base16_bg.sh

A script to generate and set background images to match base16 themes

This is a very simple script which extracts the background color from base16 terminal themes set by base16-shell, generates a small image of that color, and sets the desktop background to that image automatically.

Requirements

• base16-shell
• imagemagick
• feh

Instructions

Grab the script:

git clone https://github.com/connor-brooks/base16_bg.sh.git

Move the script and patch to your base16 folder:

mv base16_bg.sh ~/.config/base16-shell/

mv patch.diff ~/.config/base16-shell/

Apply the patch to base16-shell:

cd ~/.config/base16-shell

patch < patch.diff

Delete the patch file:

rm ~/.config/base16-shell/patch.diff

Add this to .xinitrc, to set the background at login:

feh --bg-scale ~/.base16_bg.png

Close all terminals or source bashrc:

source ~/.bashrc

Run base16 to generate background file:

base16_phd

The window manager background should now sync to terminal colors