diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi index 534c5c7..4026206 100644 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi @@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ * Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs Modern Distro Anaconda Progress:: * Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs Modern Palettes:: * Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs TreeFlower:: -* Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs TreeFlower Backgrounds:: * Directories trunk Identity Webenv:: * Directories trunk Scripts:: * Directories trunk Scripts Functions:: diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi index 4068544..76dd8d1 100644 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi @@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ @cindex Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs TreeFlower @include Directories/trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower.texi -@node Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs TreeFlower Backgrounds -@section The @file{trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds} Directory -@cindex Directories trunk Identity Themes Motifs TreeFlower Backgrounds -@include Directories/trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds.texi - @node Directories trunk Identity Webenv @section The @file{trunk/Identity/Webenv} Directory @cindex Directories trunk Identity Webenv diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds.texi deleted file mode 100644 index 32e0626..0000000 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,323 +0,0 @@ -@subsection Goals - -This section exists to orgnize backgrounds of @emph{TreeFlower} -artistic motif. - -@subsection Description - -@subsubsection Desktop background - -Once you have defined the vectorial artistic motif design, use the -@command{centos-art.sh} script (as described in usage section below) -to produce the png version of it. With the png version of your -vectorial design do the following: - -Open the png version with GIMP. - -Save the png version as a project of GIMP inside -@file{trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds/Xcf} -directory, using the same name of your vectorial design but with the -@samp{.xcf} extension. - -Now use GIMP to improve your design. Here you may add one layer for -pattern, another for colors, and so on until you find yourself -confortable with your artwork. For example, the following layer -distribution (from bottom to top) was used to build revision 285 of -file @file{1360x768.xcf} using @emph{TreeFlower} artistic motif at -revision 241. - -@table @strong -@item Layer 1: Background - -The first thing we did with GIMP was to create a layer named -@samp{Background} to store the artistic motif (File > Open as layer). -This layer is the lowest layer in the image. Later, we started to -create layers one upon another to change the artistic motif visual -style. - -@item Layer 2: Shadow#1 - -This layer is above @samp{Background} and contains a linear gradient -from left (000000) to right (transparent) covering the whole image. -This layer masks the artistic motif to avoid the effect of linear -gradient. This layer is 100% of opacity. - -@item Layer 3: Shadow#2 - -This layer is above @samp{Shadow#1} and contains a linear gradient -from left (000000) to right (transparent) covering just the 70% of the -whole image aproximatly. This layer doesn't mask the artistic motif -which make the left part of it fall into the dark of linear gradient. -This layer is 100% of opacity. - -@item Layer 4: Pattern (Paper) - -This layer is above @samp{Shadow#2} an contains the paper pattern -shipped with GIMP 2.2. This layer doesn't mask the artistic motif so -the pattern is applied over the whole image. This layer is set to 15% -of opacity. - -@item Layer 5: Pattern (Stripes) - -This layer is above @samp{Pattern (Paper)} and contains the stripes -used over the artistic motif. This layer do masks the artistic motif -so the stripes are only applied to it. This layer is set to 10% of -opacity. - -@item Layer 6: Shadow#3 - -This layer is above @samp{Pattern (Stripes)} and contains a linear -gradient from right (6600ff) to left (transparent). This layer masks -the artistic motif so the linear gradient doesn't affect it. This -layer is set to 15% of opacity. - -@item Layer 7: Shadow#4 - -This layer is above @samp{Shadow#3} and contains a -linear gradient from left (000000) to right (transparent). This layer -do masks the artistic motif so the linear gradient doesn't affect it. -This layer is set to 10% of opacity. - -@item Layer 8: Color#1 - -This layer is above @samp{Shadow#4} and is filled with orange (ffae00) -color over the whole image. This layer is set to 10% of opacity. - -@item Layer 9: Color#2 - -This layer is above @samp{Color#1} and is filled with -blue (010a88) color over the whole image. This layer is set to 10% of -opacity. - -@end table - -@quotation -@strong{Note} There is no definite combination. To get the appropriate -visual design is a matter of constant testing and personal taste. -@end quotation - -Finally, use @samp{Save as copy ...} option to export the final -design. To export the final design use the same name of your vectorial -design plus @samp{-final.png} extension. - -You can repeat these steps to create images for other screen -resolutions. - -@subsubsection Anaconda Prompt (syslinux) background - -When building syslinux backgrounds it is needed to take into account -that the final image is reduced to 16 colors. In desktop background -there is no color limitation but syslinux does have. The goal of this -section is achieving a final syslinux background as close as possible -to desktop backgrounds using 16 colors only. - -Another point to consider is the forground and background definition -used by syslinux. The syslinux documentation says that the color set -in position 0 is the background and color set in position 7 is the -forground. The final palette of color used by our background will -match that specification. For great contrast we'll use black as -background and white as forground. At this poing we have black -(000000) and white (ffffff) colors in our syslinux palette, which left -us with 14 colors to play with. - -Let's begin with @file{Xcf/640x300.xcf} layer distribution from bottom -to top: - -@table @strong -@item Layer 1: Background - -This layer is the lowest layer in the image composition and contains -the artistic motif image rendered for the same resolution (i.e., -@file{Img/Png/640x300.png}). This layer is set to 100% of opacity. - -@item Layer 2: Pattern (Paper) - -This layer is placed above @samp{Background} layer and contains the -paper pattern shipped with GIMP 2.2. This layer doesn't mask the -artistic motif. This layer is set to 30% of opacity. - -@item Layer 3: Pattern (Stripes) - -This layer is placed above @samp{Pattern (Paper)} layer and contains -the stripes pattern shipped with GIMP 2.2. This layer does mask the -artistic motif in order to apply the stripes over it only. The -background is not affected by the stripes pattern just the artistic -motif. This layer is set to 20% of opacity. - -@item Layer 4: Shadow#1 - -This layer is placed above @samp{Pattern (Stripes)} layer and fills -the entire layer area with violet (6600ff) color. This layer do mask -the artistic motif in order to applied the violet color to the -background area outside the artistic motif only. This layer is set to -15% of opacity. - -@item Layer 5: Color#1 - -This layer is above @samp{Shadow#1} and is filled with orange (ffae00) -color to cover the whole image. This layer is set to 10% of opacity. - -@item Layer 6: Color#2 - -This layer is above @samp{Color#1} and is filled with blue (010a88) -color to cover the whole image. This layer is set to 10% of opacity. - -@item Layer 7: Shadow#2 - -This layer is above @samp{Color#1} and contains a linear gradient from -left (000000) to right (transparent) covering 70% of the image -approximately. - -@end table - -At this point we have the composition and should look like the desktop -backgrounds. Compared with desktop backgrounds there are some -differences in opacity. This is because in our testings the final -color information found with this composition produces an acceptable -16 color image. Of course this is something we haven't seen yet. - -To define the color information of our current coposition, save the -syslinux background composition we've done using @samp{File > Save as -Copy ...} option in the following location: - -@verbatim -trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Backgrounds/Img/Png/640x300-final.png -@end verbatim - -Now, create the final png version of syslinux backgrounds using the -following command: - -@verbatim -centos-art render --entry=trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Distro/Anaconda/Prompt -@end verbatim - -This command will create syslinux-splash final images for all major -releases of CentOS distribution the repository has been configured to. -The important files here are @file{syslinux-splash.png}, other -files may contain the wrong information because we haven't defined yet -the correct color information to use. - -Open one @file{syslinux-splash.png} file with GIMP and use the -@samp{Image > Mode > Indexed} to reduce image colors up to 16 colors, -using the @samp{Generate optimum palette} feature of GIMP. If the -image looks aceptable after reducing colors, use the @samp{Palettes} -menu (Ctrl+P) of GIMP to import a new palette from file and name it -@samp{CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux}. Once you've saved the palette, the -color information is stored at: - -@verbatim -~/.gimp-2.2/palettes/CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux.gpl -@end verbatim - -You need to edit @file{CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux.gpl} file in order -to set the appropriate order of colors. Remember black (000000) in -position 0, and white (ffffff) in position 7. Other positions are -irrelevant. When editing this file you may find that color reduction -did not set black and white colors to their respective values exactly. -Change that manually. For example, consider the following palette: - -@verbatim -GIMP Palette -Name: CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux -Columns: 16 -# - 0 0 0 Background (black) - 23 20 35 Untitled - 34 25 48 Untitled - 37 35 60 Untitled - 47 36 68 Untitled - 37 54 86 Untitled - 60 48 90 Untitled -255 255 255 Foreground (white) - 66 54 99 Untitled - 74 61 98 Untitled - 49 78 126 Untitled - 43 87 151 Untitled - 92 89 95 Untitled - 54 104 183 Untitled -158 153 156 Untitled -201 196 195 Untitled -@end verbatim - -Update the @samp{Palettes} menu to get the new color positions from -the file you just edited and open the palette with double click. - -Update the @file{syslinux.gpl} file copying the following file: - -@verbatim -~/.gimp-2.2/palettes/CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux.gpl -@end verbatim - -to - -@verbatim -trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Colors/syslinux.gpl -@end verbatim - -With the @samp{CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux} palette opened in the -@samp{Palette Editor}, open (Ctrl+O) the following file: - -@verbatim -trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Colors/syslinux.ppm -@end verbatim - -and replace its color information with that one in -@samp{CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux} palette. When you are replacing -color information inside @file{syslilnux.ppm}, remember to keep the -order of colors just as they are in the -@samp{CentOS-TreeFlower-Palette} palette. - -The @file{syslinux.ppm} file is 16 pixels width and 1 pixel height, so -you probably need to zoom it a bit to set the color information in -their place when using the pen tool with the brush @samp{Circle (01) -(1 x 1)}. - -Once you've updated the @samp{syslinux.ppm} file, it is time to update -the following file: - -@verbatim -trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/TreeFlower/Colors/syslinux.hex -@end verbatim - -The @file{syslinux.hex} file contains the color information in -hexadecimal notation. The color information in hexadecimal notation -is required by @command{ppmtolss16} command. The @command{ppmtolss16} -command produces the final LSS16 image format that is used by syslinux -program inside CentOS distribution. - -The color information inside @file{syslinux.hex} must match the one in -@file{syslinux.ppm} and @file{syslinux.gpl}. For example, based on -@file{CentOS-TreeFlower-Syslinux} palette of colors above, consider -the following @file{syslinux.hex} file: - -@verbatim -#000000=0 -#171423=1 -#221930=2 -#25233c=3 -#2f2444=4 -#253656=5 -#3c305a=6 -#ffffff=7 -#423663=8 -#4a3d62=9 -#314e7e=10 -#2b5797=11 -#5c595f=12 -#3668b7=13 -#9e999c=14 -#c9c4c3=15 -@end verbatim - -@subsubsection Grub background - -@subsection Usage - -@itemize -@item ... -@end itemize - -@subsection See also - -@menu -@end menu