wallpaper image file support

CHANGELOG

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Hyprland:
 - Settings script reworked completely. Implementation of custom modules are now possible. 
 - Waybar settings module to edit some ML4W waybar themes settings on the fly
 - SDDM settings module to update the SDDM background with current wallpaper
+- All image formats are now supported for setting a wallpaper (jpg,jpeg,png,...)
 
 Qtile:
 - Removed wayland support due to many limitations. Installation script will rename /usr/share/wayland-sessions/qtile-wayland.session to qtile-wayland.bak to hide in sddm

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ML4W dotfiles 2.7 RC1
+# ML4W dotfiles 2.7 RC2
 
 This is my configuration of Hyprland (Wayland) and Qtile (Xorg & Wayland) for Arch. This package includes an installation script to install and setup the required components.
 

hypr/scripts/wallpaper.sh

@@ -9,12 +9,30 @@
 # by Stephan Raabe (2023) 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
+# Cache file for holding the current wallpaper
+cache_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper"
+rasi_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
+
+# Create cache file if not exists
+if [ ! -f $cache_file ] ;then
+    touch $cache_file
+    echo "$HOME/wallpaper/default.jpg" > "$cache_file"
+fi
+
+# Create rasi file if not exists
+if [ ! -f $rasi_file ] ;then
+    touch $rasi_file
+    echo "* { current-image: url(\"$HOME/wallpaper/default.jpg\", height); }" > "$rasi_file"
+fi
+
+current_wallpaper=$(cat "$cache_file")
+
 case $1 in
 
     # Load wallpaper from .cache of last session 
     "init")
-        if [ -f ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg ]; then
+        if [ -f $cache_file ]; then
-            wal -q -c -i ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg
+            wal -q -i $current_wallpaper
         else
             wal -q -i ~/wallpaper/
         fi
@@ -48,9 +66,10 @@ source "$HOME/.cache/wal/colors.sh"
 echo "Wallpaper: $wallpaper"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Copy selected wallpaper into .cache folder
+# Write selected wallpaper into .cache files
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
-cp $wallpaper ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg
+echo "$wallpaper" > "$cache_file"
+echo "* { current-image: url(\"$wallpaper\", height); }" > "$rasi_file"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
 # get wallpaper image name

hypr/settings/modules/module.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 _getHeader "$name" "$author"
 echo "$homepage ($email)"
+echo "ML4W dotfiles Version 2.7"
 echo "Settings Version" $(_getVersion)
 echo ""
 echo $description

hypr/settings/modules/sddm/background/module.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 _getHeader "$name" "$author"
 
 if gum confirm "Do you want to update the SDDM background with the current wallpaper?" ;then
+
+    cache_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper"
+    
     if [ ! -d /etc/sddm.conf.d/ ]; then
         sudo mkdir /etc/sddm.conf.d
         echo "Folder /etc/sddm.conf.d created."
@@ -10,11 +13,15 @@ if gum confirm "Do you want to update the SDDM background with the current wallp
     sudo cp ~/dotfiles/sddm/sddm.conf /etc/sddm.conf.d/
     echo "File /etc/sddm.conf.d/sddm.conf updated."
 
-    sudo cp ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/
+    current_wallpaper=$(cat "$cache_file")
-    echo "Current wallpaper copied into /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/"
+    extension="${current_wallpaper##*.}"
 
+    sudo cp $current_wallpaper /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/current_wallpaper.$extension
+    echo "Current wallpaper copied into /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/"
+    new_wall=$(echo $current_wallpaper | sed "s|$HOME/wallpaper/||g")
     sudo cp ~/dotfiles/sddm/theme.conf /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/
-    echo "File theme.conf updated in /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/"
+
+    sudo sed -i 's/CURRENTWALLPAPER/'"current_wallpaper.$extension"'/' /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/theme.conf
 
     echo ""
     echo "SDDM background successfully updated!"

qtile/autostart.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # xrandr --output Virtual-1 --mode 1920x1080
 
 # Keyboard layout
-setxkbmap en
+setxkbmap us
 
 # Load picom
 picom &
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ xfce4-power-manager &
 dunst &
 
 # Launch polybar
-~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/x11/loadbar.sh
+~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/loadbar.sh
 
 sleep 1
 
 # Setup Wallpaper and update colors
-~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/x11/wallpaper.sh init
+~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/wallpaper.sh init

qtile/config.py

@@ -479,8 +479,7 @@ wmname = "QTILE"
 # HOOK startup
 @hook.subscribe.startup_once
 def autostart():
-    autostartscript = "~/.config/qtile/autostart_x11.sh"
+    autostartscript = "~/.config/qtile/autostart.sh"
-    subprocess.Popen(['setxkbmap',keyboard_layout])
     home = os.path.expanduser(autostartscript)
     subprocess.Popen([home])
 

qtile/scripts/wallpaper.sh

@@ -9,12 +9,30 @@
 # by Stephan Raabe (2023) 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
+# Cache file for holding the current wallpaper
+cache_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper"
+rasi_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
+
+# Create cache file if not exists
+if [ ! -f $cache_file ] ;then
+    touch $cache_file
+    echo "$HOME/wallpaper/default.jpg" > "$cache_file"
+fi
+
+# Create rasi file if not exists
+if [ ! -f $rasi_file ] ;then
+    touch $rasi_file
+    echo "* { current-image: url(\"$HOME/wallpaper/default.jpg\", height); }" > "$rasi_file"
+fi
+
+current_wallpaper=$(cat "$cache_file")
+
 case $1 in
 
     # Load wallpaper from .cache of last session 
     "init")
-        if [ -f ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg ]; then
+        if [ -f $cache_file ]; then
-            wal -q -i ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg
+            wal -q -i $current_wallpaper
         else
             wal -q -i ~/wallpaper/
         fi
@@ -53,9 +71,10 @@ echo "Wallpaper: $wallpaper"
 newwall=$(echo $wallpaper | sed "s|$HOME/wallpaper/||g")
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Copy selected wallpaper into .cache folder
+# Write selected wallpaper into .cache files
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
-cp $wallpaper ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg
+echo "$wallpaper" > "$cache_file"
+echo "* { current-image: url(\"$wallpaper\", height); }" > "$rasi_file"
 
 sleep 1
 

rofi/config-cliphist.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config-compact.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config-power.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config-screenshot.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config-short.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config-themes.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config-wallpaper.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["listbox"];
 }
 

rofi/config.rasi

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configuration {
 
 /* ---- Load pywal colors (custom wal template) ---- */
 @import "~/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-pywal"
+@import "~/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
 
 /* ---- Window ---- */
 window {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ mainbox {
     spacing:                      0px;
     margin:                       0px;
     background-color:             @background;
-    background-image:             url("~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg", height);
+    background-image:             @current-image;
     children:                     ["imagebox","listbox"];
 }
 

sddm/theme.conf

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [General]
 
-Background="Backgrounds/current_wallpaper.jpg"
+Background="Backgrounds/CURRENTWALLPAPER"
 
 ## Path relative to the theme root directory. Most standard image file formats are allowed including support for transparency. (e.g. background.jpeg/illustration.GIF/Foto.png/undraw.svgz)
 

sddm/update.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # by Stephan Raabe (2023) 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
+cache_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper"
 clear
 echo "Update the background wallpaper of sddm to the current wallpaper."
 echo ""
@@ -20,10 +21,15 @@ fi
 sudo cp sddm.conf /etc/sddm.conf.d/
 echo "File /etc/sddm.conf.d/sddm.conf updated."
 
-sudo cp ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/
+current_wallpaper=$(cat "$cache_file")
-echo "Current wallpaper copied into /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/"
+extension="${current_wallpaper##*.}"
 
+sudo cp $current_wallpaper /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/current_wallpaper.$extension
+echo "Current wallpaper copied into /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/Backgrounds/"
+new_wall=$(echo $current_wallpaper | sed "s|$HOME/wallpaper/||g")
 sudo cp theme.conf /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/
+sudo sed -i 's/CURRENTWALLPAPER/'"current_wallpaper.$extension"'/' /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/theme.conf
+
 echo "File theme.conf updated in /usr/share/sddm/themes/sugar-candy/"
 
 echo ""