Request - Simple Wallpaper Chnager or clone

[YoYote]

The wallpaper changer in KDE can be set to change the wallpaper every 60 seconds essentially making it a slide show.
If it could be set to 15 seconds we could use it in the language preservation program.
I have been playing with scripts for Gqview but it is not as good. I have the one from
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Simple+Wallpaper+Changer?content=41075
to think from but not enough experience to build it into XFCE.

[NumeDeUtilizator]

It would take up extra RAM... But, mainly: Why would you need that? Stick to Windows for that.

[Wolvrik]

That's interesting, what are you doing with language preservation?  I "googled" Linux wallpaper changers and the like and came up with some stuff but I'm sure you have already done that...

[YoYote]

Aggressively uninterested in Windows.
KDE has the feature but it also has ALL of KDE I don't want.

I made a little tiny script that calls up a preloaded screensaver. It works ok. I will trade RAM elsewhere for it. It is very high priority.
The images are language flash cards.

Sorry Wolvrik I was in a hurry.
We are recording language and culture digitally and developing a Linux platform to integrate the tools.

[Wolvrik]

I'm sure you've considered this but Open Office Impress can run a slideshow.  I don't know what the resource usage is but I'm guessing it's a lot. 

[jbskaggs]

Why not just write this in python? or in html?

You' be surprised how many programs are written in html.

essentially all you are doing is displaying a series of png's or gif's etc- Id assume the code would be very simple.  You could either set it for a timer or for next page with button. You already have a browser I assume?  And it can run locally  or via the web for auto updates etc.

JB SKaggs

edit:

Hey you know many browsers have plugins that do this automatically- firefox even has a 3d one.  example: http://www.instantfundas.com/2008/12/generate-slideshow-of-images-in-firefox.html  <<< may not be what you want but there are a lot of options for this kind of thing out there.

[Wolvrik]

Here is another idea, GKrellM.  There is a plugin that can cycle your pictures at preset intervals.  I haven't tried it so I don't know how it works.

"Stefan Bender's plugin lets you periodically update your desktop background from an image database and can display a timer to next change".

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html

Look under "Plugins". 

[OU812]

Why not use feh? It can set the wallpaper and there is a setting that will allow feh to choose a random wall at startup. It won't change it during your session, but it will change it at the next logout/login. I haven't used feh in a while, but you should be able to find plenty of documentation around the web.

john