Boot
Karmic Boot Experience
Ubuntu Karmic will get a whole new, shiny and flicker-free boot experience. Another words, the sequence of events between switching on your computer and your desktop session will be largely redeveloped and redesigned.
New stuff includes: * grub 2, which will be silent, only accessible on-demand (by holding down Shift during Bootloader initialization) * KMS-powered experiences for the initial boot splash, password encrypted filesystem and disk-check * Graphical boot splash that will be running on top of X-server, not Usplash * Graphical OS Switcher available by pressing ESC during the startup sequence, also running on top of X, - GDM 2.
Concept
The standard boot sequence will not include Usplash any longer, instead, the X-session will be started right away. Therefore, the graphical boot splash screen will have the whole X-stack available, including hardware acceleration...
Fresh, innovative concepts is what we're looking for (in-line with Ubuntu branding of course!), in particular regarding the graphical boot splash (spinners, animations, artwork, etc.).
Reference
The design guidelines can be found here
Contributions
The eye of HAL
This is simple circle that glows into red. This idea was once for New Wave usplash but I had no time and knowledge how to realize it so if you find use of it I'll be very glad. --AntonKerezov
View: Sample Animation
Comments
David Z's Loading Animation
After reading some simple email responses I decided to try this. It is a simple picture of the ubuntu logo, with a progress bar. My goal for this gif was 'lite'. ~David Zondlo
View: Loading Animation
