Yes, the Montserrat font is really nice. I like the Splash Screen a lot. Also, a preference for the one without the line, just because it would probably disappear, but both are great.
For those who have a Mac, here’s how to install a Google font on your computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4w_hwrgrUk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4w_hwrgrUk> —Gail > On May 7, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Eirik Bakke <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you're seeing Times New Roman, it's just because your computer did not > have the Montserrat font installed. There's another way to generate SVG files > so that the font is not required to display the logo correctly. (My previous > email tried to supply such a converted SVG, but it appears I can't send > attachments to the list.) > > -- Eirik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Fogel <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 5:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! > > I must admit to not being a fan of Times Roman style fonts as used for the > text ‘NetBeans.. It lacks a modern feel. Also, fine or thin fonts as used by > the text ‘Apache’ can also be problematic on some displays. I’d thicken it up > a bit. Just my opinion. > > Ken > > > From: David Schulz <[email protected]> > Sent: May 7, 2019 3:46 AM > To: Christian Lenz <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! > > Hey Chris, Hey Antonio, > > sure, „Official“ could be the hard part here. > But we have a logo from our Website refresh project last month. > These should fit. > > I attached two versions: > > #Clean > Clean logo with new spacing so that it looks more aligned > > #Seperation Line > Same like „Clean“ but with a thin separation line between the logo and the > logo names > > We used the „Montserrat“ as font for the NetBeans Branding. You can download > it from Google Fonts. > > All the best, > David > > From: Christian Lenz<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: 05 May 2019 11:37 > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: David Schulz<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: AW: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! > > Hey David, > > can you help here out Maybe, please? 😊 > > > Cheers > > Chris > > > > Von: Antonio<mailto:[email protected]> > Gesendet: Samstag, 4. Mai 2019 20:28 > An: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! > > Good question! > > Do we have a single official NetBeans logo that combines the NetBeans icon > with the words "Apache NetBeans"? > > Also, which is the typeface used? Is it open source? > > Questions, questions,... ;-) > > Cheers, > Antonio > > El 4/5/19 a las 20:06, Eirik Bakke escribió: >>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vieiro/netbeans-website/feature/spl >>> ash-screen/netbeans.apache.org/src/content/images/splash-640x.png >> >> Is this the new splash screen for NetBeans? Or is it just a test image? It >> has a number of problems from a graphic design perspective (the official >> logo was modified by putting a shadow under it, the logotype is in an >> unofficial color & typeface, the text is blurred, and there are adjoining >> saturated complimentary colors). >> >> Do we have a single official NetBeans logo that combines the NetBean icon >> with the words "Apache NetBeans"? If so, the official combination >> (positioning, size, typeface, and color of text relative to the icon) should >> be used on the splash screen as well. The logo on the top-hand corner of >> https://xd.adobe.com/view/9d918c46-0f5d-482c-661e-0804b1d5c80e-eba0 looks >> very good, for instance. >> >> -- EIrik >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Antonio <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:14 PM >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! >> >> D'oh, there's a missing 'g' at the end of the link... >> >> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vieiro/netbeans-website/feature/spla >> sh-screen/netbeans.apache.org/src/content/images/splash-640x.png >> >> >> El 4/5/19 a las 17:27, Antonio escribió: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> We could use this as a template, right? >>> >>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vieiro/netbeans-website/feature/spl >>> a sh-screen/netbeans.apache.org/src/content/images/splash-640x.pn >>> >>> >>> This is a 640x396 png file. >>> >>> If nobody complains then I'll use this as a basis for NETBEANS-2455 >>> (i.e., creating an Ant task or similar that can imprint the image). >>> >>> Thanks >>> Antonio >>> >>> El 4/5/19 a las 9:55, Geertjan Wielenga escribió: >>>> Excellent, great, thanks. >>>> >>>> Gj >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 9:42 AM Antonio >>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sure, I can do that in the next days. The idea is to have a blank >>>>> template that we can imprint (with an Ant task) with the current >>>>> build number/release number. >>>>> >>>>> 473x300 it's too small, though, and it's not a golden ratio either. >>>>> That causes tired eyes :-) Let's improve that too. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Antonio >>>>> >>>>> El 04/05/2019 a las 8:15, Laszlo Kishalmi escribió: >>>>>> @Antonio, can you help GJ, we need a AFAIK 473x300 pixel PNG >>>>>> version (named as gif) of the empty splash screen in the repo. my >>>>>> eyes are down, I need to go to sleep now... >>>>>> >>>>>> On 5/3/19 11:04 PM, Geertjan Wielenga wrote: >>>>>>> Can we already put in the empty ones right now, so that we're not >>>>> showing >>>>>>> Apache NetBeans 10 during development? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gj >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 7:58 AM Laszlo Kishalmi >>>>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> With Antonio we have one which says nothing, I just made a quick >>>>>>>> test with it the other day it is kind of working well, we have a >>>>>>>> chance to add the version text programmatically, though it >>>>>>>> requires some code changes as well. The main idea: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1. Replace the splash screens with the empty ones >>>>>>>> 2. Remove the --splash parameter processing from nbexec >>>>> (*nix/Windows) >>>>>>>> 3. Fix the Splash screen processing, handle the exceptions >>>>>>>> (right now >>>>>>>> those are just displaying in the log) >>>>>>>> 4. Add version display in the splash-screen update code >>>>>>>> 5. Make sure that --nosplash still works >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This could be an easy level improvement. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Later on we could add some support for HDPI as well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 5/3/19 10:04 PM, Geertjan Wielenga wrote: >>>>>>>>> Do we now have a splash screen for the main branch, i.e., one >>>>>>>>> that >>>>> says >>>>>>>>> 'dev' instead of a specific number? Do we have it, where, can >>>>>>>>> we get it, can we put it into main? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gj >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 9:14 PM David Schulz >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sure, I’m not 100% happy with it, but it’s ok for now: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Developer Link including Assets: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://xd.adobe.com/spec/061f56d9-e59f-42aa-7731-daee036cedae >>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>> 702e/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Click Dummy Link for Comments: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://xd.adobe.com/view/9d918c46-0f5d-482c-661e-0804b1d5c80e >>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>> eba0/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Enjoy, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *From: *Geertjan Wielenga >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>>> *Sent: *26 April 2019 23:09 >>>>>>>>>> *To: *dev >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>>> *Cc: *David Schulz <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; >>>>>>>>>> Christian Lenz >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; >>>>>>>>>> Apache NetBeans >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected] >>>>>>>>>> or.apache.org>> >>>>>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 10:49 PM Laszlo Kishalmi < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the image! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The website looks quite sexy and modern, I like it. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> +1, when can we get it from you David, we need your design, it >>>>>>>>>> looks >>>>>>>>>> awesome. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> As of the splash, could we have the recipe for it? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Also can we have one just with the background + small logo, no >>>>>>>>>> text version of it? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to these plans. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Gj >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'd like to experiment with a Splash screen where all the >>>>>>>>>> textural elements are just drawn programmatically, so we do >>>>>>>>>> not have to generate it each and every time we release something. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Also a guidance of the used fonts and metrics could be handy. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 4/26/19 12:26 PM, David Schulz wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Hello there, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the Splashscreens should show the 11 as version number? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> And on the DEV version, it should show just the DEV hint >>>>>>>>>>> without a >>>>>>>>>> number. >>>>>>>>>>> Or should we add a number there? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Btw. We also have our web project here: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> https://xd.adobe.com/view/9d918c46-0f5d-482c-661e-0804b1d5c80e-eba0 >>>>> / >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Any feedback? I already replaced the big logo with a >>>>>>>>>>> screenshot of the IDE, but my opinion is still that our IDE >>>>>>>>>>> looks not appealing especially in this competitive world >>>>>>>>>>> where nearly every modern IDE looks rather sexy. Next project >>>>>>>>>>> ;P >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> All the best, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> uxactly GmbH <http://uxact.ly/> system design thinking >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Kurfürstendamm 28 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 10719 Berlin >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Tel: 0174 933 85 36 >>>>>>>>>>> Mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> Skype: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-schulz> | Xing >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.xing.com/profile/David_Schulz> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *From: *Geertjan Wielenga <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> *Sent: *26 April 2019 13:09 >>>>>>>>>>> *To: *dev <mailto:[email protected]>; David Schulz >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>; Christian Lenz <mailto: >>>>>>>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>>>> *Cc: *Laszlo Kishalmi <mailto:[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>>>> Apache NetBeans <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [NETBEANS-2455] Splash Screens! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Agreed. David, can you help? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Geertjan >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 9:58 AM Kai Uwe Pel >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%20%3cmailto:[email protected]>>> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I fully agree with Laszlo as well. >>>>>>>>>>> (Mostly I also work with the dev version only) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>>>>> Kai >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 4/26/2019 8:53 AM, Laszlo Kishalmi wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Dear all, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> We need Splash Screens for the Development Version to our >>>>>>>>>>>> master branch. It looks quite stupid to see the dev version >>>>>>>>>>>> showing a 10 version on splash even after the 11.0 got released. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Also we need the know-how to be public how to generate the >>>>>>>>>>>> splash screen image. 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