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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#:META:X_RESOURCE:%.interval:seconds:minimum time between updates 5#:META:X_RESOURCE:%.interval:seconds:minimum time between updates
6
7#TODO: once, rootalign
8 6
9=head1 NAME 7=head1 NAME
10 8
11 background - manage terminal background 9 background - manage terminal background
12 10
59 57
60For example, an expression such as C<scale load "$HOME/mybg.png"> scales the 58For example, an expression such as C<scale load "$HOME/mybg.png"> scales the
61image to the window size, so it relies on the window size and will 59image to the window size, so it relies on the window size and will
62be reevaluated each time it is changed, but not when it moves for 60be reevaluated each time it is changed, but not when it moves for
63example. That ensures that the picture always fills the terminal, even 61example. That ensures that the picture always fills the terminal, even
64after it's size changes. 62after its size changes.
65 63
66=head2 EXPRESSIONS 64=head2 EXPRESSIONS
67 65
68Expressions are normal Perl expressions, in fact, they are Perl blocks - 66Expressions are normal Perl expressions, in fact, they are Perl blocks -
69which means you could use multiple lines and statements: 67which means you could use multiple lines and statements:
73 return scale load "$HOME/weekday.png"; 71 return scale load "$HOME/weekday.png";
74 } else { 72 } else {
75 return scale load "$HOME/sunday.png"; 73 return scale load "$HOME/sunday.png";
76 } 74 }
77 75
78This expression gets evaluated once per hour. It will set F<sunday.png> as 76This expression is evaluated once per hour. It will set F<sunday.png> as
79background on Sundays, and F<weekday.png> on all other days. 77background on Sundays, and F<weekday.png> on all other days.
80 78
81Fortunately, we expect that most expressions will be much simpler, with 79Fortunately, we expect that most expressions will be much simpler, with
82little Perl knowledge needed. 80little Perl knowledge needed.
83 81
117horizontal and vertical dimensions. For example, this halves the image 115horizontal and vertical dimensions. For example, this halves the image
118width and doubles the image height: 116width and doubles the image height:
119 117
120 scale 0.5, 2, load "$HOME/mypic.png" 118 scale 0.5, 2, load "$HOME/mypic.png"
121 119
122Other effects than scalign are also readily available, for exmaple, you can 120Other effects than scaling are also readily available, for example, you can
123tile the image to fill the whole window, instead of resizing it: 121tile the image to fill the whole window, instead of resizing it:
124 122
125 tile load "$HOME/mypic.png" 123 tile load "$HOME/mypic.png"
126 124
127In fact, images returned by C<load> are in C<tile> mode by default, so the C<tile> operator 125In fact, images returned by C<load> are in C<tile> mode by default, so the C<tile> operator
153This only works for one cycle though, so as long as you load the same 151This only works for one cycle though, so as long as you load the same
154image every time, it will always be cached, but when you load a different 152image every time, it will always be cached, but when you load a different
155image, it will forget about the first one. 153image, it will forget about the first one.
156 154
157This allows you to either speed things up by keeping multiple images in 155This allows you to either speed things up by keeping multiple images in
158memory, or comserve memory by loading images more often. 156memory, or conserve memory by loading images more often.
159 157
160For example, you can keep two images in memory and use a random one like 158For example, you can keep two images in memory and use a random one like
161this: 159this:
162 160
163 my $img1 = load "img1.png"; 161 my $img1 = load "img1.png";
193Specifying this flag changes the behaviour, so that the image only 191Specifying this flag changes the behaviour, so that the image only
194replaces the background of the character area. 192replaces the background of the character area.
195 193
196=item --background-interval seconds 194=item --background-interval seconds
197 195
198Since some operations in the underlying XRender extension can effetively 196Since some operations in the underlying XRender extension can effectively
199freeze your X-server for prolonged time, this extension enforces a minimum 197freeze your X-server for prolonged time, this extension enforces a minimum
200time between updates, which is normally about 0.1 seconds. 198time between updates, which is normally about 0.1 seconds.
201 199
202If you want to do updates more often, you can decrease this safety 200If you want to do updates more often, you can decrease this safety
203interval with this switch. 201interval with this switch.
204 202
205=back 203=back
206 204
207=cut 205=cut
208 206
207our %_IMG_CACHE;
209our $HOME; 208our $HOME;
210our ($self, $old, $new); 209our ($self, $old, $new);
211our ($x, $y, $w, $h); 210our ($x, $y, $w, $h);
212 211
213# enforce at least this interval between updates 212# enforce at least this interval between updates
229=item load $path 228=item load $path
230 229
231Loads the image at the given C<$path>. The image is set to plane tiling 230Loads the image at the given C<$path>. The image is set to plane tiling
232mode. 231mode.
233 232
234Loaded images will be cached for one cycle. 233Loaded images will be cached for one cycle, and shared between temrinals
234running in the same process (e.g. in C<urxvtd>).
235 235
236=item load_uc $path
237
238Load uncached - same as load, but does not cache the image. This function
239is most useufl if you want to optimise a background expression in some
240way.
241
236=cut 242=cut
243
244 sub load_uc($) {
245 my ($path) = @_;
246
247 $_IMG_CACHE{$path} || do {
248 my $img = $self->new_img_from_file ($path);
249 Scalar::Util::weaken ($_IMG_CACHE{$path} = $img);
250 $img
251 }
252 }
237 253
238 sub load($) { 254 sub load($) {
239 my ($path) = @_; 255 my ($path) = @_;
240 256
241 $new->{load}{$path} = $old->{load}{$path} || $self->new_img_from_file ($path); 257 $new->{load}{$path} = $old->{load}{$path} || load_uc $path;
242 } 258 }
243 259
244=item root 260=item root
245 261
246Returns the root window pixmap, that is, hopefully, the background image 262Returns the root window pixmap, that is, hopefully, the background image
250reevaluated when the bg image changes. 266reevaluated when the bg image changes.
251 267
252=cut 268=cut
253 269
254 sub root() { 270 sub root() {
255 $new->{rootpmap_sensitive} = 1; 271 $new->{again}{rootpmap} = 1;
256 die "root op not supported, exg, we need you"; 272 $self->new_img_from_root
257 } 273 }
258 274
259=item solid $colour 275=item solid $colour
260 276
261=item solid $width, $height, $colour 277=item solid $width, $height, $colour
285 301
286 sub clone($) { 302 sub clone($) {
287 $_[0]->clone 303 $_[0]->clone
288 } 304 }
289 305
290=back 306=item merge $img ...
307
308Takes any number of images and merges them together, creating a single image containing them all.
309
310=cut
311
312 sub merge(@) {
313 #TODO
314 }
291 315
292=head2 TILING MODES 316=head2 TILING MODES
293 317
294The following operators modify the tiling mode of an image, that is, the 318The following operators modify the tiling mode of an image, that is, the
295way that pixels outside the image area are painted when the image is used. 319way that pixels outside the image area are painted when the image is used.
325become transparent. This mode is most useful when you want to place an 349become transparent. This mode is most useful when you want to place an
326image over another image or the background colour while leaving all 350image over another image or the background colour while leaving all
327background pixels outside the image unchanged. 351background pixels outside the image unchanged.
328 352
329Example: load an image and display it in the upper left corner. The rest 353Example: load an image and display it in the upper left corner. The rest
330of the space is left "empty" (transparent or wahtever your compisotr does 354of the space is left "empty" (transparent or whatever your compositor does
331in alpha mode, else background colour). 355in alpha mode, else background colour).
332 356
333 pad load "mybg.png" 357 pad load "mybg.png"
334 358
335=item extend $img 359=item extend $img
336 360
337Extends the image over the whole plane, using the closest pixel in the 361Extends the image over the whole plane, using the closest pixel in the
338area outside the image. This mode is mostly useful when you more complex 362area outside the image. This mode is mostly useful when you use more complex
339filtering operations and want the pixels outside the image to have the 363filtering operations and want the pixels outside the image to have the
340same values as the pixels near the edge. 364same values as the pixels near the edge.
341 365
342Example: just for curiosity, how does this pixel extension stuff work? 366Example: just for curiosity, how does this pixel extension stuff work?
343 367
410the window size to conserve memory. 434the window size to conserve memory.
411 435
412Example: take the screen background, clip it to the window size, blur it a 436Example: take the screen background, clip it to the window size, blur it a
413bit, align it to the window position and use it as background. 437bit, align it to the window position and use it as background.
414 438
415 clip move -TX, -TY, blur 5, root 439 clip move -TX, -TY, once { blur 5, root }
416 440
417=cut 441=cut
418 442
419 sub TX() { $new->{position_sensitive} = 1; $x } 443 sub TX() { $new->{again}{position} = 1; $x }
420 sub TY() { $new->{position_sensitive} = 1; $y } 444 sub TY() { $new->{again}{position} = 1; $y }
421 sub TW() { $new->{size_sensitive} = 1; $w } 445 sub TW() { $new->{again}{size} = 1; $w }
422 sub TH() { $new->{size_sensitive} = 1; $h } 446 sub TH() { $new->{again}{size} = 1; $h }
423 447
424=item now 448=item now
425 449
426Returns the current time as (fractional) seconds since the epoch. 450Returns the current time as (fractional) seconds since the epoch.
427 451
434C<$seconds> seconds. 458C<$seconds> seconds.
435 459
436Example: load some image and rotate it according to the time of day (as if it were 460Example: load some image and rotate it according to the time of day (as if it were
437the hour pointer of a clock). Update this image every minute. 461the hour pointer of a clock). Update this image every minute.
438 462
439 again 60; rotate TW, TH, 50, 50, (now % 86400) * -720 / 86400, scale load "myclock.png" 463 again 60; rotate 50, 50, (now % 86400) * -720 / 86400, scale load "myclock.png"
440 464
441=item counter $seconds 465=item counter $seconds
442 466
443Like C<again>, but also returns an increasing counter value, starting at 467Like C<again>, but also returns an increasing counter value, starting at
4440, which might be useful for some simple animation effects. 4680, which might be useful for some simple animation effects.
446=cut 470=cut
447 471
448 sub now() { urxvt::NOW } 472 sub now() { urxvt::NOW }
449 473
450 sub again($) { 474 sub again($) {
451 $new->{again} = $_[0]; 475 $new->{again}{time} = $_[0];
452 } 476 }
453 477
454 sub counter($) { 478 sub counter($) {
455 $new->{again} = $_[0]; 479 $new->{again}{time} = $_[0];
456 $self->{counter} + 0 480 $self->{counter} + 0
457 } 481 }
458 482
459=back 483=back
460 484
631 655
632 sub rootalign($) { 656 sub rootalign($) {
633 move -TX, -TY, $_[0] 657 move -TX, -TY, $_[0]
634 } 658 }
635 659
660=item rotate $center_x, $center_y, $degrees
661
662Rotates the image by C<$degrees> degrees, counter-clockwise, around the
663pointer at C<$center_x> and C<$center_y> (specified as factor of image
664width/height).
665
666#TODO# new width, height, maybe more operators?
667
668Example: rotate the image by 90 degrees
669
670=cut
671
672 sub rotate($$$$) {
673 my $img = pop;
674 $img->rotate (
675 $_[0] * $img->w,
676 $_[1] * $img->h,
677 $_[2] * (3.14159265 / 180),
678 )
679 }
680
636=back 681=back
637 682
638=head2 COLOUR MODIFICATIONS 683=head2 COLOUR MODIFICATIONS
639 684
640The following operators change the pixels of the image. 685The following operators change the pixels of the image.
674 719
675Values less than 0 reduce brightness, while values larger than 0 increase 720Values less than 0 reduce brightness, while values larger than 0 increase
676it. Useful range is from -1 to 1 - the former results in a black, the 721it. Useful range is from -1 to 1 - the former results in a black, the
677latter in a white picture. 722latter in a white picture.
678 723
679Due to idiosynchrasies in the underlying XRender extension, biases less 724Due to idiosyncrasies in the underlying XRender extension, biases less
680than zero can be I<very> slow. 725than zero can be I<very> slow.
681 726
682=cut 727=cut
683 728
684 sub contrast($$;$$;$) { 729 sub contrast($$;$$;$) {
685 my $img = pop; 730 my $img = pop;
686 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_; 731 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_;
687 732
688 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 4; 733 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 3;
689 $a = 1 if @_ < 5; 734 $a = 1 if @_ < 4;
690 735
691 $img = $img->clone; 736 $img = $img->clone;
692 $img->contrast ($r, $g, $b, $a); 737 $img->contrast ($r, $g, $b, $a);
693 $img 738 $img
694 } 739 }
695 740
696 sub brightness($$;$$;$) { 741 sub brightness($$;$$;$) {
697 my $img = pop; 742 my $img = pop;
698 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_; 743 my ($r, $g, $b, $a) = @_;
699 744
700 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 4; 745 ($g, $b) = ($r, $r) if @_ < 3;
701 $a = 1 if @_ < 5; 746 $a = 1 if @_ < 4;
702 747
703 $img = $img->clone; 748 $img = $img->clone;
704 $img->brightness ($r, $g, $b, $a); 749 $img->brightness ($r, $g, $b, $a);
705 $img 750 $img
706 } 751 }
722 sub blur($$;$) { 767 sub blur($$;$) {
723 my $img = pop; 768 my $img = pop;
724 $img->blur ($_[0], @_ >= 2 ? $_[1] : $_[0]) 769 $img->blur ($_[0], @_ >= 2 ? $_[1] : $_[0])
725 } 770 }
726 771
727=item rotate $new_width, $new_height, $center_x, $center_y, $degrees 772=back
728 773
729Rotates the image by C<$degrees> degrees, counter-clockwise, around the 774=head2 OTHER STUFF
730pointer at C<$center_x> and C<$center_y> (specified as factor of image
731width/height), generating a new image with width C<$new_width> and height
732C<$new_height>.
733 775
734#TODO# new width, height, maybe more operators? 776Anything that didn't fit any of the other categories, even after applying
777force and closing our eyes.
735 778
736Example: rotate the image by 90 degrees 779=over 4
737 780
738=cut 781=item once { ... }
739 782
740 sub rotate($$$$$$) { 783This function takes a code block as argument, that is, one or more
741 my $img = pop; 784statements enclosed by braces.
742 $img->rotate ( 785
743 $_[0], 786The trick is that this code block is only evaluated once - future calls
744 $_[1], 787will simply return the original image (yes, it should only be used with
745 $_[2] * $img->w, 788images).
746 $_[3] * $img->h, 789
747 $_[4] * (3.14159265 / 180), 790This can be extremely useful to avoid redoign the same slow operations
791again and again- for example, if your background expression takes the root
792background, blurs it and then root-aligns it it would have to blur the
793root background on every window move or resize.
794
795Putting the blur into a C<once> block will make sure the blur is only done
796once:
797
798 rootlign once { blur 10, root }
799
800This leaves the question of how to force reevaluation of the block, in
801case the root background changes: Right now, all once blocks forget that
802they ahve been executed before each time the root background changes (if
803the expression is sensitive to that) or when C<once_again> is called.
804
805=item once_again
806
807Resets all C<once> block as if they had never been called, i.e. on the
808next call they will be reevaluated again.
809
810=cut
811
812 sub once(&) {
813 my $once = $self->{once_cache}{$_[0]+0} ||= do {
814 local $new->{again};
815 my @res = $_[0]();
816 [$new->{again}, \@res]
748 ) 817 };
818
819 $new->{again} = {
820 %{ $new->{again} },
821 %{ $once->[0] }
822 };
823
824 # in scalar context we always return the first original result, which
825 # is not quite how perl works.
826 wantarray
827 ? @{ $once->[1] }
828 : $once->[1][0]
829 }
830
831 sub once_again() {
832 delete $self->{once_cache};
749 } 833 }
750 834
751=back 835=back
752 836
753=cut 837=cut
798 882
799 my $img = eval { $self->{expr}->() }; 883 my $img = eval { $self->{expr}->() };
800 warn $@ if $@;#d# 884 warn $@ if $@;#d#
801 die "background-expr did not return an image.\n" if !UNIVERSAL::isa $img, "urxvt::img"; 885 die "background-expr did not return an image.\n" if !UNIVERSAL::isa $img, "urxvt::img";
802 886
803 $state->{size_sensitive} = 1 887 # if the expression is sensitive to external events, prepare reevaluation then
888
889 my $again = delete $state->{again};
890
891 $again->{size} = 1
804 if $img->repeat_mode != urxvt::RepeatNormal; 892 if $img->repeat_mode != urxvt::RepeatNormal;
805 893
806 # if the expression is sensitive to external events, prepare reevaluation then
807
808 my $repeat;
809
810 if (my $again = $state->{again}) { 894 if (my $again = $again->{time}) {
811 $repeat = 1;
812 my $self = $self; 895 my $self = $self;
813 $state->{timer} = $again == $old->{again} 896 $state->{timer} = $again == $old->{again}
814 ? $old->{timer} 897 ? $old->{timer}
815 : urxvt::timer->new->after ($again)->interval ($again)->cb (sub { 898 : urxvt::timer->new->after ($again)->interval ($again)->cb (sub {
816 ++$self->{counter}; 899 ++$self->{counter};
817 $self->recalculate 900 $self->recalculate
818 }); 901 });
819 } 902 }
820 903
821 if (delete $state->{position_sensitive}) { 904 if ($again->{position}) {
822 $repeat = 1;
823 $self->enable (position_change => sub { $_[0]->recalculate }); 905 $self->enable (position_change => sub { $_[0]->recalculate });
824 } else { 906 } else {
825 $self->disable ("position_change"); 907 $self->disable ("position_change");
826 } 908 }
827 909
828 if (delete $state->{size_sensitive}) { 910 if ($again->{size}) {
829 $repeat = 1;
830 $self->enable (size_change => sub { $_[0]->recalculate }); 911 $self->enable (size_change => sub { $_[0]->recalculate });
831 } else { 912 } else {
832 $self->disable ("size_change"); 913 $self->disable ("size_change");
833 } 914 }
834 915
835 if (delete $state->{rootpmap_sensitive}) { 916 if ($again->{rootpmap}) {
836 $repeat = 1;
837 $self->enable (rootpmap_change => sub { $_[0]->recalculate }); 917 $self->enable (rootpmap_change => sub {
918 delete $_[0]{once_cache}; # this will override once-block values from
919 $_[0]->recalculate;
920 });
838 } else { 921 } else {
839 $self->disable ("rootpmap_change"); 922 $self->disable ("rootpmap_change");
840 } 923 }
841 924
842 # clear stuff we no longer need 925 # clear stuff we no longer need
843 926
844 %$old = (); 927 %$old = ();
845 928
846 unless ($repeat) { 929 unless (%$again) {
847 delete $self->{state}; 930 delete $self->{state};
848 delete $self->{expr}; 931 delete $self->{expr};
849 } 932 }
850 933
851 # set background pixmap 934 # set background pixmap

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