From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?B?RmVsaXBlIEzDs3Bleg==?= Subject: Re: [ART] Background image for GRUB Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:09:09 -0500 Message-ID: <545B9D25.4030207@openmailbox.org> References: <54594B40.9040008@openmailbox.org> <545951BE.5080301@gnu.org> <87tx2d6aog.fsf@gnu.org> <545A2FAF.3030103@gnu.org> <87ppd12yjm.fsf@gnu.org> <545A9679.50503@openmailbox.org> <87ioismz01.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40289) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XmPV2-0000xx-1e for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:01:32 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XmPUw-0007cN-QM for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:01:27 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87ioismz01.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: =?UTF-8?B?THVkb3ZpYyBDb3VydMOocw==?= Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org On 06/11/14 04:58, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: > Felipe L=C3=B3pez skribis: >=20 >> Since I completely agree with Bruno, here is the GRUB image proposal >> using the GNU logo: >> >> http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/gnu/2014-11-05-grub-dark= .png >=20 > [...] >=20 >> GRAY: >> http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guix/2014-11-05-grub-dar= k-gray.png >=20 > Very nice! I have a slight preference for the gray version. >=20 > Also, as discussed with Bruno, I think it would be better to have both > the GNU and Guix logo. I would make the Guix logo smaller, and put it > in a corner, or maybe below the GNU logo, or maybe next to it. >=20 > WDYT? Since the background with the GNU head seems to work, here is modified version. I made the head a bit more visible and moved the Guix logo to a corner. MOD: http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guix/2014-11-06-grub-dark-g= nu-blue.png ORIGINAL: http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guix/2014-11-05-grub-dark-g= nu-blue.png > Please let me know what you Savannah account is, so you can add your > work to the guix-artwork repo. >=20 I just sent a request to join the project in Savannah. > Besides, is there anything I should know to get the GRUB config to > display it correctly, with the right size, aspect ratio, etc.? You have to set the following options in GRUB configuration: GRUB_GFXMODE GRUB_BACKGROUND I would provide one SVG version of the background for the following aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:10, 16:9. Then, you build PNG versions in specific sizes (for example, 1024x768, 1440x900, 1920x1080). Ideally, GRUB should be able to decide what GFXMODE and BACKGROUND to use for every screen. However, the last time I provided GRUB stuff for gNewSense (for GRUB legacy), GRUB would determine the display size and use the same background image (a 640x480 PNG) for all aspect ratios. This resulted in stretched background images, so usually we would make the image as simple as possible: no text or shapes, just a background with gradients. But, since Guix is using GRUB 2, which is supposed to be more flexible, we should at least try to see if it can use an appropriate image for a given display. --=20 Luis Felipe L=C3=B3pez Acevedo http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/