Active Blur - a plasma wallpaper plugin

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Description

Blur the wallpaper if a windows is active.

main feature

• live thumbnail preview
• keep all the behavior of the default image plugin made by kde like :
  • auto apply the wallpaper on click
  • add color and blur option in function of the positioning
• give you the ability to deactivate the effect
• give you the ability to change the blur radius and the animation delay
• the slideshow wallpaper type is available too
• new now you can also darken the wallpaper and choose the color and the transparency of this effect

history

My own code for replacing inactiveblur that it seems to be abandoned.

I have duplicated the default KDE image plugin so all the default effect and behavior is still present.

Installation

Plasma 6

• Download via the KDE store
• Install it via the wallpaper plugin ("get new plugin" button into Desktop Folder Settings)
• Download the last release and extract it and place the folder into ~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/ next you need to rename it into a2n.blur
• Download via :
  • the AUR (for arch linux users), thanks to dr460nf1r3
  • the AUR (git release)(for arch linux users)

Plasma 5

• Download via the KDE store
• Download the V2.2.0 release and extract it and place the folder into ~/.local/share/plasma/wallpapers/ next you need to rename it into a2n.blur

How to help with the AUR package?

Go here: https://github.com/bouteillerAlan/plasma6-wallpapers-blurredwallpaper-git.

Configuration

Name	Description	Result
Active Blur	If you want the effect or not	The effect is active or not
Slideshow	If you want your wallpaper to be in slideshow	Your wallpaper is a slideshow or a single image
Blur Radius	Give you the possibility to customize the blur radius	The blur is stronger or weaker
Animation Delay	Give you the possibility to customize the delay of the animation	The blur appears and disappears more quickly or less quickly
Active Color	If you want the darken effect or not	The color effect is activated or not
Color transparency	Give you the possibility to customize the color transparency	The darken color is more or less transparent
Color	Give you the possibility to customize the color of the Active Color option	The darken color is red if you choose red for example

Code of conduct, license, authors, changelog, contributing

See the following file :

• code of conduct
• license
• authors
• contributing
• changelog
• security

Want to participate? Have a bug or a request feature?

Do not hesitate to open a pr or an issue. I reply when I can.

Another cool project to check (wallpaper/blur related)

• Plasma 6 Wallpaper plugin to play videos on the Desktop/Lock Screen
• Plasma Widget to enable Active Blur and other effects in front of all Wallpaper Plugins
• Better Blur, a fork of the Plasma 6 blur effect with additional features and bug fixes

Want to support my work?

• Give me a tips
• Give a star on github
• Add a rating and a comment on Pling
• Become a fan on Pling
• Or just participate to the developement :D

Thanks !