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troy_sbersace:  Nope.01:43
troy_sbersace:  And Gnome's svg rendering has issues at times with certain elements as far as I know.01:43
bersace:(01:43
troy_sTrying to get the bloody SVG icons sorted out it tough enough...02:24
troy_sPerhaps once we have a decent SVG renderer it is an option.02:24
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msikmaHmm11:09
msikmaI need to figure out how to do cool light effects like here: http://www.ruudbaan.com/ (it's a flash site, choose "publ" and then "publ15", then the picture almost at the bottom)11:09
msikmaThat looks totally wallpaper-savvy11:10
Madpilotmsikma, the one with the green glows?11:11
msikmaYeah11:12
MadpilotFyre11:12
msikmaNah11:12
msikmaFrom what I've seen, Fyre doesn't look nearly as cool as that11:12
msikmaBesides, I don't really believe in auto-generated effects...11:12
msikmaMaybe as a base for (lots) of manual editing, though11:13
Madpilotstart in Fyre, for the lines, import to GIMP to add the glow, I guess11:13
MadpilotFyre is a massive CPU hog...11:13
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fschoeptroy_s: ping11:34
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PingunZhi I made a mockup for usplash :: http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3279&cat=50011:49
PingunZits for a high resolution wich should be possible in the newest kernels11:49
Madpilotwow - was going to ask if the usplash could do that many colours :)11:50
fschoepI think the boot text is going to disappear for Edgy so you don't really need to have a text area anymore, Madpilot may be right about the colors :)11:51
PingunZno it will be possible from the kernel : 2.6.17.6 if I'm right ( the colors )11:51
PingunZthe text can go ;)11:51
PingunZI got it in layers so ..11:51
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PingunZthe background is just a picture I like11:52
fschoepI see, it looks vibrant :)11:52
PingunZwhat is vibrant ?11:53
PingunZ( I'm not really good in englsih ;) )11:53
PingunZ*english11:53
fschoepVibrant means that the colors are very lively, vivid - they are really saturated. Does that help?11:57
PingunZyes ;)11:57
fschoepOK, great :)11:57
PingunZSo .. I'm going to try to realize this usplash. Now where can I get advanced guide for making usplash' ?11:58
fschoepThe best page until now (for "older" usplashes) is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto11:59
PingunZhmm11:59
PingunZbut is there any way I can move the text / dont display the text / use a progress bar with a different shape ?12:00
fschoepNot in that tutorial, which is based on the old usplash code.12:01
PingunZhmm12:01
fschoepI haven't seen any good details on the new one yet, and it seems it's not yet in Edgy so it's also kind of hard to test.12:01
PingunZI'll need to find another tutorial then12:01
fschoepScott (James Remnant) demoed the new code to me back in Paris, but that was more of a demo setup than the real Edgy code.12:01
PingunZok next question. I'm going to make an animated splash screen --> like xubuntu12:01
PingunZany guides for that ?12:01
fschoepSplash screen from the login manager?12:02
PingunZyes12:02
fschoepOK, I'll try to Google for it :)12:02
PingunZthanks ;)12:02
PingunZand is there any guide to make a good login screen, smart coded so it loads quickly12:02
fschoepWow, that's a lot of questions!12:03
PingunZI know sorry, I'm going to make a whole team12:03
PingunZmyself -_-12:03
PingunZnever made a team before12:03
fschoepNo problem, you're welcome :)12:03
PingunZ*theme12:03
PingunZlol12:03
fschoepIf there are any good tutorials on those subjects I think I'd have found them by now since we're interested in this stuff for the artwork team as well.12:03
PingunZwell if I find results I'll let you know12:04
fschoepBy the way, would you enjoy helping out with Edgy's artwork? You could join the mailing list if you have some spare time.12:04
PingunZI tried that before12:04
fschoepYou did?12:04
PingunZbut .. you hget lots of mails and I didnt know what to do with them12:05
PingunZyes12:05
fschoepHehe, I can imagine it's kind of confusing in the beginning.12:05
fschoepDo you remember when you joined the list?12:05
PingunZit really is12:05
PingunZhmm12:05
PingunZ6 months ago12:05
fschoepSo that was during the Dapper cycle?12:05
PingunZI can easily find that out12:05
PingunZyes12:05
fschoepCan you explain a bit what confused you the most? The amount of mails, the subject, the lack of direction?12:06
fschoepI'm asking since I'm now kind of the Artist in Chief for Ubuntu and as such I'm involved in coordinating the mailing list.12:07
PingunZwell, I got tonns of mails --> I didnt know where to start so I didnt read them12:07
PingunZ:s12:07
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fschoepSo, the amount of mails was the main problem :) ?12:07
PingunZyes12:08
PingunZI also didnt know how to submit things ..12:08
fschoepSubmit things, as in send in artwork, or as in sending e-mails to the list?12:08
PingunZsend in artwork, icons, ...12:08
PingunZbtw, normally I dont create icons/etc on my own I just modify them12:09
fschoepThat's also important, trying variations on existing things.12:09
PingunZwell I'm kinda goods in that12:10
PingunZbut I only use photoshop ..12:10
fschoepIf you would like to give it another try for Edgy, I'd appreciate that.12:10
PingunZcant work with gimp12:10
PingunZwell I would like, really12:10
fschoepPhotoshop is no problem if you're creating variations.12:10
PingunZbtw :: check out my desktop, http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3216&cat=212:10
fschoepWe've got a lot of talented people using Photoshop on the list.12:10
PingunZthats what I'm basing the theme on I'm making12:10
PingunZI'm not talented ..12:11
PingunZI just know my way around in photoshop12:11
fschoepThat's good though!12:11
PingunZand I have lots of ideas --> mockups ..12:11
fschoepShall I give you some links for information on how we are doing artwork for Edgy now so you can easily blend in on the mailing list?12:12
PingunZyeah fine12:12
fschoepOK, hang on -12:12
PingunZbut atm I dont use any of the standard artwork so ..12:12
fschoepWe'll try to change that :)12:12
PingunZI could make a xgl theme for ubuntu --> I'm kinda good in xgl themes12:13
PingunZbrb12:13
fschoepPingunZ: If you read through this page and it's links, you'll have a good idea of what process we're using for artwork in Edgy:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan12:13
fschoepThere's a lot of info on there, but it gives a solid background for the mailing list.12:14
PingunZok12:14
PingunZI'll be back in 5 mins12:14
fschoepOK12:14
PingunZb12:17
PingunZhmmm12:20
PingunZthats really a lot of text for me12:20
PingunZ( non-english )12:20
PingunZbtw fschoep, nl ? be ?12:21
fschoepNL12:21
PingunZdas handig12:21
PingunZpm ? lots easier for me in dutch12:21
fschoepOK12:21
msikma"fschoep: I think the boot text is going to disappear for Edgy so you don't really need to have a text area anymore, Madpilot may be right about the colors :)"01:37
msikmaI sure hope so!01:37
msikmaWhat are the specs of that "new" usplash with higher resolution?01:38
msikmaAlso... I didn't know you were dutch. :)01:38
msikmaOh wait, he's gone01:38
msikma%$!@#$#!@01:38
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viper550Anyone here?02:50
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msikmaSo I've been experimenting with those light effects for some time and here's what I've come up with so far: http://www.gamingw.net/pubaccess/28695/light-test.png03:01
msikmaI think that it definitely holds potential03:02
msikmaNot nearly as nice as in the photo, though.03:02
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msikmaHi PingunZ05:08
PingunZhi msikma05:08
PingunZI just added myself to the artwork team on launchpad :)05:09
PingunZdo I have to do something else ? or is this enough ?05:09
msikmaHmm!05:18
msikmaI'm not all that knowledgeable on the process actually. But I think there's a wikipage you might want to add yourself to as well05:18
msikmaHave you signed up for the mailing list?05:19
PingunZnot yet05:20
troy_sPinguinZ check the spec for the artwork plan.05:20
troy_sYou can see the scheduling breakdown.05:20
msikmaWell, the mailing list is (in my opinion) where it's at. But that's because all projects I've contributed to thus far used mailing lists, I'm not sure about the others.05:20
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msikmaHey PingunZ, got any cool stuff to show us?05:22
msikmaAre you a student or a professional?05:22
PingunZhmm05:22
PingunZstudent05:22
PingunZ14 years old05:22
PingunZI got my desktop wich is pretty cool ( imo )05:22
PingunZmy tweaked slab menu05:22
troy_sThere are three primary routes to the artwork team.05:23
msikmaHaha, cool. I think that makes you the youngest Ubuntu Artwork member.05:23
PingunZmy login screen ..05:23
troy_sA) Wiki B) Launchpad C) Mailing ist.05:23
PingunZOk, I'll sign up for B and C05:23
PingunZI hate wikis05:23
PingunZmsikma, you want screenies ?05:24
msikmaI love Mediawiki, but I hate the one we're using. It seems so unorganized compared to Mediawiki.05:24
msikmaSure!05:24
PingunZgimme a sex05:24
PingunZ*c05:24
msikma(Mediawiki is the software Wikipedia uses)05:24
PingunZdarn typo05:24
PingunZhttp://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=3739405:24
PingunZno screenie of my login screen ( yet )05:24
PingunZdont say it sucks because its vista plz .. :p I like its look but prefer linux --> thats why I'm here ;)05:25
msikmaAh yeah, now that I remember it, you linked to those before. They look pretty neat.05:25
PingunZty05:25
msikmaHeh, I haven't tried the Vista beta yet. I remember looking at earlier screenshots and not being very impressed, though. The general look of the windows is okay (despite the awful transparency and blur effects, which seems to be a because-we-can effect rather than something that's actually useful). But some of the things they did with Explorer just seemed awful to me.05:26
PingunZIf you want some info about any of them --> pm or ask me ;)05:26
msikmaI might do that later. I'm doing some Photoshop things now.05:26
PingunZI tried it, IT SUCKS, seriously I have a great computer --> 3/10 rated by vista05:27
PingunZits so darn slow05:27
PingunZbrb05:28
PingunZb05:29
PingunZhmm05:30
PingunZsomeone has a guide for a login window --> I made one but it loads to slow ..05:31
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PingunZhi bersace05:31
bersacehello all05:31
msikmaHi05:31
bersacejust to say that would be nice to add Date: field in UbuntuSounds05:31
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cbx33ping troy_s06:54
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cbx333sorry bout that06:58
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PingunZhi msikma09:49
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PovRayManhowdy all09:54
PingunZhi PovRayMan09:56
PovRayMani made a wallpaper i would love to see put up on the official art or something heh09:56
PingunZshom me09:58
PingunZ*show09:58
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PovRayManhttp://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=3008309:58
PovRayMani made it a while ago but i still have the povray source code to change stuff around09:58
PingunZhmm10:00
PingunZthe background is just one color, the logo is to dark --> I dont really like the ' shadows ' in it10:01
PovRayManwhat do you suggest i do10:02
PingunZgimme a sec10:02
PingunZtaking a close look at it ;)10:02
PovRayMani'm walking all around the house right now making dinner so i'll try to be around as much as possible so just list out stuff to change :)10:03
PingunZok ;)10:03
troy_sWe have an official route in place for that sort of thing.10:03
troy_sUnfortunately, we have a small set of contributors so we are currently focused on the default art / design.10:04
troy_sThere are specifications available at Launchpad.net.10:05
PovRayMani was reading the wiki on my main computer but i had to shut it down in case the thunderstorm coming in tries to fry it10:05
troy_sLaf.10:07
troy_sWell good idea probably.10:07
troy_sStart at the wiki, read through the stuff, and feel free to jump on board.10:07
troy_sWe are probably going to implement an official announcement policy for the mailing list quite soon, as the clutter that comes up is too much for the busier folks to maintain.10:08
PingunZPovRayMan, I'l going to tell you in pm ;)10:08
PovRayManok :)10:09
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PovRayManok main computer back on and i'm joining the team10:44
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fschoeptroy_s: ping?10:45
msikmaHey everyone10:45
PovRayManhello mr. frank schoep10:46
msikmaAlso I h didn't know you were Dutch, Frank!10:46
PovRayMani just joined the artwork team because i wanna help make ubuntu pretty :)10:46
fschoepWhoa, good afternoon everyone :)10:46
fschoepmsikma: maybe the .nl domain was a giveaway ;) ?10:46
PovRayManmy host is a secret ;)10:46
msikmaI never check hostmasks :)10:46
msikmaI'm in Rotterdam10:47
fschoepPovRayMan: welcome on the team!10:47
PovRayManprm@bb4win/styles/impulsivelazyelf10:47
PovRayManthanks :)10:47
msikmaSo, you got any cool 3d renderings to show us, PovRayMan?10:47
fschoepIt is kind of quiet on the list right now, basically waiting to get the direction for the next phase completed and approved.10:47
PovRayMani was just showing off something i made a year ago in povray which i can modify to look good10:48
PovRayManhttp://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=3008310:48
msikmaYeah man, give us a clue on what to do, fschoep!10:48
PovRayManPingunZ was giving me suggestions on how to make it look good10:48
PingunZPovRayMan, I didnt really do anything10:48
PovRayManwe're working on it, PingunZ  :)10:48
msikmaThat is nice. Too bad I can't see it in full res in my browser.10:49
PingunZhi fschoep ;)10:49
msikmaOh wait, I can10:49
PingunZbrb10:49
fschoepHey PingunZ nice to see you online right now10:49
PovRayMani rendered that at 4800x3600 and resized to 1600x120010:49
PovRayMani still have the 51mb bmp original10:50
fschoepPovRayMan: maybe use PNG next time :) ?10:50
fschoep(just kidding)10:50
PovRayManoh no no, povray for me outputs bmp by default10:50
PovRayMani use png when its right10:50
PovRayMani could set it to output png by default, but ehh i'm lazy like that :)10:51
fschoep:)10:51
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cbx33ping fschoep10:51
cbx33ping troy_s10:51
PingunZfschoep, I singed up in the mailing list and on launchpad ;)10:52
fschoepGreat10:52
PovRayManHere is something new i've been conceptualizing10:52
fschoepcbx33: I'm here10:52
PovRayManhttp://img.waffleimages.com/img/5d143f03830f15abb3b5ea488d6fa3dcbf336ab8/woodBoxes.jpg10:52
PovRayManexcuse the poor wood textures10:52
PovRayMani'm building a jenga like stack tower10:52
fschoepI'm not used to the u-art being so active like this so please forgive me if my reactions are kind of slow :)10:52
PovRayManhaha ok, i have to admit i'm a bit of an irc nut, since 1996 or so10:53
PingunZhehe fschoep, its cause of me I made #ubuntuforums active too -_-10:53
fschoepmsikma: if you are interested, can you take a peek at this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan/Propose/Results10:54
msikmaThat is all rather nice stuff.10:55
fschoepPingunZ: :)10:55
fschoepmsikma: the idea being it defines the direction for "Produce"10:55
PovRayManinteresting, i'm reading that right now10:56
msikmaI'm not entirely captured by all-out-gloss and matte and gloss so far, though.10:56
fschoepmsikma: it's incomplete / not detailed enough or do you not like the ideas presented?10:56
msikmaI think that the artwork seen in there mostly lacks contrast.10:57
msikmaOh, it's nothing that can't be fixed10:57
msikmaOf course, this is all just propose material, not polished material10:57
fschoepindeed10:57
fschoepThe idea was to fix some overarching compositional ideas, textures and colors.10:57
msikmaAs for the lacking of contrast, I understand that this is required to accentuate the nature of the artwork, but in that case I would keep a very clear separation between background and foreground elements, and sharply distinguish between them.10:58
msikmaI haven't seen that in any mock-up, which is too bad, but that doesn't matter at this point.10:58
fschoepLack of contrast - visually? Like emphasizing the shadow in Who's GDM example for instance?10:59
msikmaNo, in that sort of a situation, I would make the background much darker, since then the shadow (which is more a glow at this point) will help make the transition between background and foreground sharper.11:00
fschoepOK, that's clear - basically the current "palettes" provide some dark and some light shades.11:00
fschoepMy idea is to share *source* material instead of PNGs so we can change anything if something doesn't work out too well.11:01
PovRayMani can post my povray code :)11:01
fschoepPovRayMan: that's a good example, if you were contributing ideas it would be best to have the code so someone else can try some variations.11:03
fschoepI think I'm gonna grab some food, I'll be right back :)11:03
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fschoepPingunZ: have you got experience doing GTK?11:05
PingunZno11:05
PingunZbut I'm young so I can learn ;)11:05
fschoepOK, the problem is basically we don't have any good resources on GTK2 theming and I know that both msikma  and are interested in learning that as well :)11:05
fschoepand (I)11:06
msikmaYeah. I mean, I'm making mock-ups like mad but what good is it if I can't implement it?11:06
PingunZwell, lets make a sick Human gtk theme then11:06
fschoepI'm all for trying something, I've branched the code but haven't fiddled too much yet.11:06
msikmaPingunZ: yeah!11:07
msikmaIf you have cool stuff to show regarding the Human GTK, I'd love to see it. I find it the coolest part of the artwork team's projects.11:07
PingunZok ..11:07
fschoepit is, yes11:07
fschoepmsikma: got the wiki link handy?11:07
msikmahttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/PolishHumanGTKTheme/Incoming?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=michielgtk11.png <-- what I'm working on thus far. But I don't like the icons at the top-right anymore (I changed them around a little)11:07
msikmaYep: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/PolishHumanGTKTheme/Incoming11:08
msikmaI am also still unsure about the scroll bars.11:08
fschoepmsikma: OK, you beat me to it (the link)11:08
msikmaIt's okay, I live in Rotterdam, my IRC messages arrive at Freenode's server sooner.11:08
PingunZis it hard to make a gtk theme ?11:09
msikmaWell it sure is mighty confusing ;)11:09
fschoepyeah11:09
fschoepYou can branch from Launchpad using Bazaar and then it gets confusing.11:09
PingunZcan I see some mockups for a gtk theme ?11:10
fschoepI got the code, but it's not quite easy to spot where something's coming from.11:10
fschoepPingunZ: see msikma's wiki links.11:10
msikmaThere are only two new ones there11:10
msikmaI suggest you load up the original in your favorite editor and go nuts.11:10
msikmaBut mind your time, since you can easily forget about it once you're busy :)11:11
PingunZhmm11:11
fschoep:) good advice11:11
PingunZare there apps like gcompizthemer for that ?11:11
msikmaBy the way, I was working on a little wallpaper idea earlier today.11:12
fschoepI personally haven't found tools yet.11:12
PingunZ*soz for stupid questions *11:12
msikmaI saw an amazing photo by a photographer named Ruud Baan who used exposure effects11:12
fschoepI'd be mad for a good tool for GTK2 theming.11:12
msikmaSo I tried to emulate it: http://www.gamingw.net/pubaccess/28695/light-test.png11:12
msikmaIt's a little preliminary, but certainly it has some potential.11:12
fschoepIt's got wavy lines and it looks like a nice effect indeed.11:14
fschoep(off the get some more food)11:14
msikmaCan you play Flash? His site is at http://www.ruudbaan.com/11:14
msikmaChoose "publ" and then "publ15" and then the second-bottom picture11:14
fschoepThe first one has it, too - yellowish?11:15
msikmaYeah, but I like the second-bottom one the best, with the cyan ones.11:16
fschoepIndeed, the effect is more pronounced there.11:17
msikmaOh yeah11:39
msikmaI was working on a new cursor theme at some point11:39
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fschoepbersace: so true11:40
msikmaThere are ways around that if you are clever enough11:41
msikmaBut it seems most people are not11:41
fschoepI also get the impression Flash site are horribly indexed under Google and friends.11:43
fschoepsites*11:43
msikmaThey are11:48
msikmaGoogle has friends? :)11:48
fschoepWell - I meant Yahoo and Altavista, but they're not real friends I imagine.11:50
fschoepWould any of you mind me going to bed? Urgent things to discuss?11:51
msikmaI'm gonna go myself, too11:53
fschoepOK, sleep well and see you tomorrow then :)11:53
msikmaI think they'll be fine... for now :P11:53
msikmaYeah, see you11:53
PingunZ'night11:53
fschoepOK, bye!11:53

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