Free splash software for linux

Splashy is a boot splash program that doesnt require patching the Linux kernel. Splashy project paints graphic images directly to framebuffers using libdirectfb.

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VGA settings
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640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
256 colors 768 771 773 775
32K colors 784 787 790 793
64K colors 785 788 791 794
16M colors 786 789 792 795
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For 1024x768 at 16bit (64K colors or "thousands of colors") you could pass an argument to the kernel like:

vga=791

These values could be used in base16 also (hexadecimal) like:

vga=0x317

To pass arguments to the kernel, you would need to edit your boot-loader:

1. Grub /boot/grub/menu.lst
hint, in debian, look for "#kopt" and append vga=0x317 to that line. Then run update-grub. Other distros edit the kernel root= line appropriately
2. Lilo /etc/lilo.conf
hint, look for the default image= and edit append= by appending vga=0x317 to it
3. Quik /etc/quik.conf
on PPC machines. Append vga=0x317 to the kernel argument line

splash-selector project is an usefull splashscreen selector for Gnome Desktop.

This application allow you to store a list of splash images and to apply one of them, with only 2 click of the mouse.

Splash-selector is fully functional but pretty new and ready to be bugfixed and improved.

Splashy for Edgy project paints graphic images directly to framebuffers using libdirectfb.

Splashy is a boot splash program that doesnt require patching the Linux kernel. Splashy project paints graphic images directly to framebuffers using libdirectfb.

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VGA settings
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640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
256 colors 768 771 773 775
32K colors 784 787 790 793
64K colors 785 788 791 794
16M colors 786 789 792 795
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For 1024x768 at 16bit (64K colors or "thousands of colors") you could pass an argument to the kernel like:

vga=791

These values could be used in base16 also (hexadecimal) like:

vga=0x317

To pass arguments to the kernel, you would need to edit your boot-loader:

1. Grub /boot/grub/menu.lst
hint, in debian, look for "#kopt" and append vga=0x317 to that line. Then run update-grub. Other distros edit the kernel root= line appropriately
2. Lilo /etc/lilo.conf
hint, look for the default image= and edit append= by appending vga=0x317 to it
3. Quik /etc/quik.conf
on PPC machines. Append vga=0x317 to the kernel argument line

Template::Library::Splash is a template library for building stylish HTML user interfaces.

NOTE: This documentation is incomplete, incorrect and outdated. The Splash! library is still evolving and subject to change. See the examples for a much more recent and accurate demonstration of use.

Introduction:

The Splash template library is distributed as part of the Template Toolkit. It can be found in the templates sub-directory of the installation directory.

/your/tt2/installation
|
+-- docs
| ...
|
+-- images
| ...
|
+-- examples
| ...
|
+-- templates
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+-- html
| ...
+-- pod
| ...
+-- splash instdir() class method.
use Template;

my $tt2 = Template->new({
INCLUDE_PATH => Template::Config->instdir(templates),
});
Note that you should set the INCLUDE_PATH to the templates directory as shown here and dont be tempted to set the INCLUDE_PATH to templates/splash. Many of the Splash! components use elements in the html directory and contain directives of the form:
[% INCLUDE html/something %].

plis is a library for string handling in C++. It is built upon the splash library which in turn is based on the perl philosophy of strings.

Examples of functions supported by it are split(), join(), push(), shift(), grep() and many others. Its regular expression engine is provided by pcre.

Installation:

The `configure shell script attempts to guess correct values for various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses those values to create a `Makefile in each directory of the package. It may also create one or more `.h files containing system-dependent definitions.

Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status that you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, a file `config.cache that saves the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring, and a file `config.log containing compiler output (useful mainly for debugging `configure).

If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try to figure out how `configure could check whether to do them, and mail diffs or instructions to the address given in the `README so they can be considered for the next release.

If at some point `config.cache contains results you dont want to keep, you may remove or edit it.

The file `configure.in is used to create `configure by a program called `autoconf. You only need `configure.in if you want to change it or regenerate `configure using a newer version of `autoconf.

The simplest way to compile this package is:

1. `cd to the directory containing the packages source code and type `./configure to configure the package for your system.

If youre using `csh on an old version of System V, you might need to type `sh ./configure instead to prevent `csh from trying to execute
`configure itself.

Running `configure takes a while. While running, it prints some messages telling which features it is checking for.

2. Type `make to compile the package.

3. Type `make install to install the programs and any data files and documentation.

4. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the source code directory by typing `make clean.

Launch4j project is a cross-platform tool for wrapping Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows native executables.
The executable can be configured to search for a certain JRE version or use a bundled one, and its possible to set runtime options, like the initial/max heap size.
The wrapper also provides better user experience through an application icon, a native pre-JRE splash screen, a custom process name, and a Java download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot be found.
Main features:
- Launch4j wraps jars in Windows native executables and allows to run them like a regular Windows program. Its possible to wrap applications on Linux!
- Doesnt extract the jar from the executable.
- Custom application icon with multiple resolutions and color depths.
- Native pre-JRE splash screen in BMP format shown until the Java application starts.
- Process name as the executable filename to easily identify your application.
- Works with a bundled JRE or searches for newest JRE / SDK in given range.
- Opens Java download page if an appropriate Java version cannot be found.
- Supports GUI and console apps.
- Passes command line arguments, also supports constant arguments.
- Allows to set the initial/max heap size.
- JVM options: set system properties, tweak the garbage collection...
- Option to change current directory to the executable location.
- Custom version information shown by Windows Explorer.
- GUI and command line interface.
- Build integration through an Ant task.
- Lightweight: 21 KB!
- Its free and may be used for commercial purposes.
- Includes a sample application and Ant script that automates the build process from Java sources to native executable.
- The wrapped program works on all Windows platforms (98/Me/NT/2K/Xp), launch4j works on NT/2K/Xp, Linux (developed and tested on FC2)
Whats New in 2.1.5 Stable Release:
- Changed the Java download site to http://java.com/download.
- Now its possible to use absolute and relative paths to specify the embedded JRE.
Enhancements:
- Enhanced GUI.
- Redesigned error reporting.
- Added custom error messages.
- Added support website feature.
- Added PWD and OLDPWD special variables and access to the registry.
- Runtime ini file extension changed to .l4j.ini, added comments (#).
- FR #1427811 Initial process priority.
- FR #1547339 Added VarFileInfo structure to Version Info (Stephan Laertz).
- FR #1584295 Updated documentation for --l4j-debug.
- Fixed and config conversion bug (found by Dafe Simonek).
- Fixed the Ant task exception reporting bug, added tmpdir and bindir attributes.
- Fixed bug #1563415 Problem with launching application when ini file exists (found by mojomax).
- Fixed bug #1527619 Console header wildcard expansion (found by erikjv).
- Fixed bug #1544167 NPE when dontwrap and only classpath given (found by Hendrik Schreiber).
- Fixed bug #1584264 Dropdown boxes get mixed up (found by Larsen).

jsXe project is the Java Simple XML Editor.
jsXe is a fast, intuitive, scalable, platform-independent XML editor It is written in Java using the Swing toolkit, and Xerces-J and is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
It aims to provide end users and developers with an intuitive way of creating XML documents that is simple enough to deal with any XML document but flexible to allow the addition of support for XML document formats through the use of plugins.
jsXe is currently in the beta stage and many intended features are not currently implemented. If you are interesting in helping to make jsXe a great editor by contributing your suggestions and needs or if you are a developer and would like to contribute time and code just send an email.
Main features:
General
- Written in Java, so it runs on Mac OS X, OS/2, Unix, VMS and Windows.
- XML documents are edited using views. jsXe allows for multiple views.
- Plugin interface that allows the addition of views without re-compiling
- Relatively good serialization of XML documents. Supports the option of formatting serialized XML documents or not formatting. Supports preserving whitespace in text.
- Allows opening and editing of multiple XML documents in one open window.
Tree View
- Adding, deleting, and editing of Nodes in an XML document using context menus.
- Adding, deleting, and editing of attributes of an element node.
- Drag and Drop of XML nodes within the Tree view and to text editors.
Source View
- Text editing of the full XML source of any XML document
- Cut, copy, and paste and other limited features.
Whats New in 0.4 Beta Stable Release:
- Updated to work with xerces 2.8.0 (jsXe now requires xerces 2.8.0)
- Updated support for different encodings. Now jsXe will support all encodings that the JVM being used supports. jsXe now opens documents properly by examining the files for UTF file markers or the encoding in the XML declaration. jsXe will now save files properly and write the correct encoding in the xml declaration.
- Added built-in completion and introspection support for XML Schema, XHTML, XSLT, and XSL:FO
- Added a null menu item to the recent files menu for when there are no recent files in the list.
- Added an option to allow the user to specify the line separator.
- Made some GUI tweaks to the splash screen.
- Made some tweaks to how the serializer formats XML Documents
Whats New in 0.5 pre3 Development Release:
- Added a new installer for jsXe to allow users to install jsXe much easier.
- Added new windows executables to enable windows users to easily install and run jsXe.
- Updated German translations.
- Added undo/redo support that allows users to undo actions they didnt intend to do.
- Added a Russian translation.

openModeller project is a generic framework for carrying out fundamental niche modelling experiments - typically used to predict species distribution given a set of environmental raster layers.
The openModeller Desktop application builds on the openModeller library by providing a user friendly graphical user interface for carrying out niche modelling experiments.
Enhancements:
- Added experiment level summary report
- Fixed issues with text file splitter and show status when done
- Updated about window to show plugins and changelog
- Installer supports unattended install on windows (install using openModeller1.0.5.exe /S from the command prompt)
- Fixed issues with raster data format convertor
- Enabled locality fetching using scraper plugins and added GBIF Web, GBIF Rest, and speciesLink scrapers
- Fixed issue with splash screen hovering modally over firstrun wizard on mac
- You can now export samples as TAB delimited or CSV delimited text
- Dont smooth images when resampling
- Added support for new (mandatory) locality ids in openModeller library
- Fixed issues with window modality (various dialogs)
- Fix for [ 1636820 ] oM Desktop: Interface unresponsvive during experiment run.
- Fixed bug where ascii export was getting rounded to integers
- Handle missing qgis vector data providers more gracefully
- Double clicking on an item int eh experemient selector will cause it to be loaded
- By Popular request, store the experiment outputs in a folder with a human readable name.
- Fix for [ 1636715 ] oM Desktop: Display output format details in options dialog
- Fix for [ 1636825 ] oM Desktop: Select a mask for layers its not default
- Fixed bug [ 1636706 ] openModeller Desktop: generated ascii raster files headers incorrect
- Add new localities options gui - to support modelling with multiple locality files in one directory
- Fixed bug [ 1642350 ] File format filter missing in export image
- Fix for bug [ 1639715 ] Splash windows go to the limbo
- Show alg name after species name in progress dialog (fixes [ 1682407 ] om Desktop: Progress windows should show alg next to sp name)
- Added some better error handling for aborted models. openModeller Desktop is now much less prone to crashing when a problem occurs in the library.
- Fixed support for building on Mac OSX
- Implemented new build system using CMake
- Cleanups and improvments to windows installer to support on demand downloading of sample data and various other improvements.