e17XPlanet - README File
Version 1.04
Copyright © 2005-2008 Steve Jones
http://www.squaregoldfish.co.uk/software/e17xplanet
e17xplanet@squaregoldfish.co.uk
See the end of this file for licence details.
Requirements
XPlanet - http://xplanet.sourceforge.net
e17 - http://get-e.org
Installation
Installation is performed by the install.sh
script, which performs the
following steps:
- Installs the actual script into a location of your choice.
- Create a .desktop file to launch the script
- Add the .desktop file to your e17 startup items
You will be prompted for the installation directory by the script. It is designed to be installed under your home directory, not in a system-accessible directory.
Most of the variables at the top of the script should be left alone. However, you can edit the following values to suit your tastes:
| NICE | The script runs XPlanet at a low priority to help prevent it from taking over your machine while it runs. Set the priority level here. |
| SLEEP_TIME | The time to wait (in seconds) between rendering new backgrouds. |
| XPLANET_OPTIONS |
This is where you enter your XPlanet command line options.
The only options you shouldn't specify are:
|
| DISPLAY | Specifies the DISPLAY environment variable. You should probably leave this alone. |
| TEMP_LOCATION | Specifies the directory in which the script's temporary and debugging files are created. |
Disabling e17XPlanet
To prevent e17XPlanet from starting when e17 starts, run the
e17XPlanet_disable
script
from the installation directory.
To re-enable e17XPlanet at a later date, run the
e17XPlanet_enable
script.
Two .desktop files have been included in the installation so you can add these functions to your menu if you wish. They are
e17XPlanet_disable.desktop
and e17XPlanet_enable.desktop
, and installed
in ~/.local/share/applications
.
Uninstallation
To completely remove e17XPlanet from your system, run the
uninstall.sh
script from the installation directory.
Copyright © 2005-2008 Steve Jones (steve@squaregoldfish.co.uk)
See http://www.squaregoldfish.co.uk/software/e17xplanet
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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, supplied in gpl.txt.
Last Updated: 17 June 2008 20:12
Copyright:
© 2004-2008 Steve Jones







