Feature Request: add --random function

[berseker]

Dears,

I'm using nitrogen with my compiz-standalone system and that's great

I would like to see if possible a sort of "random" function implemented..
let's say, I have now a directory full of wallpapers, on autostart script I have now "nitrogen --restore" that applies last wallpaper I selected and "applied" with the apply button. I would like however at every start, a different wallpaper loaded from the directory (ies) I have setup in nitrogen itself.. can this be implemented?

[daf]

This is certainly a goal. I use the rotation feature of OSX at work all the time and have always planned on including it in Nitrogen. Things have been on hold for a little while as we think about the possible language change for 2.0 (python), and prototyping those - but certainly this feature will make its way into Nitrogen, hopefully soon.

[mcarlo95]

Upvote this feature. It is a must on a wallpaper setter.

[daf]

Four years almost to the day, this is implemented! (in 72acc82)

On the command line, you can use nitrogen --set-auto --random to have it use your configuration stored directories, or specify a dir to have it use that.

In the GUI, Ctrl+R will randomly pick a bg from the existing list using whatever mode/screen/bg color are configured.

[freed00m]

Hi, there is no clear info in --help that states that --random has to be used with --set-* flag. I had to dig this issue just to see why standalone --random doesn't do nothing.

[obirn]

random

me too... I had to dig so far, still 5 years later lol.