On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 09:10 +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote: > On Jun 23, 2006, at 11:32 PM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > > Michiel Sikma wrote: > >> It seems that a bunch of specs have been changed into "obsolete" > >> because apparently a new usplash is in the making. Exactly what > >> will the capabilities of this new usplash be? Is there any place > >> where I can follow its development or learn about Edgy planned > >> features? I'm interested in doing usplash artwork so I would like > >> to make a draft that makes use of the new capabilities. > > > I must say that I agree with this. Having a nicer boot image is nice, > but it's nowhere near as important as suspend. > > Can't wait to hear about the new capabilities of usplash, then. > The principal capabilities of the new usplash are just in theming; the theme .so file exports a structure which allows things like progress bar locations, text box locations, colours, etc. to be set. The theme also allows changing of font.
I suspect the final edgy usplash theme will include the drawing commands for the "throbber" and "progress bar", so that those can be drawn with custom detail if desired. Scott -- Scott James Remnant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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