Taking background images from a selected directory.

[spectrum705]

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So currently we need to upload all the pics from a directory in case we want multiple background. in case a new pic is added to the folder later on, we need to upload that separately later on.

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along with uploading all the pics, we could have an option to select a directory too, and Bonjour pics a random pic from selected directory.

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[victrme]

Hi @spectrum705, that could be tricky because we might not have the permission to access the file system without user action.

We'll look into it for version 21 !

[spectrum705]

oh okay. take your time.
because i feel it'd reduce the resources, currently it takes a bit time to load the bg image if browser is processing heavy task :(

[spectrum705]

two things,

1. can you sort the newer images at top? like show the new ones at the top most. currently they appear at bottom
2. can we maybe get images by just pasting a drive or any cloud folder link

[Sutaai]

1. I'm not really sure how problematic this is, and this should rather be discussed in another issue. IMO, it doesn't really matter, and it makes more sense to me that the most recently added images are added at the bottom.
2. This would no longer be related to the local image provider and would require a whole new integration. Again, you should rather open a new issue. But I don't think this is viable, too. With such configuration, you're more likely to end up with authentication and compatibility issues, which would be far more complex than simply using something like Syncthing to synchronize your files. And I personally do not support cloud provider unless self-hosted, which again, would be problematic with Bonjourr itself.

[spectrum705]

1. its not that major but i use 100+ images so every time i add a new one its added at the bottom. when i need to add newer ones i need to see if its not repeated, so i need to scroll all the way to the end. since if i upload a duplicated images it'll make 2 copies.
2. okay, its fine if its not a feasible idea.