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1#! perl 1#! perl
2 2
3#:META:X_RESOURCE:%.expr:string:background expression 3#:META:X_RESOURCE:%.expr:string:background expression
4#:META:X_RESOURCE:%.border.:boolean:respect the terminal border 4#:META:X_RESOURCE:%.border.:boolean:respect the terminal border
5 5
6#TODO: once, rootalign
7
6=head1 background - manage terminal background 8=head1 background - manage terminal background
7 9
8=head2 SYNOPSIS 10=head2 SYNOPSIS
9 11
10 rxvt -background-expr 'background expression' 12 urxvt --background-expr 'background expression'
11 -background-border 13 --background-border
12 14
13=head2 DESCRIPTION 15=head2 DESCRIPTION
14 16
17This extension manages the terminal background by creating a picture that
18is behind the text, replacing the normal background colour.
19
20It does so by evaluating a Perl expression that I<calculates> the image on
21the fly, for example, by grabbing the root background or loading a file.
22
23While the full power of Perl is available, the operators have been design
24to be as simple as possible.
25
26For example, to load an image and scale it to the window size, you would
27use:
28
29 urxvt --background-expr 'scale load "/path/to/mybg.png"'
30
31Or specified as a X resource:
32
33 URxvt.background-expr: scale load "/path/to/mybg.png"
34
35=head2 THEORY OF OPERATION
36
37At startup, just before the window is mapped for the first time, the
38expression is evaluated and must yield an image. The image is then
39extended as necessary to cover the whole terminal window, and is set as a
40background pixmap.
41
42If the image contains an alpha channel, then it will be used as-is in
43visuals that support alpha channels (for example, for a compositing
44manager). In other visuals, the terminal background colour will be used to
45replace any transparency.
46
47When the expression relies, directly or indirectly, on the window size,
48position, the root pixmap, or a timer, then it will be remembered. If not,
49then it will be removed.
50
51If any of the parameters that the expression relies on changes (when the
52window is moved or resized, its position or size changes; when the root
53pixmap is replaced by another one the root background changes; or when the
54timer elapses), then the expression will be evaluated again.
55
56For example, an expression such as C<scale load "$HOME/mybg.png"> scales the
57image to the window size, so it relies on the window size and will
58be reevaluated each time it is changed, but not when it moves for
59example. That ensures that the picture always fills the terminal, even
60after it's size changes.
61
62=head3 EXPRESSIONS
63
64Expressions are normal Perl expressions, in fact, they are Perl blocks -
65which means you could use multiple lines and statements:
66
67 again 3600;
68 if (localtime now)[6]) {
69 return scale load "$HOME/weekday.png";
70 } else {
71 return scale load "$HOME/sunday.png";
72 }
73
74This expression gets evaluated once per hour. It will set F<sunday.png> as
75background on Sundays, and F<weekday.png> on all other days.
76
77Fortunately, we expect that most expressions will be much simpler, with
78little Perl knowledge needed.
79
80Basically, you always start with a function that "generates" an image
81object, such as C<load>, which loads an image from disk, or C<root>, which
82returns the root window background image:
83
84 load "$HOME/mypic.png"
85
86The path is usually specified as a quoted string (the exact rules can be
87found in the L<perlop> manpage). The F<$HOME> at the beginning of the
88string is expanded to the home directory.
89
90Then you prepend one or more modifiers or filtering expressions, such as
91C<scale>:
92
93 scale load "$HOME/mypic.png"
94
95Just like a mathematical expression with functions, you should read these
96expressions from right to left, as the C<load> is evaluated first, and
97its result becomes the argument to the C<scale> function.
98
99Many operators also allow some parameters preceding the input image
100that modify its behaviour. For example, C<scale> without any additional
101arguments scales the image to size of the terminal window. If you specify
102an additional argument, it uses it as a percentage:
103
104 scale 200, load "$HOME/mypic.png"
105
106This enlarges the image by a factor of 2 (200%). As you can see, C<scale>
107has now two arguments, the C<200> and the C<load> expression, while
108C<load> only has one argument. Arguments are separated from each other by
109commas.
110
111Scale also accepts two arguments, which are then separate factors for both
112horizontal and vertical dimensions. For example, this halves the image
113width and doubles the image height:
114
115 scale 50, 200, load "$HOME/mypic.png"
116
117Other effects than scalign are also readily available, for exmaple, you can
118tile the image to fill the whole window, instead of resizing it:
119
120 tile load "$HOME/mypic.png"
121
122In fact, images returned by C<load> are in C<tile> mode by default, so the C<tile> operator
123is kind of superfluous.
124
125Another common effect is to mirror the image, so that the same edges touch:
126
127 mirror load "$HOME/mypic.png"
128
129This is also a typical background expression:
130
131 rootalign root
132
133It first takes a snapshot of the screen background image, and then
134moves it to the upper left corner of the screen - the result is
135pseudo-transparency, as the image seems to be static while the window is
136moved around.
137
138=head3 CYCLES AND CACHING
139
140As has been mentioned before, the expression might be evaluated multiple
141times. Each time the expression is reevaluated, a new cycle is said to
142have begun. Many operators cache their results till the next cycle.
143
144For example, the C<load> operator keeps a copy of the image. If it is
145asked to load the same image on the next cycle it will not load it again,
146but return the cached copy.
147
148This only works for one cycle though, so as long as you load the same
149image every time, it will always be cached, but when you load a different
150image, it will forget about the first one.
151
152This allows you to either speed things up by keeping multiple images in
153memory, or comserve memory by loading images more often.
154
155For example, you can keep two images in memory and use a random one like
156this:
157
158 my $img1 = load "img1.png";
159 my $img2 = load "img2.png";
160 (0.5 > rand) ? $img1 : $img2
161
162Since both images are "loaded" every time the expression is evaluated,
163they are always kept in memory. Contrast this version:
164
165 my $path1 = "img1.png";
166 my $path2 = "img2.png";
167 load ((0.5 > rand) ? $path1 : $path2)
168
169Here, a path is selected randomly, and load is only called for one image,
170so keeps only one image in memory. If, on the next evaluation, luck
171decides to use the other path, then it will have to load that image again.
172
15=head2 REFERENCE 173=head2 REFERENCE
16 174
17=cut 175=head3 COMMAND LINE SWITCHES
18 176
19our $EXPR; 177=over 4
20#$EXPR = 'move W * 0.1, -H * 0.1, resize W * 0.5, H * 0.5, repeat_none load "opensource.png"';
21$EXPR = 'move -TX, -TY, load "argb.png"';
22#$EXPR = '
23# rotate W, H, 50, 50, counter 1/59.95, repeat_mirror,
24# clip X, Y, W, H, repeat_mirror,
25# load "/root/pix/das_fette_schwein.jpg"
26#';
27#$EXPR = 'solid "red"';
28#$EXPR = 'blur root, 10, 10'
29#$EXPR = 'blur move (root, -x, -y), 5, 5'
30#resize load "/root/pix/das_fette_schwein.jpg", w, h
31 178
179=item --background-expr perl-expression
180
181Specifies the Perl expression to evaluate.
182
183=item --background-border
184
185By default, the expression creates an image that fills the full window,
186overwriting borders and any other areas, such as the scrollbar.
187
188Specifying this flag changes the behaviour, so that the image only
189replaces the background of the character area.
190
191=back
192
193=cut
194
195our $HOME;
32our ($self, $old, $new); 196our ($self, $old, $new);
33our ($x, $y, $w, $h); 197our ($x, $y, $w, $h);
34 198
35# enforce at least this interval between updates 199# enforce at least this interval between updates
36our $MIN_INTERVAL = 1/100; 200our $MIN_INTERVAL = 1/100;
158 322
159When this function is used the expression will be reevaluated again in 323When this function is used the expression will be reevaluated again in
160C<$seconds> seconds. 324C<$seconds> seconds.
161 325
162Example: load some image and rotate it according to the time of day (as if it were 326Example: load some image and rotate it according to the time of day (as if it were
163the hour pointer of a clock). update this image every minute. 327the hour pointer of a clock). Update this image every minute.
164 328
165 again 60; rotate TW, TH, 50, 50, (now % 86400) * -720 / 86400, scale load "myclock.png" 329 again 60; rotate TW, TH, 50, 50, (now % 86400) * -720 / 86400, scale load "myclock.png"
166 330
167=item counter $seconds 331=item counter $seconds
168 332
207Similar to tile, but reflects the image each time it uses a new copy, so 371Similar to tile, but reflects the image each time it uses a new copy, so
208that top edges always touch top edges, right edges always touch right 372that top edges always touch top edges, right edges always touch right
209edges and so on (with normal tiling, left edges always touch right edges 373edges and so on (with normal tiling, left edges always touch right edges
210and top always touch bottom edges). 374and top always touch bottom edges).
211 375
212Exmaple: load an image and mirror it over the background, avoiding sharp 376Example: load an image and mirror it over the background, avoiding sharp
213edges at the image borders at the expense of mirroring the image itself 377edges at the image borders at the expense of mirroring the image itself
214 378
215 mirror load "mybg.png" 379 mirror load "mybg.png"
216 380
217=item pad $img 381=item pad $img
219Takes an image and modifies it so that all pixels outside the image area 383Takes an image and modifies it so that all pixels outside the image area
220become transparent. This mode is most useful when you want to place an 384become transparent. This mode is most useful when you want to place an
221image over another image or the background colour while leaving all 385image over another image or the background colour while leaving all
222background pixels outside the image unchanged. 386background pixels outside the image unchanged.
223 387
224Example: load an image and display it in the upper left corner. The rets 388Example: load an image and display it in the upper left corner. The rest
225of the space is left "empty" (transparent or wahtever your compisotr does 389of the space is left "empty" (transparent or wahtever your compisotr does
226in alpha mode, else background colour). 390in alpha mode, else background colour).
227 391
228 pad load "mybg.png" 392 pad load "mybg.png"
229 393
345 sub resize($$$) { 509 sub resize($$$) {
346 my $img = pop; 510 my $img = pop;
347 $img->scale ($_[0], $_[1]) 511 $img->scale ($_[0], $_[1])
348 } 512 }
349 513
514=item move $dx, $dy, $img
515
516Moves the image by C<$dx> pixels in the horizontal, and C<$dy> pixels in
517the vertical.
518
519Example: move the image right by 20 pixels and down by 30.
520
521 move 20, 30, ...
522
523=item rootalign $img
524
525Moves the image so that it appears glued to the screen as opposed to the
526window. This gives the illusion of a larger area behind the window. It is
527exactly equivalent to C<move -TX, -TY>, that is, it moves the image to the
528top left of the screen.
529
530Example: load a background image, put it in mirror mode and root align it.
531
532 rootalign mirror load "mybg.png"
533
534Example: take the screen background and align it, giving the illusion of
535transparency as long as the window isn't in front of other windows.
536
537 rootalign root
538
539=cut
540
350 sub move($$;$) { 541 sub move($$;$) {
351 my $img = pop->clone; 542 my $img = pop->clone;
352 $img->move ($_[0], $_[1]); 543 $img->move ($_[0], $_[1]);
353 $img 544 $img
354 } 545 }
546
547 sub rootalign($) {
548 move -TX, -TY, $_[0]
549 }
550
551=item contrast $factor, $img
552
553=item contrast $r, $g, $b, $img
554
555=item contrast $r, $g, $b, $a, $img
556
557Adjusts the I<contrast> of an image.
558
559#TODO#
560
561=item brightness $factor, $img
562
563=item brightness $r, $g, $b, $img
564
565=item brightness $r, $g, $b, $a, $img
566
567Adjusts the brightness of an image.
568
569=cut
570
571 sub contrast($$;$$;$) {
572 my $img = pop;
573 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_;
574
575 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 4;
576 $a = 1 if @_ < 5;
577
578 $img = $img->clone;
579 $img->contrast ($r, $g, $b, $a);
580 $img
581 }
582
583 sub brightness($$;$$;$) {
584 my $img = pop;
585 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_;
586
587 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 4;
588 $a = 1 if @_ < 5;
589
590 $img = $img->clone;
591 $img->brightness ($r, $g, $b, $a);
592 $img
593 }
594
595=item blur $radius, $img
596
597=item blur $radius_horz, $radius_vert, $img
598
599Gaussian-blurs the image with (roughly) C<$radius> pixel radius. The radii
600can also be specified separately.
601
602Blurring is often I<very> slow, at least compared or other
603operators. Larger blur radii are slower than smaller ones, too, so if you
604don't want to freeze your screen for long times, start experimenting with
605low values for radius (<5).
606
607=cut
608
609 sub blur($$;$) {
610 my $img = pop;
611 $img->blur ($_[0], @_ >= 2 ? $_[1] : $_[0])
612 }
613
614=item rotate $new_width, $new_height, $center_x, $center_y, $degrees
615
616Rotates the image by C<$degrees> degrees, counter-clockwise, around the
617pointer at C<$center_x> and C<$center_y> (specified as percentage of image
618width/height), generating a new image with width C<$new_width> and height
619C<$new_height>.
620
621#TODO# new width, height, maybe more operators?
622
623Example: rotate the image by 90 degrees
624
625=cut
355 626
356 sub rotate($$$$$$) { 627 sub rotate($$$$$$) {
357 my $img = pop; 628 my $img = pop;
358 $img->rotate ( 629 $img->rotate (
359 $_[0], 630 $_[0],
362 $_[3] * $img->h * .01, 633 $_[3] * $img->h * .01,
363 $_[4] * (3.14159265 / 180), 634 $_[4] * (3.14159265 / 180),
364 ) 635 )
365 } 636 }
366 637
367 sub blur($$;$) {
368 my $img = pop;
369 $img->blur ($_[0], @_ >= 2 ? $_[1] : $_[0])
370 }
371
372 sub contrast($$;$$;$) {
373 my $img = pop;
374 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_;
375
376 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 4;
377 $a = 1 if @_ < 5;
378
379 $img = $img->clone;
380 $img->contrast ($r, $g, $b, $a);
381 $img
382 }
383
384 sub brightness($$;$$;$) {
385 my $img = pop;
386 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_;
387
388 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 4;
389 $a = 1 if @_ < 5;
390
391 $img = $img->clone;
392 $img->brightness ($r, $g, $b, $a);
393 $img
394 }
395
396=back 638=back
397 639
398=cut 640=cut
399 641
400} 642}
430 672
431 # set environment to evaluate user expression 673 # set environment to evaluate user expression
432 674
433 local $self = $arg_self; 675 local $self = $arg_self;
434 676
677 local $HOME = $ENV{HOME};
435 local $old = $self->{state}; 678 local $old = $self->{state};
436 local $new = my $state = $self->{state} = {}; 679 local $new = my $state = $self->{state} = {};
437 680
438 ($x, $y, $w, $h) = 681 ($x, $y, $w, $h) =
439 $self->background_geometry ($self->{border}); 682 $self->background_geometry ($self->{border});
451 694
452 my $repeat; 695 my $repeat;
453 696
454 if (my $again = $state->{again}) { 697 if (my $again = $state->{again}) {
455 $repeat = 1; 698 $repeat = 1;
699 my $self = $self;
456 $state->{timer} = $again == $old->{again} 700 $state->{timer} = $again == $old->{again}
457 ? $old->{timer} 701 ? $old->{timer}
458 : urxvt::timer->new->after ($again)->interval ($again)->cb (sub { 702 : urxvt::timer->new->after ($again)->interval ($again)->cb (sub {
459 ++$self->{counter}; 703 ++$self->{counter};
460 $self->recalculate 704 $self->recalculate

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