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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:47:52 -0000

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 - use the image as is (stretch it to the screen edges)  {SCREENSHOT} or 
 - use the image in a smaller frame, like a framed picture in a defined position on a screen {SCREENSHOT}

-The script is designed to emulate the behaviour of severeal desktop gadgets (desktop widgets), but it is designed to take very little ram and cpu an NOT to run continuously - so it is very battery and resources friendly. It uses a several cache files to accomplish this (saves CPU cycles).  
+The script is designed to emulate the behavior of several desktop gadgets (desktop widgets), but it is designed to take very little ram and cpu an NOT to run continuously - so it is very battery and resources friendly. It uses a several cache files to accomplish this (saves CPU cycles).  

 The script is also independent of the X server (X11 etc) and independent of the desktop/window manager. The script runs generates the wallpaper in a defined folder, and you can instruct your X/desktop/window manager to use that image as  background. Being independent of Xserver, it can e run from a cron-job; the X/Desktop manager can be informed about the change in the picture (see bellow, examples HOW TO RUN with...)

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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:13:33 -0000

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 Quick description
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-This script will generate the image of Earth and/or Moon and place them on an image (usually a photo) that can be used as desktop  wallpaper. The image can be a solid color, a geometrical pattern or an image that is supplied by the user (as a file or randomly chosen from a folder).  {SCREENSHOT}
+This script will generate the images of Earth and/or Moon and place them upon an image (usually a photo) that can be used as desktop  wallpaper. The image can be a solid color, a geometrical pattern or an image that is supplied by the user (as a file or randomly chosen from a folder).  {SCREENSHOT}
 In the case of an image supplied by the user, a further option exists:  
 - use the image as is (stretch it to the screen edges)  {SCREENSHOT} or 
 - use the image in a smaller frame, like a framed picture in a defined position on a screen {SCREENSHOT}

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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:09:41 -0000

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-Documentation, HOW-TO and useful configuration options will be described here in the next weeks. 
+Documentation, HOW-TO and useful configuration options are described here (work in progress).

-1. Quick Description (see below)
+1. Quick description (see below)
 2. [Quick start]
 3. [Command line options]
 4. [Extended options]
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-TODO: put here a longer description of all the variables and options. 
-TODO: put here also the layering diagram. 
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-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
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 The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/planetslideshow/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.

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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:07:50 -0000

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 1. Quick Description (see below)
 2. [Quick start]
 3. [Command line options]
+4. [Extended options]
+5. [FAQ and How to this kind of image...]
+6. Extending the script: [Layering diagram]
+7. [How to run it] with XFCE, KDE, FLUXBOX, GNOME, etc.
+8. [Bugs]

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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:42:26 -0000

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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:37:33 -0000

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 Documentation, HOW-TO and useful configuration options will be described here in the next weeks. 

-Very briefly: 
+1. Quick Description (see below)
+2. [Quick start]
+3. [Command line options]
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+Quick description
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-* The folder in the archive must be placed somewhere you have write permissions. 
-* The rendered wallpapers will be generated within the _output subfolder.
-* The script must have write access to a temporary folder (defaults to /tmp ) but you can change that
-* You can start the script with:
-~~~~~~
-$ bash planet_slideshow.sh -h
-~~~~~~
+This script will generate the image of Earth and/or Moon and place them on an image (usually a photo) that can be used as desktop  wallpaper. The image can be a solid color, a geometrical pattern or an image that is supplied by the user (as a file or randomly chosen from a folder).  {SCREENSHOT}
+In the case of an image supplied by the user, a further option exists:  
+- use the image as is (stretch it to the screen edges)  {SCREENSHOT} or 
+- use the image in a smaller frame, like a framed picture in a defined position on a screen {SCREENSHOT}

-to get the instructions and most common usage patterns. 
-NOTE! it is best to start it with **bash**, not by making it executable and starting it with ./planet_slideshow.sh
+The script is designed to emulate the behaviour of severeal desktop gadgets (desktop widgets), but it is designed to take very little ram and cpu an NOT to run continuously - so it is very battery and resources friendly. It uses a several cache files to accomplish this (saves CPU cycles).  
+
+The script is also independent of the X server (X11 etc) and independent of the desktop/window manager. The script runs generates the wallpaper in a defined folder, and you can instruct your X/desktop/window manager to use that image as  background. Being independent of Xserver, it can e run from a cron-job; the X/Desktop manager can be informed about the change in the picture (see bellow, examples HOW TO RUN with...)

-* For the things to work you have to have: ImageMagick and XPlanet. 
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-The following programs must be present in your path: 
- - "nice" : used to perform all the computations of the script with lower CPU priority
- - "xplanet" : it will render 3D Earth, Moon. You do not need any image maps, the script uses its own. 
- - "convert": part of the ImageMagick, performs layering, compositing, etc. of all involved images
- - "pom" : optional, to compute the current phase of the moon. It is usually found in "BSD classic text games" packages. 
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-* Options can be given as command line or directly change the values of variables defined in the first section of the script. 

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Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:15:35 -0000

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 Welcome to your wiki!
+===

 Documentation, HOW-TO and useful configuration options will be described here in the next weeks. 

 Very briefly: 
+---

 * The folder in the archive must be placed somewhere you have write permissions. 
 * The rendered wallpapers will be generated within the _output subfolder.
 * The script must have write access to a temporary folder (defaults to /tmp ) but you can change that
-
-
-* You can start the script with: 
+* You can start the script with:
+~~~~~~
 $ bash planet_slideshow.sh -h
+~~~~~~

 to get the instructions and most common usage patterns. 
-NOTE! it is best to start it with bash, not by making it executable and starting it with ./planet_slideshow.sh
+NOTE! it is best to start it with **bash**, not by making it executable and starting it with ./planet_slideshow.sh

 * For the things to work you have to have: ImageMagick and XPlanet. 

-In your path, the following programs must be present: 
+The following programs must be present in your path: 
  - "nice" : used to perform all the computations of the script with lower CPU priority
  - "xplanet" : it will render 3D Earth, Moon. You do not need any image maps, the script uses its own. 
  - "convert": part of the ImageMagick, performs layering, compositing, etc. of all involved images

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Adrian I.M. — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:12:18 -0000

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 Welcome to your wiki!
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+Documentation, HOW-TO and useful configuration options will be described here in the next weeks. 
+
+Very briefly: 
+
+* The folder in the archive must be placed somewhere you have write permissions. 
+* The rendered wallpapers will be generated within the _output subfolder.
+* The script must have write access to a temporary folder (defaults to /tmp ) but you can change that
+
+
+* You can start the script with: 
+$ bash planet_slideshow.sh -h
+
+to get the instructions and most common usage patterns. 
+NOTE! it is best to start it with bash, not by making it executable and starting it with ./planet_slideshow.sh
+
+
+* For the things to work you have to have: ImageMagick and XPlanet. 
+
+In your path, the following programs must be present: 
+ - "nice" : used to perform all the computations of the script with lower CPU priority
+ - "xplanet" : it will render 3D Earth, Moon. You do not need any image maps, the script uses its own. 
+ - "convert": part of the ImageMagick, performs layering, compositing, etc. of all involved images
+ - "pom" : optional, to compute the current phase of the moon. It is usually found in "BSD classic text games" packages. 
+
+
+* Options can be given as command line or directly change the values of variables defined in the first section of the script. 
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+TODO: put here a longer description of all the variables and options. 
+TODO: put here also the layering diagram. 
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 This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].

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Adrian I.M. — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:54:55 -0000

Welcome to your wiki!

This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].

The wiki uses Markdown syntax.

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