ps: Splash-set (was: New GNOME splash screen)

[Franz Klammer]

Franz Klammer wrote:

> Alexander Leidinger wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 23:17:29 +0100
>> Franz Klammer <klammer at webonaut.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>>> - better random code
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>>> /dev/urandom should be random enough
>>>>     
>>>
>>> i mean that the random-code should at least not set the same splash 
>>> again :-)
>>>   
>>
>>
>> It depends about your definition of randomness..., but:
>> do {
>>     new_splash = choose_random_splash(path);
>> } while (!strcmp(new_splash, actual_splash);
>>
>>  
>>
>
> yes, i thougth about something like this .
>
> ok! if you want you can download a port from
> http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/splash-set/port.tar.bz2
> it also installs a menu-entry under »Other«.
>
> it's still not ready for the world but i use it without problems.
>
splash-set-0.4 is out! :-)

http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/splash-set/port-0.4.tar.bz2
http://webonaut.com/temp/splash/files/splash-set/splash-set_screenshot.png

manly gui and usability enhancments (in my opinion) - still no automatic
activation of ramdom feature but more use of the gnome-library
(e.g. the thumbnail view is now GnomeIconList)

0.6 will be then ready for a real port. :-)

> franz.
>
>>>> I think a separate gnome-splash port would be better.
>>>>     
>>>

another idea: why not add this tiny tool as goody to that port?

Franz.