Re: sddm: incongruous logo appearance on idle screen with ceratopsian
Aurélien COUDERC <libre-GGH/[email protected]> Wed, 28 May 2025 08:57:03 +0200
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------1OMLQWL6QQHRN3QWDFVY2W0XGNCV5T Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's an issue with the rendering of the logo SVG file in the Qt stack=2E Ungrouping / regrouping the element and saving in inkscape made it work=2E I have a fixed version pending upload=2E Happy hacking, -- Aur=C3=A9lien Le 28 mai 2025 01:34:25 GMT+02:00, PC Couper <couperpc@gmail=2Ecom> a =C3= =A9crit=C2=A0: >If it is in the svg file itself as opposed to a separate element, I wonde= r >if there's a version control issue when I handed it off=2E I tried just a= bout >every logo placement before removing it entirely from the final version= =2E >Every placement landed in an awkward spot for some DE's login screen; I >couldn't find a consistently good option=2E (The logo background is a >mystery, though=2E) > >It is easy for me to cut a new version (without a logo, or with a >consistent background on the logo), but I am not sure whether the rest of >the change process is that simple=2E I will defer to the experts on that= =2E > >Elise > > >On Tue, May 27, 2025, 5:57 PM James Addison <jay@jp-hosting=2Enet> wrote: > >> Hi desktop developers, >> >> This may or may not be a bug - it's a question of aesthetics, I think= =2E >> When using SDDM as my login manager on Debian trixie, I felt that on >> the login idle screen -- which appears after ~60 seconds of inactivity >> -- the Debian name and logo and in the lower third of the display >> seems kind of incongruous to me=2E >> >> In particular, the black background behind the logo and text seems in >> contrast to the gradually-transitioned colour styles elsewhere=2E >> Another issue that perhaps exaggerages this is that the padding on the >> left and right of the logo container box both seem quite narrow=2E >> >> Some of this is configured using a theme=2Econf file provided by the >> sddm-theme-debian-breeze package=2E Unfortunately I do not think that >> simply making the black logo background transparent would solve the >> problem, because the results might provide low text-colour contrast >> (gray text on the light-ish blue text in particular)=2E >> >> The mailing list rules note no large attachments; and indeed a ~296K >> attachment did not appear to reach the mailing list during my previous >> attempt to post here=2E As such, please find a screenshot uploaded to >> my fork of plasma-desktop on Salsa: >> >> https://salsa=2Edebian=2Eorg/jayaddison/plasma-desktop/-/blob/13e4bda45= 32e4ec278a6bafbf28e6c423799010d/debian/uploads/sddm-debian-logo-idle=2Epng >> >> (NB: to capture this, I used xwd with a tiny bash script that sleeps >> for 90 seconds or so, run while su'd to the sddm user from a tty=2E th= e >> sleep is required because switching back from the tty to the X console >> and then leaving it idle is necessary for a successful repro and >> capture of the idle screen) >> >> Regards, >> James >> >> ------1OMLQWL6QQHRN3QWDFVY2W0XGNCV5T Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">It's an issue with the rendering= of the logo SVG file in the Qt stack=2E<br><br>Ungrouping / regrouping the= element and saving in inkscape made it work=2E<br><br>I have a fixed versi= on pending upload=2E<br><br><br>Happy hacking,<br>--<br>Aur=C3=A9lien</div>= <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto">Le 28 mai 2025 01:34:2= 5 GMT+02:00, PC Couper <couperpc@gmail=2Ecom> a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:</di= v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; b= order-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div dir=3D"auto">If it is in the svg file itself as opposed to a separate= element, I wonder if there's a version control issue when I handed it off= =2E I tried just about every logo placement before removing it entirely fro= m the final version=2E Every placement landed in an awkward spot for some D= E's login screen; I couldn't find a consistently good option=2E (The = logo background is a mystery, though=2E)<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div di= r=3D"auto">It is easy for me to cut a new version (without a logo, or with = a consistent background on the logo), but I am not sure whether the rest of= the change process is that simple=2E I will defer to the experts on that= =2E</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise </div><di= v dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_co= ntainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 27, 2025, 5:57 P= M James Addison <<a href=3D"mailto:jay@jp-hosting=2Enet">jay@jp-hosting= =2Enet</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 =2E8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi desktop = developers,<br> <br> This may or may not be a bug - it's a question of aesthetics, I think=2E<b= r> When using SDDM as my login manager on Debian trixie, I felt that on<br> the login idle screen -- which appears after ~60 seconds of inactivity<br> -- the Debian name and logo and in the lower third of the display<br> seems kind of incongruous to me=2E<br> <br> In particular, the black background behind the logo and text seems in<br> contrast to the gradually-transitioned colour styles elsewhere=2E<br> Another issue that perhaps exaggerages this is that the padding on the<br> left and right of the logo container box both seem quite narrow=2E<br> <br> Some of this is configured using a theme=2Econf file provided by the<br> sddm-theme-debian-breeze package=2E Unfortunately I do not think tha= t<br> simply making the black logo background transparent would solve the<br> problem, because the results might provide low text-colour contrast<br> (gray text on the light-ish blue text in particular)=2E<br> <br> The mailing list rules note no large attachments; and indeed a ~296K<br> attachment did not appear to reach the mailing list during my previous<br> attempt to post here=2E As such, please find a screenshot uploaded t= o<br> my fork of plasma-desktop on Salsa:<br> <a href=3D"https://salsa=2Edebian=2Eorg/jayaddison/plasma-desktop/-/blob/1= 3e4bda4532e4ec278a6bafbf28e6c423799010d/debian/uploads/sddm-debian-logo-idl= e=2Epng" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://salsa=2Ede= bian=2Eorg/jayaddison/plasma-desktop/-/blob/13e4bda4532e4ec278a6bafbf28e6c4= 23799010d/debian/uploads/sddm-debian-logo-idle=2Epng</a><br> <br> (NB: to capture this, I used xwd with a tiny bash script that sleeps<br> for 90 seconds or so, run while su'd to the sddm user from a tty=2E = the<br> sleep is required because switching back from the tty to the X console<br> and then leaving it idle is necessary for a successful repro and<br> capture of the idle screen)<br> <br> Regards,<br> James<br> <br> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div></body></html> ------1OMLQWL6QQHRN3QWDFVY2W0XGNCV5T--