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bwsplash/README: additional notes
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:51:56 +0000
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13 simple splash screen that merely consists of the words "FreeCalypso Lite". 13 simple splash screen that merely consists of the words "FreeCalypso Lite".
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15 The current version of our minimal-effort splash screen is 80x30 pixels, to be 15 The current version of our minimal-effort splash screen is 80x30 pixels, to be
16 centered in the middle of the 96x64 pixel LCD. The bitmap drawing is given in 16 centered in the middle of the 96x64 pixel LCD. The bitmap drawing is given in
17 bwsplash.pbm, which is a Plain PBM file, making the pixel image directly 17 bwsplash.pbm, which is a Plain PBM file, making the pixel image directly
18 viewable and editable in vi. 18 viewable and editable in vi. The tools in this directory compile it into hex
19 bytes for inclusion in C source, and the finished artifact goes into
20 src/ui/bmi/mmiIcons.c, fc_splash_screen_smallbw[] char array. The coordinates
21 for positioning this bitmap within the full 96x64 pixel framebuffer are given
22 in src/ui/bmi/mmiResources.h - look for WELCOME_ANI_POS_X and WELCOME_ANI_POS_Y
23 definitions.
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25 The present splash screen is strictly a minimal-effort job with absolutely no
26 quality claims of any kind. If someone is more graphically talented than I am,
27 or has more time to invest into drawing a prettier splash screen, suggestions
28 for improvement are always welcome.