BossPaper is a Wallpapers manager for your desktop that uses very little processor or memory. This is not a replacement for Winterboard. It is a separate enhancement to help fill the gap where I believe Winterboard leaves off.
Purpose:
You can already theme the wallpaper with Winterboard. So why the need for BossPaper? BossPaper provides a much more performance-friendly method to rotate background pictures of your choosing without Javascript. See the features:
Features:
- Rotates images you select. Select multiple folders or just a few images. (Winterboard only shows images theme maker selects).
- Rotation stops when iPhone is locked or an app starts. This is a critical point. Winterboard javascript rotation runs while locked and you cannot see it, or while you're running another app, such as a game, causing overall system lag. BossPaper does not! As soon as you load a game, app, or such the rotation timer is immediately halted and resumed only when you return to the springboard (desktop).
- Rotate with the transition you select from many available to get that cool look you want. Or randomize it!
- Rotate on timer, a duration you select, or everytime you close an app change to a new image automatically. Or not at all if you want to just display one image.
- Totally customizable and controllable. You select what gets shown and how it gets shown.
- Compatible with winterboard (just make sure you disable any wallpaper themes in winterboard).
- Very low RAM and CPU use. Almost no hit to standard iPhone performance. RAM use is about 1mb to load two pictures. Winterboard javascript rotation is a huge hit on iPhone performance in both CPU, Battery, and RAM (memory). Note: Winterboard, itself is not bad for system performance. Most Winterboard related performance issues comes down to some javascript type theme running.
- You control what images to display from images from a winterboard theme, your camera roll, images you add yourself, or one of the many BossPaper packs.
- If you don't want images, you can select solid background color of your choice.
Winterboard:
Winterboard can show either a static image selected by the person makikng the theme, or rotate preselected images selected by the person making the theme. (Note: selected by the person making the theme). The rotation of images in Winterboard can only be done via Javascript inside an HTML page. This is very resource intensive both in CPU and memory. CPU means it drains your battery faster. BossPaper solves these problems with its features (listed above).
For help, news, and bug reports visit me at thebigboss.org.
Special Thanks:
- Saurik for the absolutely awesome Winterboard. BossPaper extension was originally based off a very stripped down winterboard.
- Phoenix for a compiling project to start with!