Splashy
Encyclopedia
Splashy is a splash screen
program for Unix-like
computer operating system
s (OSes), such as Linux
and FreeBSD
.
Splashy was designed to replace Bootsplash
. Unlike Bootsplash, it runs completely in userspace and therefore doesn't require any patch
es to the OS kernel. It is hosted by the Alioth
project, and there are deb packages
of it.
2 fonts, animation
, alpha channel transparency
and full Linux Standards Base support. Splashy uses XML
in its configuration files. There is also a utility called SplashyCreator that provides a graphical way of configuring themes.
Splash screen
A splash screen is an image that appears while a game or program is loading. It may also be used to describe an introduction page on a website. Splash screens sometimes do not cover the entire screen, but only a rectangle near the center...
program for Unix-like
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
computer operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s (OSes), such as Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
and FreeBSD
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant...
.
Splashy was designed to replace Bootsplash
Bootsplash
Bootsplash is a term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system.Bootsplash can be a simple visualisation of the scrolling boot messages in the console, but it can also present graphics or some combinations of both....
. Unlike Bootsplash, it runs completely in userspace and therefore doesn't require any patch
Patch (computing)
A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance...
es to the OS kernel. It is hosted by the Alioth
Alioth (Debian)
Alioth is a FusionForge system run by the Debian project for development of free software and free documentation,especially software or documentation to do with Debian....
project, and there are deb packages
Deb (file format)
deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages. Like the "Deb" part of the term Debian, it originates from the name of Debra, erstwhile girlfriend and now ex-wife of Debian's founder Ian Murdock.Debian packages are also used in...
of it.
Features
Splashy supports many advanced features such as TrueTypeTrueType
TrueType is an outline font standard originally developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s as a competitor to Adobe's Type 1 fonts used in PostScript...
2 fonts, animation
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
, alpha channel transparency
Alpha compositing
In computer graphics, alpha compositing is the process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency. It is often useful to render image elements in separate passes, and then combine the resulting multiple 2D images into a single, final image in a...
and full Linux Standards Base support. Splashy uses XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
in its configuration files. There is also a utility called SplashyCreator that provides a graphical way of configuring themes.