Subject: Support extra options to wget when fetching images
Author: Christoph Biedl <debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de>
Last-Update: 2022-01-05
Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/173774

--- a/gkrellkam2.c
+++ b/gkrellkam2.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
 "or other online picture, or use an online list, just put its\n",
 "address (beginning with https:// or http:// or ftp://) in the\n",
 "\"Image Source box. Lists should end in \"-list\" or \".list\".\n",
+"Any first space character ends the address. Everything that\n",
+"follows is treated as a parameter to wget.\n",
 "You'll need GNU wget installed to be able to get files from the\n",
 "internet.\n",
 "Special case: when this field begins with \"-x\" followed by a\n",
@@ -711,10 +713,19 @@
   }
   close (tmpfd);
 
-  wget_str = g_strdup_printf ("wget -q %s -O %s \"%s\"",
-                              wget_opts, tmpfile,
-                              panel_cursource (p)->img_name);
-
+  if (strchr(panel_cursource (p)->img_name, ' ')) {
+    gchar *wget_split_str = g_strdup(panel_cursource (p)->img_name);
+    gchar *space = strchr(wget_split_str, ' ');
+    *space = '\0';
+    wget_str = g_strdup_printf ("wget -q %s -O %s \"%s\" %s",
+                                wget_opts, tmpfile,
+                                wget_split_str, space+1);
+    g_free(wget_split_str);
+  } else {
+    wget_str = g_strdup_printf ("wget -q %s -O %s \"%s\"",
+                                wget_opts, tmpfile,
+                                panel_cursource (p)->img_name);
+  }
   p->cmd_pipe = popen (wget_str, "r");
   g_free (wget_str);
   if (p->cmd_pipe == NULL)
--- a/gkrellkam-list.5
+++ b/gkrellkam-list.5
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 image file.
 .IP \fIurl\fP
 Type \fIurl\fP is just that; a ftp:// or http:// or https:// URL pointing at an online
-image file.
+image file. Everything that follows the first space character is treated
+as a parameter to wget.
 .IP \fIscript\fP
 Type \fIscript\fP is a system command, executed in a shell by GKrellKam
 when it's time to get this image. The output of the command is assumed to
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 image: /home/paul/pics/mypic1.jpg
 /home/paul/pics/mypic2.jpg
 image: /home/paul/pics/mypic3.jpg
-http://www.usu.edu/webcam/fullsize.jpg
+http://www.usu.edu/webcam/fullsize.jpg --user-agent="not wget"
 \fB[tab]\fP tooltip: This is the building where I work
 
 image: /home/paul/pics/mypic4.jpg