----- Original Message ----- > I was reading Fedora Magazine today and there was a really interesting > article up about setting the theme for plymouth[1]. > > It led me to wonder: why is "Charge" the default theme for Fedora > Workstation instead of something with stronger branding like "Spinfinity"? > In particular, I think Spinfinity would be more pleasant for people to see > while performing offline updates (rather than a monochrome thought bubble) > for that extended period. > > I realize that this is probably going to get into an argument about the > relative merits of subjective interpretations of beauty, so let me try to > frame the conversation a little better: > > I suspect that the primary reason for Charge is that it transitions more > seamlessly into the GDM login screen (having similar colors). So, is there > a way we could get more visual flare (and product identity) there without > losing the transition benefits? Is it worth considering a re-theming of > BOTH plymouth and GDM for Fedora? > > [1] https://fedoramagazine.org/howto-change-the-plymouth-theme/ About branded boot splashes in general: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/IEAEYDDZAMIFVP7R2XLQLXPFBHSAU7HV/ Better options are unbranded boot splash, visible for the minimum amount of time. _______________________________________________ desktop mailing list -- desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to desktop-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
