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Add option to execute user script on mode change

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Let the user execute custom commands on mode change, for example change
wallpaper, terminal theme, etc.
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@ -56,6 +56,43 @@ from the appropriate location:
* Window manager theme
** `xfwm4/general/theme`
The specified `UserScript` will be executed when switching the mode, you can use
this for example to change the theme of the terminal, set desktop wallpaper,
etc. You can use the variable `XFCE_NIGHT_MODE` in your script if you want to
use the same script in both cases, for example:
....
#!/bin/bash
notify-send --icon "dialog-info" "Mode: $XFCE_NIGHT_MODE"
....
=== Example `UserScript`
==== Change wallpaper
First you have to find the property of the wallpaper (this could be different on
multi-monitor setup) by executing the command below then changing the wallpaper
in _Desktop_ setting.
```
xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --monitor
```
You have to execute the command below to set up the wallpaper for this desktop.
```
xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property <property> --set </path/to/image.jpg>
```
==== Change panel dark mode
You have to execute the command below to change the panel mode opposite to the
windows mode (light windows, dark panel).
```
xfconf-query --channel xfce4-panel --property /panels/dark-mode --set "$([ "$XFCE_NIGHT_MODE" = "day" ] && echo true || echo false)"
```
=== Switch at a time specified by antoher program
For example, to use http://jonls.dk/redshift/[Redshift] or another program to

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@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ CURSOR_LIGHT="$(get_config 'Light/CursorTheme' 'string' $(xfconf-query --channel
CURSOR_DARK="$(get_config 'Dark/CursorTheme' 'string' $(xfconf-query --channel xsettings --property /Gtk/CursorThemeName))"
WM_LIGHT="$(get_config 'Light/WindowManagerTheme' 'string' $(xfconf-query --channel xfwm4 --property /general/theme))"
WM_DARK="$(get_config 'Dark/WindowManagerTheme' 'string' $(xfconf-query --channel xfwm4 --property /general/theme))"
USERSCRIPT_LIGHT="$(get_config 'Light/UserScript' 'string')"
USERSCRIPT_DARK="$(get_config 'Dark/UserScript' 'string')"
mode="$(parse_args $@)"
@ -152,6 +154,12 @@ set_theme 'xfwm4' '/general/theme' "WM_$suffix"
set_config 'active' 'string' "$mode"
# Execute user script to change wallpaper, terminal theme, etc.
userscript="USERSCRIPT_$suffix"
if [ ! -z "${!userscript}" ]; then
XFCE_NIGHT_MODE="$mode" eval "${!userscript}" 2>&1 > /dev/null
fi
echo "<txt>$TEXT</txt>"
echo "<txtclick>$0 toggle</txtclick>"
echo "<tool>