The Final Zone project

As I will soon complete graphic design formation, I am wondering if a company like Red Hat fits well for that position. Thanks.

Early concept of what I am currently do for school project. All it remains to do is painting, sticking and some refinement. I had to prepare another version based on Japanese Pop Art (stumbled on it while looking for Pop Art movement).

Currently, only Radeon R500 and higher users will get kernel modesetting by default. There is work in progress to provide modesetting for R100 and R200. Additionally, Intel kernel modesetting drivers are in development, but not turned on by default. I managed to get a pretty graphical boot from Plymouth only using vga=0x318 on grub line with Nvidia Geforce 7800GS using latest rawhide update (it already got Fedora 10 Beta). I don't know how to grab a screenshot from boot. Update screenshots

Fedora Artwork released a new version of echo-icon-theme. One of noticeable change is the coverage of System -> Administration level from the default desktop. Please test them on both Fedora 8 and Fedora 9 . The tar version is available on Echo website . Fedora Artwork a lance une nouvelle version d'echo-icon-theme. Un des changements visibles est la couverture du niveau de menu Systeme -> Administration du bureau par defaut. Veuillez les tester sur Fedora 8 and Fedora 9 . La version tarball est disponible le site Echo .

Traduit du blog original . La version Beta est proche, nous voulons avoir des commentaires sur l'art qui sera inclus dans Fedora 10. Nous commençons par le thème d'icônes Echo puis les versions traditionnelles tels que décors, etc. Thème d'icônes Echo Echo-icon-theme a été approuvé comme caractéristique de Fedora 10 sous condition de réaliser une couverture suffisante. Premièrement, nous voulons savoir ce qu'est cette couverture suffisante en considérant l'écart de la version actuelle sur le Spin Desktop Live. Martin a démarré Fedora 9 Live et examiné les icônes necéssaires. Basé sur la liste en question , près de 89% est le but réquise comparativement à la version courante. Nous avions concentré nos efforts à remplir la barre de menu Gnome avec la complétion du premier niveau du menu et du second niveau dans le menu Système. L'amélioration du Système -> Administration est enorme puisqu'il y avait trois ou quatre séries d'icône différentes et plusi...

Few questions: Does anyone know a better process to save svg file fro Inkscape to pdf while preserving effects like blur and transparency? SVG and PDF models. Why Fedora version of Scribus cannot properly configure the margins and does not use the default system fonts? Bug #446149 has been around since Fedora 8.

English One of the lesser known feature of Gnome is the ability to preview audio file without using application on it by simply hover of that file. French Une des caractéristiques moins connus de Nautilus (Gnome) est l'habilité de jouer les sons audio sans application en les pointant.

English (update) echo-icon-theme 0.3.2.1 has been released for Fedora 8 and 9 on fedora-test-update repository with new and updated icons on the first level of Gnome menu. The tarball version is also available from Echo icon website . Français (mise a jour) echo-icon-theme 0.3.2.1 est sorti pour Fedora 8 et 9 sous le dépôt fedora-test-update avec des nouvelles icones (incluant les versions revisees) au premier niveau du menu Gnome. La version tarball est aussi disponible a partir du site d'icônes Echo .

Le thème d'icône Echo a maintenant une identité. Echo-icon-theme now has an identity.

test, this is a test

Following my post related to NetworkManager . I have found out about the workaround. If you have x86_64 system with 4GB support enabled, you should disable it in order to make NetworkManager work. I am not sure if that bug affects other distributions so, possibly the bug may be related to the x86_64 kernel. Let see if my theory can be verified.

Using a x86_64 DVD version of Fedora 9, I have installed the system and noticed an issue: the network is not active when trying to use third-party repository. For some unknown reason, the network is not using Ethernet despite manually setting the IP. I had submitted a bug report and followed suggestion: still no online access even with NetworkManager disabled. The same issues also occured on... Fedora 8. The Ethernet adapter is a integrated Marvell Yukon on the motherboard, it ran fine on Fedora 7 and i386 version of Fedora 9 using network install. Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon.

The new sounds effect on Gnome desktop environment is refreshing. At home, the x86_64 DVD version is seeded now that I have a T1 connection and have upgraded the DDR-RAM to its maximum (4GB). Being busy with school, I just say: well done team . Next step, bring Echo icon theme for Fedora 10 and get more artists involved. For some reasons on Fedora 9 RC, Inkscape has issues with selecting the typeface and Scribus does not have a default paragraph style . Hopefully those bugs have been rectified.

Following Máirín blog , I took occasion create a set of eight wallpapers (wave-testXX) displaying rippling effects . Each set represent the time of day from sunrise to right. For example, sunrise-wave-test00 switches to day-wave-test01 that switches to sunset-wave-test02 that swithces to night-wave-test03 then sunrise-wave-test04. As a result, each wallpapers will be different while still retaining the wave theme giving a quiet dynamic feel. The cure wave-test.xml file is set for a quick animation thus might cause slowdown for low-end desktops and laptops. The work is in progress as bubble and stars are not included and the time of day is not included yet, it should land on Fedora 9 soon. Improvement is welcome.

New address - nouveau courriel My new address is now luyaATfedoraprojectDOTorg Ma nouvelle adresse est luyaAROBASfedoraprojectPOINTorg

After learning the use of Adobe InDesign CS3 from class, I decided to take a look to Scribus. The interface is now familiar and easier to grasp than ever. Now it is possible to redo the old assignment with ease. Turned out these new skills are transferable which bring more flexibility.

Food for thought Spring break has begun to fully recover from the stress of Graphic Design Winter session. Wave theme for Fedora 9 artwork was chosen over Shoowa . I was not surprised from the verdict considering the fact the former received more development and the latter has lost anyway even though it should not made in the third round in my opinion. Nevertheless, I am glad the round is over so I can focus on other stuffs. Having learned to use Adobe InDesign , I started to use Scribus 1.3.4 on Fedora 8 but there is a bug that prevent to write a text inside the frame. Another issues is the PDF conversion into Scribus that feels somewhat incomplete. Then no standard for a publishing format is set as sla is for Scribus and indd is for Adobe InDesign, Now that I have a decent free time, let practice some new earned skilled on Gimp and Inkscape too. I would like to write a French version but I promise to do it on the next blog.

Winter session is almost over. I have been busy tuning some assignments for Graphic Design class. I have learned a lot from the making of logo, magazine, art history (from Art Nouveau to Contemporary styles), printing procedure, and advanced typography. Ironically, I had indirectly know the process before inside Fedora Project especially the making of the logo. Working on creating the set of Echo icon is quite fun but the lack of time, due to class and the development of Fedora 9 art theme ( shoowa as candidate), prevent me to progress to the point it won't be ready for Fedora 9. The big challenge is to make sure the guideline is easily comprehensive. The lesson on that project is a better planning. Speaking about Fedora 9 theme, it looks like Waves is the preferred for the development due to its organic shape opposed to Shoowa with its geometrical version. The difficulty is to incorporate those geometry that won't necessarily distract desktop users but subtle. Now that th...

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