[ale] Weather Satellite Image on X Background

[Wandered Inn]

Haven't been following this thread too well, so excuse if this has been
suggested, what about:

xv -root coolimage.jpg ??

KeithH wrote:
> 
> Um, er, I don't know.  I don't run KDE, and rarely use xv :-)
> 
> My only guess would be to use the full "-geometry 1280x978+0+0" syntax.  I don't know why
> -max isn't working for you.  What does -max do on your system?  Do you know if you have a
> stable version of X-windows running? (not 4.0.0)
> 
> Fireworks everywhere!
>    Keith
> 
> Josh Freeman wrote:
> 
> > 1280 x 1024. I also tried using the "-max" setting.
> >
> > KeithH wrote:
> >
> >> What resolution to you have your video card set to?
> >>
> >> Josh Freeman wrote:
> >>
> >>> Forgive me  if I am missing something completely obvious,but this
> >>> doesn't seem to work for me, running KDE 2.0.
> >>>
> >>> If I execute the following statement:
> >>>
> >>> xv -root -quit -geometry 1280x975 ec_vis_sat_720x486.jpg
> >>>
> >>> Nothing seems to happen. If I execute this:
> >>>
> >>> xv +root -quit -geometry 1280x975 ec_vis_sat_720x486.jpg
> >>>
> >>> A window the size of my screen pops up containing ec_vis_sat_720x486.jpg
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in Advance,
> >>>
> >>> Josh
> >>>
> >>> KeithH wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I had WAY too much fun with this.
> >>>>
> >>>> #!/bin/sh
> >>>> #
> >>>> # Display weather maps in root window (Japan maps & X-windows)
> >>>> #
> >>>> cd /tmp
> >>>> IMGSIZE="-geometry 1280x975"
> >>>> # 1280x975 for 1280x1024 screen with GNOME toolbar at bottom
> >>>> # IMGSIZE="-max" for full screen
> >>>>
> >>>> while [[ true ]] ; do (
> >>>>
> >>>>   SITE=http://tenki.or.jp/himawari/japan/sekigai/
> >>>>   FILE=`date +%y%m%d%k`
> >>>> # example: 01080517.gif
> >>>>   wget -q $SITE$FILE.gif
> >>>>   xv -root $IMGSIZE -quit $FILE.gif
> >>>>   sleep 900
> >>>>
> >>>>   wget -q http://weather.is.kochi-u.ac.jp/VRML/fe.jpg
> >>>>   xv -root $IMGSIZE -quit fe.jpg
> >>>>   sleep 900
> >>>>
> >>>>   wget -q http://www.usatoday.com/weather/satpic/photos/east_asia.jpg
> >>>>   xv -root $IMGSIZE -quit east_asia.jpg
> >>>>   sleep 900
> >>>>
> >>>>   wget -q http://weather.is.kochi-u.ac.jp/WV/00Latest.jpg
> >>>>   xv -root $IMGSIZE -quit 00Latest.jpg
> >>>>   sleep 900
> >>>>
> >>>>   wget -q http://image.weather.com/images/sat/japan_sat_720x486.jpg
> >>>>   xv -root $IMGSIZE -quit japan_sat_720x486.jpg
> >>>>   sleep 900
> >>>> ); done
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Joseph A. Knapka wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Chris Woodruff wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> When I was in college there was a exe that you could run that
> >>>>>> would show a
> >>>>>> US weather satellite image on the background of X and update it
> >>>>>> every 15
> >>>>>> minutes.  I was using SunOS or Solaris (can't remember since
> >>>>>> Michigan State
> >>>>>> switched to Solaris during my stay).  Does anyone know if there is a
> >>>>>> equivalent for Linux?  And if so is the source available?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Chris Woodruff
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You could do this in a shell script:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> while [[ true ]] do {
> >>>>>   wget <URL of weather image>
> >>>>>   xsetroot <image fetched by wget> # Maybe "xv" would work better.
> >>>>>   sleep 900
> >>>>> } done
> >>>>>
> >>>>> (Note: the Bash syntax is probably not right, I don't
> >>>>> write a lot of Bash scriptage.)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -- Joe
> >>>>> "You know how many remote castles there are along the gorges? You
> >>>>>  can't MOVE for remote castles!" -- Lu Tze re. Uberwald
> >>>>> // Linux MM Documentation in progress:
> >>>>> // http://home.earthlink.net/~jknapka/linux-mm/vmoutline.html
> >>>>> 2nd Lbl A + 1 = 2nd Pause 2nd Prt GTO 2 R/S
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> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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