elhb/slideshow-screensaver

Simple slideshow screensaver implemented with Python 2.7 and Pygame

Slideshow Screensaver v0.3.1

Introduction

Slideshow Screensaver is a screensaver for Gnome which displays a new photo every 10 seconds from $HOME/Pictures. If you want to customize the photo directory, the time between photos or the screensaver delay you will need to edit the source code for now.

This is a very simple app which, for now, might not play nicely with xscreensaver, gnome-screensaver, etc.

Installation

Ubuntu

Packages are available on the Launchpad PPA

Other

1. Install the system-wide dependencies:

   • python 2.7
   • dbus-python
   • xautolock

2. Install the python package: :

   sudo pip install slideshow-screensaver

3. Configure the screensaver to run automatically:

   • Disable any other screensavers.
   • Make slidesaver-daemon run at startup.

Plans

Short-term

• GUI Configuration
• Distribution packages
• Simple image viewer app

Long-term

• Work with other (or no) desktop environments
• Python 3
• Cool Transitions