Re: master fe7c015b20: Support XFCE in wallpaper.el

[Stefan Kangas]

Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:

> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> +    ("xfconf-query" "-c" "xfce4-desktop" "-p"
>> +     "/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP/workspace0/last-image" "-s" "%f")
>
> Judging by the command, this assumes that:
>
>  - the screen number is 0
>  - the monitor on which the backdrop will be changed is named "eDP"
>  - the workspace is 0

Is "eDP" the most common and/or default name?

Not sure what to do about the screen number or workspaces.  Is there any
way to find out this information with a simple command?

> These assumptions do not hold true on machines where XFCE is running on
> a different screen, on a monitor named something other than "eDP", or
> when the user has enabled more than 1 workspace.

Suggestions for how to improve on this are welcome.

>From searching online, the way to find out the above information on XFCE
seems to be a hassle:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/596070/how-to-change-wallpaper-on-xfce-from-terminal

I have no idea why they need make such a basic operation that hard.