wallpaper image file support

qtile/autostart.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # xrandr --output Virtual-1 --mode 1920x1080
 
 # Keyboard layout
-setxkbmap en
+setxkbmap us
 
 # Load picom
 picom &
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ xfce4-power-manager &
 dunst &
 
 # Launch polybar
-~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/x11/loadbar.sh
+~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/loadbar.sh
 
 sleep 1
 
 # Setup Wallpaper and update colors
-~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/x11/wallpaper.sh init
+~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/wallpaper.sh init

qtile/config.py

@@ -479,8 +479,7 @@ wmname = "QTILE"
 # HOOK startup
 @hook.subscribe.startup_once
 def autostart():
-    autostartscript = "~/.config/qtile/autostart_x11.sh"
-    subprocess.Popen(['setxkbmap',keyboard_layout])
+    autostartscript = "~/.config/qtile/autostart.sh"
     home = os.path.expanduser(autostartscript)
     subprocess.Popen([home])
 

qtile/scripts/wallpaper.sh

@@ -9,12 +9,30 @@
 # by Stephan Raabe (2023) 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
+# Cache file for holding the current wallpaper
+cache_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper"
+rasi_file="$HOME/.cache/current_wallpaper.rasi"
+
+# Create cache file if not exists
+if [ ! -f $cache_file ] ;then
+    touch $cache_file
+    echo "$HOME/wallpaper/default.jpg" > "$cache_file"
+fi
+
+# Create rasi file if not exists
+if [ ! -f $rasi_file ] ;then
+    touch $rasi_file
+    echo "* { current-image: url(\"$HOME/wallpaper/default.jpg\", height); }" > "$rasi_file"
+fi
+
+current_wallpaper=$(cat "$cache_file")
+
 case $1 in
 
     # Load wallpaper from .cache of last session 
     "init")
-        if [ -f ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg ]; then
-            wal -q -i ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg
+        if [ -f $cache_file ]; then
+            wal -q -i $current_wallpaper
         else
             wal -q -i ~/wallpaper/
         fi
@@ -53,9 +71,10 @@ echo "Wallpaper: $wallpaper"
 newwall=$(echo $wallpaper | sed "s|$HOME/wallpaper/||g")
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Copy selected wallpaper into .cache folder
+# Write selected wallpaper into .cache files
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
-cp $wallpaper ~/.cache/current_wallpaper.jpg
+echo "$wallpaper" > "$cache_file"
+echo "* { current-image: url(\"$wallpaper\", height); }" > "$rasi_file"
 
 sleep 1