Some GIS splash screens: http://words.mixedbredie.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/qgis01.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o-bL_x1YHAU/Uzl1Fr12ccI/AAAAAAAAHWs/RHem7hUjGFU/s1600/valmiera.png http://live.osgeo.org/_images/kosmo_splash_screen.png http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-qSzNjsg2KI/SkZyn9u7yNI/AAAAAAAACAk/muhRFmiIL7c/s400/splash.png http://www.processamentodigital.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/QGIS26_Splash.png http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b8ANhhOsL_Y/TObU5L2e6pI/AAAAAAAAAMs/QcMiUFtJiGc/s1600/qgis16.png http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hIILBxlAEg/VCAbutt6u6I/AAAAAAABy0A/LFPmp7KQNbo/s1600/beegis_splash.bmp http://cartolab.udc.es/cartoweb/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Clean_buffer_splash.png http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tB80BWUKX-I/VCAbbDliO_I/AAAAAAAByzw/W0LMaL1Q86A/s1600/splash.bmp
>From the legions of marketters... ------------------- http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-KVH1Loht8/T1T-N_e6_JI/AAAAAAAAFQM/5HHErdym1G0/s320/prerelease.png http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csZhg8ZmSWM/TCrT_DMRzdI/AAAAAAAABks/06siJHptxTo/s1600/ArcGIS+10+splash.PNG http://www.geocap.no/sites/default/files/imagecache/storyimgsub/splash-01.png http://sartechnology.ca/sartechnology/IncidentCommander_SplashScreen2.jpg http://civilsuite.com/splash_backdrop.jpg Some splashs from apps related to mapping ---------------------- http://www.avenza.com/sites/default/files/images/pdfmaps-header-gwf2.png http://www.mapitfast.com/images/MapItFast_Splashscreen.jpg http://images.spatiallyadjusted.com/ArcGIS-for-iOS-Splash.PNG "Welcome screens" returned this... http://d32ogoqmya1dw8.cloudfront.net/images/eet/pmel/my_world_welcome_550.jpg http://gtispk.com/images/temp/post_img_big_27_1.jpg On 21 January 2015 at 10:42, Michael Barton <michael.bar...@asu.edu> wrote: > > > > On Jan 20, 2015, at 9:49 PM, Vaclav Petras <wenzesl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:40 PM, Michael Barton <michael.bar...@asu.edu> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2015, at 9:22 PM, Vaclav Petras <wenzesl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Vaclav Petras <wenzesl...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > I'm not really concerned about splash screen but I think we should >> change the Welcome screen/window. My suggestion is to simply remove the >> picture and the sentence "Welcome to...open source GIS". This will save a >> lot of vertical space which will be great advantage for small screens, for >> example virtual box instances (the default screen size I got with >> VirtualBox and OSGeoLive was not enough to accommodate this window). The >> other reason why we need to save vertical space is actually a need to add >> more things. There is "one row" for error message but I would like to see >> this replaced by a block with info box for errors, warnings and general >> help messages (e.g., what to do next). >> >> >> IMHO, this kind of stuff does not belong on the spash screen. Errors >> and warnings (hopefully there are none) already show up in the terminal >> window, and we have help available on the main start up screen. >> >> The splash is an entry—and an advertisement—for GRASS. Looking nice is >> actually important, but especially for a piece of high end visual software. >> I don’t think we should make the first view that people have when they >> start GRASS be boring or ugly just to accommodate tiny screens. It would be >> nice if there are any with graphic design expertise who could weigh in here. >> >> The splash screen is replaced shortly by the (much more prosaic) main >> start up screen anyway. So why not keep it something that has visual appeal. >> >> Sorry for the confusion. I'm speaking about welcome/start/setup/ > window which actually appears *before* the splash screen and it has an old > school picture which just eats vertical space. See the following links (or > start GRASS :-). > > http://grass.osgeo.org/grass71/manuals/grass_start.png > http://grass.osgeo.org/grass71/manuals/helptext.html > > > OK. I was talking about the Medieval map, which was the start of the > thread. I’d suggested the first real world map, with some welcome text. > Even better would be doing something with visual impact with a historic map > or some other display (we already have OpenGL loaded…). But that would take > someone with the needed graphic skills. A colorful map and some good text > is still tasteful. > > I also agree that the start screen needs some love too. It is boring > grey and has a dated image at the top—which is what it seems you are > talking about, right? > > Your nice green lettering on a light background would give it a nice > clean look. FWIW, it would be classy to have the entire dialog an equally > lighter shade too, with green or dark grey lettering in a nice font for the > text outside of the wxPython control widgets. > > I still wouldn’t put error messages on this dialog because it already > has a lot of information and controls, and we need people to focus on what > is needed to run GRASS. Maybe a more prominent help button because no one > seems to notice it. > > Michael > > ____________________ > C. Michael Barton > Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity > Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change > Head, Graduate Faculty in Complex Adaptive Systems Science > Arizona State University > > voice: 480-965-6262 (SHESC), 480-965-8130/727-9746 (CSDC) > fax: 480-965-7671 (SHESC), 480-727-0709 (CSDC) > www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton, http://csdc.asu.edu > > > >> I hope to find some time to change this tomorrow before RC2 if there are >> no voices against. I will remove the picture (including its ISIS >> alternative) and the green (motto) text. I hope to find some good title >> text for this welcome/startup/setup screen/window. >> >> >> Please do not mess with the splash screen until we’ve heard from >> others. >> >> My 2 cents worth >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> With this it could be interesting to revise naming of the following >> page where filename, title and content don't match. >> >> http://grass.osgeo.org/grass71/manuals/helptext.html >> >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Michael Barton <michael.bar...@asu.edu> >> wrote: >> > >> > I agree with Bringing… rather than Opening… >> > >> > Bringing is better English and many people would not get the double >> meaning of Opening… >> > >> > I still like a map for the splash screen. Of the 2 logos you did, I >> think the white background looks classier. >> > >> As I said, I'm more interested in changing page titles then the splash >> screen , however I like the idea of some simple splash screen. The white >> background image I did could be used in trac and in manual. I'm just not >> sure if it is ok that it is not text but image. For the manual it should be >> anyway replaced by something which contains version of GRASS and the name >> of the module (which should be manageable since page title tag contains the >> module name). >> >> Vaclav >> >> > Michael >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 4:50 AM, Nikos Alexandris < >> n...@nikosalexandris.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 20.01.2015 11:38, Martin Landa wrote: >> >>> >> >>> 2015-01-20 6:18 GMT+01:00 Helena Mitasova <hmit...@ncsu.edu>: >> >>>> >> >>>> I like this one - I think it well represents what GRASS is. >> (perhaps GRASS GIS?) >> >>>> >> >>>>> GRASS. Bringing advanced geospatial technologies to the world. >> >>> >> >>> +1 >> >>> >> >>> Much more better than the current: >> >>> >> >>> The world's leading open source GIS >> >> >> >> What about >> >> >> >> "GRASS, opening advanced geospatial technologies to the world." >> >> >> > >> > I like more the "Bringing advanced..." than "Opening advanced..." >> because it has emphasis on features. Not everybody understands advantages >> of openness (yet). >> > >> > Note that it should be "GRASS GIS", not "GRASS" as much as possible. >> > >> > We can just create a image with logo+GRASS GIS+motto which could be >> used as splash and perhaps elsewhere too, for example in headers/titles of >> pages where we have just the logo and not name (Trac, manual). See >> attachment for suggestion. >> > >> > Vaclav >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > grass-dev mailing list > grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev > -- ----
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