[JIRA] (JENKINS-16351) Modification to build status balls to be less distracting

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Andrew Martin created JENKINS-16351 Modification to build status balls to be less distracting Issue Type: Patch Affects Versions: current Assignee: asgeirn Attachments: blue_anime.gif, blue_anime_proposed.gif, green_anime.gif, green_anime_proposed.gif, grey_anime.gif, grey_anime_proposed.gif, red_anime.gif, red_anime_proposed.gif, yellow_anime.gif, yellow_anime_proposed.gif Components: greenballs, status-view Created: 15/Jan/13 5:11 PM Description: I find the flashing / blinking build status balls to be somewhat distracting. To quote ESR on the related subject of blinking text: Blinking text makes it nearly impossible to pay attention to anything else on the page. It reduces 87% of all surfers to a helpless state of fixated brain-lock, much like that of a rabbit caught in the headlights of an oncoming semi. This is not good. If you abuse the blink tag, you deserve to be shot. Clue: if you use the blink tag, you're abusing it. I have modified the build status balls to animate using a more subtle “glow”. I have written a plugin to support this, but I thought I’d first offer it up as a modification to the trunk. Here’s a comparison of the current versus proposed graphics: Current Proposed I’ve issued a github pull request that updates raw SVGs, support scripts, and compiled gifs/pngs. The pull request eliminates the requirement for having inkscape to build the status balls. It also adjusts the balls to fix a minor horizontal misalignment. I also have prepared modifications to the greenballs-plugin to be consistent with this change, should it be accepted. Fix Versions: current Project: Jenkins Labels: ball balls flashing blinking Priority: Minor Reporter: Andrew Martin

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