XPish grayfade at logout (KDE33x-patch)

Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net

0
5.0
Available as/for: -
Description:

This is a patch for KDE 3.3.x which makes KDE behave like WinXP when logging out. That means, the screen is faded into gray within a defined time (here: 5 seconds). Currently KDE only makes the screen gray at once... I didn't like that, so I wrote this patch. Tell me whether you like this one!
Last changelog:

16 years ago

0.1 first release

9 comments
Comments/Ratings

Please login or register to add a comment or rating

198761

16 years ago

Probably you could imitate the action of an old TV when it's switched off.
That means the picture of the desktop getting smaller and smaller over a black background. At the end a spot of just a few pixels that remains for a sec or two on a black screen...

Wow, that's hard to explain the correct way :-)

-Sery-

Report

soulrebel

16 years ago

yep its cool, but as said above, it would be best if multiple effects were available to choose from in a kcontrol module...
anyway nice work!

Report

Superstoned

16 years ago

but making something original whould rock...

Report

vdboor

16 years ago

I'd rather love to see something unique instead.. sorry, I feel KDE needs to find it's own style, not duplicating everything in XP here..

Report

Shyru

16 years ago

I agree. I like the Windows XP effect, but we should do all to be original.

What about the new fade effect which is used in the new Kicker for KDE 3.4?

http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2004/12/pow-to-moon.html

I don't know how this would be performance wise when done over the whole screen, but i think that would look funny... :-)


Another idea would be to not slowly fade the whole screen to grey, but beginning at the top and going down the screen. Like a shadow which comes from the top and make all look grey. To be visually more attractive it should have a transition between color and grey when moving from top to bottom. I hope you understood my idea... :-)

Report

cesare

16 years ago

Yep! That is really a great idea! Nice effect if someone will implement it! ;-)

Report

C

tobydox

16 years ago

great idea, I think I'll be able to implement such thing... I'll also take a look at the other effect... thanks for your comments and suggestions!

Report

aliceoutchains

16 years ago

Maybe you can make a control center module for this where people can choose wich effect they want. What might be cool is to have an effect when you login on KDE??

Report

C

tobydox

16 years ago

that's right, but I just like that... maybe one day i've got another idea... :-)

Report

16 years ago

0.1 first release

12345678910

0 comments
Comments

Please login or register to add a comment

Be the first to comment
File (click to download) Version Description PackagetypeArchitecture Downloads Date Filesize DL OCS-Install MD5SUM
*Needs pling-store or ocs-url to install things
product-maker
tobydox
Pling
0 Affiliates

Become a Supporter

Become a 1 year supporter for $1/month
XPish grayfade at logout (KDE33x-patch) is part of KDE Themes and Extensions, which is supported by the following people:
More Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements from tobydox:
product
product
product
product
Other Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements:
product
product
product
product
product
product
Details
license
version
0.1
updated Jan 03 2005
added Jan 03 2005
downloads 24h
0
mediaviews 24h 0
pageviews 24h 1
Report Misuse Report SPAM
System Tags extension kde linux plasma unix