Wallpaper Gallery
A timed wallpaper changer for ubuntu
Select multiple Shotwell tags to have your favourite images used for system wallpaper on a timed rotation.
Features
- Random or sequential image display
- Tray icon shows current photo with tooltip displaying file path
- Quick access to photo on the file system
- Option to exclude images smaller than screen size
- View and edit Shotwell image title
- Control photo title overlay including font colours and sizes
- Set program to autorun on login
Install
To add this software to your desktop run the following commands from terminal
sudo wget -q http://olmec.co.nz/software/key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:olmecs/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wallpapergallery
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:olmecs/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wallpapergallery
The program will then be available to launch from Applications > Graphics
From within the program you can specify that it launches automatically at logon in future.
Screenshots
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| Showing current wallpaper |
Modify display settings |
Specify tags |

