#!/bin/bash wall_dir="${1:?wallpaper directory required}" interval="${2:-1800}" pick_wall() { find "$wall_dir" -type f \( -iname "*.jpg" -o -iname "*.jpeg" -o -iname "*.png" \) | shuf -n1 } set_wall() { [ -n "$1" ] && xwallpaper --zoom "$1"; } has_fullscreen() { python3 - <<'EOF' import json, subprocess, sys def is_fullscreen(node): if node.get('fullscreen_mode', 0) > 0: return True return any(is_fullscreen(c) for c in node.get('nodes', []) + node.get('floating_nodes', [])) def find_ws(node, name): if node.get('type') == 'workspace' and node.get('name') == name: return node for c in node.get('nodes', []) + node.get('floating_nodes', []): r = find_ws(c, name) if r: return r try: wss = json.loads(subprocess.check_output(['i3-msg', '-t', 'get_workspaces'], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)) tree = json.loads(subprocess.check_output(['i3-msg', '-t', 'get_tree'], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)) for ws in wss: if ws.get('visible'): node = find_ws(tree, ws['name']) if node and is_fullscreen(node): sys.exit(0) except Exception: pass sys.exit(1) EOF } # Initial wallpaper set_wall "$(pick_wall)" while sleep "$interval"; do has_fullscreen || set_wall "$(pick_wall)" done