switchback

A perl script that can change the GNOME background ("wallpaper") in real-time at user-defined intervals. It scans a list of user-defined directories for images with known file extensions, and selects one at random to display.

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Languages

English

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Gnome

Programming Language

Perl

Related Categories

Perl GNOME Software, Perl Wallpaper App

Registered

2004-11-04

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