I have set the wallpaper to change every hour and have enabled it to cycle them in a random order. Sometimes the background image changes to an image that was set just few rounds ago and I'd like to rechange it to something else.
How to trigger the background change manually? So that next random image in the folder is chosen and the crossfade effect is played.
I'd love to hear a command line solution, and would rather not install third party software (although, if you have something to share, don't let me to hold you back — someone might find it useful).
Best Answer
I have found this MacWorld post showing an AppleScript that you can execute to force that.
And this is the script:
Please check the link and the comments for more similar or complete alternatives.
Note: I have not tested this.UPDATE I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work for you, yet it does for me on Snow Leopard with the following script:
WARNING
This assumes that you have
[X] "change picture ever x timesteps"
[X] Random Order
The above works for me. I ran it from the AppleScript Editor several times to make sure it was working and it indeed does change the Wallpaper.