Grub2 theme in the spirit of Lubuntu?

Fri May 30 19:27:52 UTC 2014

Sounds like you are making progress, feel free to give me a 'ping' when you
want some testing done I've got VM's that I can 'blow up' as and when
needed :)

Regards,

Phill.

On 30 May 2014 20:24, John Hupp <lubuntu at prpcompany.com> wrote:

>  One follow-up: I hadn't been thinking about the use of the terminal box
> decoration images.  Those are now set up so that the whole screen is
> painted over (at least up to about 2560x1600) with the single color when a
> menu selection is made (no lingering title or bottom labels).
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> On 5/29/2014 8:11 PM, John Hupp wrote:
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> As I began trying to tame the terminal box, I was working from the info in
> Towheed's Definitive Guide: Workarounds For Known Bugs: Apply a background
> image to the terminal window.
>
> But as far as I can tell that info no longer accurately applies to the
> beta version of grub2 installed in Lubuntu 14.04 (and probably all current
> *buntu's), and I have not been able to determine what governs current
> behavior.
>
> So I changed aim and used a plain-color desktop image and terminal box
> background.  The result is a box that seamlessly covers the boot menu and
> progress bar, but leaves the title and bottom labels untouched.  (I
> couldn't get a screen grab of that to post since the VM doesn't offer
> screen EDID info to grub, and grub responds by scaling the term box to
> cover almost the entire screen.  I'd love to duplicate the effect on real
> hardware but don't know a way.)
>
> Screen shots, an archive (~ 750KB) with an install script, and notes on
> independence from resolution and aspect ratio are in a new post at Post
> your Grub2 Themes
> <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13036809#post13036809>.
> I also detail there a couple easy manual mods needed after the install
> script runs if you want to match my results.
>
> You can also see above it in post 138 the last screen shots of my stalled
> effort to use the Lubuntu wallpaper.
>
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>
> Earlier in the quest, I found that grub-theme-starfield is in the repos.
> It is the default grub2 theme.  But under Lubuntu (and perhaps all current
> *buntu's), it does not work after installation without some knowledgeable
> mods.  And even when I got it working, I found that the dark-font menu
> items were almost invisible against the dark background.
>
> Even as is, I'll venture to say that my theme is an improvement over
> starfield.  So sure, it would be great if someone with expertise edited the
> current install script to eliminate my supplemental manual mods to provide
> for easier installation.
>
> Even better if someone made a package.
>
> Even better yet if we could someone get current info on terminal box
> behavior.  Then it might be possible to smoothly use the Lubuntu
> wallpaper.  (I grant that in a dual-boot environment with Windows there is
> an argument for something more neutral.  But the correct info would be
> useful anyhow.)
>
> Rafael & Co. might also have something to say about artistic touches.
>
> On 5/25/2014 11:02 AM, John Hupp wrote:
>
> I have set desktop-image in theme.txt and GRUB_BACKGROUND in
> /etc/default/grub to both point at the Lubuntu wallpaper file, and in my VM
> testing I don't see a terminal box.  It may be that it appears but blends
> so nicely that it's not apparent.
>
> But the terminal box was apparent on real hardware when I was testing
> other things (before I started work on my theme), so that's why further
> testing is still on my to-do list.
>
> If the terminal box appearance seems like a problem on real hardware, then
> I plan on looking at the further-refined hack nicely detailed in Towheeds
> Definitive Guide.  It provides more precision for the overlaid box.  See
> the section "Workarounds For Known Bugs - Apply a background image to the
> terminal window."  I think you already know about this guide, but for
> general reference an archive of the guide can be downloaded from
> http://ubuntuone.com/2EslXTLj5s2zzbeYKx17wJ
>
> Setting terminal-box to a non-existent file set seemed to have the result
> in the VM that the terminal box did not appear.  But on real hardware with
> that setting, the default black box appeared.  It may be that the VM just
> does not display the terminal box at all for some reason.
>
> In any case, no, no way to truly make it not appear, but some hacks that
> may be workable enough.
>
> On 5/25/2014 1:01 AM, Israel wrote:
>
> Keep up the Good work!!
> The terminal box is unavoidable unfortunately... however I have 'overcome
> this' by adding a grub background that says 'Loading' So it at least looks
> decent...  That terminal box is why I gave up theming Grub.... I wish there
> was a way to hide it.
> Does anyone here know if you are able to hid it by anymeans?
>
> On 05/24/2014 04:20 PM, John Hupp wrote:
>
> I updated my screen shots at Post your Grub 2 Themes
> <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13031738#post13031738>
>
> Still on my to-do list:
> _ Lubuntu icon
> _ LightDM shade of white?
> _ Test on other hardware to see if an ugly terminal box appears
> _ Install script
>
> AFAIK, you can't style unselected boot menu items, so there is a limit to
> matching with the LightDM login screen.
>
> On 5/23/2014 7:32 PM, John Hupp wrote:
>
> You can see a shot of the work-in-progress at Post your Grub 2 Themes
> <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13031738#post13031738>
>
> I have some other things on the to-do list also, but I would be happy not
> only to have a Lubuntu icon, but also to know what shade of white is used
> in the LightDM login box.
>
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