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2ce38ce9eb Harden stop path, autostart, and state file
Bug-check pass on top of the v2 rewrite. Five real issues fixed:

* autostart_enable used to return the exit code of the trailing `log`
  call, so a failing `systemctl --user enable` was silently reported
  as success. Now returns 1 with a tui_err on real failure.

* save_state wrote directly to STATE_FILE; a crash mid-write would
  leave a truncated file that load_state would partially parse.
  Switched to an atomic tmp + mv -f pattern.

* load_state used `source "$STATE_FILE"` which is arbitrary code
  execution if a video path ever contained shell metacharacters.
  Replaced with a read-based KEY=VALUE parser that only honours
  LAST_VIDEO / LAST_TARGET / LAST_DIR.

* stop_mpvpaper can be called twice in quick succession (TUI stop
  immediately followed by systemd's ExecStop). Wrapped the whole
  body in a `flock -n` on $STATE_DIR/.stop.lock so the second caller
  no-ops instead of racing against the first.

* Watcher `cleanup` trap used `[ -n VAR ] && kill`, which
  short-circuits to non-zero when VAR is unset and aborts the trap
  before `exit 0` under set -e. Restructured to a proper if/|| true.
2026-04-23 20:52:41 +01:00
f31ff2b152 v2: gum TUI, autostart, auto-pause watcher, Omarchy fixes
Major rewrite of the runtime so the entry point is a proper gum TUI
instead of zenity dialogs, plus a handful of correctness fixes that
make it work on real Omarchy setups.

Runtime (motion-wallpaper-toggle, extracted from the installer heredoc):
  * Full gum TUI: status header, monitor picker (with All monitors),
    library / filesystem pickers, change-video, autostart toggle.
  * State file at ~/.config/motion-wallpaper/state remembers last
    video, target monitor, and last-used directory so Browse reopens
    where the user was.
  * Actions: toggle | start | stop | change | status.

Autostart:
  * Ships a systemd user unit (motion-wallpaper.service).
  * First fresh start prompts the user via gum confirm to enable it.
  * Running-state menu offers a Turn autostart ON/OFF entry.
  * Header shows the current autostart state.

Auto-pause:
  * mpvpaper's -p is unreliable on Hyprland 0.54.x, so a small
    motion-wallpaper-watcher subscribes to Hyprland's socket2 and
    toggles mpv pause/resume via --input-ipc-server on fullscreen
    enter/exit. Started/stopped alongside mpvpaper.

Omarchy compatibility:
  * Stop path now respawns swaybg pointed at
    ~/.config/omarchy/current/background via setsid uwsm-app (the way
    Omarchy autostarts it), instead of execing hyprpaper which isn't
    present. Falls back to hyprpaper on non-Omarchy Hyprland setups.
  * mpvpaper is launched under setsid uwsm-app so it survives the
    Walker-spawned terminal closing.

Install / UX:
  * Installer only invokes sudo/yay when packages are actually
    missing, so reinstall is quiet.
  * Dropped zenity; added gum + socat + libnotify.
  * Custom SVG icon in the hicolor theme so Walker shows a proper
    tile. Installer restarts elephant.service so the new entry/icon
    appear without logout.
  * .desktop flipped to Terminal=true so launchers spawn a terminal
    for the TUI.
  * Watcher lookup falls back to the script's own dir when PATH is
    minimal (launcher-spawned terminals).

Bug fixes:
  * Monitor picker was sending row-major data to zenity as one cell;
    fixed (kept the correct form for the new gum picker).
  * load_state / action_status no longer leak a non-zero exit code
    from trailing test expressions.
  * Stop path cleans up stray hyprpaper that would otherwise win the
    background layer.
2026-04-23 20:33:02 +01:00
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Animated video wallpapers for [Omarchy](https://omarchy.com) (Arch Linux + Hyprland). Animated video wallpapers for [Omarchy](https://omarchy.com) (Arch Linux + Hyprland).
Uses [mpvpaper](https://github.com/GhostNaN/mpvpaper) to play any video file as your desktop wallpaper, with a simple toggle to switch between video and your normal static wallpaper. Uses [mpvpaper](https://github.com/GhostNaN/mpvpaper) to play any video file as your desktop wallpaper. Features a [gum](https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum)-powered TUI with Stop / Change-video options, a quick-pick library folder, optional systemd autostart so the wallpaper survives reboots, and pause-on-fullscreen so games and full-screen video don't pay the decode cost.
## Quick Start ## Quick Start
@ -31,26 +31,34 @@ The installer handles all dependencies automatically.
|---------|--------|---------| |---------|--------|---------|
| `mpv` | Official repos | Video player engine (decodes and renders video) | | `mpv` | Official repos | Video player engine (decodes and renders video) |
| `jq` | Official repos | Parses monitor info from Hyprland | | `jq` | Official repos | Parses monitor info from Hyprland |
| `zenity` | Official repos | GUI dialogs (file picker, confirmations) | | `gum` | Official repos | TUI toolkit (action menus, monitor picker, file browser) |
| `libnotify` | Official repos | `notify-send` for post-action desktop notifications |
| `mpvpaper` | AUR | Wayland wallpaper daemon that uses mpv as its backend | | `mpvpaper` | AUR | Wayland wallpaper daemon that uses mpv as its backend |
### Files Created ### Files Created
| Path | Purpose | | Path | Purpose |
|------|---------| |------|---------|
| `~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle` | Toggle script (on/off switch) | | `~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle` | Runtime script (toggle / start / stop / change / status) |
| `~/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop` | App launcher entry | | `~/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop` | App launcher entry |
| `~/.config/systemd/user/motion-wallpaper.service` | Optional autostart unit (not enabled by default) |
| `~/.config/motion-wallpaper/state` | Last-used video + target monitor |
| `~/.cache/motion-wallpaper.log` | Runtime log |
## Usage ## Usage
### From App Launcher ### From App Launcher
Search for **"Motion Wallpaper"** in Walker or your app launcher. Search for **"Motion Wallpaper"** in Walker or your app launcher. Because the entry is a TUI, your launcher spawns a terminal window (`Terminal=true` in the `.desktop` entry) and runs the gum interface inside it. The terminal closes automatically when the action finishes.
### From Terminal ### From Terminal
```bash ```bash
motion-wallpaper-toggle motion-wallpaper-toggle # interactive — toggle, or Stop/Change if running
motion-wallpaper-toggle change # pick a new video without stopping first
motion-wallpaper-toggle stop # stop and restore the normal wallpaper
motion-wallpaper-toggle status # print current state
motion-wallpaper-toggle start # non-interactive start from saved state (used by systemd)
``` ```
### With a Keybind ### With a Keybind
@ -63,23 +71,37 @@ bind = SUPER ALT, W, exec, ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle
> **Note**: `SUPER+W` is already bound to "Close window" in Omarchy. Use `SUPER ALT+W` or another free combination. > **Note**: `SUPER+W` is already bound to "Close window" in Omarchy. Use `SUPER ALT+W` or another free combination.
### Video library folder
Drop videos in `~/Videos/Wallpapers/` and the picker shows that folder as a quick list instead of opening the full filesystem browser. A **Browse…** entry is always available for picking something outside the library.
### Persist across reboots (autostart)
Enable the bundled systemd user unit — it calls `motion-wallpaper-toggle start`, which loads the last video and target monitor from state and starts mpvpaper non-interactively:
```bash
systemctl --user enable --now motion-wallpaper.service
```
Disable with `systemctl --user disable --now motion-wallpaper.service`. If no state has been saved yet, the unit exits cleanly without error.
## How It Works ## How It Works
The toggle script works as an on/off switch: ### Toggle — not running
### Toggle ON (no video wallpaper running) 1. Detects monitors via `hyprctl monitors -j`.
2. If multiple monitors, offers a picker with an **All monitors** option (passes `*` to mpvpaper).
3. Shows the video library (if any) or a file picker.
4. Stops the current wallpaper daemon (`swaybg` on Omarchy, or `hyprpaper` on generic Hyprland) so mpvpaper is visible, then starts `mpvpaper -f` with `--auto-pause`, `--loop`, `--vo=gpu`, `--profile=high-quality`.
5. Verifies mpvpaper is alive after 0.5s; surfaces failures inline in the TUI and holds the terminal open until you press enter.
6. Saves the video path and target to `~/.config/motion-wallpaper/state`.
1. Detects your connected monitors via `hyprctl monitors -j` ### Toggle — already running
2. If multiple monitors, shows a selection dialog
3. Opens a file picker to choose a video file
4. Stops `hyprpaper` and `swaybg` (Omarchy's default wallpaper daemons) so mpvpaper is visible
5. Starts `mpvpaper` in the background with GPU-accelerated looping playback
### Toggle OFF (video wallpaper is running) Shows a radiolist with two choices:
1. Shows a confirmation dialog - **Stop motion wallpaper** — kill mpvpaper and restore the previous static wallpaper. On Omarchy this respawns `swaybg -i ~/.config/omarchy/current/background -m fill` via `uwsm-app`, matching how Omarchy autostarts it; on generic Hyprland it re-execs `hyprpaper`.
2. Stops `mpvpaper` - **Change video** — pick a new video, keep the same target, swap in place.
3. Restarts `hyprpaper` to restore your normal static wallpaper
## Supported Video Formats ## Supported Video Formats
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## Performance ## Performance
mpvpaper uses GPU-accelerated rendering (`--vo=gpu`) so CPU usage is minimal. However: mpvpaper uses GPU-accelerated rendering (`--vo=gpu`) so CPU usage is minimal. `--auto-pause` also pauses playback whenever a fullscreen window covers the wallpaper, so games and full-screen video don't pay the decode cost.
- Video decoding does use some GPU resources - Higher resolution videos use more VRAM.
- Higher resolution videos use more VRAM - Shorter seamless loops (1030s) use less memory.
- If you notice performance impact in games, toggle the wallpaper off first - If you still notice impact, toggle the wallpaper off or disable autostart.
## Troubleshooting ## Troubleshooting
**Video wallpaper doesn't appear / shows black** First stop: `~/.cache/motion-wallpaper.log` — both the toggle script and mpvpaper write there.
- Make sure hyprpaper and swaybg are not running: `pgrep hyprpaper && pkill hyprpaper`
- Try a different video file to rule out codec issues
**File picker doesn't open** **Video wallpaper doesn't appear / shows black**
- Check zenity is installed: `pacman -Qi zenity` - Check the log. Codec issues and "no such monitor" errors both show up there.
- Make sure hyprpaper and swaybg are not running: `pgrep hyprpaper && pkill hyprpaper`
**TUI fails with "gum is not installed"**
- `sudo pacman -S gum`
**Launcher runs it but no terminal opens**
- Make sure your default terminal is XDG-registered. Omarchy's alacritty works out of the box.
- As a fallback, run `motion-wallpaper-toggle` directly from any terminal.
**"No monitors detected" error** **"No monitors detected" error**
- Make sure you're running Hyprland: `echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP` - Make sure you're running Hyprland: `echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP`
- Check hyprctl works: `hyprctl monitors` - Check hyprctl works: `hyprctl monitors`
**Autostart unit fails**
- `journalctl --user -u motion-wallpaper.service`
- If the saved video was moved or deleted, the unit exits non-zero. Run the toggle interactively once to save fresh state.
**Normal wallpaper doesn't come back after toggling off** **Normal wallpaper doesn't come back after toggling off**
- Manually restart hyprpaper: `hyprctl dispatch exec hyprpaper` - Omarchy: `pkill -x swaybg; setsid uwsm-app -- swaybg -i ~/.config/omarchy/current/background -m fill &`
- Or just cycle the background: `omarchy-theme-bg-next` then back with `SUPER CTRL SPACE`.
- Generic Hyprland: `hyprctl dispatch exec hyprpaper`.
## Uninstalling ## Uninstalling
```bash ```bash
# Remove the toggle script # Stop and disable autostart if enabled
rm -f ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle systemctl --user disable --now motion-wallpaper.service 2>/dev/null || true
# Remove the app launcher entry # Remove installed files
rm -f ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle
rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop
rm -f ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/motion-wallpaper.svg
rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/motion-wallpaper.service
rm -rf ~/.config/motion-wallpaper
rm -f ~/.cache/motion-wallpaper.log
systemctl --user daemon-reload
# Optionally remove packages # Optionally remove packages
sudo pacman -Rns mpvpaper zenity sudo pacman -Rns mpvpaper zenity

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 256 256" width="256" height="256">
<title>Motion Wallpaper</title>
<!-- Rounded square app-tile background -->
<rect x="16" y="16" width="224" height="224" rx="44" ry="44" fill="#1e1e2e"/>
<!-- Monitor frame -->
<rect x="44" y="64" width="168" height="116" rx="14" ry="14"
fill="#11111b" stroke="#cdd6f4" stroke-width="5"/>
<!-- Subtle waveform inside screen — signals moving wallpaper -->
<path d="M 60 146 Q 84 118 108 146 T 156 146 T 196 146"
stroke="#cdd6f4" stroke-width="4" fill="none"
stroke-linecap="round" opacity="0.35"/>
<!-- Play triangle -->
<path d="M 108 94 L 108 138 L 148 116 Z" fill="#cba6f7"/>
<!-- Monitor stand -->
<rect x="116" y="180" width="24" height="18" fill="#cdd6f4"/>
<rect x="84" y="198" width="88" height="10" rx="5" ry="5" fill="#cdd6f4"/>
</svg>

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# ==============================================================================
# Motion Wallpaper — gum-powered TUI for mpvpaper on Omarchy / Hyprland.
#
# Actions:
# toggle (default) Interactive TUI. If running, offers Stop / Change.
# start Non-interactive start from saved state (for systemd).
# stop Stop mpvpaper and restore the normal wallpaper.
# change Pick a new video while already running.
# status Print current state (TUI header via gum).
#
# Files:
# ~/.config/motion-wallpaper/state last video + target monitor
# ~/Videos/Wallpapers/ optional quick-pick library
# ~/.cache/motion-wallpaper.log runtime log
# ==============================================================================
set -euo pipefail
APP_NAME="Motion Wallpaper"
STATE_DIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/motion-wallpaper"
STATE_FILE="$STATE_DIR/state"
LOG_DIR="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}"
LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/motion-wallpaper.log"
LIBRARY_DIR="$HOME/Videos/Wallpapers"
# mpv options forwarded via mpvpaper -o. An input-ipc-server socket is opened
# so our companion watcher can send pause/resume commands when Hyprland
# reports a fullscreen window (mpvpaper's own -p is unreliable on 0.54.x).
RUNTIME_DIR="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}"
MPV_IPC_SOCK="$RUNTIME_DIR/motion-wallpaper-mpv.sock"
MPV_OPTS="--loop --no-audio --mute=yes --vo=gpu --profile=high-quality --input-ipc-server=$MPV_IPC_SOCK"
# Catppuccin Mocha-ish accents
COLOR_ACCENT="#cba6f7"
COLOR_ERROR="#f38ba8"
COLOR_OK="#a6e3a1"
COLOR_MUTED="#6c7086"
BROWSE_SENTINEL="── Browse filesystem… ──"
mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR" "$LOG_DIR"
# ===== helpers ================================================================
log() {
printf '[%s] %s\n' "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" "$*" >> "$LOG_FILE"
}
require_gum() {
if ! command -v gum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "ERROR: gum is not installed. Run: sudo pacman -S gum" >&2
exit 1
fi
}
require_tty() {
if [ ! -t 0 ] || [ ! -t 1 ]; then
cat >&2 <<MSG
$APP_NAME: interactive mode requires a terminal.
Run from a terminal, or use a non-interactive action:
$0 start | stop | status
MSG
exit 1
fi
}
tui_err() {
gum style --foreground="$COLOR_ERROR" --bold "ERROR: $1"
log "ERROR: $1"
# Hold the terminal open so launcher-spawned windows don't flash away.
if [ -t 0 ]; then
gum input --placeholder="Press enter to close…" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
fi
}
tui_ok() {
gum style --foreground="$COLOR_OK" "✓ $1"
log "$1"
}
notify() {
# Fire-and-forget system notification so the user sees results after the
# TUI terminal closes.
if command -v notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then
notify-send "$APP_NAME" "$1" || true
fi
log "$1"
}
load_state() {
LAST_VIDEO=""
LAST_TARGET=""
LAST_DIR=""
[ -f "$STATE_FILE" ] || return 0
# Parse KEY="VALUE" lines directly instead of `source`, so a maliciously
# crafted video path (e.g. containing `";rm -rf …`) can't execute.
local key val
while IFS='=' read -r key val; do
val="${val#\"}"
val="${val%\"}"
case "$key" in
LAST_VIDEO) LAST_VIDEO="$val" ;;
LAST_TARGET) LAST_TARGET="$val" ;;
LAST_DIR) LAST_DIR="$val" ;;
esac
done < "$STATE_FILE"
}
save_state() {
# $1 video, $2 target, $3 (optional) last dir — defaults to dirname of $1
# so the filesystem browser re-opens where the user last landed.
local dir="${3:-$(dirname "$1")}"
umask 077
# Atomic write: avoids leaving a truncated file if the process dies mid-cat.
local tmp="$STATE_FILE.tmp"
cat > "$tmp" <<STATE
LAST_VIDEO="$1"
LAST_TARGET="$2"
LAST_DIR="$dir"
STATE
mv -f "$tmp" "$STATE_FILE"
}
is_running() {
pgrep -x mpvpaper >/dev/null 2>&1
}
# ===== autostart (systemd user unit) ==========================================
autostart_installed() {
systemctl --user list-unit-files motion-wallpaper.service >/dev/null 2>&1
}
autostart_enabled() {
systemctl --user is-enabled motion-wallpaper.service >/dev/null 2>&1
}
autostart_enable() {
if ! autostart_installed; then
tui_err "motion-wallpaper.service is not installed. Re-run wallpaper.sh."
return 1
fi
if ! systemctl --user enable motion-wallpaper.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
tui_err "Failed to enable autostart (systemctl error)."
return 1
fi
log "autostart enabled"
return 0
}
autostart_disable() {
systemctl --user disable motion-wallpaper.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
log "autostart disabled"
}
show_header() {
load_state
local status_line target_line video_line autostart_line
if is_running; then
status_line="status: $(gum style --foreground="$COLOR_OK" running)"
else
status_line="status: $(gum style --foreground="$COLOR_MUTED" stopped)"
fi
target_line="target: ${LAST_TARGET:-$(gum style --foreground="$COLOR_MUTED" --italic '(none)')}"
video_line="video: ${LAST_VIDEO:-$(gum style --foreground="$COLOR_MUTED" --italic '(none)')}"
if autostart_enabled; then
autostart_line="autostart: $(gum style --foreground="$COLOR_OK" enabled)"
else
autostart_line="autostart: $(gum style --foreground="$COLOR_MUTED" disabled)"
fi
gum style --border=rounded --border-foreground="$COLOR_ACCENT" \
--padding="1 2" --margin="1 0" \
"$(gum style --bold --foreground="$COLOR_ACCENT" "◐ $APP_NAME")" \
"" \
"$status_line" \
"$target_line" \
"$video_line" \
"$autostart_line"
}
# ===== selection ==============================================================
get_monitors() {
local mon_json
mon_json="$(hyprctl monitors -j 2>/dev/null || true)"
[ -z "$mon_json" ] && return 1
printf '%s' "$mon_json" | jq -r '.[].name'
}
pick_target() {
command -v hyprctl >/dev/null || { tui_err "hyprctl not found. Are you in Hyprland?"; return 1; }
command -v jq >/dev/null || { tui_err "jq is not installed."; return 1; }
local monitors
monitors="$(get_monitors)" || { tui_err "Could not read monitors from hyprctl."; return 1; }
[ -z "$monitors" ] && { tui_err "No monitors detected."; return 1; }
local count
count="$(printf '%s\n' "$monitors" | wc -l)"
if [ "$count" -eq 1 ]; then
printf '%s' "$monitors"
return 0
fi
local selected
selected=$( { echo "All monitors"; printf '%s\n' "$monitors"; } \
| gum choose --header="Select a monitor") || return 1
if [ "$selected" = "All monitors" ]; then
printf '%s' '*'
else
printf '%s' "$selected"
fi
}
browse_filesystem() {
# Start gum file at the last directory we successfully picked from, so
# changing videos returns the user to where they were. Falls back to the
# last video's dirname (for state files pre-dating LAST_DIR), then $HOME.
load_state
local start_dir="${LAST_DIR:-}"
if [ -z "$start_dir" ] && [ -n "${LAST_VIDEO:-}" ]; then
start_dir="$(dirname "$LAST_VIDEO")"
fi
if [ -z "$start_dir" ] || [ ! -d "$start_dir" ]; then
start_dir="$HOME"
fi
gum file --height=20 "$start_dir"
}
pick_video() {
local library=() basenames=() v
if [ -d "$LIBRARY_DIR" ]; then
while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
library+=("$f")
done < <(
find "$LIBRARY_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f \
\( -iname '*.mp4' -o -iname '*.mkv' -o -iname '*.webm' -o -iname '*.mov' -o -iname '*.avi' \) \
-print0 2>/dev/null | sort -z
)
fi
if [ ${#library[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
browse_filesystem || return 1
return 0
fi
for v in "${library[@]}"; do
basenames+=("$(basename "$v")")
done
local choice
choice=$( { printf '%s\n' "${basenames[@]}"; echo "$BROWSE_SENTINEL"; } \
| gum choose --header="Choose a video from $LIBRARY_DIR") || return 1
if [ "$choice" = "$BROWSE_SENTINEL" ]; then
browse_filesystem
else
printf '%s' "$LIBRARY_DIR/$choice"
fi
}
# ===== mpvpaper control =======================================================
kill_static_wallpapers() {
pkill -x hyprpaper 2>/dev/null || true
pkill -x swaybg 2>/dev/null || true
}
kill_watcher() {
pkill -f motion-wallpaper-watcher 2>/dev/null || true
}
start_watcher() {
local watcher
# PATH in launcher-spawned terminals is unreliable (minimal systemd env etc),
# so fall back to the script's own directory where the installer puts both.
watcher="$(command -v motion-wallpaper-watcher 2>/dev/null || true)"
if [ -z "$watcher" ]; then
local self_dir
self_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
if [ -x "$self_dir/motion-wallpaper-watcher" ]; then
watcher="$self_dir/motion-wallpaper-watcher"
fi
fi
if [ -z "$watcher" ]; then
log "watcher binary not found — auto-pause disabled"
return 0
fi
kill_watcher
setsid "$watcher" < /dev/null >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
disown 2>/dev/null || true
log "watcher spawned via $watcher"
}
restore_static_wallpaper() {
local omarchy_bg="$HOME/.config/omarchy/current/background"
if [ -e "$omarchy_bg" ]; then
# Stop may be called twice in quick succession when the TUI stops the
# wallpaper and systemd's ExecStop fires right after. Skip if someone
# else already put swaybg back so we don't kill-and-respawn (causes a
# visible flicker).
if pgrep -x swaybg >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! pgrep -x mpvpaper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
log "swaybg already running, skipping restore"
return 0
fi
pkill -x hyprpaper 2>/dev/null || true
pkill -x swaybg 2>/dev/null || true
if command -v uwsm-app >/dev/null 2>&1; then
setsid uwsm-app -- swaybg -i "$omarchy_bg" -m fill >/dev/null 2>&1 &
else
setsid swaybg -i "$omarchy_bg" -m fill >/dev/null 2>&1 &
fi
disown 2>/dev/null || true
log "restored swaybg -> $omarchy_bg"
elif command -v hyprpaper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
hyprctl dispatch exec hyprpaper >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
log "restored hyprpaper"
else
log "no known static wallpaper daemon to restore"
fi
}
start_mpvpaper_fg() {
local target="$1" video="$2"
kill_static_wallpapers
pkill -x mpvpaper 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 0.3
log "systemd start target=$target video=$video"
start_watcher
# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # intentional word-splitting on MPV_OPTS
exec mpvpaper -o "$MPV_OPTS" "$target" "$video"
}
start_mpvpaper_bg() {
local target="$1" video="$2"
kill_static_wallpapers
pkill -x mpvpaper 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 0.3
log "start target=$target video=$video"
# setsid detaches from the controlling terminal so mpvpaper survives the
# TUI terminal closing; uwsm-app parents it to the user systemd scope
# (matches how Omarchy autostarts swaybg). Without both, mpvpaper was
# getting SIGHUP'd when the Walker-spawned terminal exited.
# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # intentional word-splitting on MPV_OPTS
if command -v uwsm-app >/dev/null 2>&1; then
setsid uwsm-app -- mpvpaper -o "$MPV_OPTS" "$target" "$video" \
< /dev/null >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
else
# shellcheck disable=SC2086
setsid mpvpaper -o "$MPV_OPTS" "$target" "$video" \
< /dev/null >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
fi
disown 2>/dev/null || true
start_watcher
sleep 0.8
if ! is_running; then
tui_err "mpvpaper failed to start. See $LOG_FILE for details."
return 1
fi
}
stop_mpvpaper() {
# Serialize stops so the TUI-initiated path and systemd's ExecStop (which
# fires when the TUI kills mpvpaper) can't both be mid-restore at once.
# `flock -n` → second caller skips cleanly if the first still holds it.
(
flock -n 9 || { log "stop already in progress, skipping"; exit 0; }
kill_watcher
pkill -x mpvpaper 2>/dev/null || true
# mpv cleans up its IPC socket on exit; a hard kill can leave it dangling.
rm -f "$MPV_IPC_SOCK" 2>/dev/null || true
restore_static_wallpaper
log "stopped"
) 9>"$STATE_DIR/.stop.lock"
}
# ===== actions ================================================================
action_toggle() {
require_gum
require_tty
if is_running; then
show_header
local autostart_label
if autostart_enabled; then
autostart_label="Turn autostart OFF"
else
autostart_label="Turn autostart ON"
fi
local choice
choice=$(gum choose --header="What would you like to do?" \
"Stop motion wallpaper" "Change video" "$autostart_label" "Cancel") || exit 0
case "$choice" in
"Stop motion wallpaper")
stop_mpvpaper
tui_ok "Stopped. Normal wallpaper restored."
notify "Motion wallpaper stopped."
# If autostart is on, a plain stop will let the wallpaper return on
# next reboot. Offer to turn autostart off so "stop" means "stop".
if autostart_enabled; then
if gum confirm "Autostart is still enabled — also disable it so the wallpaper doesn't resume after reboot?"; then
autostart_disable
tui_ok "Autostart disabled."
fi
fi
;;
"Change video")
load_state
local video
video=$(pick_video) || exit 0
[ -z "$video" ] && exit 0
[ -f "$video" ] || { tui_err "File not found: $video"; exit 1; }
save_state "$video" "$LAST_TARGET"
start_mpvpaper_bg "$LAST_TARGET" "$video" || exit 1
tui_ok "Swapped to $(basename "$video")."
notify "Motion wallpaper updated."
;;
"Turn autostart ON")
autostart_enable && tui_ok "Autostart enabled — wallpaper will resume after reboot."
;;
"Turn autostart OFF")
autostart_disable
tui_ok "Autostart disabled."
# Motion wallpaper is still running at this point. Offer to also stop
# it now so the label "turn off" matches visible behaviour.
if is_running; then
if gum confirm "Motion wallpaper is still running — stop it now too?"; then
stop_mpvpaper
tui_ok "Stopped. Normal wallpaper restored."
notify "Motion wallpaper stopped."
fi
fi
;;
Cancel) exit 0 ;;
esac
return 0
fi
show_header
local target video
target=$(pick_target) || exit 0
[ -z "$target" ] && exit 0
video=$(pick_video) || exit 0
[ -z "$video" ] && exit 0
[ -f "$video" ] || { tui_err "File not found: $video"; exit 1; }
save_state "$video" "$target"
start_mpvpaper_bg "$target" "$video" || exit 1
tui_ok "Started $(basename "$video") on $target."
notify "Motion wallpaper started on $target."
# Offer autostart on first fresh start (skipped silently if already on or
# if the systemd unit isn't installed).
if autostart_installed && ! autostart_enabled; then
if gum confirm "Start motion wallpaper automatically after login / reboot?"; then
autostart_enable && tui_ok "Autostart enabled."
fi
fi
}
action_change() {
require_gum
require_tty
if ! is_running; then
tui_err "Motion wallpaper is not running."
exit 1
fi
load_state
local video
video=$(pick_video) || exit 0
[ -z "$video" ] && exit 0
[ -f "$video" ] || { tui_err "File not found: $video"; exit 1; }
save_state "$video" "$LAST_TARGET"
start_mpvpaper_bg "$LAST_TARGET" "$video" || exit 1
tui_ok "Swapped to $(basename "$video")."
notify "Motion wallpaper updated."
}
action_start() {
load_state
if [ -z "$LAST_VIDEO" ] || [ -z "$LAST_TARGET" ]; then
log "autostart: no saved state, exiting cleanly"
exit 0
fi
if [ ! -f "$LAST_VIDEO" ]; then
log "autostart: saved video missing ($LAST_VIDEO)"
exit 1
fi
start_mpvpaper_fg "$LAST_TARGET" "$LAST_VIDEO"
}
action_stop() {
stop_mpvpaper
}
action_status() {
if command -v gum >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -t 1 ]; then
show_header
else
load_state
if is_running; then echo "status: running"; else echo "status: stopped"; fi
if [ -n "${LAST_TARGET:-}" ]; then echo "target: $LAST_TARGET"; fi
if [ -n "${LAST_VIDEO:-}" ]; then echo "video: $LAST_VIDEO"; fi
fi
}
# ===== main ===================================================================
case "${1:-toggle}" in
toggle) action_toggle ;;
start) action_start ;;
stop) action_stop ;;
change) action_change ;;
status) action_status ;;
-h|--help)
cat <<USAGE
$APP_NAME
Usage: ${0##*/} [toggle|start|stop|change|status]
toggle Interactive gum TUI (default). If running, offers Stop / Change.
start Start from saved state without prompting (for systemd).
stop Stop mpvpaper and restore the normal wallpaper.
change Pick a new video while already running.
status Print current state.
USAGE
;;
*)
echo "Unknown action: $1" >&2
echo "Try: ${0##*/} --help" >&2
exit 1
;;
esac

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# ==============================================================================
# Motion Wallpaper — auto-pause watcher.
#
# Subscribes to Hyprland's event socket (socket2) and toggles mpv pause/resume
# via the IPC socket that mpvpaper was started with. Replaces mpvpaper's own
# --auto-pause / -p flag, which is unreliable on recent Hyprland releases.
#
# This script runs as a background sibling to mpvpaper. The main toggle script
# starts it and kills it.
# ==============================================================================
set -euo pipefail
RUNTIME_DIR="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}"
MPV_IPC="$RUNTIME_DIR/motion-wallpaper-mpv.sock"
LOG_FILE="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/motion-wallpaper.log"
log() {
printf '[%s] watcher: %s\n' "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" "$*" >> "$LOG_FILE"
}
if [ -z "${HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE:-}" ]; then
log "HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE not set — exiting"
exit 0
fi
HYPR_SOCK="$RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/.socket2.sock"
if [ ! -S "$HYPR_SOCK" ]; then
log "hyprland event socket not found ($HYPR_SOCK) — exiting"
exit 0
fi
if ! command -v socat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
log "socat not installed — exiting"
exit 0
fi
send_mpv() {
# Best-effort — silently no-op if mpv's IPC socket isn't up yet.
[ -S "$MPV_IPC" ] || return 0
printf '%s\n' "$1" | socat - "UNIX-CONNECT:$MPV_IPC" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
}
pause_mpv() { send_mpv '{ "command": ["set_property", "pause", true] }'; }
resume_mpv() { send_mpv '{ "command": ["set_property", "pause", false] }'; }
log "watching $HYPR_SOCK"
# Kill socat child on exit so it doesn't spam "Broken pipe" to the log when
# the watcher is killed by the main toggle script.
cleanup() {
# `[ ] && kill` short-circuits to non-zero when SOCAT_PID is unset, which
# under `set -e` would abort the trap before `exit 0` — wrap safely.
if [ -n "${SOCAT_PID:-}" ]; then
kill "$SOCAT_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
fi
exit 0
}
trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
# Hyprland socket2 emits newline-separated "EVENT>>DATA" lines. We only care
# about the fullscreen state. `fullscreen>>1` = entered, `fullscreen>>0` = left.
# socat stderr is dropped so EPIPE on shutdown doesn't bloat the log.
coproc SOCAT { socat -u "UNIX-CONNECT:$HYPR_SOCK" - 2>/dev/null; }
# Bash auto-exports SOCAT_PID from `coproc SOCAT`; used in cleanup trap.
while IFS= read -r line <&"${SOCAT[0]}"; do
case "$line" in
fullscreen\>\>1)
log "fullscreen entered — pause"
pause_mpv
;;
fullscreen\>\>0)
log "fullscreen left — resume"
resume_mpv
;;
esac
done

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[Unit]
Description=Motion wallpaper (mpvpaper) autostart
PartOf=graphical-session.target
After=graphical-session.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle start
ExecStop=%h/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle stop
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
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# ============================================================================== # ==============================================================================
# Motion Wallpaper Installer for Omarchy / Hyprland # Motion Wallpaper Installer for Omarchy / Hyprland
# #
# This script sets up animated video wallpapers on an Omarchy (Arch Linux + # Installs:
# Hyprland) desktop. It uses mpvpaper, which is a Wayland wallpaper program # ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle runtime script
# that plays a video file on the desktop background layer using mpv. # ~/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop app entry
# # ~/.config/systemd/user/motion-wallpaper.service optional autostart unit
# What this installer does:
# 1. Installs dependencies (mpv, jq, zenity, mpvpaper)
# 2. Creates a toggle script at ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle
# 3. Creates a .desktop entry so it appears in your app launcher
#
# The toggle script works as an on/off switch:
# - If no video wallpaper is running: opens a file picker, starts playback
# - If a video wallpaper IS running: stops it, restores normal wallpaper
# #
# Dependencies: # Dependencies:
# - mpv: Video player engine (does the actual video decoding/rendering) # mpv, jq, zenity (pacman)
# - mpvpaper: Wayland-native wallpaper daemon that uses mpv as its backend # mpvpaper (AUR, via yay or paru)
# (AUR package — renders video on the wl_surface background layer) # libnotify (pacman) — optional, for notify-send
# - jq: JSON parser — used to read monitor info from hyprctl
# - zenity: GTK dialog toolkit — provides the file picker and confirmation
# dialogs so the script works without a terminal
# - hyprctl: Hyprland's CLI tool — used to detect connected monitors
# (comes with Hyprland, no separate install needed)
# ============================================================================== # ==============================================================================
set -euo pipefail set -euo pipefail
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
echo "=== Motion wallpaper installer for Omarchy / Hyprland ===" echo "=== Motion wallpaper installer for Omarchy / Hyprland ==="
# Sanity check — this script uses pacman for package installation, so it
# only works on Arch-based systems. Omarchy is built on Arch Linux.
if ! command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then if ! command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "This script expects a pacman-based system (Arch/Omarchy). Aborting." echo "This script expects a pacman-based system (Arch/Omarchy). Aborting." >&2
exit 1 exit 1
fi fi
# Install core dependencies from the official Arch repos. # ----- source files ------------------------------------------------------------
# --needed skips packages that are already installed, so this is safe
# to run multiple times without reinstalling anything unnecessarily.
# - mpv: the video player that mpvpaper uses under the hood
# - jq: parses the JSON output from "hyprctl monitors -j"
# - zenity: provides GUI dialogs (file picker, yes/no prompts)
echo "Installing required packages: mpv jq zenity"
sudo pacman -S --needed mpv jq zenity
# Install mpvpaper from the AUR (Arch User Repository). TOGGLE_SRC="$SCRIPT_DIR/motion-wallpaper-toggle"
# mpvpaper is not in the official repos because it's a smaller community WATCHER_SRC="$SCRIPT_DIR/motion-wallpaper-watcher"
# project. It needs an AUR helper (yay or paru) to build and install. UNIT_SRC="$SCRIPT_DIR/motion-wallpaper.service"
echo ICON_SRC="$SCRIPT_DIR/icons/motion-wallpaper.svg"
echo "Installing mpvpaper from AUR..."
# Look for an AUR helper — yay and paru are the two most common ones. for f in "$TOGGLE_SRC" "$WATCHER_SRC" "$UNIT_SRC" "$ICON_SRC"; do
# Omarchy ships with yay by default. if [ ! -f "$f" ]; then
AUR_HELPER="" echo "Missing installer asset: $f" >&2
if command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then exit 1
AUR_HELPER="yay" fi
elif command -v paru >/dev/null 2>&1; then done
AUR_HELPER="paru"
fi
if [ -n "$AUR_HELPER" ]; then # ----- dependencies ------------------------------------------------------------
echo "Using $AUR_HELPER to install mpvpaper..."
$AUR_HELPER -S --needed mpvpaper # Check what's already there so we don't invoke sudo when nothing needs doing.
MISSING_REPO=()
for cmd in mpv jq gum socat notify-send; do
command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING_REPO+=("$cmd")
done
# notify-send maps to libnotify; translate for the pacman call below.
MISSING_PKGS=()
for cmd in "${MISSING_REPO[@]}"; do
case "$cmd" in
notify-send) MISSING_PKGS+=("libnotify") ;;
*) MISSING_PKGS+=("$cmd") ;;
esac
done
if [ "${#MISSING_PKGS[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
echo "Installing required packages: ${MISSING_PKGS[*]}"
sudo pacman -S --needed "${MISSING_PKGS[@]}"
else else
echo "⚠️ No AUR helper (yay/paru) found." echo "✓ Repo dependencies already installed (mpv, jq, gum, socat, libnotify)"
echo
echo "Please install mpvpaper manually:"
echo " 1. Install an AUR helper first:"
echo " sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git"
echo " git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git"
echo " cd yay && makepkg -si"
echo
echo " 2. Then install mpvpaper:"
echo " yay -S mpvpaper"
echo
read -p "Press Enter after installing mpvpaper to continue..."
fi fi
# Final check — if mpvpaper still isn't installed at this point (e.g. user if command -v mpvpaper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# skipped the AUR step or the build failed), we can't continue because the echo "✓ mpvpaper already installed"
# toggle script depends on it.
if ! command -v mpvpaper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "ERROR: mpvpaper is not installed. Cannot continue."
exit 1
fi
# Create the directory for user scripts. ~/.local/bin is the standard
# location for user-installed scripts on Linux (follows the XDG spec).
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
# Create the toggle script — this is the main script users interact with.
# It's a self-contained on/off switch for video wallpapers.
# When toggled ON: picks a video file via GUI, stops hyprpaper, starts mpvpaper
# When toggled OFF: stops mpvpaper, restarts hyprpaper to restore normal wallpaper
cat << 'EOF' > "$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle"
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
APP_NAME="Motion Wallpaper"
# Zenity helper functions — these wrap zenity dialogs so the script can
# show GUI pop-ups for errors, info, and yes/no questions. If zenity isn't
# available (shouldn't happen since we install it), they fall back to
# plain text output in the terminal.
zen_err() {
if command -v zenity >/dev/null 2>&1; then
zenity --error --title="$APP_NAME" --text="$1" || true
else
echo "ERROR: $1" >&2
fi
}
zen_info() {
if command -v zenity >/dev/null 2>&1; then
zenity --info --title="$APP_NAME" --text="$1" || true
else
echo "$1"
fi
}
zen_question() {
if command -v zenity >/dev/null 2>&1; then
zenity --question --title="$APP_NAME" --text="$1"
return $?
else
# No zenity, default to "yes"
return 0
fi
}
# Toggle logic — check if mpvpaper is already running.
# If it is, this is a "toggle OFF" action: stop the video wallpaper
# and bring back the normal static wallpaper by restarting hyprpaper.
if pgrep -x mpvpaper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
if zen_question "Motion wallpaper is currently running.\n\nDo you want to stop it and return to your normal wallpaper?"; then
pkill mpvpaper || true
# Restart hyprpaper/swaybg so the normal wallpaper comes back
hyprctl dispatch exec hyprpaper >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
zen_info "Motion wallpaper stopped.\nNormal wallpaper restored."
fi
exit 0
fi
# If we get here, mpvpaper is NOT running — this is a "toggle ON" action.
# We need to: detect monitors → let user pick one → let user pick a video
# → stop hyprpaper → start mpvpaper.
# Make sure we're actually running inside Hyprland — hyprctl is how we
# talk to the compositor to find out which monitors are connected.
if ! command -v hyprctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
zen_err "hyprctl not found. Are you running Hyprland?"
exit 1
fi
# Get monitor list from Hyprland as JSON. The -j flag outputs structured
# JSON data which we parse with jq to extract monitor names (e.g. HDMI-A-1,
# DP-1, eDP-1). mpvpaper needs the exact monitor name to know where to
# render the wallpaper.
MON_JSON="$(hyprctl monitors -j 2>/dev/null || true)"
if [ -z "$MON_JSON" ]; then
zen_err "Could not get monitor info from hyprctl."
exit 1
fi
if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
zen_err "jq is not installed. Please install jq and try again."
exit 1
fi
MONITORS="$(printf '%s\n' "$MON_JSON" | jq -r '.[].name')"
if [ -z "$MONITORS" ]; then
zen_err "No monitors detected."
exit 1
fi
MON_COUNT="$(printf '%s\n' "$MONITORS" | wc -l)"
# If there's only one monitor, use it automatically. If there are multiple
# monitors, show a selection dialog so the user can pick which one gets
# the video wallpaper.
SELECTED_MON=""
if [ "$MON_COUNT" -eq 1 ]; then
SELECTED_MON="$MONITORS"
else else
# Build a list for Zenity echo
MON_LIST=$(printf '%s\n' "$MONITORS" | awk '{print NR, $1}') echo "Installing mpvpaper from AUR..."
SELECTED_MON=$(echo "$MON_LIST" | zenity --list \
--title="$APP_NAME - Select monitor" \ AUR_HELPER=""
--column="ID" --column="Monitor" \ if command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then AUR_HELPER="yay"
--height=300 \ elif command -v paru >/dev/null 2>&1; then AUR_HELPER="paru"
--print-column=2) fi
if [ -n "$AUR_HELPER" ]; then
echo "Using $AUR_HELPER to install mpvpaper..."
"$AUR_HELPER" -S --needed mpvpaper
else
cat >&2 <<'MSG'
ERROR: No AUR helper (yay/paru) found.
Install one first, then re-run this installer:
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay && makepkg -si
MSG
exit 1
fi
if ! command -v mpvpaper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "ERROR: mpvpaper is not installed. Cannot continue." >&2
exit 1
fi
fi fi
if [ -z "${SELECTED_MON:-}" ]; then # ----- install files -----------------------------------------------------------
# User cancelled
exit 0 install -D -m 755 "$TOGGLE_SRC" "$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle"
install -D -m 755 "$WATCHER_SRC" "$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-watcher"
# Install custom SVG icon into the hicolor theme — Walker and other XDG-aware
# launchers will find it by name (Icon=motion-wallpaper) without needing a
# full path in the .desktop entry.
ICON_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
install -D -m 644 "$ICON_SRC" "$ICON_DIR/motion-wallpaper.svg"
# Refresh the icon cache if gtk-update-icon-cache is available. Harmless if
# not — launchers that read SVGs directly will pick it up regardless.
if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
gtk-update-icon-cache -f -q "$HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor" 2>/dev/null || true
fi fi
# Open a file picker dialog for the user to choose their video wallpaper.
# Filters to common video formats. If the user clicks Cancel, exit cleanly.
if ! command -v zenity >/dev/null 2>&1; then
zen_err "Zenity is not installed but is required for file selection."
exit 1
fi
VIDEO="$(zenity --file-selection \
--title="$APP_NAME - Choose motion wallpaper video" \
--file-filter="Video files | *.mp4 *.mkv *.webm *.mov *.avi")" || exit 0
if [ -z "$VIDEO" ]; then
# User cancelled
exit 0
fi
if [ ! -f "$VIDEO" ]; then
zen_err "Selected file does not exist:\n$VIDEO"
exit 1
fi
# 2e) Stop existing wallpaper daemons so mpvpaper is visible
# Omarchy runs hyprpaper (and sometimes swaybg) which render on the same
# background layer as mpvpaper. They must be stopped or mpvpaper will be
# hidden behind them.
pkill -x hyprpaper 2>/dev/null || true
pkill -x swaybg 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 0.3
# Start mpvpaper with optimised playback settings:
# --loop: Loop the video forever (it's a wallpaper, not a movie)
# --no-audio: Don't play audio (you don't want wallpaper sounds)
# --vo=gpu: Use GPU-accelerated rendering for minimal CPU usage
# --profile=high-quality: Use mpv's high quality rendering profile
# --keep-open=yes: Keep the window open when video reaches end (before loop)
#
# nohup + & runs it in the background detached from the terminal, so
# closing the terminal won't kill the wallpaper.
nohup mpvpaper -o "--loop --no-audio --vo=gpu --profile=high-quality --keep-open=yes" \
"$SELECTED_MON" "$VIDEO" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
zen_info "Motion wallpaper started on $SELECTED_MON."
EOF
chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle"
# Create a .desktop entry so "Motion Wallpaper" appears in app launchers
# (Walker, Elephant, etc.). This follows the freedesktop.org Desktop Entry
# spec. The Categories and Keywords fields help the launcher index it
# properly so users can find it by searching "wallpaper", "video", etc.
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/applications" mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/applications"
cat > "$HOME/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop" <<EOF
cat << EOF > "$HOME/.local/share/applications/motion-wallpaper-toggle.desktop"
[Desktop Entry] [Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0 Version=1.0
Type=Application Type=Application
Name=Motion Wallpaper Name=Motion Wallpaper
Comment=Toggle animated video wallpaper on/off Comment=Toggle animated video wallpaper on/off (TUI)
Exec=$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle Exec=$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle
Icon=preferences-desktop-wallpaper Icon=motion-wallpaper
Terminal=false Terminal=true
Categories=Utility;Settings;DesktopSettings; Categories=Utility;Settings;DesktopSettings;
Keywords=wallpaper;video;animated;background; Keywords=wallpaper;video;animated;background;
EOF EOF
# Poke the desktop database so launchers re-index immediately.
if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then
update-desktop-database -q "$HOME/.local/share/applications" 2>/dev/null || true
fi
install -D -m 644 "$UNIT_SRC" "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/motion-wallpaper.service"
systemctl --user daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
# Walker's data provider (Elephant) caches the desktop index in memory. Nudge
# it so the new entry + icon show up without the user having to log out.
if systemctl --user --quiet is-active elephant.service 2>/dev/null; then
systemctl --user restart elephant.service || true
fi
# ----- done --------------------------------------------------------------------
echo echo
echo "=== Install complete ===" echo "=== Install complete ==="
echo echo
echo "✓ Motion Wallpaper has been added to your application menu" echo "✓ motion-wallpaper-toggle installed to ~/.local/bin/"
echo " Search for 'Motion Wallpaper' in your app launcher" echo "✓ 'Motion Wallpaper' added to your application menu"
echo "✓ systemd unit installed (not enabled)"
echo
# Check if ~/.local/bin is in PATH — if it's not, the user won't be able
# to run "motion-wallpaper-toggle" directly from the terminal. The .desktop
# entry uses the full path so the app launcher will always work regardless.
if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$HOME/.local/bin:"* ]]; then if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$HOME/.local/bin:"* ]]; then
echo cat <<'MSG'
echo "⚠️ NOTE: ~/.local/bin is not in your PATH." ⚠️ ~/.local/bin is not in your PATH. Add to your shell rc:
echo "Add this to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:"
echo export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
echo " export PATH=\"\$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH\""
echo MSG
echo "Then reload your shell with: source ~/.bashrc"
echo
echo "For now, run with full path:"
echo " ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle"
else
echo
echo "Run this to toggle motion wallpaper on/off:"
echo
echo " motion-wallpaper-toggle"
fi fi
echo cat <<EOF
echo "Optional Hyprland keybind (add to ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf):" Usage:
echo motion-wallpaper-toggle # interactive (toggle / change video)
echo " NOTE: SUPER+W is already bound to 'Close window' in Omarchy." motion-wallpaper-toggle status # print current state
echo " Use a different keybind to avoid conflicts, for example:" motion-wallpaper-toggle stop # stop and restore normal wallpaper
echo
echo " bind = SUPER ALT, W, exec, ~/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle" Tip: drop videos in ~/Videos/Wallpapers/ for quick-pick access.
echo
Optional Hyprland keybind (avoid SUPER+W — that's Close window in Omarchy):
bind = SUPER ALT, W, exec, \$HOME/.local/bin/motion-wallpaper-toggle
Persist across logins via systemd:
systemctl --user enable --now motion-wallpaper.service
Logs: ~/.cache/motion-wallpaper.log
EOF