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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The archive with install script, and
the instructions for the couple manual mods are at <a
href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13036809#post13036809">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13036809#post13036809</a><br>
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I currently don't have anything else on my to-do list for it. But
I did detail a few things below that people with more expertise
could lead the way on.<br>
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On 5/30/2014 3:27 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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 :)
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<div>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:<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.)<br>
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Screen shots, an archive (~ 750KB) with an install
script, and notes on independence from resolution
and aspect ratio are in a new post at <a
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href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13036809#post13036809"
target="_blank">Post your Grub2 Themes</a>. I
also detail there a couple easy manual mods needed
after the install script runs if you want to match
my results.<br>
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You can also see above it in post 138 the last
screen shots of my stalled effort to use the
Lubuntu wallpaper.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Even better if someone made a package.<br>
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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.)<br>
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Rafael & Co. might also have something to say
about artistic touches.<br>
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On 5/25/2014 11:02 AM, John Hupp wrote:<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ubuntuone.com/2EslXTLj5s2zzbeYKx17wJ"
target="_blank">http://ubuntuone.com/2EslXTLj5s2zzbeYKx17wJ</a><br>
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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.<br>
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In any case, no, no way to truly make it not
appear, but some hacks that may be workable
enough.<br>
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On 5/25/2014 1:01 AM, Israel wrote:<br>
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<div>Keep up the Good work!!<br>
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.<br>
Does anyone here know if you are able to hid
it by anymeans?<br>
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On 05/24/2014 04:20 PM, John Hupp wrote:<br>
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<div>I updated my screen shots at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13031738#post13031738"
target="_blank">Post your Grub 2 Themes</a><br>
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Still on my to-do list:<br>
_ Lubuntu icon<br>
_ LightDM shade of white?<br>
_ Test on other hardware to see if an ugly
terminal box appears<br>
_ Install script<br>
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AFAIK, you can't style unselected boot menu
items, so there is a limit to matching with
the LightDM login screen.<br>
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On 5/23/2014 7:32 PM, John Hupp wrote:<br>
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<div>You can see a shot of the
work-in-progress at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1823915&page=14&p=13031738#post13031738"
target="_blank">Post your Grub 2 Themes</a><br>
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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.<br>
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