Feature request | Show wallpaper/custom image on break

[CrCs2O4]

Hey! First of all, thanks for great project.

It'll be awesome if app can switch between tips to show Fullscreen image for break. Custom or random from Unsplash for example.

Thanks!

[hovancik]

Hi, I like the idea ;] I'll keep the issue opened, but it might take some time to implement it as there are many features on my todo.

[bhavya14]

Hi @hovancik !! I would like to work on this issue.Can I take this up as no one is working on it.

[hovancik]

@bhavya14 Yeah, how would you like to do it? Let's talk about it first

[jancborchardt]

When using Unsplash, I recommend using random featured images from the "nature" category: https://source.unsplash.com/random/featured/?nature. This then uses really nice-looking images (featured) and also cuts out the sometimes appearing NSFW image (slight nudity) because it's only nature.

I use that in the Unsplash app for Nextcloud and it works quite well:

Do note though that neither Unsplash nor Pexels really use CC0 anymore: https://unsplash.com/license / https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/ – it’s basically a modified CC0 with some specific restrictions, which are sensible though.

[hovancik]

@Tlazypanda

So first of all, I think we should talk about how this feature should work from user's point of view and then technical part.

How should this work for user?

• original request is to show image instead of break text - does this make sense or should this work in different way?
• then, how does the user turn this behavior on?
• does this interfere or interact with other features?
• regarding images: do we wanna see one image, or new image every time? do we wanna pick what images we wanna see?

[Anderbone]

I love this idea, but my wish is to show customized words.

[hovancik]

@Anderbone you can do that now by editing settings file: https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly#advanced-settings

[vladkozlov69]

I suppose a most common way would be just embed an HTML component into the break popup, and allow user to specify the folder with HTML fragments; this way we can display virtually everything. What do you think about this approach?

[hovancik]

I guess we will see. My plan is distribute this as github repos, so similar approach. Question is then how to take care of security.

[yanzhaochen]

@Tlazypanda

So first of all, I think we should talk about how this feature should work from user's point of view and then technical part.

How should this work for user?

• original request is to show image instead of break text - does this make sense or should this work in different way?
• then, how does the user turn this behavior on?
• does this interfere or interact with other features?
• regarding images: do we wanna see one image, or new image every time? do we wanna pick what images we wanna see?

Will it be better if we just allow users to change the background image locally? It might be easier to be developed. And the problem of new image every time and the conflict between image and quote are gone subsequently.

[Quitch]

Is there a reason this can't simply show the desktop wallpaper while hiding other windows? I'm thinking how Workrave does it.

[hovancik]

I don't know about workrawe but I am not familiar with any node API that would allow that across platforms. There is option in Stretchly to not show any break ideas resulting in empty window.