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cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/CHANGELOG

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+# Version 2.0
+- New App icon
+- Preferences window redesign - All settings are now in one window accessable!
+- Graphic visualizing of the time periods of a day with a bar chart
+- Adding custom time periods by user choice
+- Adding folder as image source
+- Option to display image on lock screens
+- Bugfixes
+- Remove support for Cinnamon 5.2 and older
+- Apply and OK button to test settings without closing the window
+
 # Version 1.4
 - Log System
 - Bugfixes

cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/README.md

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 # Cinnamon Dynamic Wallpaper
-
 ## About the project
-Based on a location, this extension calculates the periods of a day and switches the background image of your Cinnamon desktop. The extension offers the choice between a set of included wallpapers or to select a HEIC-file.
+This extension switches the background image of your Cinnamon desktop multiple times in a day, based on a location or custom time periods. You can choose between included image-sets, your own HEIC-file or a source folder with single images. Configuration through a user-friendly configuration window.
 
 ### Features
-- 8 included image sets
-- 9 day periods
+- 9 included image sets
+- 10 day periods
 - HEIF converter
-- Image configuration assistent with simple one-click setup for image choose
+- Image configuration assistent with simple one-click setup for image choices
 - Online location estimation or offline with manual latitude and longitude input
+- Time periods individual configured by user
 - Offline sun angles estimation
 - Image stretching over multiple displays or repeat image for every display
+- Show image on lock screen
 
 ### Tested Cinnamon versions
-- 4.8 (Mint 20.1)
-- 5.0 (Mint 20.2)
-- 5.2 (Mint 20.3)
 - 5.4 (Mint 21)
 - 5.6 (Mint 21.1)
 - 5.8 (Mint 21.2)
+- 6.0 (Mint 21.3)
 
 ### Technology
-- Using `JavaScript` for
-	- Sun angle estimation
-	- Location estimation
-	- Change of the desktop wallpapers
-- `Python` displays the Image Configurator
-- Image Configurator UI was written with `Glade`
-
+- `JavaScript`
+	- Display desktop notifications
+	- Calling the Python loop script every 60 seconds to refresh the background image
+- `Python`
+	- Handles the preference window
+	- Esimates the location
+	- Changes of the desktop wallpapers
+- `Glade`
+	- Preference window UI design
+---
 ## Installation
 ### From Built-in Extension Manager
 1. Open "Extensions" in Linux Mint or any other distribution with Cinnamon as Desktop Environment
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 1. Download the Repository
 2. Extract the files
 3. Copy the folder `cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog` to `~/.local/share/cinnamon/extensions/`
-
-## How to use it
+---
+## Usage
 1. Active the Extension via Cinnamon Extension Manager
 2. Open the settings
-3. Keep `Estimate coordinates via network` active or disable it and insert latitude and longitude in the fields
-4. Choose a set of images or disable it and select for every daytime an image manually
-
-## Image Configurator
-The Cinnamon Dynamic Wallpaper extension offers an integrated image configuration assistant. Here, you can choose an included image set or import a HEIC-file from your system. You have to choose the images for the time periods after the import.
+3. Configure it to your 
+	- You can apply the setted settings without closing the window if you click on "Apply"
+4. If your config is complete, click on "OK"
+---
+## Preferences Window
+Because of the lack of configuration options in the standard Cinnamon configuration system for extensions offers this extension a custom preference window.  
+All configuration will be handled there. You can choose between included image sets, a HEIC file or a folder source and set the image to ten different daytime periods. Time periods will be estimated via network, custom coordinations or custom time periods. Some behaviour preferences (strech image, fill empty background with gradient color) are also here.

cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/files/cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/5.4/enums/ImageSourceEnum.py

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+class ImageSourceEnum(enumerate):
+  IMAGESET = "image_set"
+  HEICFILE = "heic_file"
+  SOURCEFOLDER = "source_folder"

cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/files/cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/5.4/enums/PeriodSourceEnum.py

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+class PeriodSourceEnum(enumerate):
+  NETWORKLOCATION = "network_location"
+  CUSTOMLOCATION = "custom_location"
+  CUSTOMTIMEPERIODS = "custom_time_periods"