Fractal Art

This program generates colorful Wallpapers.

Usage

These are optional

It automatically detects your screen resolution.

Command	Argument	Description	Default
-w, --width	Integer	sets width of the generated image	Screen Width
-h, --height	Integer	sets height of the generated image	Screen Height
-f, --file	Path	specify filename and path	~/.fractalart/wallpaper.bmp
-n, --no-bg		don't set the wallpaper

Installation

Make sure you have cabal-install and zlib installed.

Then do:

$ git clone https://github.com/TomSmeets/FractalArt.git
$ cd FractalArt
$ cabal update
$ cabal install

Your executable is: dist/build/FractalArt/FractalArt

and on linux also located inside: ~/.cabal/bin

Windows

If you want a new wallpaper each time you start your PC, put the executable into a startup folder.

For Windows 7 this folder is located at: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

but can also be found in: Start Menu -> All Programs

Linux

On Linux you have to set your wallpaper path to: ~/.fractalart/wallpaper.bmp

And somehow run the program on startup.

Gnome

You can add ~/.cabal/bin to your path

or move dist/build/FractalArt/FractalArt inside /usr/local/bin/

Create ~/.config/autostart/fractalart.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=FractalArt
GenericName=Fractal Art
Comment=Generate Wallpapers
Exec=FractalArt
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Graphics

This will execute the command FractalArt after login.

To set your wallpaper path run:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri file://$HOME/.fractalart/wallpaper.bmp

Example images