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author | Ken Moore <ken@ixsystems.com> | 2017-10-10 13:18:53 -0400 |
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committer | Ken Moore <ken@ixsystems.com> | 2017-10-10 13:18:53 -0400 |
commit | 93536aa33906895760d87c79da5f74471fcf0696 (patch) | |
tree | 8b3a336e19b462f9b93e76ec60911c7fb8e08004 | |
parent | Make the number of fireflies scale a bit better with the size of the screen (diff) | |
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Change the layout of the screensaver files directory a bit.
This adds the formalization of a JSON manifest for determining which screensavers are valid and how to launch them, as well as all sorts of other legal/author information as desired.
-rw-r--r-- | src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.json | 26 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/README.md | 79 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/qml_scripts/Fireflies.qml (renamed from src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.qml) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/qml_scripts/Firefly.qml (renamed from src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Firefly.qml) | 0 |
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diff --git a/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.json b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.json new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e01d6d2b --- /dev/null +++ b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.json @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +{ + "name" : { + "default" : "Fireflies" + }, + "description" : { + "default" : "Dancing balls of light on the screen" + }, + "author" : { + "name" : "Ken Moore", + "email" : "ken@ixsystems.com", + "website" : "https://github.com/beanpole135", + "company" : "iXsystems", + "company_website" : "http://ixsystems.com" + }, + "meta" : { + "license" : "3-clause BSD", + "license_url" : "https://github.com/trueos/lumina/blob/master/LICENSE", + "copyright" : "Copyright (c) 2017, Ken Moore (ken@ixsystems.com)", + "date_created" : "20171010", + "version" : "1.0" + } + "qml" : { + "qml_file" : "qml_scripts/Fireflies.qml", + "additional_files" : ["qml_scripts/Firefly.qml"] + } +} diff --git a/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/README.md b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..768f0e14 --- /dev/null +++ b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +## Screensaver Format +The screensaver system for the Lumina desktop allows for the creation and use of scripts written in the QML language, with a number of screensavers and other examples installed out-of-box. There are only a couple warnings/caveats to consider when developing a new screensaver: + +1. The root object in your QML script will be automatically sized to fit the screen as needed. Avoid trying to hard-code specific screen dimensions within your script as it will not work properly. +2. A JSON manifest file must be created (format listed below) and placed into one of the screensaver plugin directories for it to be recognized as a valid screensaver by the desktop. + + +### JSON Manifest +The manifest file contains all the information needed to actually validate/launch the screensaver, as well as additional information about the author and/or the screensaver itself. + +Example JSON manifest file (sample.json): +``` +{ + "name" : { + "default" : "sample", + "en_US" : "US English localization of the name" + "en" : "Generic english localization of the name" + } + + "description" : { + "default" : "sample screensaver", + "en_US" : "US English Localization of the description" + } + + "author" : { + "name" : "Me", + "email" : "Me@myself.net", + "website" : "http://mywebsite.net", + "company" : "iXsystems" + "company_website" : "http://ixsystems.com" + } + + "meta" : { + "license" : "3-clause BSD", + "license_url" : "https://github.com/trueos/lumina/blob/master/LICENSE", + "copyright" : "Copyright (c) 2017, Ken Moore (ken@ixsystems.com)", + "date_created" : "20171010", + "date_updated" : "20171011", + "version" : "1.0" + } + + "qml" : { + "exec" : "absolute/or/relative/path/to/script.qml", + "additional_files" : ["file/which/must/exist.png"], + "qt_min_version" : "5.0", + "qt_max_version" : "6.0" + } +} +``` + +Details of the individual items in the manifest: +* NOTE: for locale codes, both long and short version are acceptable: + Example 1: If the current locale is "en_GB", but the JSON manifest lists translations for "en_US" and "en", then the "en" translation will be used. + Example 2: If the current locale is "en_GB", but neither "en_GB" nor "en" translations exist, then the "default" version will be used. + +* **name** : (required) This is the official name of the screensaver to show to users + * *default* : (required) Non-translated name of the screensaver + * *[locale]* : (optional) Translated name for specific [locale] +* **description** : (required) This is a short description of the screensaver to show to users + * *default* : (required) Non-translated description of the screensaver + * *[locale]* : (optional) Translated description for specific [locale] +* **author** : (all optional) Additional information about the author(s) of the screensaver + * *name* : Name of the author + * *email* : Email to contact the author (useful for licensing questions and such) + * *website* : Personal website for the author (github/facebook/twitter profile, etc) + * *company* : Company for which the author is creating this screensaver + * *company_website* : Website for the company +* **meta** : (all optional) Additional information about the screensaver itself + * *license* : License the screensaver is released under + * *license_url* : Website which contains the full text of the license + * *copyright* : Copyright notice for this screensaver + * *date_created* : (yyyyMMdd) Date the screensaver was initially created + * *date_updated* : (yyyyMMdd) Date the screensaver was last updated + * *version* : Current version of the screensaver (typically updated every time "date_updated" is changed) +* **qml** : (required) Information about launching the screensaver and checking validity + * *exec* : (required) Absolute or relative path to the QML script (relative to the directory which contains the JSON manifest) + * *additional_files* : (optional) Array of paths for other files/scripts which must exist for the screensaver to work properly. + * *qt_min_version* : (optional) Minimum version of the Qt libraries that this screensaver supports + * *qt_max_version* : (optional) Maximum version of the Qt libraries that this screensaver supports diff --git a/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.qml b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/qml_scripts/Fireflies.qml index d8dcc1ed..d8dcc1ed 100644 --- a/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Fireflies.qml +++ b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/qml_scripts/Fireflies.qml diff --git a/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Firefly.qml b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/qml_scripts/Firefly.qml index 7b65d8ec..7b65d8ec 100644 --- a/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/Firefly.qml +++ b/src-qt5/core/lumina-desktop-unified/extrafiles/screensavers/qml_scripts/Firefly.qml |