[ubuntu-art] How to provide more alternate wallpapers without influencing CD size requirements

[Cory K.]

Who wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Brian Fleeger <brianfleeger at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is an idea I had to provide users with more alternate wallpapers
>> without influencing the install CD's footprint.  If this is too off-topic
>> for an art-team posting, please let me know and direct me to where this idea
>> does belong.  At least it is tangentially related to Ubuntu's art
>> experience.
>>
>> In addition to providing a couple extra default alternate wallpapers,
>> Canonical could host a special wallpaper repository the same way it does
>> with synaptic and install/uninstall.
>>
>> Scenario: Grandma May is using her Ubuntu for the first time and wants to
>> change the wallpaper.  She right clicks the desktop, sees "change
>> wallpaper," and clicks through.  After seeing there are only 4 or 5
>> alternates (I am still optimistic), she notices the "Get More Ubuntu
>> Wallpapers" button in the bottom right-hand corner of the nautilus window.
>> (if granny didn't have an internet connection, the box would be grayed out
>> and unclickable)  She clicks it and is connected to a repository of
>> pre-selected Ubuntu art works.  In the repo, she sees small icons, and can
>> mouse-over/single click to see larger previews.  After checking the boxes
>> for the wallpapers she wants, Grammy clicks "Install Wallpapers" and is
>> done.  Users could happily choose from hundreds of specially chosen
>> backgrounds which have been selected for their color/composition to go well
>> with the new Ubuntu default theme, instead of googling for hours for "free
>> wallpapers."  Backgrounds could be arranged by topic, with options like
>> "Select All Nature Wallpapers," etc.
>>
>> Canonical could thereby 1) redefine the user experience, 2) gain more
>> control over Ubuntu's aesthetic appeal, and 3) streamline the CD install
>> image all in one swoop.
>>
>> Is this a good idea/something that could be passed on to relevent parties?
>>
>> -Brian Fleeger
>>
>>
>>     
>
> A very similar tool used to exist in universe - it gave nice friendly
> access to all themes, wallpapers, lsplashes etc on art.gnome.org -
> maybe it still does?
>
> http://www.miketech.net/gnome-art/
>
> Not maintained, but there is a potential successor.
>   

Potential if it can be made to use GNOME/Ubuntu-look. GNOME-Art is just
about dead. :(

-Cory