Debian Bug report logs - #288393
desktop-base: Gnome default splash screen is ugly, and users consider it a "bug"

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Margarita Manterola <debian@marga.com.ar>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: desktop-base: Gnome default splash screen is ugly, and users consider it a "bug"

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:19:34 -0300

Package: desktop-base
Version: 0.3.15
Severity: minor


Oi!

This might sound dumb, but I've just installed GNOME 2.8 in our
company's Debian environment and in the course of the first hour, two
users came to tell me that there was a buggy "black square that says
debian" in the middle of the screen.

The fact that the splash screen is almost black (I know it's blue, but
people usually don't realize) makes users think that this is a bug and
not just the usual splash screen they used to have last week.

Also, I've already changed it, using update-alternatives (that was so
cool), but I thought it is important to let you know that the splash
screen being so empty is not nice for users.

(I've asked around and very few people seem to like this splash screen,
regardless of their first "buggy" impression).

So, please consider changing the splash screen to the red one, or the
mountain and boat one (that's lovely :)

Ate logo!
Margarita Manterola

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-k7
Locale: LANG=es_AR, LC_CTYPE=es_AR (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

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Message #10 received at 288393@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Johannes Rohr <j.rohr@gmx.de>

To: 288393@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Debian GNOME theming

Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:50:40 +0100

Am Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:50:10 +0100 schrieb Gustavo Noronha Silva:

> [I think this discussion belongs on debian-desktop, but I'm
> cross-posting to debian-gtk-gnome as I know many people will be
> interested in any possible changes -- I have set the reply to to the
> debian-desktop list]
> 
> Hey,
> 
> Again, the same problem comes up: someone doesn't like the splash screen
> that is being used by default. See http://bugs.debian.org/288393.
> 
> What do you think about this issue?

Well, I fully concur with the bug submitter. debblue may be
original, but it  has very low contrast and is /way/ too dark to be the
default theme on any new Debian box. 

This affects the GNOME splash screen in particular. The GRUB boot screen
as well as the GDM theme are IMHO tolerable (even though "beautiful" is
not exactly the word that comes to mind). But with the splash screen
things are different, as it does not occupy the whole screen. When you see
it before a lighter background, the visual impression is very much as
described by the bug submitter.

It seems to fit best for lovers of obscure, darkish Enlightenment
themes, like AbsoluteE or BlueHeart. However, it is certainly not for Joe
Randomuser..


Thanks,

Johannes

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Message #15 received at 288393@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ralph Giles <giles@xiph.org>

To: 288393@bugs.debian.org

Subject: buggy splash

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:06:47 -0800

Hmm. The may or may not be unrelated, but I've also noticed since the 
2.8 upgrade that the splash screen stays up for A LONG TIME (minutes) 
after the desktop has apparently finished loading. I always have to 
click it away. This could be causing some of the complaints as well, 
as it's still there when it's no longer imparting useful information
about the login process.

 -r

Message #20 received at 288393@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>

To: Debian GTK/GNOME <debian-gtk-gnome@lists.debian.org>

Cc: 288393@bugs.debian.org

Subject: What to do about the splash screen?

Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:00:28 -0300

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Hello,

I think I already brought this issue up once but nothing was decided
back then. I'm taking a look at #288393.

What should we do about this? Should we adopt some kind of Debian visual
identity for the GNOME desktop? Are Debian GNOME Maintainers mostly
satisfied with the current state of affairs?

See ya, 

-- 
kov@debian.org: Gustavo Noronha <http://people.debian.org/~kov>
Debian:  <http://www.debian.org>  *  <http://www.debian-br.org>

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Message #25 received at 288393@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gurkan Sengun <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>

To: 288393@bugs.debian.org

Subject: desktop-base: Gnome default splash screen is ugly, and users consider it a "bug"

Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 22:33:41 +0200

nice idea

but i think the graphics should be software neutral (even without 
linux, as debian
is also GNU (Hurd) and GNU/kFreeBSD..).

splashscreen: i think there should never be splashscreens (or they 
should be all off
by default)

i've got a suggestion for a background too:
http://www.linuks.mine.nu/jakub/

the wmaker debian look is horribly ugly too imho: #286344

yours,
guerkan

Message #30 received at 288393-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>

To: 288393-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#288393: fixed in desktop-base 0.3.18

Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:47:10 -0800

Source: desktop-base
Source-Version: 0.3.18

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
desktop-base, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

desktop-base_0.3.18.dsc
  to pool/main/d/desktop-base/desktop-base_0.3.18.dsc
desktop-base_0.3.18.tar.gz
  to pool/main/d/desktop-base/desktop-base_0.3.18.tar.gz
desktop-base_0.3.18_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/desktop-base/desktop-base_0.3.18_all.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 288393@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org> (supplier of updated desktop-base package)

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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:36:36 +0200
Source: desktop-base
Binary: desktop-base
Architecture: source all
Version: 0.3.18
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>
Changed-By: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>
Description: 
 desktop-base - common files for the Debian Desktop
Closes: 288393
Changes: 
 desktop-base (0.3.18) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   [ Loic Minier ]
   * Add artworks by André Luiz Rodrigues Ferreira.
     - SVG background, backgrounds/debian-blueish-wallpaper.svg.
     - PNG splash, splash/gnome-splash-curves.png; closes: #288393.
   * Register these artworks as alternatives with the highest priority (40),
     and lower the other priorities.
 .
   [ Josselin Mouette ]
   * Add a gconf-defaults file.
     + Set the default background, overriding the one in libgnome.
     + Set the default splash, overriding the one in gnome-session.
   * Register it with priority 15 (higher than standard Debian packages
     but lower than CDDs).
   * Build-depend on debhelper 5.0.13.
Files: 
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 360927b43a6a441293fb0a6ffcbf8ac9 4980352 x11 optional desktop-base_0.3.18.tar.gz
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