Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 20:58:37 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Splash screen (splashkit) for 3.0 systems... Message-ID: <199801062058.NAA10023@usr08.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <199801061303.XAA00382@word.smith.net.au> from "Mike Smith" at Jan 6, 98 11:33:39 pm
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> Before bundling and releasing this (or just plastering it into -current > 8) I'm looking for: > > - Testers. Naturally, I need people to find my bugs. 8) > > - A better image format. The DIB (.BMP) format is relatively easy to > work with, but a 320x200x8 image runs the best part of 64k, which is > slow to load from floppy and wastes valuable core. ... > Comments? Actually, I'd suggest sticking with the format Windows 95 uses; that would let you use all of the splash screens that people have made for Windows 95. I kind of like the idea of being able to use the color cycle animations, as well... maybe next rev? Also, you might want to consider delaying until ELF kernels; that would let you put the image in an ELF section. Alternately, put a file called "bootimage" (or whatever) in "/" where the boot help resides, and read it out of the FS. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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