kayibea / xfce4-terminal-slideshow

This is a simple script to change the background of xfce4-terminal to a random image from a directory in a given interval. It can be used to create slideshows in the terminal.

Xfce4 Terminal Slideshows

This is a simple script to change the background of xfce4-terminal to a random image from a directory in a given interval. It can be used to create slideshows in the terminal.

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Set the image_files variable in the xfce4-term-ss script to the directory containing the images you want to use
3. Copy the xfce4-term-ss script to a directory in your $PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin or ~/.local/bin)
4. Make the script executable (chmod +x xfce4-term-ss)
5. Add the following code to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

# Run the script to change the Xfce4 Terminal background image
if [ "$(ps -o comm= $PPID)" = "xfce4-terminal" ]; then
  pid_file=/tmp/xfce4-term-ss.pid
  if ! [ -e $pid_file ] || ! ps -p $(cat $pid_file) > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    nohup xfce4-term-ss > /dev/null 2>&1 &
    echo $! > $pid_file
  fi
fi

Usage

The execution is automatically started when you open a new terminal window. The script will change the background image every 60 seconds. You can change the interval in the xfce4-term-ss script.

The script will also automatically stop when you close the last terminal window.

Note: If you are having issues with the script, try to run it manually in a terminal window to see if there are any errors.à

Note: To force the script to stop, you can run the following command:

kill $(cat /tmp/xfce4-term-ss.pid)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License

Acknowledgments

• xfce4-terminal - The terminal emulator used