[Mageia-artwork] review for graphics: boot sequence, installer, backgrounds, etc.

Fri Feb 11 15:50:08 CET 2011

Hi there,
+
+(follows up another discussion, but significantly different enough for
+a new thread)
+
+While integrated Alex's screens, I found that there will be other
+backgrounds/decorations missing yet. I'm still checking what it not
+used anymore and wondering how to make these more "palpable" and acted
+on directly. Probably some sort of simulator app to help inject and
+test designs (if someone has an idea, concept, whatever about this,
+please raise your hand).
+
+Anyway, here is a summary of all this (and why I started a new thread):
+
+
+# About the boot/hibernate sequences
+
+First, just to make sure everyone gets what the names mean: when you
+boot the system:
+ - first, gfxboot is used to display the graphical grub
+ - then plymouth takes the lead (maybe with a few bits of bootsplash
+yet but it's likely it's not used anymore - still has to be checked,
+post alpha 1 release)
+
+Boot screen:
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-gfxboot-theme/trunk/data-install/
+
+Still to make sure but it is probable that these are not used anymore:
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-theme/trunk/Mageia-Default/bootsplash/data/
+
+Note sur this is still used either:
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-theme/trunk/common/bootsplash/data/
+
+Here, the motif.png is a graphic (empty for now) over an alpha layer
+that can be used to animate the boot sequence:
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-theme/trunk/Mageia-Default/plymouth/
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-theme/trunk/common/plymouth/
+
+(there are actually fun stuff to do with Plymouth it seems but that is
+left to creativity :-) ).
+
+
+# About the installer
+
+You can see here some graphics that were roughly remade to remove
+unlicensed ones, but that will be used for the installer (what you
+proposed as http://www.flickr.com/photos/54316230@N06/5424891049/ ):
+
+http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/drakx/trunk/perl-install/install/pixmaps/
+
+I am not sure it helps a lot in this form, but if it does...
+
+There would be room for a single "ad", here is what is used for now:
+http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/drakx/trunk/advertising/IM_mageia.png?revision=432&view=markup
+
+I too have to find how to properly describe the license and author of
+these graphics within the module. I guess a file will make it (along
+with the procedure to check/modify/update all these), but should it be
+a Authors one? in the ReadMe? else?
+
+
+# About backgrounds & screensavers
+
+Some are here:
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-theme/trunk/Mageia-Default/background/
+ * http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/theme/mageia-theme/trunk/common/screensaver/
+
+
+So, that makes for a lot of things to do. In terms of focus/priority:
+ - clean boot sequence first (plymouth parts only, I'll keep you
+updated about the bootsplash thing if needed - and we will see later
+about animating this further)
+ - installer
+ - hibernate
+ - backgrounds
+
+Cheers,
+
+Romain
+