Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:11:01 +0100 From: Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New GNOME splash screen Message-ID: <3FFD8115.1040904@webonaut.com> In-Reply-To: <20040108161405.4fdb36b8@Magellan.Leidinger.net> References: <20031228032922.70d73f33.samy@kerneled.com> <3FF566F5.3000508@webonaut.com> <20040102142110.0d0c9646@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <3FF574D5.2020202@webonaut.com> <20040102151009.1b1e24aa@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <3FF590DC.80502@webonaut.com> <20040102165420.3e95fd04@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <3FF5A89E.6000809@webonaut.com> <1073064347.779.6.camel@gyros> <3FF5B2DC.4020306@webonaut.com> <1073072153.779.26.camel@gyros> <3FF5CC79.6030102@webonaut.com> <20040103122917.19ded042@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <3FF7E170.5010608@webonaut.com> <20040104165526.71348881@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <opr09hd9oe8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <20040105130852.4f9381bd@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <1073440985.41447.3.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <opr1dv67vg8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <3FFBD7BD.1030203@webonaut.com> <1073496351.765.2.camel@gyros> <20040107183751.1cbe725e@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <3FFCA619.30204@webonaut.com> <20040108161405.4fdb36b8@Magellan.Leidinger.net>
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Alexander Leidinger wrote: >On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:36:41 +0100 >Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> wrote: > > > >>>I think it's time for a "random splash screen"-feature... else we won't >>>be able to show every good one. And you know what "they" say about >>>bikesheds. :-) >>> >>> >>why you have written this :-( >>now i can't go away from my pc until i have a solution ... >> >> > >Do you want some more ideas? :-) > > > better not! ;-) >>and now exists: splash-set >> >>download at: http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/ >> >>it accepts the parameter "--random" to set a random image. >>called without parameter it start in the gui-mode. >> >> > >Wow! I haven't looked at it, but "Nice work!". > > > thanks! >>default the splash screens are searched in /usr/X11....../splash/* >>if you want to use a different directory it can be changed by >>editing flash_files_dir in the source. >> >>it's a quick hack or version 0.1-alpha ;-) but it works. >> >> > >Can we expect a command line option instead of modifying flash_files_dir >in v0.2? What about a port? Can we have a RUN_DEPENDS upon it in >gnome-session? And some nice splash screens by default?... ok, I'll shut >up now. :-) > > > oh, yes! i have some ideas i like to implement/do: - configuration dialog that stores the config in gconf - gnome-session support (change splash on startup for the next session) - better gui - better random code - bundled with some splash-screens? - also a port after a beta is released - ...???... (to be defined ;-)) but there a much to learn for me. before i stated this little program i didn't know how to load and scale an image. Franz. ps: about your other question: i didn't have an specific idea what header to use on a stable splash - maybe somthing nature-like at the gnome site, or ...? >Bye, >Alexander. > > >
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