sindresorhus/macos-wallpaper

Disable automatic changing of wallpaper image

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#24 opened on Mar 15, 2019

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Description

When I set my wallpaper using wallpaper to a directory instead of an image (e.g. wallpaper set ~/.trunk/wallpaper/desktop), it automatically checks the "Change picture every X minutes" checkbox. This does not happen when I set the wallpaper to a specific file (e.g. wallpaper set ~/.trunk/wallpaper/desktop/foggy-trees.jpg). Is this an Apple-imposed limitation? Or could there be a CLI flag that allows me to disable that functionality?

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Research direction
Investigate the code that handles setting wallpaper from a directory vs a file. Look for where the 'Change picture every X minutes' checkbox gets enabled and determine if it's an Apple API behavior. Consider adding a CLI flag like no slideshow to disable the automatic slideshow feature.
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swift
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clidesktop
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