Sounds like you are making progress, feel free to give me a 'ping' when you want some testing done I've got VM's that I can 'blow up' as and when needed :)
Regards, Phill. On 30 May 2014 20:24, John Hupp <[email protected]> wrote: > One follow-up: I hadn't been thinking about the use of the terminal box > decoration images. Those are now set up so that the whole screen is > painted over (at least up to about 2560x1600) with the single color when a > menu selection is made (no lingering title or bottom labels). > > > On 5/29/2014 8:11 PM, John Hupp wrote: > > As I began trying to tame the terminal box, I was working from the info in > Towheed's Definitive Guide: Workarounds For Known Bugs: Apply a background > image to the terminal window. > > But as far as I can tell that info no longer accurately applies to the > beta version of grub2 installed in Lubuntu 14.04 (and probably all current > *buntu's), and I have not been able to determine what governs current > behavior. > > So I changed aim and used a plain-color desktop image and terminal box > background. The result is a box that seamlessly covers the boot menu and > progress bar, but leaves the title and bottom labels untouched. (I > couldn't get a screen grab of that to post since the VM doesn't offer > screen EDID info to grub, and grub responds by scaling the term box to > cover almost the entire screen. I'd love to duplicate the effect on real > hardware but don't know a way.) > > Screen shots, an archive (~ 750KB) with an install script, and notes on > independence from resolution and aspect ratio are in a new post at Post > your Grub2 Themes > <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13036809#post13036809>. > I also detail there a couple easy manual mods needed after the install > script runs if you want to match my results. > > You can also see above it in post 138 the last screen shots of my stalled > effort to use the Lubuntu wallpaper. > > ------------------------------ > > Earlier in the quest, I found that grub-theme-starfield is in the repos. > It is the default grub2 theme. But under Lubuntu (and perhaps all current > *buntu's), it does not work after installation without some knowledgeable > mods. And even when I got it working, I found that the dark-font menu > items were almost invisible against the dark background. > > Even as is, I'll venture to say that my theme is an improvement over > starfield. So sure, it would be great if someone with expertise edited the > current install script to eliminate my supplemental manual mods to provide > for easier installation. > > Even better if someone made a package. > > Even better yet if we could someone get current info on terminal box > behavior. Then it might be possible to smoothly use the Lubuntu > wallpaper. (I grant that in a dual-boot environment with Windows there is > an argument for something more neutral. But the correct info would be > useful anyhow.) > > Rafael & Co. might also have something to say about artistic touches. > > On 5/25/2014 11:02 AM, John Hupp wrote: > > I have set desktop-image in theme.txt and GRUB_BACKGROUND in > /etc/default/grub to both point at the Lubuntu wallpaper file, and in my VM > testing I don't see a terminal box. It may be that it appears but blends > so nicely that it's not apparent. > > But the terminal box was apparent on real hardware when I was testing > other things (before I started work on my theme), so that's why further > testing is still on my to-do list. > > If the terminal box appearance seems like a problem on real hardware, then > I plan on looking at the further-refined hack nicely detailed in Towheeds > Definitive Guide. It provides more precision for the overlaid box. See > the section "Workarounds For Known Bugs - Apply a background image to the > terminal window." I think you already know about this guide, but for > general reference an archive of the guide can be downloaded from > http://ubuntuone.com/2EslXTLj5s2zzbeYKx17wJ > > Setting terminal-box to a non-existent file set seemed to have the result > in the VM that the terminal box did not appear. But on real hardware with > that setting, the default black box appeared. It may be that the VM just > does not display the terminal box at all for some reason. > > In any case, no, no way to truly make it not appear, but some hacks that > may be workable enough. > > On 5/25/2014 1:01 AM, Israel wrote: > > Keep up the Good work!! > The terminal box is unavoidable unfortunately... however I have 'overcome > this' by adding a grub background that says 'Loading' So it at least looks > decent... That terminal box is why I gave up theming Grub.... I wish there > was a way to hide it. > Does anyone here know if you are able to hid it by anymeans? > > On 05/24/2014 04:20 PM, John Hupp wrote: > > I updated my screen shots at Post your Grub 2 Themes > <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13031738#post13031738> > > Still on my to-do list: > _ Lubuntu icon > _ LightDM shade of white? > _ Test on other hardware to see if an ugly terminal box appears > _ Install script > > AFAIK, you can't style unselected boot menu items, so there is a limit to > matching with the LightDM login screen. > > On 5/23/2014 7:32 PM, John Hupp wrote: > > You can see a shot of the work-in-progress at Post your Grub 2 Themes > <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13031738#post13031738> > > I have some other things on the to-do list also, but I would be happy not > only to have a Lubuntu icon, but also to know what shade of white is used > in the LightDM login box. > > > -- > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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