Conditional Background

[powerIProgrammer]

I like to automatically change the desktop background picture - by testing first if I am online ( ping to Yahoo will do) .
And I guess rechecking regulary. Anything can think of a script how to do this? Maybe needs a cron as well....
Tessa 19.1 with XFCE.

Thoughts?
J

[mint4all]

Greetings!

I am not sure what you're after, but if you are trying to pull random background images off the web, take a look at the "variety" background changer, written by Peter Levy; why re-invent the wheel? At a minimum, "variety" provides a good examle of how its done. I've used "variety" for several years now, since LM 16, and i never had a problem with it -- it just works (for me, anyway).

Cheers, m4a

[powerIProgrammer]

Not exactly.....
this is would I am looking for....

I like to have a software for Linux Mint XFCE
1) Background picture ( I provide them and can configure them)
2) Background changes on connection status (
Not Connected - or Connected to the Internet (
3) In a perfect world - 3 rd status when connected via VPN service provider like private
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

Any takers ?
Please send PM

[murray]

Have you seen this thread: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=286214&p=1584540&h ... n#p1584540 Might be something in there you can use.