FreeCalypso > hg > fc-tourmaline
annotate bwsplash/README @ 216:777698cf6583
r2d_task.c: rm trailing white space
author | Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org> |
---|---|
date | Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:58:49 +0000 |
parents | a963d8cd8682 |
children |
rev | line source |
---|---|
195
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
1 When TI's original version of small B&W UI firmware boots or shuts down, the |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
2 splash screen it displays consists of a 56x38 pixel B&W TI logo centered in the |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
3 middle of the LCD. (Back when this code was owned by Condat rather than TI, |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
4 this splash screen was an animated Condat logo of approximately the same size - |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
5 it is still present in the code, conditioned out.) Because we are FreeCalypso |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
6 and not TI or Condat, we need our own logo or at least our own splash screen to |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
7 replace those other company logos. |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
8 |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
9 A bona fide FreeCalypso logo does not exist yet as of this writing (2021-03), |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
10 and while we (Falconia family that owns FC) do have some logo ideas in the |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
11 works, the 96x64 pixel B&W (1bpp) framebuffer in the FreeCalypso Lite config is |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
12 far too limited compared to other media - hence we are currently going for a |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
13 simple splash screen that merely consists of the words "FreeCalypso Lite". |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
14 |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
15 The current version of our minimal-effort splash screen is 80x30 pixels, to be |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
16 centered in the middle of the 96x64 pixel LCD. The bitmap drawing is given in |
4d9f24c501f3
bwsplash: simple splash screen for FreeCalypso Lite (smallbw)
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
diff
changeset
|
17 bwsplash.pbm, which is a Plain PBM file, making the pixel image directly |
197
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
18 viewable and editable in vi. The tools in this directory compile it into hex |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
19 bytes for inclusion in C source, and the finished artifact goes into |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
20 src/ui/bmi/mmiIcons.c, fc_splash_screen_smallbw[] char array. The coordinates |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
21 for positioning this bitmap within the full 96x64 pixel framebuffer are given |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
22 in src/ui/bmi/mmiResources.h - look for WELCOME_ANI_POS_X and WELCOME_ANI_POS_Y |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
23 definitions. |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
24 |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
25 The present splash screen is strictly a minimal-effort job with absolutely no |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
26 quality claims of any kind. If someone is more graphically talented than I am, |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
27 or has more time to invest into drawing a prettier splash screen, suggestions |
a963d8cd8682
bwsplash/README: additional notes
Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
parents:
195
diff
changeset
|
28 for improvement are always welcome. |