A tool to transform your ubuntu/debian into a billboard
Donwload
Execution
In order execute the application call xbillboard-start on a terminal
The boot __main__.py
The boot is used to start the application, initialize the Gtk window and build the interface.
Each screen is a gtk.gtkgl.DrawingArea in opengl mode or a gtk.DrawingArea
The boot also allows to initialize the threads for round Robin screens as well as those for synchronization
Screen Manager Screen.py
Allows you to load the cached files and make a Robin round on the list of compatible files.
the list of compatible file types is PDF JPEG JPG PNG GIF.
Each screen will be displayed during a waiting time defined in the configuration file except for gifs that last the duration of the animation. do not confuse screen and file. a file to contain a set of screens clearly for PDFs: each page is a screen and remains on screen for the time defined in the configuration file.
In case of error on a file (corrupted for example) the logo of xbillboard will be displayed instead for the duration of the waiting time
Sync & cache Sync.py
Each instance will call wget every Delay seconds to check if the file has changed or not. if yes, it will be re-downloaded.
Configuration xbillboard.conf
The configuration file is duplicated during the installation and at each launch of the application if it does not exist.
There is a default configuration file /etc/xbillboard/xbillboard.conf
The configuration file to handle is $HOME/.xbillboard/xbillboard.conf
| General | |
|---|---|
| Sync_Delay | The waiting time between each synchronization attempt in seconds |
| Screen_Delay | The wait time at each screen second |
| Sync_Directory | The synchronization directory |
| OpenGL | Use of openGl <br> Values : YES / NO |
| LayoutX | Number of screens in horizontal |
| LayoutY | Number of screens in vertical |
| Screen_List | The list of active screens, separated by a carriage return.<br> The screens must be listed in the following order <br> | 1 | 2 | 3 |<br>| 4 | 5 | 6 \ |
| Screen_Main | Identifier if the main screen |
| Screen_Rotation | Number of rotation before switching screen |
| Screen_Alignement | Align to inside container <br> Format : VERTICAL::HORIZENTAL <br> VERTICAL Values : TOP / DOWN / CENTER <br> HORIZENTAL Values : LEFT / RIGHT / CENTER |
| Screen_Ratio | Screen ratio either to FIT or to STRETCH<br> Values : FIT / STRETCH |
| ScreenX | |
|---|---|
| FileList | The list of files to display on the screen.<br> the list is separated by carriage returns |
| Delay | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_Delay<br> The wait time on the screen in question in seconds |
| CopyOf | Allows to make a copy of another screen |
| Rotation | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_Rotation<br> Number of rotation before switching screen |
| Alignement | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_Alignement<br> Align to inside container <br> Format : VERTICAL::HORIZENTAL <br> VERTICAL Values : TOP / DOWN / CENTER<br> HORIZENTAL Values : LEFT / RIGHT / CENTER |
| Ratio | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_RatioScreen<br> Screen ratio either to FIT or to STRETCH<br> Values : FIT / STRETCH |
Source and PPA Repository :
For Ubuntu add xbillboard daily build ppa :
Install :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samirkherraz/xbillboard-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbillboardRun :
xbillboard-start
For others debian based distros you need to add this line into your sources.list file :
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/samirkherraz/xbillboard-stable/ubuntu <code> main
replace <code> with ubuntu equivalent of your debian
| Debian | Ubuntu |
|---|---|
| buster | bionic |
| stretch | xenial |
| jessie | trusty |
| wheezy | precise |
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