This Python project generates a color palette from a randomly selected image, extracts the most prominent colors, and uses them to update the configuration files for your system's appearance. Specifically, it modifies the background and foreground colors for the Qtile window manager and Alacritty terminal emulator.
- Random Image Selection: Selects a random image from a directory.
- Color Palette Generation: Uses the
colorthieflibrary to generate a color palette from the chosen image. - Configuration File Updates: Updates
config.pyfor Qtile andalacritty.ymlfor Alacritty to reflect the new colors. - Image Set as Wallpaper: Automatically sets the chosen image as the system wallpaper using
nitrogen.
- Python 3.x
colorthieflibrary (pip install colorthief)nitrogen(for setting the wallpaper)- A system using Qtile as the window manager and Alacritty as the terminal emulator
- Main Script: The Python script that performs all the operations.
- /home/Dew/.github/walls/.walls/: Directory containing images for wallpaper.
- /home/Dew/.config/qtile/config.py: Configuration file for Qtile, updated with the new color scheme.
- /home/Dew/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml: Configuration file for Alacritty, updated with the new background color.
- Clone this repository to your local machine.
- Ensure you have the required dependencies installed:
pip install colorthief
- Ensure you have Qtile and Alacritty configured on your system.
- The script selects a random image from the specified directory.
- It generates a color palette from the image using the
ColorThieflibrary. - The script calculates the intensity of the colors and chooses a background color based on brightness.
- It updates the configuration files for Qtile and Alacritty to use the new color scheme:
bgColorsandfgColorsfor Qtile are updated.- The
backgroundcolor in Alacritty is updated.
- The script sets the chosen image as the wallpaper using the
nitrogentool. - A backup of the original configuration files is created (with the
.bakextension).
- Run the script, and it will automatically:
- Pick a random image.
- Generate the color palette.
- Update configuration files for Qtile and Alacritty.
- Set the chosen image as the wallpaper.
python irisShift.py- Image Directory: Modify the path variable in the script to point to your desired image directory.
- Number of Colors: The script generates 15 colors by default, but you can change this in the colorGen() function.
- Color Processing: Modify the functions like colorIntensity() and backgroundDarker() if you'd like to change how colors are processed.
- Before modifying the configuration files, backups are created with the .bak extension. If something goes wrong, you can manually restore the original files from the backups.