Time-switched desktop background?

[Colin Paul Adams]

>>>>> "Sjoerd" == Sjoerd Mullender <sjoerd at acm.org> writes:

    Sjoerd> On 2009-06-21 16:23, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
    >> I can set my screen-saver to display a random picture from my
    >> Pictures folder, and it will keep changing it every few
    >> seconds.
    >> 
    >> But only when the screen-saver is active - I'd like to do the
    >> same for my desktop background (GNOME).
    >> 
    >> Is there a way to do this?

    Sjoerd> Use Wallpaper Tray: yum install wp_tray and add to panel.
    Sjoerd> I've been using it for ages.

Oh well.
I've written my own program to do it now. Still, it was fun to do.
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire