Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:16:46 +0100 From: Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: ps: Splash-set (was: New GNOME splash screen) Message-ID: <4003E1AE.3060801@webonaut.com> In-Reply-To: <400075B4.5000804@webonaut.com> References: <3FFF2879.4040108@webonaut.com> <20040109233127.05c07f5f@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <400075B4.5000804@webonaut.com>
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Franz Klammer wrote:
> Alexander Leidinger wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 23:17:29 +0100
>> Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> - better random code
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> /dev/urandom should be random enough
>>>>
>>>
>>> i mean that the random-code should at least not set the same splash
>>> again :-)
>>>
>>
>>
>> It depends about your definition of randomness..., but:
>> do {
>> new_splash = choose_random_splash(path);
>> } while (!strcmp(new_splash, actual_splash);
>>
>>
>>
>
> yes, i thougth about something like this .
>
> ok! if you want you can download a port from
> http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/splash-set/port.tar.bz2
> it also installs a menu-entry under »Other«.
>
> it's still not ready for the world but i use it without problems.
>
splash-set-0.4 is out! :-)
http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/splash-set/port-0.4.tar.bz2
http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/splash-set/splash-set_screenshot.png
manly gui and usability enhancments (in my opinion) - still no automatic
activation of ramdom feature but more use of the gnome-library
(e.g. the thumbnail view is now GnomeIconList)
0.6 will be then ready for a real port. :-)
> franz.
>
>>>> I think a separate gnome-splash port would be better.
>>>>
>>>
another idea: why not add this tiny tool as goody to that port?
Franz.
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