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kubuntu-default-settings package

Default splash preview and splash screen doesn't match.

Bug #155668 reported by Prateek Karandikar
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Bug Description

I upgraded Kubuntu from 7.04 to 7.10. Now, in kcontrol->Appearance and Themes->Splash screen, the "kubuntu" splash screen is actually the Gutsy default splash screen, but in the screenshot on the right it shows the Feisty default splash screen.

In Feisty I was using another (not the default) splash screen, and I wanted to get the Gutsy default splash screen. The incorrect screenshot misled me.

Also, the Feisty splash screen should not be deleted after upgrading, someone may very well prefer it to the Gutsy one.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

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Prateek Karandikar (prateek.karandikar) wrote :

The version of KDE in Hardy (3.5.9) doesn't seem to have a splash screen (at least I couldn't find a splash screen module in kcontrol, and it doesn't appear by default when logging in). So I don't know how this is applicable to Hardy.

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ColorfulNumbers (geodude) wrote : Hardy

Prateek,

I'm using Kubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" installed on a fresh hard drive (from the Alternate image, if it matters).

"Splash Screen" no longer appears in kcontrol/"System Settings" by default. You must install the packages "ksplash" and "ksplash-engine-moodin."

However, you are right. The preview and the splash page are different.

Once you install ksplash, when you choose "kubuntu" from the list, you see the description and preview for Edgy.

Displayed in kcontrol (from its theme.rc):
Name: Kubuntu 02
Description: Kubuntu Edgy Splash
Version: 1

And the preview image (Preview.png) is a light blue background with a bright s-curve stripe.

If you "Test" the splash screen or if you boot using it, you actually see darker blue diamond pattern background (Background.jpg), which I'm guessing is the one for Hardy.

The Readme.txt from the kubuntu folder reads
Name = Kubuntu Ultra Splash (moodin)
Version = 1.5.1

Not an earthshattering problem by any means, but I thought I'd follow up and confirm the bug. Both splash screens are nice.

Thanks for your time.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote : Re: Problems with default KDE splash screen after upgrading from Feisty to Gutsy

Confirming 2 issues in 8.04:
- Wrong description in theme.rc
- Preview doesn't match splash screen

 Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Should be fixed in Intrepid since we only use KDE's default splash screen.

Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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