GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 674154
Splash screen enhancement
Last modified: 2012-05-02 13:19:19 UTC
Created attachment 212094 [details] colorful startup splash I don't know if there are any guidlines for the use of official splash screens, however this is a suggestion for a possible startup screen for GIMP 2.8. Hope you like it!
Did you create the picture with brushes yourself? Which license would this be under? :)
Created attachment 212138 [details] same splash, but I put wilber above the crossing line
The creator of the brushes picture wrote me that the picture can be distributed under gplv3: his message: "Absolutely no problem, I am a GIMP user and would be proud to be contribute. John" The image on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spadgy/313250749/ His name is "John Ward". I've added a new attachment with wilber above the diagonal lines (requested by Martin Nordholts on mailing list).
Better, but can you do a version with that sharp line slightly blurred? I find the whole line strongly distracting...
Created attachment 212751 [details] 2 versions - changed the crossing lines hey girls and guys, sorry for the delay - I was at work outside so I did not have time to make these adjustements. one versions line is now blurred, the second is without it.
Can you post the one without the line alltogether, the lower one as a standalone image? I really like it and think we should use it.
Created attachment 212783 [details] final touched up splash without the diagonal line alright, here we go ;) I'd appreciate if you use it for GIMP!
Created attachment 212785 [details] an alternative (as suggested on the list) gespertino suggested this one. I prefer my old one but tastes are different ;)
Can you do one without the line but with wilber translucent like on the initial proposal?
To late... commiting https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=212783
thats okay ;) the translucent look came from the layer mode of the crossing line. so if the line is away this look is gone too...
We can't reserve space like that for the text at the bottom, because that text has a different size for everybody. In order to get a uniform background, the only option is a gradient. Is there an XCF of this image somewhere?
Created attachment 213263 [details] Something like this? How about something like this?
Created attachment 213266 [details] no line
Created attachment 213267 [details] really no line
Created attachment 213270 [details] really no line v2
Created attachment 213272 [details] v3
Created attachment 213273 [details] my attempt for the splash Adding slight fadeout to give more contrast for the text.
commit 98b6c83179c6ffc8e62d188de534da47d5a51e90 Author: Simon Budig <simon@budig.de> Date: Wed May 2 14:01:49 2012 +0200 new splash for gimp 2.8, made by Bernhard Stockmann
hey again. sorry that I couldn't assist you in the last days. I'm just in jump to Germany for work so all I can do right now is to upload the XCF. maybe someone can adjust the file as necessary, otherwise I can do it for 2.8.1 or so after I'm back next week... here it is: http://www.devvv.de/public/splash_screen.xcf