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Simple script which allows you to save nitrogen's wallpaper setup
for current profile and restore it when profile is loaded.

Useful in case you are moving between different monitor setups and
orientations.
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#!/bin/bash

# autorandr_nitrogen_wallpaper
# Copyright (c) 2015, Ondra 'Kepi' Kudlík, http://kepi.cz
#
# Simple script to switch wallpapers when autorandr change profile
#
# Usage
# =====
#
# 1. place this script (or better symlink it from autorandr location)
# to ~/.config/autorandr/postswitch
# 2. run "nitrogen" and set wallpapers for current profile as you wish
# 3. run ~/.config/autorandr/postswitch savebg
# 4. repeat steps 2-3 for any profile you wish
#
# License
# =======
#
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# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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#
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# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
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NITROGEN_HOME="$HOME/.config/nitrogen"
NITROGEN_BG="$NITROGEN_HOME/bg-saved.cfg"

# try to detect profile
PROFILE=$(autorandr 2>&1| grep detected |awk '{ print $1 }')
[[ -n "$PROFILE" ]] || exit 1

PROFILE_BG_FILE="bg-saved.$PROFILE.cfg"
PROFILE_BG="$NITROGEN_HOME/$PROFILE_BG_FILE"

# save background for detected profile
if [[ $1 = 'savebg' ]]; then
# nitrogen config doesnt exist, instruct to run it first
if [[ ! -f "$NITROGEN_BG" ]]; then
echo "wallpaper: you need to first run 'nitrogen' and set your wallpapers"
exit 2
fi
# nitrogen config exists but is broken symlink, just remove it and instruct to run it first
if [ ! -e "$NITROGEN_BG" ] ; then
/usr/bin/unlink "$NITROGEN_BG"
echo "wallpaper: you need to first run 'nitrogen' and set your wallpapers (config was broken)"
exit 3
fi

/bin/cp -L "$NITROGEN_BG" "$PROFILE_BG"

# load background for detected profile
else
# we have some profile background config for this setup
if [[ -f "$PROFILE_BG" ]]; then
# nitrogen original file exists and not symlink
if [[ -f "$NITROGEN_BG" ]] && [[ ! -L "$NITROGEN_BG" ]]; then
echo "wallpaper: Backing up nitrogen saved bg to $NITROGEN_BG.backup"
/bin/mv "$NITROGEN_BG" "$NITROGEN_BG".backup
fi

# set symlink
echo "wallpaper: Found saved wallpaper for profile $PROFILE - changing"
ln -f -s "$PROFILE_BG_FILE" "$NITROGEN_BG"
# call nitrogen
nitrogen --restore
else
echo "wallpaper: No saved wallpaper found for profile $PROFILE"
fi
fi

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