From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1PcZho-0008Rz-QT for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:35:52 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=35272 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PcZhm-0008Rs-8O for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:35:51 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PcZhh-0000Dp-4O for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:35:50 -0500 Received: from gateway09.websitewelcome.com ([64.5.52.12]:49595) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PcZhg-0000Dd-Tv for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:35:45 -0500 Received: (qmail 32325 invoked from network); 11 Jan 2011 08:34:53 -0000 Received: from gator297.hostgator.com (74.53.228.114) by gateway09.websitewelcome.com with SMTP; 11 Jan 2011 08:34:53 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=gibibit.com; h=Received:Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:X-Mailer:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=aYuLFGGtsQDWO5Yjqwz9oM06foZ+Hum+kuzjGMxXv0Bhcw7aKcJMju2aw4FvC3ddwzTyGsKAXBh/9bHxDW9FH2MjdRUZQ0ON5ruJXeW+v/FoDl7N0KuoGfpsYY9iPbMk; Received: from [67.185.118.84] (port=36260 helo=svelte) by gator297.hostgator.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PcZhe-0004OQ-Fw for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:35:42 -0600 Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:35:40 -0800 From: Colin D Bennett To: grub-devel@gnu.org Message-ID: <20110111003540.4646690f@svelte> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.4 (GTK+ 2.20.1; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator297.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - gnu.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gibibit.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Subject: Re: Example theme mentioned in manual X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:35:51 -0000 On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:39:38 +0000 Matt Sturgeon wrote: > Quick question though: How do I choose a theme? > > I tried (In Ubuntu Natty 11.04 - GRUB 1.99) setting GRUB_THEME to the > theme.txt file (/boot/grub/themes/winter/theme.txt) of Colin Bennett's > originonal "Winter" theme, which didnt work - am I doing something > wrong there, is it Ubuntu or is the theme just outdated? > > Thanks - oh and as far as licencing, just GPL it, or are other > licences more applicable for artwork? The example theme(s) and documentation are a lacking spot that I have been hoping to address for a while. A while back, I told Vladimir I would update the example theme to use appropriately free fonts and images since some of my example items may not be license-compatible with GRUB. I just haven't had a chance to take care of it yet. :-( All my own work on the themes is GPL but I used some other fonts from my Linux distro and some graphics such the "winter" background, and some Ubuntu elements in the ubuntu themes for instance are not GPL. If you have time and are willing to develop an official theme, that would be fantastic, since I just don't have time right now. It would be great to see this area improved! Regards, Colin