From 9bd06b04e42049151984fbbd22ea88592220f9ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 3ri4nG0ld <brianldg92@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:33:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] mpvpaper: add support for setting video thumbnails as static
 wallpaper with configurable option

---
 mpvpaper/mpvpaper_service.luau | 10 ++++++++--
 mpvpaper/panel.luau            |  9 +++++----
 mpvpaper/plugin.toml           |  7 +++++++
 mpvpaper/translations/en.json  |  4 +++-
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mpvpaper/mpvpaper_service.luau b/mpvpaper/mpvpaper_service.luau
index 3937f98..1060ae9 100644
--- a/mpvpaper/mpvpaper_service.luau
+++ b/mpvpaper/mpvpaper_service.luau
@@ -102,13 +102,19 @@ end
 
 -- ── Commands ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-local function setVideo(connector, path)
+local function setVideo(connector, path, thumb)
   if not available or type(connector) ~= "string" or connector == "" or type(path) ~= "string" or path == "" then
     return
   end
   assignments[connector] = path
   persist()
   noctalia.setWallpaperEnabled(connector, false)
+  -- If the user wants to use the video as a static wallpaper, set it.
+  if cfg("set_static_wallpaper") and type(thumb) == "string" and thumb ~= "" then
+    if noctalia.fileExists(thumb) then
+      noctalia.setWallpaper(connector, thumb)
+    end
+  end
   fifo("set " .. connector .. " " .. path)
   publish()
 end
@@ -181,7 +187,7 @@ noctalia.state.watch("command", function(cmd)
     return
   end
   if cmd.action == "set" then
-    setVideo(cmd.connector, cmd.path)
+    setVideo(cmd.connector, cmd.path, cmd.thumb)
   elseif cmd.action == "clear" then
     clearVideo(cmd.connector)
   end
diff --git a/mpvpaper/panel.luau b/mpvpaper/panel.luau
index dc3737e..2b3050b 100644
--- a/mpvpaper/panel.luau
+++ b/mpvpaper/panel.luau
@@ -72,18 +72,19 @@ local function selectedConnector()
   return selectedConnectorName
 end
 
-local function sendCommand(action, connector, path)
+local function sendCommand(action, connector, path, thumb)
   cmdNonce += 1
-  noctalia.state.set("command", { action = action, connector = connector, path = path, nonce = cmdNonce })
+  noctalia.state.set("command", { action = action, connector = connector, path = path, thumb = thumb, nonce = cmdNonce })
 end
 
 local function applyVideo(path)
+  local thumb = thumbPaths[path]
   if selectedConnectorName == "" then
     for _, output in ipairs(outputsList) do
-      sendCommand("set", output.name, path)
+      sendCommand("set", output.name, path, thumb)
     end
   else
-    sendCommand("set", selectedConnectorName, path)
+    sendCommand("set", selectedConnectorName, path, thumb)
   end
   render()
 end
diff --git a/mpvpaper/plugin.toml b/mpvpaper/plugin.toml
index c1d0fc5..9142e8d 100644
--- a/mpvpaper/plugin.toml
+++ b/mpvpaper/plugin.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ label_key = "settings.mpv_options.label"
 description_key = "settings.mpv_options.description"
 default = ""
 
+[[setting]]
+key = "set_static_wallpaper"
+type = "bool"
+label_key = "settings.set_static_wallpaper.label"
+description_key = "settings.set_static_wallpaper.description"
+default = true
+
 # Headless background service: owns the mpvpaper supervisor and per-output assignments.
 [[service]]
 id = "service"
diff --git a/mpvpaper/translations/en.json b/mpvpaper/translations/en.json
index 7c9afe6..ea6e5ba 100644
--- a/mpvpaper/translations/en.json
+++ b/mpvpaper/translations/en.json
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@
   "settings.auto_pause.description": "Pause playback while a fullscreen window covers the wallpaper (mpvpaper --auto-pause).",
   "settings.mpv_options.label": "Extra mpv options",
   "settings.mpv_options.description": "Additional space-separated mpv options, e.g. panscan=1.0 video-zoom=0.1",
+  "settings.set_static_wallpaper.label": "Set static wallpaper",
+  "settings.set_static_wallpaper.description": "Set the video thumbnail as static wallpaper when selected.",
   "settings.glyph.label": "Glyph"
-}
+}
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