liewa 2.1

Generate synthetic background images with near real time satellite images.

Live-Earth-Wallpapers aka liewa

Set your Desktop background to near realtime picures of the earth. Supports all known geostationary satellites, high resolution sentinel images and Nasa Solar Dynamics Observatory Images! For Linux, Windows and MacOs!

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Examples

Example Output of the config1.yml file. Use this by passing config1 to -o flag.

Example Output of the config2.yml file. Use this by passing config2 to -o flag.

Example Output of the config3.yml file. Use this by passing config3 to -o flag.

Example Output of the Sentinel satellite. Learn how to generate custom images for your location at the Wiki Page

Example Output of the Sentinel satellite. Learn how to generate custom images for your location at the Wiki Page

Example Output of the Sentinel satellite. Learn how to generate custom images for your location at the Wiki Page

Now its your turn! Build images to your needs by writing your own config.yml file.

More at the Wiki Page.

You can present your creations in the Discussions Page under "Show and tell"

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Installation

1. pip install liewa
2. execute env | grep -i display to find your exact DISPLAY name. (probably :0 or :0.0)
3. Paste this */30 * * * * DISPLAY=:{your display name from 1.} liewa in your crontab file. You can open the file with crontab -e. This will execute the background change every 30 min.
4. Paste this @reboot liewa in your crontab file. You can open the file with crontab -e. This will execute execute the background change on startup.
5. customize the image composition by writing your own config.yml file or using the preinstalled. (See Usage)

Make sure that the pip directory for packages is in the system Path Variable!
If not see tutorials for Unix or Windows.
Test the installation with liewa. Your background should have changed.

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Usage

Script Parameters:

short	long	type	default	help
-c	--config	String	path/to/project/recources/config.yml	The absolute path to the config File. There are 3 examples preinstalled. Use them by passing congfig1, config2 or config3 as parameters.
-o	--output	String	-	The absolute path to a folder. All loaded Images will be saved here.

The composition of your background image is defined by a config.yml file.
Read the Wiki for a detailed instruction on how to personalize your Image composition.

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For Contributers

1. Read the Contributing Readme.
2. Filter issues by "For Contributers" Label to find topics to work on.
3. Feel free to add your own ideas, features or open a Discussion in the Discussions tab.