Dear Pedro, First of all, thanks for your reply. I'm currently in up-to-date lucid (will apport-collect later), and the "Pictures Folder" screensaver is identical. I haven't yet supplied a mockup or pseudocode, although, IMHO, it could be interesting.
** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver If the "Pictures Folder" screensaver is selected, an endless loop of images appear in exactly the same way: centered and resized, while keeping the original aspect ratio. The background, in case the images don't fit the screen, is a constant black. Furthermore, the fading animation seems a tad too fast. It would be nice to have a slightly more complex pictures screensaver. For example, images could appear inside a subtle frame. Additionally, a random number generator could be used to display either 1 or 2 pictures at the same time. Two images would appear in opposite corners, and one of them could have a small rotation. As a background, one could use a matte tiled pattern, or something resembling a photo book, or a papyrus. I'll try to supply a mockup. There's also a possibility of F-spot themed integration: if ratings are easily retrievable, there could be one main big image (chosen amongst the best rated, with some key word) and put a small picture (same folder, with a lower ranking) on a corner, in a stamp like fashion. This could have another name, instead of "Pictures Folders", it could be named "Photo Showroom". Furthermore, and following gnome interface guidelines, no configuration should be needed: the current values for transition are OK, although a slower fading could be nice. BTW: This is inspired by the Windows Live Photo Gallery screensaver. Once you have a decent collection of photos, looking at the screensaver with pictures of your girlfriend or holidays can be highly addictive. This is clearly a wishlist, although I'm not sure I should directly mark it so in the bug description. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Nov 12 17:23:15 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 Package: gnome-screensaver 2.28.0-0ubuntu3 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=es_ES.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, user) LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64 + --- + Architecture: amd64 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 + GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No + GnomeSessionInhibitors: None + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) + Package: gnome-screensaver 2.30.0-0ubuntu2 + PackageArchitecture: amd64 + ProcEnviron: + PATH=(custom, user) + LANG=es_ES.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 + Tags: lucid + Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic x86_64 + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers + WindowManager: gnome-wm -- "Pictures Folder" screensaver should be more dynamic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/481412 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
