Kubuntu video wallpaper

[Rog131]

Testing and testing and ...

Tools

Systemd logs/journal

man journalctl

JOURNALCTL(1)                                           journalctl                                           JOURNALCTL(1)

NAME
       journalctl - Query the systemd journal

SYNOPSIS
       journalctl [OPTIONS...] [MATCHES...]

DESCRIPTION
       journalctl may be used to query the contents of the systemd(1) journal as written by systemd-journald.service(8).

       If called without parameters, it will show the full contents of the journal, starting with the oldest entry
       collected.
...
       -b [ID][±offset], --boot=[ID][±offset]
           Show messages from a specific boot. This will add a match for "_BOOT_ID=".

           The argument may be empty, in which case logs for the current boot will be shown.
...

A Qt tool: qmlscene

http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtquick-qmlscene.html

Prototyping with qmlscene

Qt 5 includes qmlscene, a utility that loads and displays QML documents even before the application is complete. This utility also provides the following additional features that are useful while developing QML applications:..

$ qmlscene --help
Usage: qmlscene [options] <filename>
 
 Options:
  --maximized ...................... Run maximized
  --fullscreen ..................... Run fullscreen
  --transparent .................... Make the window transparent
  --multisample .................... Enable multisampling (OpenGL anti-aliasing)
  --no-version-detection ........... Do not try to detect the version of the .qml file
  --slow-animations ................ Run all animations in slow motion
  --resize-to-root ................. Resize the window to the size of the root item
  --quit ........................... Quit immediately after starting
  --disable-context-sharing ........ Disable the use of a shared GL context for QtQuick Windows
                            .........(remove AA_ShareOpenGLContexts)
  --desktop..........................Force use of desktop GL (AA_UseDesktopOpenGL)
  --gles.............................Force use of GLES (AA_UseOpenGLES)
  --software.........................Force use of software rendering (AA_UseOpenGLES)
  --verbose..........................Print version and graphical diagnostics for the run-time
  -I <path> ........................ Add <path> to the list of import paths
  -P <path> ........................ Add <path> to the list of plugin paths
  -translation <translationfile> ... Set the language to run in

kcmshell5 - A way to launch single KDE control module and hopefully see useful warnings/errors/etc...

$ kcmshell5 --help
Usage: kcmshell5 [options] module
A tool to start single KDE control modules

Options:
  -v, --version              Displays version information.
  -h, --help                 Displays this help.
  --author                   Show author information.
  --license                  Show license information.
  --desktopfile <file name>  The base file name of the desktop entry for this
                             application.
  --list                     List all possible modules
  --lang <language>          Specify a particular language
  --silent                   Do not display main window
  --args <arguments>         Arguments for the module
  --icon <icon>              Use a specific icon for the window
  --caption <caption>        Use a specific caption for the window

Arguments:
  module                     Configuration module to open

Steps

1) Testing with the qmlscene

qmlscene Splash.qml

Good: if no error messages and the video is playing.
Fix: Error messages and the video is not playing.

2) Testing from the KDE.

kcmshell5 kcm_splashscreen

Good: if no error messages and the video is playing.
Fix: Error messages and the video is not playing.


3) Reboot and test if this ### is working.


Good: The video is playing.
Fix: The video is not playing -> look the logs:

journalctl -b

[ManOfLinux]

I am trying to get the video splash to work. it shows up in the list but when I preview it and when I boot using it I just get a white screen for the background. any ideas?
I saw someone saying it was permission issues so I made it owned by the sddm user and it didnt help.
I moved it to /usr/share/plasma/lookandfeel and again it shows up and its owned by root like everything else in the directory.
same thing. so what am I missing?
Could it be codec? my video originally was wmv so used ffmpeg to convert avi and then from avi to mp4.
All of them played fine in a media player but still the white screen.
at my wits end.
any ideas?

[ManOfLinux]

Copying /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/ to /usr/share
Seems to work.

Hey Thanks!

[Rog131]

5 minute thrill

How do I turn one of these into an animated background for the lock screen?

Copying /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/ to /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.puff.desktop/
Editing the metadata.desktop



There should be a new look&feel




Editing the Puff.

Adding components from the https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post381741

and editing the /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.puff.desktop/contents/lockscreen/LockScreen.qml

/********************************************************************
 This file is part of the KDE project.

Copyright (C) 2014 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>

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.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*********************************************************************/

import QtQuick 2.0
import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
import org.kde.plasma.private.sessions 2.0
import "../components"
import "../additionalcomponents"

Image {
    id: root
    property bool viewVisible: false
    property bool debug: false
    property string notification
    property UserSelect userSelect: null
    property int interfaceVersion: org_kde_plasma_screenlocker_greeter_interfaceVersion ? org_kde_plasma_screenlocker_greeter_interfaceVersion : 0
    signal clearPassword()

    source: backgroundPath || "../additionalcomponents/artwork/background.png"
    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
    asynchronous: true

    onStatusChanged: {
        if (status == Image.Error) {
            source = "../additionalcomponents/artwork/background.png";
        }
    }
    
    CustomAffector { 
        id: customAffector
        anchors.fill: parent
    }

    LayoutMirroring.enabled: Qt.application.layoutDirection === Qt.RightToLeft
    LayoutMirroring.childrenInherit: true

    Connections {
        target: authenticator
        onFailed: {
            root.notification = i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel","Unlocking failed");
        }
        onGraceLockedChanged: {
            if (!authenticator.graceLocked) {
                root.notification = "";
                root.clearPassword();
            }
        }
        onMessage: {
            root.notification = msg;
        }
        onError: {
            root.notification = err;
        }
    }

    SessionsModel {
        id: sessionsModel
    }

    PlasmaCore.DataSource {
        id: keystateSource
        engine: "keystate"
        connectedSources: "Caps Lock"
    }

    Loader {
        id: changeSessionComponent
        active: false
        source: "ChangeSession.qml"
        visible: false
    }

    StackView {
        id: stackView
        height: units.largeSpacing * 14
        anchors {
            verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
            left: parent.left
            right: parent.right
        }

        initialItem: Loader {
            active: root.viewVisible
            source: "MainBlock.qml"
        }
    }

    Loader {
        active: root.viewVisible
        source: "LockOsd.qml"
        anchors {
            horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
            bottom: parent.bottom
        }
    }

    Component.onCompleted: {
        // version support checks
        if (root.interfaceVersion < 1) {
            // ksmserver of 5.4, with greeter of 5.5
            root.viewVisible = true;
        }
    }
}

Testing...

Direct: http://youtu.be/03RkTFTg2tM

Seems to work.

[ManOfLinux]

How do I turn one of these into an animated background for the lock screen?

How do I turn one of these into an animated background for the lock screen?
If we could do that who needs screen savers, although it would be nice if the lock part faded away after awhile till a key press.

[Rog131]

Autumn Leafs an animated SDDM theme

About SDDM

- https://github.com/sddm/sddm --> https://github.com/sddm/sddm/blob/ma...ocs/THEMING.md


About qml and quick

- http://qmlbook.github.io/index.html --> http://qmlbook.github.io/ch08/index.html
- http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtquick-index.html --> http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtquick-partic...s-example.html


Ubuntu packages

- http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ll&section=all



I don't know what I'm doing but seems to work


Copying the 'Maldives' SDDM theme (/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/) to the work directory (~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/)

Editing:

Main.qml

/***************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2013 Abdurrahman AVCI <abdurrahmanavci@gmail.com>
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
* obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
* files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
* including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
* publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
* and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
* subject to the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
* in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
* OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
* THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
* OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
* ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE
* OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
*
***************************************************************************/

import QtQuick 2.0
import SddmComponents 2.0
import QtMultimedia 5.0
import "./additionalcomponents"

Rectangle {
    id: container
    width: 640
    height: 480

    TextConstants { id: textConstants }

    Connections {
        target: sddm

        onLoginSucceeded: {
            errorMessage.color = "steelblue"
            errorMessage.text = textConstants.loginSucceeded
        }

        onLoginFailed: {
            errorMessage.color = "red"
            errorMessage.text = textConstants.loginFailed
        }
    }


    property int stage
    
    Background {
        anchors.fill: parent

        source: config.background
        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
        onStatusChanged: {
            if (status == Image.Error && source != config.defaultBackground) {
                source = config.defaultBackground
            }
        }
    }
    
    CustomAffector { 
        id: customAffector
        anchors.fill: parent
    }
    
    Rectangle {
        property variant geometry: screenModel.geometry(screenModel.primary)
        x: geometry.x; y: geometry.y; width: geometry.width; height: geometry.height
        color: "transparent"

        Image {
            id: rectangle
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            width: Math.max(320, mainColumn.implicitWidth + 50)
            height: Math.max(320, mainColumn.implicitHeight + 50)

            source: "rectangle.png"
            
            Column {
                id: mainColumn
                anchors.centerIn: parent
                spacing: 12
                
                Text {
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    color: "black"
                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
                    height: text.implicitHeight
                    width: parent.width
                    text: textConstants.welcomeText.arg(sddm.hostName)
                    wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                    font.pixelSize: 24
                    elide: Text.ElideRight
                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                    
                }
                
                Column {
                    width: parent.width
                    spacing: 4
                    Text {
                        id: lblName
                        width: parent.width
                        text: textConstants.userName
                        font.bold: true
                        font.pixelSize: 12
                    }

                    TextBox {
                        id: name
                        width: parent.width; height: 30
                        text: userModel.lastUser
                        font.pixelSize: 14

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: rebootButton; KeyNavigation.tab: password

                        Keys.onPressed: {
                            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
                                sddm.login(name.text, password.text, session.index)
                                event.accepted = true
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                Column {
                    width: parent.width
                    spacing : 4
                    Text {
                        id: lblPassword
                        width: parent.width
                        text: textConstants.password
                        font.bold: true
                        font.pixelSize: 12
                    }

                    PasswordBox {
                        id: password
                        width: parent.width; height: 30
                        font.pixelSize: 14

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: name; KeyNavigation.tab: session

                        Keys.onPressed: {
                            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
                                sddm.login(name.text, password.text, session.index)
                                event.accepted = true
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                Row {
                    spacing: 4
                    width: parent.width / 2
                    z: 100

                    Column {
                        z: 100
                        width: parent.width * 1.3
                        spacing : 4
                        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom

                        Text {
                            id: lblSession
                            width: parent.width
                            text: textConstants.session
                            wrapMode: TextEdit.WordWrap
                            font.bold: true
                            font.pixelSize: 12
                        }

                        ComboBox {
                            id: session
                            width: parent.width; height: 30
                            font.pixelSize: 14

                            arrowIcon: "angle-down.png"

                            model: sessionModel
                            index: sessionModel.lastIndex

                            KeyNavigation.backtab: password; KeyNavigation.tab: layoutBox
                        }
                    }

                    Column {
                        z: 101
                        width: parent.width * 0.7
                        spacing : 4
                        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom

                        Text {
                            id: lblLayout
                            width: parent.width
                            text: textConstants.layout
                            wrapMode: TextEdit.WordWrap
                            font.bold: true
                            font.pixelSize: 12
                        }

                        LayoutBox {
                            id: layoutBox
                            width: parent.width; height: 30
                            font.pixelSize: 14

                            arrowIcon: "angle-down.png"

                            KeyNavigation.backtab: session; KeyNavigation.tab: loginButton
                        }
                    }
                }

                Column {
                    width: parent.width
                    Text {
                        id: errorMessage
                        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                        text: textConstants.prompt
                        font.pixelSize: 10
                    }
                }

                Row {
                    spacing: 4
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    property int btnWidth: Math.max(loginButton.implicitWidth,
                                                    shutdownButton.implicitWidth,
                                                    rebootButton.implicitWidth, 80) + 8
                    Button {
                        id: loginButton
                        text: textConstants.login
                        width: parent.btnWidth

                        onClicked: sddm.login(name.text, password.text, session.index)

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: layoutBox; KeyNavigation.tab: shutdownButton
                    }

                    Button {
                        id: shutdownButton
                        text: textConstants.shutdown
                        width: parent.btnWidth

                        onClicked: sddm.powerOff()

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: loginButton; KeyNavigation.tab: rebootButton
                    }

                    Button {
                        id: rebootButton
                        text: textConstants.reboot
                        width: parent.btnWidth

                        onClicked: sddm.reboot()

                        KeyNavigation.backtab: shutdownButton; KeyNavigation.tab: name
                    }
                }
                LineClock { id: lineclock }
            }
        }
    }

    Component.onCompleted: {
        if (name.text == "")
            name.focus = true
        else
            password.focus = true
    }
}

metadata.desktop

[SddmGreeterTheme]
Name=Autumn SDDM
Description=Falling Leaf Theme
Author=Me
Copyright=(c) 2015 Me
License=CC-BY-SA
Type=sddm-theme
Version=0.1
Website=https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?67703-Kubuntu-video-wallpaper
Screenshot=preview.jpg
MainScript=Main.qml
ConfigFile=theme.conf
TranslationsDirectory=translations
Email=
Theme-Id=autumnsddm
Theme-API=2.0

Adding:

~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/additionalcomponents/LineClock.qml

import QtQuick 2.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 
Column {
    id: container
    property date dateTime: new Date()
 
    Timer {
        interval: 100; running: true; repeat: true;
        onTriggered: container.dateTime = new Date()
    }
    Text {
        id: time
        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 
        color: container.color
 
        text : Qt.formatDateTime(container.dateTime, "yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm")
        font.pointSize: 10
    }
}

Copying from the qtdeclarative5 examples the customaffector.qml --> ~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/additionalcomponents/CustomAffector.qml and editing:

/****************************************************************************
**
** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
**
** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
**
** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
**
** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
** met:
**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
**   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
**     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
**     distribution.
**   * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
**     of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
**
**
** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
**
** $QT_END_LICENSE$
**
****************************************************************************/

import QtQuick 2.0
import QtQuick.Particles 2.0

Item {
    id: container
    width: 500
    height: 350

    Image {
        source: "../images/transparent.png"
        anchors.fill: parent
    }
    
    ParticleSystem {
        anchors.fill: parent
        Emitter {
            width: parent.width
            emitRate: 4
            lifeSpan: 14000
            size: 80
            velocity: PointDirection { y: 60 }
        }
        Wander {
            anchors.fill: parent
            anchors.bottomMargin: 100
            xVariance: 60
            pace: 60
        }

        //! [0]
        Affector {
            property real coefficient: 0.1
            property real velocity: 1.5
            width: parent.width
            height: parent.height - 100
            onAffectParticles: {
            /*  //Linear movement
                if (particle.r == 0) {
                    particle.r = Math.random() > 0.5 ? -1 : 1;
                } else if (particle.r == 1) {
                    particle.rotation += velocity * dt;
                    if (particle.rotation >= maxAngle)
                        particle.r = -1;
                } else if (particle.r == -1) {
                    particle.rotation -= velocity * dt;
                    if (particle.rotation <= -1 * maxAngle)
                        particle.r = 1;
                }
            */
                //Wobbly movement
                for (var i=0; i<particles.length; i++) {
                    var particle = particles[i];
                    if (particle.r == 0.0) {
                        particle.r = Math.random() + 0.01;
                    }
                    particle.rotation += velocity * particle.r * dt;
                    particle.r -= particle.rotation * coefficient;
                    if (particle.r == 0.0)
                        particle.r -= particle.rotation * 0.000001;
                    particle.update = 1;
                }
            }
        }
        //! [0]

        //! [1]
        Affector {//Custom Friction, adds some 'randomness'
            x: -60
            width: parent.width + 120
            height: 100
            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
            onAffectParticles: {
                for (var i=0; i<particles.length; i++) {
                    var particle = particles[i];
                    var pseudoRand = (Math.floor(particle.t*1327) % 10) + 1;
                    var yslow = dt * pseudoRand * 0.5 + 1;
                    var xslow = dt * pseudoRand * 0.05 + 1;
                    if (particle.vy < 1)
                        particle.vy = 0;
                    else
                        particle.vy = (particle.vy / yslow);
                    if (particle.vx < 1)
                        particle.vx = 0;
                    else
                        particle.vx = (particle.vx / xslow);
                    particle.update = true;
                }
            }
        }
        //! [1]

        ImageParticle {
            anchors.fill: parent
            id: particles
            sprites: [Sprite {
                    source: "../images/realLeaf1.png"
                    frameCount: 1
                    frameDuration: 1
                    to: {"a":1, "b":1, "c":1, "d":1}
                }, Sprite {
                    name: "a"
                    source: "../images/realLeaf1.png"
                    frameCount: 1
                    frameDuration: 10000
                },
                Sprite {
                    name: "b"
                    source: "../images/realLeaf2.png"
                    frameCount: 1
                    frameDuration: 10000
                },
                Sprite {
                    name: "c"
                    source: "../images/realLeaf3.png"
                    frameCount: 1
                    frameDuration: 10000
                },
                Sprite {
                    name: "d"
                    source: "../images/realLeaf4.png"
                    frameCount: 1
                    frameDuration: 10000
                }
            ]

            z:4
        }
    }
}

Copying the realLeaf images from the qtdeclarative5 examples and making a transparent.png picture (~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/images/).



Testing the CustomAffector.qml with the qmlscene:

qmlscene ~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/additionalcomponents/CustomAffector.qml

Seems to work...

Adding the default theme background: http://www.seegodtoday.com/wp-conten...len-leaves.jpg -> ~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/background.jpg

Testing the SDDM theme:

sddm-greeter --test --theme ~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/

A preview clip:

Direct: https://youtu.be/6Lal3HfpBcw

Seems to work. Using screen capture as theme preview -> ~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/preview.jpg





Copying the theme ~/Templates/sddm/autumnsddm/ to the /usr/share/sddm/themes/autumnsddm/




Picking the theme from the kcm SDDM




Log out - log in - seems to work.

[Rog131]

KDE webcam wallpaper

(with the Arch Linux, Qt 5.5)


Copy of https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post379944


with the qml /1, 2/ the wallpaper can read the picture from the internet webcams. The picture read timing can be done with the qml timer /3, 4/.


Writing:

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.web.cam/metadata.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Webcam
Name[x-test]=xxWebcamxxx

Type=Service
ServiceTypes=Plasma/DeclarativeWallpaper
Icon=preferences-desktop-wallpaper
X-Plasma-MainScript=ui/main.qml
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.web.cam
X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true

~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.web.cam/contents/ui/main.qml

// https://forum.qt.io/topic/50948/how-to-find-in-documenation-the-qtquick-versions-for-a-qt-version/2
// Qt 5.5 -> QtQuick 2.5

import QtQuick 2.5

Rectangle {
    id: main
    width: 853
    height: 480

    Image {
        id: showImage
        cache : false
        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
        anchors.fill: parent
        source: "http://ftp2.innofactor.com/helsinginsatama/image_00001.jpg"
        clip: true
    }

    Timer {
        // milliseconds
        interval: 60000
        repeat: true
        running: true
        onTriggered: { showImage.source =""; showImage.source = "http://ftp2.innofactor.com/helsinginsatama/image_00001.jpg" }
    }
}

Executing the kbuildsycoca5:

kbuildsycoca5 --noincremental

Picking the webcam wallpaper:



Seems to work...





Links

1. https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...ma-qml-widgets
2. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-image.html
3. https://forum.qt.io/topic/6935/how-t...mage-in-qml/14
4. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtqml-timer.html

[LinkBot]

Do you guys know about any better splash screens to work with this?

About KDE splash screens: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post370231

Alternative X display managers - Some implementations : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_disp...(program_type)

- many of these are in the Ubuntu repositories


Alternative SDDM themes (googling):

- https://github.com/absturztaube/sddm-archlinux-theme
- https://github.com/AlfredoRamos/sddm...ifestyle-theme
- https://github.com/manjaro/artwork-maia

[pauly]

One common cause for a white screen is permissions...sddm greeter runs as user "sddm", so make sure it has read access to the theme directories and files.

How would I go about that? Actually I just checked. The version from the repositories works. Do you guys know about any better splash screens to work with this?

[pauly]

Did you try with the sddm-greeter & konsole ?



Any error messages ?


The circles/elarun/maldives/maui themes are available from the Ubuntu repositories: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...e=all§ion=all

Wow! Thanks! didn't realize...Makes me wonder what other goodies I might be missing.

[kubicle]

One common cause for a white screen is permissions...sddm greeter runs as user "sddm", so make sure it has read access to the theme directories and files.

[LinkBot]

?

Did you try with the sddm-greeter & konsole ?

$ sddm-greeter --help
Usage: sddm-greeter [options] [arguments]
Options:
--theme <theme path> Set greeter theme
--socket <socket name> Set socket name
--test-mode Start greeter in test mode

Any error messages ?


The circles/elarun/maldives/maui themes are available from the Ubuntu repositories: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ll&section=all

[pauly]

Currently Kubuntu 15.10 uses SDDM. So I went to https://github.com/sddm/sddm and downloaded the zip. After extracting the contents I copied the themes from the sddm-master/data/themes folder and pasted into usr/share/sddm/themes. They actually do show up in system settings and so I selected one and tried to use it but it fails and just shows a white screen. Any idea as to why it failed?

[LinkBot]

Relax

Where did you get the looping AVI file?