Pushing news of Calligra releases into more KDE channels

[C. Boemann]

On Thursday 26 April 2012 17:57:23 Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 26. April 2012, 17:30:45 schrieb C. Boemann:
> > On Thursday 26 April 2012 17:25:19 Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote:
> > > Am Donnerstag, 26. April 2012, 17:17:46 schrieb Boudewijn Rempt:
> > > > On Thursday 26 April 2012 Apr, Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote:
> > > > > And a feed with Calligra news in general should be added to Planet
> > > > > KDE,
> > > > > as "Project news". Like e.g. Krita news are already.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Okay if I go for that one and add the following to the
> > > > > planetkde/config? --- 8< ---
> > > > > feed 30m http://www.calligra.org/feed/
> > > > > 
> > > > >         define_name Calligra News
> > > > >         define_feedclass news
> > > > >         define_face hackergotchi/calligra-logo.png
> > > > >         define_facewidth 50
> > > > >         define_faceheight 80
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- 8< ---
> > > > > And use the attached file? Is a scaled down png file, I could not
> > > > > find a vector image of the logo, anyone with a better png file for
> > > > > max. 80x80?
> > > > > 
> > > > > No need to be shy with Calligra news inside the KDE community these
> > > > > days
> > > > > 
> > > > > :)
> > > > 
> > > > I'm fine with it -- but for news sites, do we need to have the okay
> > > > from the planet management first?
> > > 
> > > Hm, not sure, not explicitely mentioned in the how-to-add-a-feed
> > > explanation. I would have just added it (see no reason why not). But
> > > now that you mention it we could make sure and go by filing an item in
> > > bko.
> > > 
> > > Will do that then, if I get a definite Go-for-it :)
> > > 
> > > No-one with a better hackergotchi, or okay with the one I send?
> > > 
> > > Cheers
> > > Friedrich
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> > 
> > I like the idea, but the logo however doesn't follow the logo guidelines
> 
> Calligra's or the planet's? Planet says
> "A hackergotchi should be a photo of your face smaller than 80x80 pixels
> with a transparent background."
> 
> > it has to be on a white background and there has to be more space around
> > it. In fact it also is too small.
> > 
> > for guidelines and svg see: http://community.kde.org/Calligra/Logos
> 
> Ah, thanks, missed that. Hm, "Without background for use on light
> backgrounds" is also an option, see BIG version, no?
> 
> But than the logo looks really small if the border of the logo rectangle is
> not visible, as the margins are quite large, see attached files (of course
> done with Karbon :) from the SVG).
> 
> So okay with the -white version? Or better add some shadow, to make it look
> better on the planet page?
> 
> Cheers
> Friedrich
no shadows, but maybe a slight gradient to transparent all around the corners

Solely for the planet i guess the all transparent is cool too - trouble is 
that people might steal it for other sites. And we would have to keep an eye 
out when the planet style changes

anyway the border around was the important part imo

so just go ahead with what you prefer