Hello everybody,
Im currently using Linux Mint 11 with fluxbox.
As im designing my desktop, i had a nice idea.
Not only show a background image, some transparent and undecorated terminals but also a video.
I currently use conky & idesk to get some information and style to my desktop.
When trying to have some video displayed, i came up with mplayer inside a terminal that is set to high transparency and use no borders,
but the problem is that the framebuffer wont work in a virtual tty.
Is there a program that could be used to display the video sequence?
If necessary it would be acceptable to instead use an animated gif (even tough i would dislike this "workaround").
FYI:
I just try to get a desktop screen comparable to some of those sci-fi movies screens...
With system stats, some small videos running in a loop etc..
Thank you for your time
Video on Desktop
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Re: Video on Desktop
Might be one Idea. Just speed up the transition and duration times.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/cre ... 28-desktop
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/cre ... 28-desktop
Re: Video on Desktop
I got it working myself...
For those interested, you need to modify the apps file and have vlc installed.
Execute this (eg in .fluxbox/startup):
And add to your .fluxbox/apps
(modify the settings in the apps file as you desire...)
This methods even supports multiple videos, you could easily (with some math ) make a "video" wall.
Thank you for your time
For those interested, you need to modify the apps file and have vlc installed.
Execute this (eg in .fluxbox/startup):
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cvlc --no-audio --loop --no-overlay --video-title _YOURUNIQUETITLE_ --no-video-deco /path/to/video
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[app] (name=vlc) (class=Vlc) (role=vlc-video) (title=_YOURUNIQUETITLE_)
[Head] {1}
[Dimensions] {246 185}
[Position] (UPPERLEFT) {296 144}
[Deco] {NONE}
[Layer] {12}
[Hidden] {yes}
[Sticky] {yes}
[Alpha] {255}
[end]
This methods even supports multiple videos, you could easily (with some math ) make a "video" wall.
Thank you for your time
Re: Video on Desktop
Everyone to their own, personally I couldn't think of anything more annoying than the desktop moving all the time.timetrick wrote:make a "video" wal
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