 | GNOME floating backgroundGNOME floating background subtly changes the color of the GNOME desktop over time -- so slowly that it won't be noticed. |
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GNOME floating background subtly changes the color of the GNOME desktop over time -- so slowly that it won't be noticed. GNOME floating background project subtly changes the color of the GNOME desktop over time -- so slowly that it won't be noticed. This is a good alternative to placing a wallpaper.The program does have a minimal processor time consumption, as itsleeps most of the time and its computations are not complicated. Infact, GFloatbg doesn't change the color directly. It relies onNautilus (or an equivalent application) to paint the background usingthe color set in the gconf key/desktop/gnome/background/primary_color, which this program updatesperiodically.GFloatbg doesn't use any window, button or menu, and it can only bestopped by killing it. This is a feature I don't like too much, butmaking a realy nice user interface is just too much for such a littlejoke...GFloatbg starts with a random color and changes it deterministicly bymoving through a HSV-model of colors.In the HSV-model, colors are described by three parameters:h = hue stands for the tint of a color (0 degrees is red, 60 = yellow, 120 = green, 180 = aquamarine, etc)s = saturations stands for the brightness of the color (0 = white, 1 = bright)v = value stands for the intensity of the color (0 = black, 1 = normal)Every 10 seconds the hue is increased by 1 degree and the saturationis changed by a sinus over the hue. The value remains fixed. Thedefault values are chosen such that all pastel tints are visited, butthese can of course be customized:Usage: gfloatbg where options are: -help -value < float> (default 0.87) -satmid < float> (default 0.375) -satvar < float> (default 0.125) -fase < float> (default 0.25) value, (satmid-satvar) and (satmid+satvar) must be between 0 and 1
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