WM: MaoMaoWM

Terminal: Foot

Bar: Waybar

Browser: QuteBrowser

Launcher: Rofi

BG: mpvpaper

File Browser: Yazi

Music Player: Cmus

Editor: Doom Emacs

  • Raccoonn@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 days ago

    I hadn’t come across mpvpaper before, so I decided to look it up. While it seems interesting, my initial impression is that it might be a bit more resource-intensive compared to what’s achievable on X11. On X11, you can set up a video wallpaper using mpv with surprisingly little effort and minimal code…

    if pgrep mpv; then
    pkill mpv; else
    xwinwrap -ni -fs -s -st -sp -b -nf -- mpv --profile=wallpaper -wid %WID /home/furycd001/wallpapers/wallpaper.mp4
  fi
    • rozodru@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 days ago

      yes after using mpvpaper for a bit today I woudn’t recommend. it ramps up ram and cpu usage on each loop and completely chews through the battery on a laptop.

      • Raccoonn@lemmy.ml
        1·
        19 hours ago

        Thanks for the follow-up & for sharing your experience. I suppose this kinda thing highlights one of the quiet strengths of the X11 approach… Simple tools like xwinwrap paired with mpv tend to be more lightweight and predictable, especially when you just want a looping video without the overhead. There’s something to be said for minimal scripts doing exactly what you need with no surprises…