# Slideshow backgrounds « regular » method?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/slideshow-backgrounds-regular-method/6036>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [June 15, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/slideshow-backgrounds-regular-method/6036 "2022-06-15T13:35:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/slideshow-backgrounds-regular-method/6036/16 "2022-06-18T19:29:37Z")

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deprecated or not, seems discussion is ongoing ?

> **[The big background cleanup (#4936) · Issues · GNOME / gnome-shell · GitLab](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4936)**
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> Given that @exalm is working on making the shell switch to a separate wallpaper in dark mode, and...

and not a « new » idea

> [@Xml wallpaper and exposing transition time to gsettings](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/xml-wallpaper-and-exposing-transition-time-to-gsettings/1287):
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> (Question at the end) After getting the black background after trying to use a xml as wallpaper I did some research too see if I could get a dynamic wallpaper working. I wrote a python script that reads a json(personally think its more readable but it can convert to xml) file containing a path to each image and the time of day I want the that image to be the wallpaper. The script checks every interval amount of time(defined in the json file), does some math using the wallpaper time and the cu…

…I don’t understand how but it seems possible to expose the ( Budgie ) transition length in gsettings.

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