Hi folks, I am a bit surprised that there aren't more interested in mocking up Skolelinux. Yes I know, Debian is pure and non-pretentious. It's honest. However, I feel this project could get more students and pupils envolved ...
Just having read a howto on Grub splashimage, this is all one need: - an darkish image 640x480 of low contrast - color depth: 14 colors only - file format: xpm.gz - file size: 8 to 80 kB (40k on average) No worries: The image does not replace the starting messages, it is just the background. Be honest: The install process also uses some Skolelinux related background image, so there is nothing nasty about it. Actually we could take this as some starting point: http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2004/05/msg00143.html was used to generate splash.rle in debian-installer, I think. Read more at http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/grub-images/ Greetings Ralf Am Donnerstag 05 Januar 2006 18:59 schrieb RalfGesellensetter: > Dear List, > > as I also mentioned on the kde-artists list, we discussed the > possibilities to mock up the Desktop of Skolelinux/Debian-Edu > in order to make it more attractive to pupils (and reviewers). > > Our first step was to evaluate the options - and limits given. > You can find the results at: > http://skolelinux.de/wiki/KDE3/Themes-en > > OPTIONs: > Kcontrol->Appearance&Themes->Theme Manager includes 5 components: > - Background (wallpapers) > - Color schemes > - Style (Widgets) > - Icons (SVG) > - Screensaver. > > Additionally options to change the appearance are > - Fonts > - Launch Feedback > - Splash Screen > - Window Decorations > > Generally, this grants many degrees of freedom - even though some > components are quire work consuming (SVG icons, Window decor.) > > > LIMITs: > Besides wallpapers, the color scheme is maybe the easiest thing to > change. Now, I think that this point has its limitations, however: > > 1. Usability/Ergonomy > Contrast must be smooth enough to protect your eyes from damage ;) > > 2. Blue Dominance > My first approach had been to chose a blackboard green as dominant > color (cf. http://skolelinux.de/~ralf/kde-desktop-greenboard.png ) As > you can see on the screenshot, many applications - and also icon sets > - are dominated by the color of blue. Is it because planet earh is > blue? I doubt that this blue prevailance could be ignored. > > 3. Default colors of some applications > There are even KDE core apps like Kmail that come with their own > coloring. In kmail I ended up with green on green text (quoted text) > - and it was next to impossible to use the predefined color scheme > with my custom KDE style. > > Thank you for reading the results of our first step - I would be glad > about any kind of feedback, hint or even contribution. > > We will meet again in Guetersloh (Germany) from January 20 - 22: > http://skolelinux.de/wiki/ArbeitsTreffen060120 > > Feel free to show up ;) > > Kind regards > Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
