Design/Playground/Splash screen

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    Summary

    Play with the design of LibreOffice's splash screen. You might want to use this SVG file to craft your design.

    The deadline for submitting proposals for 3.6 is over. All the proposals below will be considered for future versions, though. If you don't want your proposal to be considered anymore, please remove it.

    Scope

    In Scope Out of Scope
    • Change the background of the splash screen
    • Design for official TDF LibreOffice builds, community builds, or both
    • Reposition any elements on the splash screen (including the progress indicator)
    • Change the size of the splash screen
    • Use the LibreOffice logo in a way that goes against our guidelines
    • Restyle the progress indicator (changing its colours is okay, though – but please don't introduce gradients or a different layout; see below)
    • Alpha transparency

    Designs

    Progress Indicator Configuration File

    Editing this configuration file is not a must, but if you want to test your new splash screen realistically, it does help. If you are unsure about any of the below parts, it is fine to just add a mock progress indicator to your SVG.

    sofficerc (on Windows: soffice.ini) is a small text file that contains several options regarding LibreOffice's startup. Among other things, it defines the look of the progress indicator that is displayed on the splash screen.

    Depending on your installation it might lie in different places.

    • Windows: C:\Program Files\LibreOffice 3.x\program\soffice.ini
      • You need to be an administrator to change this file. The easiest thing to do is usually to open the file in an editor (like Notepad), save it to your home folder and then copy it back to the LibreOffice directory (you might have to click Yes on a few confirmation prompts asking you whether to really replace the original file)
    • Debian/Ubuntu: /etc/libreoffice/sofficerc
      • You'll need administrator rights to edit this file. To edit the file, go to the terminal and type gksudo gedit /etc/libreoffice/sofficerc (replace "gedit" with the text editor you use).
    • ... (please add)

    The relevant options in this file are:

    ; Color of the progress bar, in Red, Green, Blue form
    ProgressBarColor=48,195,48
    
    ; Color of the frame of the progress bar, in Red, Green, Blue form
    ProgressFrameColor=128,128,128
    
    ; Position of the frame's upper left corner in the form X, Y
    ; Note: The progress bar itself always has an offset of 2 pixels
    ; in either direction from the given position
    ProgressPosition=75,234
    
    ; Size of the frame of the progress bar in the form X, Y
    ; Note: The progress bar itself always is 4 pixels smaller in
    ; either direction than its frame
    ProgressSize=406,13
    

    Configuration Accompanying Proposals

    "Keep It Simple" by William Gathoye

    sofficerc
    ProgressBarColor=255,255,255
    ProgressFrameColor=207,208,211
    ProgressPosition=73,250
    ProgressSize=405,10
    

    "Light" by Mirek2

    ProgressBarColor=180,180,180
    ProgressFrameColor=255,255,255
    ProgressPosition=10,135
    ProgressSize=318,10
    

    "Minty" by Astron

    sofficerc
    ProgressBarColor=48,195,48
    ProgressFrameColor=128,128,128
    ProgressPosition=75,234
    ProgressSize=406,13
    

    "Motify" by Florian Reisinger

    ProgressBarColor=126,170,23
    ProgressFrameColor=207,208,211
    ProgressPosition=110,570
    ProgressSize=400,10
    

    "Shadow Intro" by Andrea Soragna

    ProgressBarColor=255,255,255
    ProgressFrameColor=255,255,255
    ProgressPosition=60,315
    ProgressSize=420,6
    

    "Hide and Seek" by Astron

    sofficerc
    ProgressBarColor=26,26,26
    ProgressFrameColor=255,255,255
    ProgressPosition=10,457
    ProgressSize=480,13