NOTE: This page is a bit dated. The simplest way to install my backgrounds and themes for both Enlightenment and Entrance (including several not mentioned on this page) is to install the following RPMs from my repository:
~> sudo yum install enlightenment-backgrounds enlightenment-startup entrance-themes
The Enlightenment backgrounds backgrounds and startup .edj files will be available to you from the Configuration Panel (under Appearance -> Wallpaper and Appearance -> Startup. In both cases, click on the System button to see them.To change the Entrance theme, you will have to use the following command:
~> sudo entrance_edit --theme [theme].edj
The themes are installed in /usr/share/entrance/themes. Available for use as [theme]s are the following: 1-infinity-sunrise.edj
2-infinity-day.edj
3-infinity-sunset.edj
4-infinity-night.edj
blue-bend-2.edj
clean.edj
darkrock.edj
default.edj
If you have a background or theme you would like to see included in my RPMs, send me an e-mail!2-infinity-day.edj
3-infinity-sunset.edj
4-infinity-night.edj
blue-bend-2.edj
clean.edj
darkrock.edj
default.edj
Animated Backgrounds
Backgrounds in E17 can be a thing of beauty, since they can contain all kinds of animations and effects. They are similar to animated GIFs, such as the one shown here:
The advantage of animated backgrounds in E17, however, is the fact that they use PNG files opposed to GIF files, and that they are compiled scripts, which allow for much more complex functionality. When I first installed E17, I created an entire host of animated backgrounds, which I have summarized (and provided links to) below.
To decompile an animated background, use the edje_decc command:
~>
edje_decc [input_file].edj
This will decompose the .edj
file into a directory that contains all of the .png
background files
used to animate the background, a .edc source
file, and a build.sh
script that uses the edje_cc
command to compile the animated
background. The usage for edje_cc
is: ~>
edje_cc [OPTIONS] [input_file].edc [output_file].edj
For starters, I would suggest
downloading a couple of the animated backgrounds, decompiling them, and
taking a look at the .edc
source file and the build.sh
script to get a
feel for how they work. Much more detailed information can
also be found in the E17
User Guide under Backgrounds. Additional
backgrounds can be found under the Animated
Backgrounds Section of the get-e.org
website. Title: blue-bend2.edj (NOT ANIMATED) |
 Title: blue-bend2-e.edj |
 Title:
blue-bend2-l.edj
|
 Title:
blue-bend2-l-e.edj
|
 Title: blue-bend2-l-t.edj |
 Title: blue-bend2-et.edj |
 Title: blue-bend2-l-b.edj |
 Title: blue-bend2-eb.edj |
 Title: gnome-curves-l-t.edj |
 Title: gnome-curves-et.edj |
Animated Entrance Themes
If you have an appropriate .edj file, you can also use different themes for entrance. To use it, copy over the appropriate file to /usr/share/entrance/themes:
~>
sudo cp [theme].edj /usr/share/entrance/themes/.
Then use entrance_edit
to select it: ~>
sudo entrance_edit --theme [theme].edj
I have created one theme that
I especially like, called clean_gold.edj,
based upon the clean.edj
available at get-e.org. You can
see it below:
Title: clean_gold.edj
Animated Startup Themes
Likewise, if you have an appropriate .edj file, you can also use different themes for the Startup Process. To use it, copy over the appropriate file to ~/.e/e/init:
~>
sudo cp [startup].edj ~/.e/e/init/.
To select the them, left click on the
desktop and scroll down to Configuration
-> Configuration Panel. Under Appearance,
click on Startup.
Click on the Personal
button, and select your desired startup .edj file.
Click Close,
Close
when finished.I have created a theme that dovetails off of the clean_gold.edj I use for entrance, called init_blue_bend.edj. You can see it below:
Title: init_blue_bend.edj
That's about it. Feel free to download any of these .edj files and use them or modify them for your use.