 13:07:20)

Answer 1

Slide show sorting:
No, Mylenium, you are definitly wrong, You can choose any image order you want within slideshows:
1. Make thumbnail temporarily visible and drag the thumnail to the position you want.
or
2. Identify the slides in layers panel and drag their panel entries to the position you want.
Accordion panel:
You can choose whatever size you want – even with a slideshow within:
You have to make sure, that all element of the slideshow (caption, prev, next, counter) fit within the accordion panel. And – since the single accordeon panels don’t allow individual sizes – you have to make sure, that the content of every(!) accordeon panel does not exceed the size you want.