[ubuntu-art] GFXBOOT BREAKTHROUGH? (was "Incoming Feisty art ")

[Viper550]

Kenneth Wimer wrote:
>
> Well, everything except the gfxboot should not be a problem. Since the gfxboot 
> only uses 16 colors we are so limited that it is simply impossible to use the 
> exact same pic. We either need to go grey-scale or use a simple (non 3D) logo 
> for this. I do not think it would be good to try to make a different 3D 
> version to work with 16 colors as it would look too different to the rest of 
> them.
>
>   

Think again! You know that Ubuntu Christan Edition? Well, as of Version 
2.0, the gfxboot theme is based off the Usplash artwork from Edgy

http://shots.linuxquestions.org/?linux_distribution=Ubuntu%20CE%202.0

I'm going to try and investigate this. Version 2.0 was based off Dapper, 
and it probably has that VGA patch in it too (limiting it to 16 colors).

Viper550