Short: ARexx scripts for WB backdrop or random file selection Author: Reinhard Katzmann Uploader: Reinhard Katzmann - suamor student uni-tuebingen de Type: util/boot Replaces: util/boot/RNDBackdrop11.lha - Bugfix release Architecture: m68k-amigaos RndBackdrop V1.2 ScanPicDir V1.2 --------------------------------- Purpose ------- Two little programs I've written in ARexx, because similar programs on aminet did not support reloading of a random picture, in case I get annoyed of a picture but don't want to reboot (moreover WBPattern can't simply reload a picture by giving a picture as argument to it, don't know about WBPicture (NickPrefs) though.). Copyright --------- Both scripts are Public Domain. You may use it as you wish, but it would be nice if you mentioned me somewhere when you include them in one of your programs. Description ----------- ScanPicDir read one or more directories and creates a list of backdrop pictures which you may alter by hand (simple ascii files). RndBackdrop reads the list ScanPicDir and/or you created, selects per random a picture and copies it to a picture which you only need to give in WBPattern and save it. It also includes a possibility to load a picture AFTER the Workbench has been loaded (though this is a bit tricky. Read the Readme file in the archive for more information. Miscellaenous ------------- Send Bugs/Ideas/Problems to suamor@student.uni-tuebingen.de (Reinhard Katzmann) Update ------ V1.1 contains some bug fixes and enhancemant for the defaults (volume name) V1.2 contains a bugfix for the template which broke the whole program :-( ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 410 60 85.3% 08-Aug-95 16:15:30 RNDBackdrop/tmpprefs 3732 1523 59.1% 08-Sep-97 10:56:54 rndbackdrop/RndBackdrop 2932 1177 59.8% 08-Sep-97 10:57:22 rndbackdrop/ScanPicDir 4713 2229 52.7% 08-Sep-97 11:05:38 rndbackdrop/Readme 2219 1073 51.6% 08-Sep-97 11:10:35 RNDBackdrop.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 14006 6062 56.7% 08-Sep-97 11:09:52 5 files