Who wrote: > 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. >
Potential if it can be made to use GNOME/Ubuntu-look. GNOME-Art is just about dead. :( -Cory -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
