The option can currently be activated from Virtual Desktops Settings -> Advanced. A better home and preview would be better for these settings.
In more detail, this option can make a wallpaper, larger than the geometry of the zone, scroll appropriately with each desk change. Consider a nice panorama picture, which is as wide as the total desks' width. Then, at most, E will scroll the background by 1 / (number of desks) for each desk change. The direction of the scrolling is dependent on the desk change itself. Also, the user can specify a coefficient of maximum scrolling for each axis. If the coefficient is 0, the wallpaper will not move.
More advanced animations can be constructed with edje. The data item "directional_freedom" "(1|0) (1|0)" can toggle the actual wallpaper scrolling done by E for each axis. A message with the current x/y position, panning w|h, and zone w|h is sent to the background edje with each desk change animation tick. An example embryo script that handles the message, and changes a hypothetical "a1" part in the "e/desktop/background" group is shown below:
public message(Msg_Type:type, id, ...) {
if (type == MSG_INT_SET) {
new x = getarg(2);
new y = getarg(3);
// new max_x = getarg(4);
// new max_y = getarg(5);
// new w = getarg(6);
// new h = getarg(7);
custom_state(PART:"a1", "default", 0.0);
set_state_val(PART:"a1", STATE_FILL_POS, 0.0, 0.0, -x / 4, -y / 4);
set_state(PART:"a1", "custom", 0.0);
}
}
SVN revision: 40543
You will probably loose desktop icons until you get a fresh profile. Or you can edit the
.desktop files in .e/e/fileman/favorites (new icons name are: user-desktop, user-home, computer and user-temp)
Sorry for bothering... the next commit should be the last ;)
SVN revision: 39419
lend me your ears, for i come to break code, not to praise it!
module api getting kicked about. 1. modapi calls for config and about are gone
core module api call for about dialog gone (not needed anymore). use module
.desktops for about info in description. config should go via the config
panel calls to register stuff.... wherd... to... ma homieoes!
SVN revision: 32231