[ubuntu-art] Uspash

[Frank Schoep]

On Friday 12 May 2006 22:48, Travis Watkins wrote:
> You can't do a non-black background, it won't look right on some
> systems because usplash doesn't fill the entire monitor. Using black
> makes it look like usplash controls the entire monitor instead of
> having it stick out as a tan island surrounded by black.

Is this on specific architectures or are you referring to TFTs (laptops) not 
upscaling lower resolutions? Are there any numbers on the percentage of 
systems which are affected by this?

I've experienced this using VMware when going fullscreen while booting, I 
personally have no problems with the "tan island" phenomenon. Any splash 
image is going to look distorted and tiny on those screens anyway, so it'll 
only provide an extra clue to why the splash looks squashed.

I've yet to encounter desktop PC's which have CRTs or TFTs that do not 
upscale, but I think I saw an HP laptop once which didn't upscale by default. 
I'd say that more than 80% of desktops wouldn't be affected and that laptops 
have a slightly lower chance, but of course my experience isn't statistical 
evidence.

So basically I'm finding myself in a deadlock position now, and having two 
questions: what do you think of the splash disregarding the "tan island" 
phenomenon and is "tan island" a showstopper for polishing the splash?

With kind regards,

Frank Schoep