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This project fetches Google's earthview images and changes your desktop wallpaper every 15 minutes to a random one of them.

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EarthviewWallpaper:

This project fetches Google's earthview images and changes your desktop wallpaper every 15 minutes to a random one of them.

Installation Guide (Windows):

  1. Clone this repository to your local machine
  2. Install the required dependencies by running pip install -r requirements.txt from the root of your cloned repository
  3. Build by running pyinstaller --clean --noconsole --name EarthviewWallpaper --add-data="prettyearth.txt;." --add-data="icon.ico;." app.py from the root of your cloned repository
  4. Optional: Automatically start EarthviewWallpaper on login
    1. Create a shortcut to "/dist/EarthviewWallpaper/EarthviewWallpaper.exe"
    2. Press WIN+R
    3. Type "shell:startup" and hit ENTER
    4. Move the shortcut to this location

Installation Guide (OS X):

  1. Clone this repository to your local machine
  2. Install the required dependencies by running pip3 install -r requirements.txt from the root of your cloned repository
  3. Build by running python setup.py py2app from the root of your cloned repository
  4. Move the app to your systems' application folder by running mv dist/app.app /Applications/EarthviewWallpaper.app
  5. Optional: Automatically start EarthviewWallpaper on login by running mv local.earthviewwallpaper.agent.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents

Open Tasks:

  • Change ALL desktops for OS X
  • Handle network errors
  • Use PyInstall on OS X, too
  • Grant permanent permission on OS X Mojave

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This project fetches Google's earthview images and changes your desktop wallpaper every 15 minutes to a random one of them.

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