Cinnamon Dynamic Wallpaper

About the project

This extension switches the background image of your Cinnamon desktop multiple times in a day, based on a location or custom time periods. You can choose between included image-sets, your own HEIC-file or a source folder with single images. Configuration through a user-friendly configuration window.

Features

9 included image sets
10 day periods
HEIF converter
Image configuration assistent with simple one-click setup for image choices
Online location estimation or offline with manual latitude and longitude input
Time periods individual configured by user
Offline sun angles estimation
Image stretching over multiple displays or repeat image for every display
Show image on lock screen

Tested Cinnamon versions

5.4 (Mint 21)
5.6 (Mint 21.1)
5.8 (Mint 21.2)
6.0 (Mint 21.3)

Technology

JavaScript
- Display desktop notifications
- Calling the Python loop script every 60 seconds to refresh the background image
Python
- Handles the preference window
- Esimates the location
- Changes of the desktop wallpapers
Glade
- Preference window UI design

Installation

From Built-in Extension Manager

Open "Extensions" in Linux Mint or any other distribution with Cinnamon as Desktop Environment
Click on "Download"
Search and download it

From the repo

Download the Repository
Extract the files
Copy the folder cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog to ~/.local/share/cinnamon/extensions/

Usage

Active the Extension via Cinnamon Extension Manager
Open the settings
Configure it to your
- You can apply the setted settings without closing the window if you click on "Apply"
If your config is complete, click on "OK"

Preferences Window

Because of the lack of configuration options in the standard Cinnamon configuration system for extensions offers this extension a custom preference window.
All configuration will be handled there. You can choose between included image sets, a HEIC file or a folder source and set the image to ten different daytime periods. Time periods will be estimated via network, custom coordinations or custom time periods. Some behaviour preferences (strech image, fill empty background with gradient color) are also here.