Procedure to generate new splash screen for .x releases | |
Prereqs | |
Need Gimp 2.8 and above | |
install all the fonts available in the 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 a text 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. enable Guidelines layer from layers view. This will draw alignment guide lines on the image | |
7. Make sure oxygen text layer aligns properly the guide line should pass through the line exactly in the middle. | |
8. the month and year box should should fall between bottom two horizontal lines and right justified with the vertical line | |
9. Save the file. | |
10. Resize the canvas to 650x434 by selecting "Image->Canvas Size". place the image in center. make sure you resize all the layers. | |
11. Absorb all the layers by selecting "Layer->merge down" till you have only one layer | |
12. Resize image by selecting "Image->Scale Image". and set the size to 452x302 | |
13. Export the image to bmp with 24 but color and without color space information using compatibility options |