[PLASMA 5] Kubuntu video wallpaper

[OneLine]

(With the Kubuntu 15.04 beta)

With the KDE4 there is the 'DreamDesktop': http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=156787

More of the KDE video wallpapers: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=119463

With the Plasma5 the video wallpaper is easy to make with the qml mediaplayer: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtmultimed...r.html#details .


Making directory:

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.beach/contents/ui/

Making files:

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.beach/metadata.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Beach
Name[x-test]=xxBeachxx

Type=Service
ServiceTypes=Plasma/DeclarativeWallpaper
Icon=preferences-desktop-wallpaper
X-Plasma-MainScript=ui/main.qml
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.beach
X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.beach/contents/ui/main.qml

import QtQuick 2.0
import QtMultimedia 5.0

Item {
    MediaPlayer {
        id: mediaplayer
        autoPlay: true
        loops: MediaPlayer.Infinite
        source: "/home/online/Videos/Beach.avi"
    }

    VideoOutput {
        fillMode: VideoOutput.PreserveAspectCrop
        anchors.fill: parent
        source: mediaplayer
    }
}

This should work as it is - if it doesn't try with the qmlscene to get the error messages: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...ma-qml-widgets .

At here: http://pastebin.com/nsmvE7Uw

There is a bug report: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-40183 The gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg plugin may help, here it does. Either from the http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/mod...st-ffmpeg.html or from a PPA ( https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?n...mer0.10-ffmpeg ).


Right click the desktop > Desktop setting > Wallpaper Type (Video) > Apply > Ok...

Direct: http://youtu.be/PNu9AoP1V8E


More plasma 5 links: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...ma-qml-widgets

[claydoh]

Neat

[vinnywright]

that is so cool ,,,,,,,I just did a video wallpaper of a screen capture of the desktop ,,,,,,,,he he ,,,,looks like somebody is doing things remotely

burns a lot of CPU,,,,,,,but it is a 1080p .mp4 though,,,,,,,,,so

VINNY

[OneLine]

KDE video splash

Earlier: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post370231


Making org.me.video.desktop:



Metadata:

[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Video Desktop Design
Comment[x-test]=xxVideo Desktop Designxx
Encoding=UTF-8
Keywords=Desktop;Workspace;Appearance;Look and Feel;Logout;Lock;Suspend;Shutdown;Hibernate;
Keywords[x-test]=xxDesktopxx;xxWorkspacexx;xxAppearancexx;xxLook and Feelxx;xxLogoutxx;xxLockxx;xxSuspendxx;xxShutdownxx;xxHibernatexx;
Name=Video Splash

Type=Service

X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/LookAndFeel
X-KDE-ParentApp=
X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPLv2+
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.me.video.desktop
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.1
X-Plasma-MainScript=defaults

and Splash.qml:

/*
 * This is based on the standard breeze splash !
 *
 *   Copyright 2014 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
 *   or (at your option) any later version, as published by the Free
 *   Software Foundation
 *
 *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *   GNU General Public License for more details
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
 *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
 *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */

import QtQuick 2.1
import QtMultimedia 5.0


Rectangle {
    id: root

    property int stage

    MediaPlayer {
        id: mediaplayer
        autoPlay: true
        loops: MediaPlayer.Infinite
        source: "video/Beach.avi"
    }

    VideoOutput {
        fillMode: VideoOutput.PreserveAspectCrop
        anchors.fill: parent
        source: mediaplayer
    }

    Rectangle {
        id: bottomRect
        width: parent.width
        y: 2/3 * parent.height
        height: 50
        color: "#4C000000"

        Rectangle {
            radius: 3
            color: "darkgrey"
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            height: 8
            width: height*32
            Rectangle {
                radius: 3
                anchors {
                    left: parent.left
                    top: parent.top
                    bottom: parent.bottom
                }
                width: (parent.width / 6) * (stage - 1)
                color: "steelblue"
                Behavior on width { 
                    PropertyAnimation {
                        duration: 250
                        easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Installing:

plasmapkg2 -t lookandfeel -i org.me.video.desktop

Testing:

Direct: http://youtu.be/FL1X1X5q05Q

Seems to work (at here).

[OneLine]

Quick SDDM Video theme

Linking to https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post371491


Copying

'Maledives' theme from /usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/ to ~/sddm/mysddm/.




Edit:

metadata.desktop:

[SddmGreeterTheme]
Name=MySDDM
Description=My Theme
Author=Me
Copyright=(c) 2015 Me
License=CC-BY-SA
Type=sddm-theme
Version=0.1
Website=https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?67703-Kubuntu-video-wallpaper
Screenshot=preview.jpg
MainScript=Main.qml
ConfigFile=theme.conf
TranslationsDirectory=translations
Email=
Theme-Id=mysddm
Theme-API=2.0

Main.qml:

/***************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2013 Abdurrahman AVCI <abdurrahmanavci@gmail.com>
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
* obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
* files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
* including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
* publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
* and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
* subject to the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
* in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
* OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
* THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
* OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
* ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE
* OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
*
***************************************************************************/

import QtQuick 2.0
import SddmComponents 2.0
import QtMultimedia 5.0

Rectangle {
    id: container
    width: 640
    height: 480

    TextConstants { id: textConstants }

    Connections {
        target: sddm

        onLoginSucceeded: {
            errorMessage.color = "steelblue"
            errorMessage.text = textConstants.loginSucceeded
        }

        onLoginFailed: {
            errorMessage.color = "red"
            errorMessage.text = textConstants.loginFailed
        }
    }


    property int stage

    MediaPlayer {
        id: mediaplayer
        autoPlay: true
        loops: MediaPlayer.Infinite
        source: "video/Beach.avi"
    }

    VideoOutput {
        fillMode: VideoOutput.PreserveAspectCrop
        anchors.fill: parent
        source: mediaplayer
    }


    Rectangle {
        property variant geometry: screenModel.geometry(screenModel.primary)
        x: geometry.x; y: geometry.y; width: geometry.width; height: geometry.height
        color: "transparent"

        Clock {
            id: clock
            anchors.margins: 5
            anchors.top: parent.top; anchors.right: parent.right

            color: "white"
            timeFont.family: "Oxygen"
        }

        Image {
            id: rectangle
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            width: Math.max(320, mainColumn.implicitWidth + 50)
            height: Math.max(320, mainColumn.implicitHeight + 50)

            source: "rectangle.png"

            Column {
                id: mainColumn
                anchors.centerIn: parent
                spacing: 12
                Text {
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    color: "black"
                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
                    height: text.implicitHeight
                    width: parent.width
                    text: textConstants.welcomeText.arg(sddm.hostName)
                    wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                    font.pixelSize: 24
                    elide: Text.ElideRight
                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                }

                Column {
                    width: parent.width
                    spacing: 4
                    Text {
                        id: lblName
                        width: parent.width
                        text: textConstants.userName
                        font.bold: true
                        font.pixelSize: 12
                    }

                    TextBox {
                        id: name
                        width: parent.width; height: 30
                        text: userModel.lastUser
                        font.pixelSize: 14

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: rebootButton; KeyNavigation.tab: password

                        Keys.onPressed: {
                            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
                                sddm.login(name.text, password.text, session.index)
                                event.accepted = true
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                Column {
                    width: parent.width
                    spacing : 4
                    Text {
                        id: lblPassword
                        width: parent.width
                        text: textConstants.password
                        font.bold: true
                        font.pixelSize: 12
                    }

                    PasswordBox {
                        id: password
                        width: parent.width; height: 30
                        font.pixelSize: 14

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: name; KeyNavigation.tab: session

                        Keys.onPressed: {
                            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
                                sddm.login(name.text, password.text, session.index)
                                event.accepted = true
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                Row {
                    spacing: 4
                    width: parent.width / 2
                    z: 100

                    Column {
                        z: 100
                        width: parent.width * 1.3
                        spacing : 4
                        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom

                        Text {
                            id: lblSession
                            width: parent.width
                            text: textConstants.session
                            wrapMode: TextEdit.WordWrap
                            font.bold: true
                            font.pixelSize: 12
                        }

                        ComboBox {
                            id: session
                            width: parent.width; height: 30
                            font.pixelSize: 14

                            arrowIcon: "angle-down.png"

                            model: sessionModel
                            index: sessionModel.lastIndex

                            KeyNavigation.backtab: password; KeyNavigation.tab: layoutBox
                        }
                    }

                    Column {
                        z: 101
                        width: parent.width * 0.7
                        spacing : 4
                        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom

                        Text {
                            id: lblLayout
                            width: parent.width
                            text: textConstants.layout
                            wrapMode: TextEdit.WordWrap
                            font.bold: true
                            font.pixelSize: 12
                        }

                        LayoutBox {
                            id: layoutBox
                            width: parent.width; height: 30
                            font.pixelSize: 14

                            arrowIcon: "angle-down.png"

                            KeyNavigation.backtab: session; KeyNavigation.tab: loginButton
                        }
                    }
                }

                Column {
                    width: parent.width
                    Text {
                        id: errorMessage
                        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                        text: textConstants.prompt
                        font.pixelSize: 10
                    }
                }

                Row {
                    spacing: 4
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    property int btnWidth: Math.max(loginButton.implicitWidth,
                                                    shutdownButton.implicitWidth,
                                                    rebootButton.implicitWidth, 80) + 8
                    Button {
                        id: loginButton
                        text: textConstants.login
                        width: parent.btnWidth

                        onClicked: sddm.login(name.text, password.text, session.index)

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: layoutBox; KeyNavigation.tab: shutdownButton
                    }

                    Button {
                        id: shutdownButton
                        text: textConstants.shutdown
                        width: parent.btnWidth

                        onClicked: sddm.powerOff()

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: loginButton; KeyNavigation.tab: rebootButton
                    }

                    Button {
                        id: rebootButton
                        text: textConstants.reboot
                        width: parent.btnWidth

                        onClicked: sddm.reboot()

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: shutdownButton; KeyNavigation.tab: name
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    Component.onCompleted: {
        if (name.text == "")
            name.focus = true
        else
            password.focus = true
    }
}

Adding:

preview.jpg

video sub directory


Testing:

sddm-greeter --test-mode --theme /home/oneline/sddm/mysddm

Seems to work


Installing & Testing2

Copying /mysddm/ to /usr/share/sddm/themes/mysddm/

KDE System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Login Screen (SDDM)



Reboot

Log in

Seems to work (at here).

[MoonRise]

This needs to be Stickied or placed in How To.

[clivejo]

Where did you get the looping AVI file?

[LinkBot]

Relax

[pauly]

Currently Kubuntu 15.10 uses SDDM. So I went to https://github.com/sddm/sddm and downloaded the zip. After extracting the contents I copied the themes from the sddm-master/data/themes folder and pasted into usr/share/sddm/themes. They actually do show up in system settings and so I selected one and tried to use it but it fails and just shows a white screen. Any idea as to why it failed?

[LinkBot]

?

Did you try with the sddm-greeter & konsole ?

$ sddm-greeter --help
Usage: sddm-greeter [options] [arguments]
Options:
--theme <theme path> Set greeter theme
--socket <socket name> Set socket name
--test-mode Start greeter in test mode

Any error messages ?


The circles/elarun/maldives/maui themes are available from the Ubuntu repositories: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ll&section=all

[kubicle]

One common cause for a white screen is permissions...sddm greeter runs as user "sddm", so make sure it has read access to the theme directories and files.

[pauly]

Did you try with the sddm-greeter & konsole ?



Any error messages ?


The circles/elarun/maldives/maui themes are available from the Ubuntu repositories: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...e=all§ion=all

Wow! Thanks! didn't realize...Makes me wonder what other goodies I might be missing.

[pauly]

One common cause for a white screen is permissions...sddm greeter runs as user "sddm", so make sure it has read access to the theme directories and files.

How would I go about that? Actually I just checked. The version from the repositories works. Do you guys know about any better splash screens to work with this?

[LinkBot]

Do you guys know about any better splash screens to work with this?

About KDE splash screens: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post370231

Alternative X display managers - Some implementations : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_disp...(program_type)

- many of these are in the Ubuntu repositories


Alternative SDDM themes (googling):

- https://github.com/absturztaube/sddm-archlinux-theme
- https://github.com/AlfredoRamos/sddm...ifestyle-theme
- https://github.com/manjaro/artwork-maia

[Rog131]

KDE webcam wallpaper

(with the Arch Linux, Qt 5.5)


Copy of https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post379944


with the qml /1, 2/ the wallpaper can read the picture from the internet webcams. The picture read timing can be done with the qml timer /3, 4/.


Writing:

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.web.cam/metadata.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Webcam
Name[x-test]=xxWebcamxxx

Type=Service
ServiceTypes=Plasma/DeclarativeWallpaper
Icon=preferences-desktop-wallpaper
X-Plasma-MainScript=ui/main.qml
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.web.cam
X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.web.cam/contents/ui/main.qml

// https://forum.qt.io/topic/50948/how-to-find-in-documenation-the-qtquick-versions-for-a-qt-version/2
// Qt 5.5 -> QtQuick 2.5

import QtQuick 2.5

Rectangle {
    id: main
    width: 853
    height: 480

    Image {
        id: showImage
        cache : false
        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
        anchors.fill: parent
        source: "http://ftp2.innofactor.com/helsinginsatama/image_00001.jpg"
        clip: true
    }

    Timer {
        // milliseconds
        interval: 60000
        repeat: true
        running: true
        onTriggered: { showImage.source =""; showImage.source = "http://ftp2.innofactor.com/helsinginsatama/image_00001.jpg" }
    }
}

Executing the kbuildsycoca5:

kbuildsycoca5 --noincremental

Picking the webcam wallpaper:



Seems to work...





Links

1. https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...ma-qml-widgets
2. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-image.html
3. https://forum.qt.io/topic/6935/how-t...mage-in-qml/14
4. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtqml-timer.html