desktop-gremlin-linux

A port of Desktop_Gremlin made for linux, initially meant for learning Xlib with C

Prerequisites

• a C compiler supporting at least C99 (you probably already have this try typing gcc or clang)
• Xlib (you probably also have this preinstalled)
• X11 (it should in theory run fine under XWayland but I never checked)
• an X11 compositor with alpha support

build

To build the thing, just run: git clone https://github.com/potato-master369/desktop-gremlin-linux

clang dynamic.c -lX11 -lXpm -lXext -lm -o 'Manhattan Cafe'

make (as of 2.1.0) (feel free to replace clang with a cc of your choice and change dynamic.c to any of the .c files (feel free to change the -o as well it doesnt have to be called that. use -o jukebox on jukebox.c for it to work with v1)

cp ./desktop-gremlin-assets ~/Desktop Copy the assets folder to the desktop - required for the program to function properly, without which it is undefined behaviour.

Configuration

vim ~/Desktop/desktop-gremlin-assets/config.ini

Several options are listed inside the file.

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FAQ

Are you gonna add more features?

yeah, I would love to follow Desktop_Gremlin in terms of general direction, but I'd also like to add my own features, and/or remove features if I deem them bad or just find them difficult to port over to Xlib + C.

When is v3?

Idk bro

Are you gonna be working on this forever?

no but it's a passion project so I'll check back on it once in a while

Thanks to:

• KirtValesco for the original, inspiration, and assets (sowwy for stealing them I can't figure umaViewer out)
• ImageMagick team: stealing repurposing KurtValesco's assets would have been impossible without this umazing (pun intended) tool.
• Ben Hoyt for INIH
• and of course, YOU for being interested in this project of mine!

future to-do

* mimic drag features

• add sound
• figure UmaViewer out so I can get assets for more characters (and/or just steal more from the original)