Gimp Splash Screens

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14712 **Location:** USA

RJKD wrote:

Brilliant steven8 - Rod, when you say screen, I wondered, can I make the actual screen any size or is that dictated by GIMP? Here's my screen size.
[ Image ]

Actually what i said was

Quote:

I like to keep the splash images sizes about 2/3rds of my screen

I like to keep my splashes small enough to see everything initializing/loading.

You mentioned before "any size" for splashes and i was just saying that huge images will not shrink down. They will load as a splash at their full size. So be careful how large you make your splashes. :bigthup

That was all i meant.

I actually created one splash that looked like it was transparent. I simply took a screenshot of my desktop so when i created the splash it had parts of the desktop in it so it looked like it was loading a transparent splash.

Link - viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9282

RJKD · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:21 pm **(#22)**

Gotcha Rod, although...looking at your desktop from the other thread I still wonder if your start up screen is larger than mine or is it a standard, fixed size?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14712 **Location:** USA

RJKD wrote:

Gotcha Rod, although...looking at your desktop from the other thread I still wonder if your start up screen is larger than mine or is it a standard, fixed size?

Just a standard 15 inch laptop monitor. It may be 17 inches i forget.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:44 pm **(#24)**

Here's my most recent Gimp Splash Screen.
With 2.8.18 added,
which replaces the 2.8.16 Gimp Splash Screen.

Also the text box,
(Lower Center of Splash).
Has been slightly altered.
To better fit the text that appears during loading.

Attachment:

File comment: 2.8.18 Gimp Splash Screen

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Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4694

Wallace, is that a monitor screen for computers, or a tv set on the wall? But then, without my glasses I could use one that size.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:08 pm **(#26)**

Pat625 wrote:

Wallace, is that a monitor screen for computers, or a tv set on the wall? But then, without my glasses I could use one that size.

It's my entire setup.
Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers ect.
The monitor isn't on the wall.
It's on a 4 inch riser that I made myself, out of plywood and black leather.
Here's a picture of my DIY plywood and black leather monitor riser.

I also installed oragen led lighting onto the monitor.

And here's a picture of my keyboard.

Kimba · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:41 pm **(#27)**

No Numpad I see.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:20 pm **(#28)**

Kimba wrote:

No Numpad I see.

Yes,
the keyboard is a NovaTouch TKL.

And here's another Gimp Splash Screen.

Attachment:

rgb gimp splash.xcf [2.03 MiB]
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Here's a screenshot of this Gimp Splash Screen loading on my machine.

Kimba · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:11 pm **(#29)**

Thanks Wallace. Your background shot is interesting. Some kind of Fractal?

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:59 pm **(#30)**

Kimba wrote:

Thanks Wallace. Your background shot is interesting. Some kind of Fractal?

If you mean my desktop wallpaper, yes it's a fractal image.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 9:33 pm **(#31)**

check out those lights behind the monitor... Wallace should start a TV show called "Pimp my PC!" :hehe

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:14 pm **(#32)**

Initially I was confused about the concept of a splash screen ... :roll:

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:20 pm **(#33)**

trandoductin wrote:

check out those lights behind the monitor... Wallace should start a TV show called "Pimp my PC!" :hehe

The orange led lights I installed onto my monitor look really nice,
especially when the overhead light is switched off at night.
The color adds extra flavor to my living space,
which I really enjoy.
Not everything has to be purple,
I also like orange too.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:26 pm **(#34)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Initially I was confused about the concept of a splash screen ... :roll:

That's a nice and refreshing looking splash screen OMG. :bigthup

trandoductin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:18 pm **(#35)**

Wallace wrote:

trandoductin wrote:

check out those lights behind the monitor... Wallace should start a TV show called "Pimp my PC!" :hehe

The orange led lights I installed onto my monitor look really nice,
especially when the overhead light is switched off at night.
The color adds extra flavor to my living space,
which I really enjoy.
Not everything has to be purple,
I also like orange too.

And that makes your avatar perfect!

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:37 pm **(#36)**

trandoductin wrote:

And that makes your avatar perfect!

I don't understand... :puzzled

Kimba · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:46 pm **(#37)**

Wallace wrote:

Kimba wrote:

Thanks Wallace. Your background shot is interesting. Some kind of Fractal?

If you mean my desktop wallpaper, yes it's a fractal image.

Are you using Mandelbrot?

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:53 pm **(#38)**

Kimba wrote:

Are you using Mandelbrot?

I know of Mandelbrot,
but I've never tried it.
The wallpaper I currently have,
was only slightly modified by me and was obtained from the link below.
https://www.deviantart.com/crotafang/ar ... -255095829

Kimba · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:19 am **(#39)**

Thanks for the link Wallace :tyspin

I now have a wallpaper that reminds me of a scene in "Forbidden Planet" as it appears to be partly transparent and is a top down shot. It may give me Vertigo after a while :mrgreen:

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:19 pm **(#40)**

Here's another Gimp Splash Screen.

Attachment:

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Attachment:

rgb gimp splash.xcf [2.03 MiB]
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I'm thinking,
that this splash might needs something to the right of the "P",
above Wilber's head?
:puzzled

Feel free to download the xcf file and add something in this area if you like.