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usplash-theme-ubuntu package

[Edgy] Usplash should use black background

Bug #64819 reported by HBLaw on 2006-10-09

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	usplash-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Wishlist	Unassigned

Bug Description

Reference is made to bug #64666 at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/fbset/+bug/64666

I suggest the background color be changed back to black, because some users will (not may) meet problems in their booting process in showing splash image. As far as I know, full screen splash does not work on every box that may use Ubuntu (at least for now) for software or hardware reasons.

If for any reason, the splash image cannot be stretched to cover the full screen, the user will see a black screen with a brown (or whatever other color) box in the middle (or corner) as their boot splash (esp. on LCD), which will be very ugly and cause panic in average users. Black background color for splash will eliminate this problem.

See original description

HBLaw (huangbolaw) on 2006-10-09

description:

updated

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Ricardo Pérez López (ricardo) wrote on 2006-10-09:

I agree. A black background is IMHO more aesthetic, and eliminates the shrinking or bad resolution issues (like bug #60621 and its duplicates).

Changed in usplash-theme-ubuntu:
status:	Unconfirmed → Confirmed

Mateusz Drożdżyński (matid) on 2006-10-10

Changed in usplash-theme-ubuntu:
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist

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Viper550 (viper550) wrote on 2006-10-12:

new usplash theme, Dapper style Edit (86.0 KiB, text/plain)

I ported Dapper's splash almost exactly to Edgy (complete with black background) in case anyone (possibly alot of people) wants it. We wanted to control the ENTIRE screen.

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Paulo Cesar Ferreira (puelocesar) wrote on 2006-10-12:

Very nice Usplash theme from this Viper.

I also think edgy new usplash theme was a regression from the old one. That brown tone isn't very nice, and that ubuntu logo is to big, making the theme disproportionate.

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Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis) wrote on 2006-10-14: Re: [Bug 64819] [Edgy] Usplash should use black background

status Rejected

the bug is that the theme doesn't set a correct background color. This
is already repeatedly filed.