On Friday 26 June 2009 18:05:54 Mat Tomaszewski wrote: > Merk wrote: > > I see the mention of solid colors. Given as I've never worked on such a > > thing. What are some of the other limitations to the graphics such as > > color depth, resolution, and fonts? > > In KMS-powered pieces (disk check, encrypted disk, initial splash > screen) we're limited to the use of simple gradients (vertical, > horizontal) or solid colors (full color palette is available, not only > 256 like in the current Usplash implementation). We can also render text > properly using the default system font. > > The new splash screen and os-switcher will run on top of X server so > there are no limitations as far a colors or fonts are concerned.
I have created https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Boot as a place for people to share ideas and information. Let's make sure all of this makes it there as well :) -- Ken
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