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TheShadowZero
August 19th, 2007, 05:40 PM
well considering that the current release of compiz-fusion doesnt have any artwork for the cubecaps plugin, i did a few google searches, and modified the compiz logo to make my own
as far as i know there arent any .svgs of the compiz-fusion logo, so the compiz logo will have to do
anyway im not sure if what i did was legal or not, but i made the logo transparent
to use this cubecap properly you must have PNG support enabled and transparent cube enabled

its 1280x1280, if this is too big for you can scale it to whatever size you want (the original .svg was a square, which is why its a square now)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/TheShadowZero/compiz-logo-trans-small.png
transparent parts=the arrow, the area between the cube and the shadow, all surrounding whitespace (NOT the shine)

EDIT: i suppose you dont NEED to have transparent cube enabled, but the whole point of modifying the image was so that it would be transparent. i assume itll just look black in the middle instead of transparent so..

EDIT2: if i broke any rules by modifying the original images tell me and ill take this down right away

EDIT3: realizing i was leaving the beryl community behind, i have some cubecaps that the beryl-project project provided in the packages that i had also made transparent for personal use. i also modified a logo.

cubecaps1:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/TheShadowZero/cubecaps-beryl.png
transparent parts=the whitespace in between the central jewel and the outer border
cubecaps2:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/TheShadowZero/cubecaps-beryl2.png
transparent parts=whitespace above the trees and the jewel (basically, the sky is transparent)
cubecaps3:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/TheShadowZero/cubecaps-beryl3.png
transparent parts=the whitespace in-between the facets of the jewel
logo:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/TheShadowZero/Beryl_logo2.png
transparent parts=the whitespace in-between the facets of the jewel (also, all surrounding whitespace, but the image doesnt actually extend that far)
d_garbage
August 19th, 2007, 06:07 PM
Thanks for sharing that TheShadowZero. I don't know if you are breaking any laws either, but hopefully not! :p

There should be more artwork soon, give 'em time.
d:¬)-'
TheShadowZero
August 20th, 2007, 06:07 AM
bump? grr i spent time on these images! download them!
d_garbage
August 20th, 2007, 06:44 PM
heh. You could try editing the first post, click "go advanced" and then edit the thread title to something a bit more precise, eg:
"Download Compiz & Beryl cube-cap images here"
or
"New unofficial images for cube caps"
or some-such thing. You probably have more imagination that I. Something that catches the eye and tells people what the thread is actually about.
Might not make any difference but worth a try.
Best of luck,
d:¬)-'

ps I downloaded them.
eneru
August 20th, 2007, 10:38 PM
it could be good images as cube caps defaults, but I must say they are too big (this lessen their chance to be made defaults) and aside from defaults I think people like to put their own images instead of the compiz/etc logo :P
TheShadowZero
August 21st, 2007, 02:32 AM
they are easy to scale though, which is why i kept them big because downscaling is easier than upscaling
also, most people have 1280x1024 dont they?
and the beryl ones are the sizes that came with beryl so
hmm okay ill change the thread title
i didnt realize i could do that
hiberphoptik
August 21st, 2007, 05:04 PM
GREAT stuff! I love the transparent touch :)

now my cube caps wont be naked anymore
eneru
August 22nd, 2007, 12:51 AM
they are easy to scale though, which is why i kept them big because downscaling is easier than upscaling
also, most people have 1280x1024 dont they?
and the beryl ones are the sizes that came with beryl so
hmm okay ill change the thread title
i didnt realize i could do that
I meant big in bytes (png didn't help), and I think that for "simple" shapes like that svg would be way smaller while giving the best quality whatever the resolution ^^
crimesaucer
August 22nd, 2007, 05:42 AM
I like the default images in Trevino's unofficial plug-ins for the cube cap plug-in:

Large View: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-29-1.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-29.png


Large View: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-30-1.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-30.png
d_garbage
August 22nd, 2007, 08:05 AM
Hey nice, the new CF logo is looking good on top cap there.
d:¬)-'
crimesaucer
August 23rd, 2007, 02:41 AM
Hey nice, the new CF logo is looking good on top cap there.
d:¬)-'

Yes, thank you, I thought the same thing...all though it does sort of look like a VCR tape...lol.
reez0105
August 24th, 2007, 06:15 AM
I like the default images in Trevino's unofficial plug-ins for the cube cap plug-in:

Large View: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-29-1.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-29.png


Large View: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-30-1.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/crimesaucer/Screenshot-30.png

can you post your setting in attachment...i want to import your setting and try it..it looks awesome:)
TheShadowZero
September 3rd, 2007, 01:40 AM
I meant big in bytes (png didn't help), and I think that for "simple" shapes like that svg would be way smaller while giving the best quality whatever the resolution ^^

thats not exactly how it works
if you set an svg as your cubecap it will scale it and the quality is noticably degraded
also, i tried googling for an svg of the new cf logo but i couldnt find one
in fact i couldnt even find a standalone jpg or png

could someone direct me to them?
and i dont use ubuntu so getting them from that repository wont be possible
eneru
September 4th, 2007, 01:41 PM
thats not exactly how it works
if you set an svg as your cubecap it will scale it and the quality is noticably degraded
also, i tried googling for an svg of the new cf logo but i couldnt find one
in fact i couldnt even find a standalone jpg or png

could someone direct me to them?
and i dont use ubuntu so getting them from that repository wont be possible
then the compiz usage of svg would suck a lot, because the principle of svg is to give a image of quality whatever the resolution.
TheShadowZero
September 4th, 2007, 07:54 PM
all im saying is that that is what happened to me when i tried to use an svg as a cubecap
you can try it yourself, maybe ive messed up a setting
eneru
September 4th, 2007, 10:31 PM
just tested it : by default cube caps aren't scaled with me, but if I check the option my vectors don't look especially bad except for one which is quite small by default and which indeed get blurred a little when stretched :P
It's a shame because if I open it with inkscape there is no problem so it comes from the way compiz load its svg :(
crimesaucer
September 11th, 2007, 05:22 PM
can you post your setting in attachment...i want to import your setting and try it..it looks awesome:)


Did you want my setting for the cube reflection?

here is my cube reflection settings, (they match my wallpaper and skydome):

Ground color(near): #906E6B ----- Opacity = 204
Ground color(far) : #735B70 ----- Opacity = 18

Reflection ground size: 0.2400
Intensity: 1.0000

Auto zoom: check
Auto zoom only on Mouse Rotate: check

Reflection mode: Jumpy