FFE: Wallch 4.0
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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wallch (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hello there!
(Once again) I am here to kindly ask for a FFE for Wallch version 4.0.
The latest version into the repositories is 3.01 and was released way back; early 2012.
Wallch 4.0 is a major improvement in the program.
UI comparison:
old: http://
new: http://
Also, other major changes took place, like:
1) Made preview screen very accurate on how the desktop will look like upon setting the selected image as background. 3.01's functionality was to simply preview the image.
2) Added many POTD features, like POTD viewer, which lets you browse and download Wikipedia Picture of the day images and added support for downloading and embedding into the image the short description of it, as many users have requested.
3) Added wallpaper clock feature. Wallpaper rotation which displays the current date/time. Alternative to having time widgets with lower CPU usage.
4) Added live website feature. Take snapshot of any website and set it as desktop background. Login is supported. E.g. you can take your Google+ homepage and set it as background (or part of it), or your facebook messages (https:/
5) Added many more preferences for the user to choose, like 2 themes for the UI and the indicator.
6) Fixed many bugs, such as major memory leaks and crashes.
7) Made the UI more attractive and user-friendly, rather than the plain path list of version 3.01 (this option is still available, though, for increased performance (the thumbnails are cached, anyway, but if anyone wants to have super-high performance, then he can enable the path list))
I think that in overall Wallch 4.0 is much better than Wallch 3.01 and it would be a pity to miss the inclusion into the repos of 14.04 LTS.
I am one of the upstream developers and I have personally tested this application for bugs. Same goes with Leon Vitanos, my co-developer.
Here is the PPA containing the built package: https:/
Thanks a lot for considering this request!
PS: I am aware that the program points to online locations like http://
Related branches
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: upgrade-software-version |
Changed in wallch (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:33:02AM -0000, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
> You have been subscribed to a public bug by Alex Solanos (hakermania):
>
> Hello there!
>
> (Once again) I am here to kindly ask for a FFE for Wallch version 4.0.
You only just missed FF. Go for it. Ack.
status confirmed
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