Re: non-desktop art?

[Michael Thomas]

Cross-posting to f-g-l due to relevance:

Nicu Buculei wrote:
> Máirín Duffy wrote:
> > Michael Thomas wrote:
> > > Is there any interest from the Fedora art community in helping out with
> > > artwork for some of the Fedora games?  Or is that outside the charter of
> > > this group?
> >
> > Do you mean the gnome games? What games are you talking about
> > specifically?
>
> Yesterday when i learned about the games SIG i was hit about an idea: is
> some interest on personalizing the look of Gnome games? I realize this
> is somewhat contrary to the desire of staying as close as possible to
> upstream.
>
> I just started to feel the taste of modifying graphics on those games
> with Gnome 2.14 which have my graphics as default in gnobots and my
> playing cards on gnome-games-extras.
>
> Ideas for such personalization:
> a set of stones in Same Gnome featuring the infinity symbol from the
>
> logo;
> the back of the playing cards being in Fedora's blue.

I think this is a fine idea.  From what I can tell, installing a new
same-gnome theme is just a matter of dropping a new .png file into
/usr/share/gnome-games/same-gnome/themes.  Other gnome games are
probably just as easy to re-theme.

I can see two ways to add the additional themes.  The preferred method
would be to submit them upstream and get them included in the original
upstream package.  This would simplify the packaging and installation
process greatly.

If, for whatever reason, upstream is not receptive to adding new themes,
then we can make a new 'gnome-games-themes' package that contains the
new themes.  The advantage of using a separate package is that new
themes could be added without having to coordinate with upstream
gnome-games releases.

I would welcome new themes for these games and would be willing to help
coordinate with upstream or package them separately as needed.

--Wart

non-desktop art?

[Nicu Buculei]

Wart wrote:
> Cross-posting to f-g-l due to relevance:

I thought myself about cross-posting in the first place, sorry for not 
doing it :p
> Nicu Buculei wrote:
> > Ideas for such personalization:
> > a set of stones in Same Gnome featuring the infinity symbol from the
> >
> > logo;
> > the back of the playing cards being in Fedora's blue.
>
> I think this is a fine idea.  From what I can tell, installing a new
> same-gnome theme is just a matter of dropping a new .png file into
> /usr/share/gnome-games/same-gnome/themes.  Other gnome games are
> probably just as easy to re-theme.

Right, usually just dropping a PNG or SVG file.
See a simple example: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/games/same_fedora.svg
(it have to be modified for final use, a little animation is needed). 
Just drop in the same-gnome themes directory. Or just look at the 
screenshot: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/games/Screenshot-Same%20GNOME.png
> I can see two ways to add the additional themes.  The preferred method
> would be to submit them upstream and get them included in the original
> upstream package.  This would simplify the packaging and installation
> process greatly.

I do not think is useful to send branded themes to upstream, almost sure 
they will not want to promote any specific distro.
> I would welcome new themes for these games and would be willing to help
> coordinate with upstream or package them separately as needed.

I think i'm going now to do an animated version of the theme, just for 
my amusement :p

non-desktop art?

[Nicu Buculei]

Nicu Buculei wrote:
> See a simple example: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/games/same_fedora.svg
> (it have to be modified for final use, a little animation is needed).

[...]
> I think i'm going now to do an animated version of the theme, just for 
> my amusement :p

I updated the SVG, now is animated.

non-desktop art?

[Michael Thomas]

Nicu Buculei wrote:
> Nicu Buculei wrote:
> > See a simple example: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/games/same_fedora.svg
> > (it have to be modified for final use, a little animation is needed).
>
> [...]
> > I think i'm going now to do an animated version of the theme, just for
> > my amusement :p
>
> I updated the SVG, now is animated.

Very nice.

Here is what I found about contributing these to upstream:

http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnome-games/contributing.html

It basically says to file a bug report in the Gnome bugzilla system:

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/

Go ahead and do this.  If they are not responsive or decide not to
include your themes then let me know and we can work on a add-on theme
package.

Regards,

--Wart