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2.39 The <tt>`trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/Modern/Backgrounds'</tt> Directory

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2.39.1 Goals

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  • Organize background images for Modern theme.
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    2.39.2 Description

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    Inside <tt>`Motifs'</tt> directory, the <tt>`Backgrounds/'</tt> directory is

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    used to create vectorial designs using Inkscape and background images
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    using Gimp. Later, you can export background images as <tt>`.png'</tt> and
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    load them in your vectorial design project using the import feautre of
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    Inkscape.
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    You may need to repeat this technic for different screen resoluions.

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    In that case you need to create one file for each screen resolution
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    and do the appropriate linking inside .svg to .png files.  For example
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    if you need to produce background images in 800x600 you need to create
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    the following file:
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    xcf/800x600.xcf
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    to produce the background image:

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    img/800x600-bg.png
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    which is loaded in:

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    svg/800x600.svg
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    to produce the final background image:

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    img/800x600.png         
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    The <tt>`img/800x600.png'</tt> background image is produced automatically

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    by means of rendering scripts.
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    In other cases (e.g. Anaconda), it is possible that you need to make

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    some variations to one background image that don't want to appear on
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    regular background images of the same resolution. In this case you
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    need to create a new and specific background image for that art
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    component.  For example, if you need to produce the background image
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    used by Anconda (800x600) art works you create the file:
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    xcf/800x600-anaconda.xcf
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    to produce the background image:

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    img/800x600-anaconda-bg.png
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    which is loaded in:

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    svg/800x600-anaconda.svg
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    to produce the file:

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    img/800x600-anaconda.png
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    The 800x600-anaconda.png file is used by all Anaconda art works

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    sharing a common 800x600 screen resolution (e.g., Header, Progress,
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    Splash, Firstboot, etc.). The Anaconda Prompt is indexed to 16 colors
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    and 640x480 pixels so you need to create a 640x480 background image
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    for it, and take the color limitation into account when designing it.
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    Background images without artistic motif are generally used as based

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    to build the Background images that do contain the theme artistic
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    motif. 
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    Background images are linked (using the import feature of

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    Inkscape) inside almost all theme art works. This structure let you
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    make centralized changes on the visual identity and propagate them
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    quickly to other areas. 
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    In this structure you design background images for different screen

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    resolutions based on the theme artistic motif.
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    You may create different artistic motifs propositions based

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    on the same conceptual idea. The conceptual idea is what defines a
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    theme. Artistic motifs are interpretations of that idea.
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    Inside this directory artistic motifs are organized by name (e.g.,

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    TreeFlower, Modern, etc.).
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    Each artistic motif directory represents just one unique artistic

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    motif. 
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    The artistic motif is graphic design used as common pattern to connect

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    all visual manifestations inside one unique theme.  The artistic motif
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    is based on a conceptual idea.  Artistic motifs provide visual style
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    to themes.
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    Designing artistic motifs is for anyone interested in creating

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    beautiful themes for CentOS.  When building a theme for CentOS, the
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    first design you need to define is the artistic motif. 
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    Inside CentOS Artwork Repository, theme visual styles (Motifs) and

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    theme visual structures (Models) are two different working lines.
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    When you design an artistic motif for CentOS you concentrate on its
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    visual style, and eventualy, use the centos-art command line
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    interface to render the visual style, you are currently producing,
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    against an already-made theme model in order to produce the final
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    result.  Final images are stored under <tt>`Motifs/'</tt> directory using
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    the model name, and the model directory structure as reference.
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    The artistic motif base structure is used by centos-art to

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    produce images automatically. This section describes each directory of
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    CentOS artistic motif base structure.
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    2.39.3 Usage

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    The <tt>`Backgrounds/'</tt> directory is probably the core component,

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    inside <tt>`Motifs/'</tt> directory structure.  Inside <tt>`Backgrounds/'</tt>
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    directory you produce background images used by almost all theme
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    models (e.g., Distribution, Websites, Promotion, etc.).  The
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    <tt>`Backgrounds/'</tt> directory can contain subdirectories to help you
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    2.39.4 See also

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    2.40 The <tt>`trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/Modern/Backgrounds/Img'</tt> Directory  
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    2.41 The <tt>`trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/Modern/Backgrounds/Tpl'</tt> Directory  
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    2.42 The <tt>`trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/Modern/Backgrounds/Xcf'</tt> Directory  
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