| Procedure to generate new splash screen for .x releases | |
| Prereqs | |
| Need Gimp 2.8 and above | |
| install all the fonts available inder fonts folder | |
| Steps. | |
| 1. Open EclipseOxygen.xcf | |
| 2. Open layers-gradients view from windows menu if not opened | |
| 3. select Oxygen text layer from the layers view. double click on the icon. This will show atest box on Oxygen text in the circle | |
| 4. Change it to oxygen.1/.2 as required | |
| 5. select June 2017 text box. change it to release month and year similar to oxygen | |
| 6. Save the file. | |
| 7. Resize the canvas to 650x434 by selecting "Image->Canvas Size". place the image in center. make sure you resize all the layers. | |
| 8. Absorb all the layers by selecting "Layer->merge down" till you have only one layer | |
| 9. Resize image by selecting "Image->Scale Image". and set the size to 452x302 | |
| 10. Export the image to bmp with 24 but color and without color space information using compatibility options |