#!/usr/bin/python3 ''' Helper program to draw a background image on each screen of the system. ''' import sys from PyQt4.QtCore import Qt from PyQt4 import QtGui def die(msg): print(msg, file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1) def create_window(wallpaper, geometry): win = QtGui.QWidget() wallpaper = wallpaper.scaled(geometry.size(), Qt.KeepAspectRatioByExpanding, Qt.SmoothTransformation) palette = QtGui.QPalette() palette.setBrush(win.backgroundRole(), QtGui.QBrush(wallpaper)) win.setPalette(palette) win.setAttribute(Qt.WA_X11NetWmWindowTypeDesktop) win.setGeometry(geometry) win.show() return win def main(): if len(sys.argv) != 2: die('usage: {} '.format(sys.argv[0])) path = sys.argv[1] app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv) wallpaper = QtGui.QPixmap(path) if wallpaper.isNull(): die('Failed to load {}'.format(path)) desktop = app.desktop() # Keep a trace of the windows to ensure they are not garbage collected windows = [] for idx in range(desktop.screenCount()): geometry = desktop.screenGeometry(idx) win = create_window(wallpaper, geometry) windows.append(win) return app.exec_() if __name__ == '__main__': main()