Setting photos as wallpaper

Each time I choose a photo from my gallery to make a wallpaper it gets enlarged and distorted. Is there a way to set a photo as wallpaper without zooming in?

I provided some information below that may help.
1 . Ensure that when you are setting the picture as your wallpaper, that you are stretching the orange box around the picture all the way out. If not, the wallpaper will center on a smaller portion of the picture making it oversized and pixilated.
2) Ensure the image is at least 480 x 854 (the size of the Droid 2’s screen) and make sure that you have a good resolution. The more pixels per inch you have the sharper the image will be. If you have an image that is too small, it will appear pixilated and distorted once it is applied as a wallpaper.
**If you are using your camera, it is recommend to set the image sizes to Large(5mp), or for best results Widescreen(6mp). To change the camera settings, you can follow the instructions below:
-Select the Applications arrow
-Select Camera
-Select Menu
-Select Settings
-Select Picture Resolution
-Select the desired resolution

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#!/bin/bash
# Random wallpaper setter, by moljac024
# Configuration
# Wallpaper directory
wpDir="$HOME/Wallpapers"
# Wallpaper list path
wpList=$HOME/.wallpaper-list
# Folders to be skipped, you can put as many as you like
#wpSkip=("Dir1/" "Dir2/")
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resHeight=800
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#cmdTile="xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-style -s 2 && xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -s"
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#cmdScale="xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-style -s 3 && xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -s"
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#cmdCenter="gconftool-2 -t str --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_options "centered" -t str --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename"
# End of configuration
setTiled ()
`$cmdTile "$1"`
if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
echo "Wallpaper tiled."
else
echo "Wallpaper not set!"
exit 1
fi
setScaled ()
`$cmdScale "$1"`
if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
echo "Wallpaper scaled."
else
echo "Wallpaper not set!"
exit 1
fi
setCentered ()
`$cmdCenter "$1"`
if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
echo "Wallpaper centered."
else
echo "Wallpaper not set!"
exit 1
fi
createList ()
# Go to the wallpaper directory
cd "$wpDir"
# Load the list of pictures to a variable
wpDirList=`(find . -regex ".*$[jJ][pP][gG]\|[jJ][pP][eE][gG]\|[gG][iI][fF]\|[pP][nN][gG]\|[bB][mM][pP]$$" -type f)`
# Save the list to disk
if [[ ( -w "$wpList" ) ]]; then
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# Filter out unwanted folders
if [[ "$dontSkip" == "false" ]]; then
for dir in "${wpSkip[@]}"
do
grep -Ev "$dir" "$wpList" > ~/.wallpapers-tmpr; mv ~/.wallpapers-tmpr "$wpList"
done
fi
# Output result
echo "Wallpaper list saved."
else
echo "Can't write wallpaper list, aborting!"
exit 1
fi
getImage ()
# Count number of pictures in the wallpaper list by counting number of lines.
# Check if the wallpaper list exists, is not empty and we have read persmission on it
if [[ ( -s "$wpList" && -f "$wpList" ) && -r "$wpList" ]]
then
wpListNumber=$(wc -l < "$wpList")
else
echo "Can't read wallpaper list, aborting!";
exit 1
fi
# Counter for bad entries in wallpaper list
badMax=100
while true; do
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SEED=$(head -1 /dev/urandom | od -N 1 | awk '{ print $2 }')
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# Print the r'th line.
imgPath=`sed -n "$r{p;q;}" "$wpList"`
# #./ crops that substring but it doesn't matter if it left there
wpPath="${wpDir}${imgPath#./}"
# Check if the chosen file exists
if [ -f "$wpPath" ]; then
break
else
echo -e ""$wpPath": doesn't exist!\n"
badMax=$(( $badMax - 1 ))
if [ "$badMax" == "0" ]; then
echo "Too many non-valid entries found in wallpaper list, aborting!"
exit 1
else echo "Choosing new image..."
fi
continue
fi
done
# Calculate size and aspect for chosen image and print out information
imgHeight=$(identify -format "%h" "$wpPath")
imgWidth=$(identify -format "%w" "$wpPath")
imgAspect=$(echo "scale=1; "$imgWidth"/"$imgHeight"" | bc)
echo -e "Image: "$wpPath"\n"
echo -e "Resolution: "$imgWidth"x"$imgHeight""
echo -e "Aspect: "$imgAspect":1\n"
setWallpaper ()
# Calculate resolution aspect ratio
resAspect=$(echo "scale=1; "$resWidth"/"$resHeight"" | bc)
# If the image is smaller than the resolution and is not a tile then scale it, otherwise look at aspect
if [[ ("$scaleLowerRes" == "yes") && ( "$imgAspect" != "1.0" && ("$imgWidth" -lt "$resWidth" || "$imgHeight" -lt "$resHeight") ) ]]
then
setScaled "$wpPath"
else
case $imgAspect in
1.0)
setTiled "$wpPath"
1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8)
if [[ "$resAspect" < "1.5" ]]; then
setCentered "$wpPath"
else
setScaled "$wpPath"
fi
if [[ "$resAspect" < "1.5" ]]; then
setScaled "$wpPath"
else
setCentered "$wpPath"
fi
esac
fi
checkConfig ()
# Initial errors
errorsPresent="no"
dontSkip="false"
# Check if all variables are set
if [[ !( ( -n "$wpDir" ) && ( -n "$wpList" ) && ( -n "$resWidth" ) && ( -n "$resHeight" ) && ( -n "$scaleLowerRes" ) && ( -n "$cmdTile" ) && ( -n "$cmdScale" ) && ( -n "$cmdCenter" ) ) ]]
then
echo -e "\nOne or more options not set, aborting!"
exit 1
fi
# Check if there is a trailing backslash in the wallpaper directory
spDir=`echo -n "$wpDir" | tail -c -1`
if [[ !( "$spDir" == "/" ) ]]
then
wpDir=""$wpDir"/"
fi
# Check if there is read permission on wallpaper directory and if it is a directory
if [[ !( ( -r "$wpDir" ) && ( -d "$wpDir" ) ) ]]
then
echo "Can't read wallpaper directory!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
# Check if the specified wallpaper list is a regular file and not a directory
touch "$wpList" &> /dev/null
if [[ ( -d "$wpList" ) ]]
then
echo "Specified wallpaper list is a directory, not a file!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
# Check if variables are set correctly
if [[ !( "$scaleLowerRes" == "yes" || "$scaleLowerRes" == "no" ) ]]
then
echo "Specified option for scaling the wallpaper is not valid!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
if $(echo ""$resWidth"" | grep [^0-9] &>/dev/null)
then
echo "Specified resolution width is not a number!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
if $(echo ""$resHeight"" | grep [^0-9] &>/dev/null)
then
echo "Specified resolution height is not a number!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
# Check if any of the tests failed
if [[ "$errorsPresent" == "yes" ]]
then
echo -e "\nOne or more errors found, aborting!"
exit 1
fi
ignoreWPSkip()
dontSkip="true"
printUsage ()
echo -e "Invalid command line argument(s)!\nUsage:\n"
echo -e "`basename "$0"` [options]\n"
echo -e "Options:\n"
echo -e "-s | --set \tSet a wallpaper without updating the list"
echo -e "-u | --update \tUpdate the list without setting a wallpaper"
echo -e "-ua | --update-all\tUpdate the list without setting a wallpaper, but don't skip any folders"
echo -e "-su | --set-update\tUpdate the list and set a wallpaper"
exit 1
if [ "$#" == "1" ]; then
case "$1" in
"-s" | "--set")
checkConfig
getImage
setWallpaper
exit 0
"-u" | "--update")
checkConfig
createList
exit 0
"-ua" | "--update-all")
checkConfig
ignoreWPSkip
createList
exit 0
"-su" | "--set-update")
checkConfig
createList
getImage
setWallpaper
exit 0
printUsage
exit 1
esac
else
printUsage
exit 1
fi
Last edited by moljac024 (2009-09-14 21:02:13)

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