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My fork of xwinwrap. Xwinwrap allows you to stick most of the apps to your desktop background.
Xwinwrap
My fork of xwinwrap.
Xwinwrap allows you to stick most of the apps to your desktop background.
My use case - can use gif as a background
Installing
sudo apt-get install xorg-dev build-essential libx11-dev x11proto-xext-dev libxrender-dev libxext-dev
git clone https://github.com/ujjwal96/xwinwrap.git
cd xwinwrap
make
sudo make install
make clean
Usage
Usage: xwinwrap [-g {w}x{h}+{x}+{y}] [-ni] [-argb] [-fdt] [-fs] [-s] [-st] [-sp] [-a] [-d] [-b] [-nf] [-o OPACITY] [-sh SHAPE] [-ov]-- COMMAND ARG1...
Options:
-g - Specify Geometry (w=width, h=height, x=x-coord, y=y-coord. ex: -g 640x480+100+100)
-ni - Ignore Input
-argb - RGB
-fdt - force WID window a desktop type window
-fs - Full Screen
-un - Undecorated
-s - Sticky
-st - Skip Taskbar
-sp - Skip Pager
-a - Above
-b - Below
-nf - No Focus
-o - Opacity value between 0 to 1 (ex: -o 0.20)
-sh - Shape of window (choose between rectangle, circle or triangle. Default is rectangle)
-ov - Set override_redirect flag (For seamless desktop background integration in non-fullscreenmode)
-d - Daemonize
-debug - Enable debug messages
Example
xwinwrap -g 400x400 -ni -s -nf -b -un -argb -sh circle -- gifview -w WID mygif.gif -a
Changes
- Added ability to make undecorated window
- Changed how desktop window is found
- Refactored window hints
Original source - https://launchpad.net/xwinwrap