#!/bin/sh # Shoutout to mitchweaver on gitgub for the script as a useful base for this one # Link to exact script: https://github.com/mitchweaver/bin/blob/41f3d5c6cbc92173be232e48fd24213c91a16db1/mpv/mpvbg # Original version of the script that I used to find this script # There's lots of good scripts in that repository so check them all out pkill -9 xwinwrap # #cacheFile="${HOME}/.cache/mpvbg.pid" # used in case we want a second proc but honestly kill + pgrep works base="/home/shockrah/Videos/Papes" # picking out the video to use here pape=`ls ${HOME}/Videos/Papes/ | shuf | dmenu -i -l 10 -p 'Pick a pape :^)'` if [ -z "$pape" ];then exit fi #xwinwrap -g 1920x1080 -ov -- mpv -wid WID ~/.wallpapers/water.mp4 # WARNING: this mpv command is super outdated(like 2 years) but it might still be useful # to someone out there _unused_mpv="mpv --wid=0 --no-config --keepaspect=no --loop \ --no-border --vd-lavc-fast --x11-bypass-compositor=no \ --gapless-audio=yes --vo=x11 --hwdec=auto \ --x11-name=mpvbg" # The magic here happens with xwinwrap the flags given to mpv don't really matter # unless you have an mpv config the flags below are pretty much the only flags you # need to get this working xwinwrap -g 1920x1080 -ov -b -un -sh rectangle -fdt -ni -- \ mpv -wid WID --no-border --vo=x11 $base/"$pape" &