Background for login, splash, and lockscreen

[Jens]

Ok so then I propose we use two days or so creating a new default background 
unless Nuno replies today. 
I mean we base if off this one or something... 

On Saturday 21 June 2014 07.06.54 Andrew Lake wrote:
> Just for clarity I'm only proposing the blurred version for the login,
> splash and lockscreen. The normal, non-blurred version for actual desktop -
> nuno's wallpaper - is untouched and I assumed that one, or a "finished"
> version of it, would be default.
> 
> Whatever ends up as the default, I'd propose a blurred version of that for
> the login, splash and lockscreen. I'd be totally fine if Nuno wanted to
> revamp it altogether, or if we pick something else as default. That
> screenshot I shared was just some nice wallpaper I took from deviantart. If
> we wanted to use that one we'd need to contact the author.
> 
> I'll commit this for the login, splash and lockscreen for the time being
> and gen up a new one - a couple minutes of effort - if we pick a different
> default.
> 
> Much respect,
> Andrew
> 
> On Jun 21, 2014 3:52 AM, "Jens" <jens at ohyran.se> wrote:
> > I am +1 about blurring the login AND as for the wallpaper:
> > I've talked to Nuno about it and there is some "Mggrmmrl" going on there
> > since
> > he has fallen out of love with it and we still need him to send us the
> > proper
> > SVG's off it so we can do several different resolutions of it.
> > 
> > If Andrews wallpaper is the new default (assuming its "homemade"...
> > Andrew?)
> > or whatever it is we should get it sorted asap since we need to use it as
> > the
> > background for the login and it would be nice to put this issue to rest.
> > 
> > If Andrews image isn't homebrewed I will hound Nuno some more to get it
> > sent
> > to me so we can just get that bit off our collective chests
> > 
> > /Jens (post-midsummer, insanely tired)
> > 
> > On Saturday 21 June 2014 12.45.59 Marco Martin wrote:
> > > On Saturday 21 June 2014 00:25:35 Andrew Lake wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > > 
> > > > With the sharpness of the default background image in the login,
> > > > splash
> > > > and
> > > > lockscreen, both the foreground and background appear to be in focus -
> > > > causing a slightly uncomfortable lack of depth. Things seem to look
> > 
> > better
> > 
> > > > with a defocused and slightly dimmed background - the foreground
> > 
> > appears
> > 
> > > > sharp and in-focus relative to the background and the fade-to-desktop
> > > > effect with the default wallpaper has the pleasant visual side effect
> > 
> > of
> > 
> > > > appearing to bring the desktop into focus.
> > > > 
> > > > Before I could get a screenshot my local neon install kinda flaked
> > 
> > out. So
> > 
> > > > I've provided a link to the defocused and dimmed background image. I'm
> > > > hoping someone can try it out locally before I commit. It replaces the
> > > > background.png file in lookandfeel/contents/components/artwork and
> > > > lookandfeel/contents/splash/images.
> > > > 
> > > > (Also I'd be fine if the same thing were accomplished programmatically
> > > > instead.)
> > > > 
> > > > New background file:
> > > > http://wstaw.org/m/2014/06/21/background.png
> > > > 
> > > > Could someone try this out when you get a chance? I'll commit if there
> > 
> > are
> > 
> > > > no objections.
> > > 
> > > ok, so this goes on login, splash and lockscreen, while the normal
> > > background is still in focus?
> > > 
> > > sounds good to me
> > > 
> > > btw just to be sure, this is going to be the final default background?
> > > (at some point i understood it could have been this one
> > 
> > http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pt8ssY4qgCQ/U3oNfW1csmI/AAAAAAAAMsA/LQvL-FvMiVQ/
> > s1> 
> > > 600/loving+it.png= since the "desktop" default icon seems to have a
> > 
> > variant
> > 
> > > of it
> > 
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