On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Brian Fleeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > This is an idea I had to provide users with more alternate wallpapers > without influencing the install CD's footprint. If this is too off-topic > for an art-team posting, please let me know and direct me to where this idea > does belong. At least it is tangentially related to Ubuntu's art > experience. > > In addition to providing a couple extra default alternate wallpapers, > Canonical could host a special wallpaper repository the same way it does > with synaptic and install/uninstall. > > Scenario: Grandma May is using her Ubuntu for the first time and wants to > change the wallpaper. She right clicks the desktop, sees "change > wallpaper," and clicks through. After seeing there are only 4 or 5 > alternates (I am still optimistic), she notices the "Get More Ubuntu > Wallpapers" button in the bottom right-hand corner of the nautilus window. > (if granny didn't have an internet connection, the box would be grayed out > and unclickable) She clicks it and is connected to a repository of > pre-selected Ubuntu art works. In the repo, she sees small icons, and can > mouse-over/single click to see larger previews. After checking the boxes > for the wallpapers she wants, Grammy clicks "Install Wallpapers" and is > done. Users could happily choose from hundreds of specially chosen > backgrounds which have been selected for their color/composition to go well > with the new Ubuntu default theme, instead of googling for hours for "free > wallpapers." Backgrounds could be arranged by topic, with options like > "Select All Nature Wallpapers," etc. > > Canonical could thereby 1) redefine the user experience, 2) gain more > control over Ubuntu's aesthetic appeal, and 3) streamline the CD install > image all in one swoop. > > Is this a good idea/something that could be passed on to relevent parties? > > -Brian Fleeger > >
A very similar tool used to exist in universe - it gave nice friendly access to all themes, wallpapers, lsplashes etc on art.gnome.org - maybe it still does? http://www.miketech.net/gnome-art/ Not maintained, but there is a potential successor. -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
