Description: A KDE splash screen featuring a kitty.
You will require the Moodin engine to run this splash: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=25705
Original image found using Google Images: http://gallery.pashok.ru/albums/misc-photos/cat_eye.jpg
Icons taken from CircularTUX Splash: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=26128
Concept inspired by Snake: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=29590
Made possible by the GIMP.
Also check out the Yellow Eyes splash: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=43923Last changelog:
v.1.1: Uploaded a version that glows on 'Restoring Session' rather than 'KDE is up and running' because in my experience, during an actual boot rather than a splash screen test, 'up and running' is visible for less than a second so you don't see the eyes.
v.1.2: Changed naming scheme to avoid conflcits between the two packages.
the first time I installed it, it just worked fine.
The second time, when I removed it and put the other version, things went broken.
Also,the other glow kitty eyes (yellow eyes) works fine on my computer. =/
Try this:
$ rm -r ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/cache
(Will clear the cached versions of your splashes)
$ rm -r ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/kitty*
(Will delete this splash if it is installed only for you)
# rm -r /usr/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/kitty*
(Will delete this splash if it is installed system-wide)
Then download the one you want again to /tmp, open kcontrol and go Appearance and Themes -> Splash Screen, click Add and point it to the .tar.gz archive you just downloaded into /tmp (you don't have to extract it). These aren't magic instructions, just a thorough clean and reinstall, based on the fact that the files here work for me. You will probably get "No such file or directory" errors for some of them; that's fine. Let me know how it goes. Make sure you download the files again, because I was messing with the packages a few days ago and you might have downloaded them in the few minutes that a broken version was up.
I figured out your problem. The package names conflicted with each other, so when you removed the first kitty and installed the second without clearing the cache, ksplash got confused and weird things happened. My above instructions should solve your problem, and I updated the packages with different names to ensure this no longer happens. Sorry for the inconvenience!
both of the versions you posted dont work right.The first shows a blue square,the secod- the glowing eyes show up not where they should and there are no icons.
What version of Moodin are you using? How did you install the theme? The files differ only by image order and a line in the configuration file; they can't yield such different results. Something weird is going on.
Ratings & Comments
11 Comments
It's beautiful, I love it. Good work, thank you very much.
Wow, this KDE splash it's very interesting, thanks for sharing!
This is my favorite splash, I created a KDM theme using the same background to have a matching login screen. It can be found here : http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=58651
my wife thought it was our cat, the first time i used it. pretty high praise.
Thanks, This fixed my problem. Now the splash screen is working ok!
the first time I installed it, it just worked fine. The second time, when I removed it and put the other version, things went broken. Also,the other glow kitty eyes (yellow eyes) works fine on my computer. =/
Try this: $ rm -r ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/cache (Will clear the cached versions of your splashes) $ rm -r ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/kitty* (Will delete this splash if it is installed only for you) # rm -r /usr/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/kitty* (Will delete this splash if it is installed system-wide) Then download the one you want again to /tmp, open kcontrol and go Appearance and Themes -> Splash Screen, click Add and point it to the .tar.gz archive you just downloaded into /tmp (you don't have to extract it). These aren't magic instructions, just a thorough clean and reinstall, based on the fact that the files here work for me. You will probably get "No such file or directory" errors for some of them; that's fine. Let me know how it goes. Make sure you download the files again, because I was messing with the packages a few days ago and you might have downloaded them in the few minutes that a broken version was up.
I figured out your problem. The package names conflicted with each other, so when you removed the first kitty and installed the second without clearing the cache, ksplash got confused and weird things happened. My above instructions should solve your problem, and I updated the packages with different names to ensure this no longer happens. Sorry for the inconvenience!
I have 0.4.2
both of the versions you posted dont work right.The first shows a blue square,the secod- the glowing eyes show up not where they should and there are no icons.
What version of Moodin are you using? How did you install the theme? The files differ only by image order and a line in the configuration file; they can't yield such different results. Something weird is going on.