[Bug 38968] Change splash image (reuse Breezy)

[Frank Schoep]

Public bug reported:

Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
First of all, my sincere apologies if this bug / wish is out of place.

GIMP's splash screen in Dapper feels rather unpolished compared to the
one found in Breezy (will attach a comparison shortly). This is not
strictly a bug in Dapper, but in my opinion a rather poor choice
upstream. My suggestion would be to reuse the Breezy splash screen in
Dapper, I'll elaborate a bit more on why I'm proposing this change.

The current Dapper splash screen is the result of a competition set up by the GIMP Team celebrating the tenth anniversary of the program. I followed this contest from the start and I feel that none of the entries matches the elegance and polish displayed by the current splash screen in Breezy. Especially the winner, and thus the current splash, lacks in a few departments:
- The GIMP title text is barely legible due to the font, shadow and bordering
- Legibility gets worse for the color blind, try using the "Deuteranopia" display filter on the new splash, it becomes one big washed out gray area
- A rusty dial doesn't instill confidence or inspire creativity
- The green color doesn't match any element in the Dapper theme and feels out of place

The current Breezy splash offers the following advantages:
- The orange base color blends in perfectly in the new Ubuntulooks theme and the overall appearance of the desktop environment
- The GIMP name is sharp and has a good contrast compared to the white background
- The pencils are appropriately themed and (for me) do inspire creativity
- The white background makes the splash screen uplifting and clean instead of depressing (the green in the new one is kind of dark)
- The version number doesn't list the minor release so it could be reused without any further changes

To rehash: I would feel that the Ubuntu Dapper release would benefit
greatly by reverting a bad aesthetical choice upstream. I haven't held a
popularity contest or something, but I hope I've been able to convey my
thoughts and feelings on this subject with a solid list of arguments.

If the Breezy splash is not an option, the Dapper example content also
provides a GIMP splash screen which looks better than the current Dapper
one. Look for this one in the Examples folder in your home directory on
Dapper.

All of the above is purely subjective and represents my view on the
subject, please take this in consideration.
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Change splash image (reuse Breezy)
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38968