Bug 290294

Summary:	OpenSUSE 10.3 default wallpaper resembles a tick
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 10.3	Reporter:	Philipp Schmieder <WishMaster>
Component:	Other	Assignee:	Jakub Steiner <jimmac>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Major
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Alpha 5plus
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i686
OS:	openSUSE 10.3
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Found By:	Other	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---

Description Philipp Schmieder 2007-07-07 20:58:34 UTC

Hello,
I've just checked out the "Branding Overview" in the OpenSUSE wiki (http://en.opensuse.org/Branding_Overview:os10.3) and in my eyes and in the ones of several people I asked, the lines in this image make up a tick (you know, these beasty little bloodsucking spiders).
I think this is a real "show stopper" so it would be nice if this was changed.

==> http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Default-wallpaper.png

Comment 1 Philipp Schmieder 2007-07-07 21:16:14 UTC

I made an image showing a tick on the wallpaper which should make this more understandable:
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/3144/tickrv1.jpg

Comment 2 John Feig 2007-07-07 23:13:45 UTC

I agree with Philipp, all I can see when I look at that picture is:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/TheTick.jpg

I'm kidding, I actually see a broken egg spilling out its yolk. Either way, I don't like how it looks. Although I think that it's severity should be downgraded.

Comment 3 Stefan Dirsch 2007-07-08 08:50:30 UTC

At least it's the wrong component.

Comment 4 Will Stephenson 2007-07-18 11:29:09 UTC

+1, the tick/leech/alien associations it provokes are unpleasant.  It makes me feel slightly nauseous.  Jimmac, I know the best artists are impervious to criticism, but could you come up with something more abstract?  Maybe we can ship this version as SUSE-Alien-Geeko - then the 14 year old X Files watching market segment will be happy.

Comment 5 Jakub Steiner 2007-07-18 11:50:55 UTC

I have to agree. Will look at this again. ALso, I think I have to revert back to blue. Green just doesn't cut it for the wallpaper :/

Comment 6 Stephan Binner 2007-07-21 10:37:05 UTC

Using green for bootsplash + login + splash and blue for the wallpaper isn't really consistent, or? So change everything back to blue? :-)

Comment 7 Jakub Steiner 2007-07-22 19:18:50 UTC

Stephan, I've had this discussion a million times now. Why does a blue wallpaper make things suddenly inconsistent?  We will have all splashes geenish. Green splash on green background don't sound so hot either.

Inconsistent icons, yes that is irking me for ages, but the widget background not being green doesn't necessarily make it inconsistent. Especially when it signals that the system is finally finished booting at last!

Comment 8 Stephan Binner 2007-08-09 10:05:46 UTC

Submitted new, blue wallpaper.