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**REMEMBER: The assets folder has to be at the same folder as the executable** **REMEMBER: The assets folder has to be at the same folder as the executable**
## 5.5. Running a background ## 5.5. Running a background
### 5.5.1. Getting the theme files
To get started, you need to "subscribe" to a theme, i.e. using the [example background](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1845706469) click the +Subscribe button. Steam will automatically download the files for your subscriptions.
You can find the files in the workshop directory located in your configured SteamLibrary directory (if you can't find it, just follow 5.2 and go up a couple directories). The actual files are located in `SteamLibrary/steamapps/workshop/content/431960/[workshop file ID]`. You can use these paths directly or copy over the files to a convenient location.
### 5.5.2. Running in a window (Default)
Currently both compressed and uncompressed backgrounds are supported. Loading them is quite simple. Just run linux-wallpaperengine with the path to the folder where the background is stored: Currently both compressed and uncompressed backgrounds are supported. Loading them is quite simple. Just run linux-wallpaperengine with the path to the folder where the background is stored:
``` ```
./wallengine /home/almamu/Development/backgrounds/1845706469/ ./wallengine /home/almamu/Development/backgrounds/1845706469/
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Where ```/home/almamu/Development/backgrounds/1845706469/``` is the background's path. Where ```/home/almamu/Development/backgrounds/1845706469/``` is the background's path.
#### 5.5.1. Running as a screen's background ### 5.5.3. Running as a screen's background
Only screens configured with the XRandr extension are supported. To specify the screen names (as reported from xrandr tool) just use the ```--screen-root``` switch. You can specify multiple screens at the same time, for example: Only screens configured with the XRandr extension are supported. To specify the screen names (as reported from xrandr tool) just use the ```--screen-root``` switch. You can specify multiple screens at the same time, for example:
``` ```
./wallengine --screen-root HDMI-1 --screen-root DVI-D-1 /home/almamu/Development/backgrounds/1845706469/ ./wallengine --screen-root HDMI-1 --screen-root DVI-D-1 /home/almamu/Development/backgrounds/1845706469/
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**IMPORTANT: Right now this doesn't work if there is anything drawing to the background (like a compositor, nautilus, etc)** **IMPORTANT: Right now this doesn't work if there is anything drawing to the background (like a compositor, nautilus, etc)**
#### 5.5.2. Limiting FPS ### 5.5.4. Limiting FPS
To reduce the performance hit to your system you can reduce (or increase) the FPS limit with the switch ```--fps```, specially useful for laptops: To reduce the performance hit to your system you can reduce (or increase) the FPS limit with the switch ```--fps```, especially useful for laptops:
``` ```
./wallengine --fps 30 ./wallengine --fps 30
``` ```