Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-artwork (31 mails)

[Martin Schlander <suse@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Den Thursday 12 April 2007 14:06:12 skrev Alexey Eremenko:
> In the past, SUSE Linux 9.1 and 10.0 shipped with BEAUTYFUL
> wallpapers, installed by default ! This is important since this thing
> is the first one a user seems on his brand new desktop, and wallpaper
> is one of the criterions that make a man happy or unhappy about his
> new desktop, and I'm really unhappy due to the sorry state of SUSE
> wallpapers recently.

I don't accept the premise that the default wallpaper is of crucial importance 
to anyone. Most people will change it to a photo of their pet within minutes. 
But of course the wallpaper is a part of the distribution, and thus should be 
taken seriously.

Any criticism should start with the guidelines, in my opinion:
http://en.opensuse.org/Branding_Overview:Guidelines

Personally I agree fully with the current guidelines.

I too liked the power of the 10.0 wallpaper, but I also remember growing tired 
of it quickly, and I haven't been using it since. And I also realize that it 
contributed to the "scary" and overwhelming feeling many new users get when 
first exposed to the power of openSUSE. 

I just wish we could drop the blue with the waves which to me seems like a 
ripoff of Apple's default wallpapers.

Something greenish would give us our own identity and I think this screenshot 
shows that a green wallpaper can adhere to the current guidelines:
http://www.foresightlinux.com/sitemedia/screenshots/whole-desktop_t320.png
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