GDM Face Browser
Discuss and agree changes to our default greeter.
* input from hardy-theme discussion
* default is a face-browser, allowing users to click on their name
* shows face/image
* maybe show name with face/image?
* transitions between certain stages of the face-browser will be animated
* OpenGL is used to allow smooth animations an off-load rendering from CPU
* animations will use the concept of "implicit animation"
* threshold of users for falling back to non-face greeter
* ok-button on gdm non-face greeter (people don't think they can just hit ENTER)
* username field hidden on face browser, start typing and it appears
* gnome-about-me used to edit information (face/image)
* try to integrate cheese and MeMaker with gnome-about-me (perhaps even ubiquity)
* used to grab face-photos from webcam or use abstract images
* provide a large set of high-quality stock images for users that don't want to use (don't have) webcam
* or don't want to use the abstract avatar-images created with MeMaker
* no session information except for already logged-in users
* "screensaver-mode" for face-browser after x minutes of inactivity
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- Scott James Remnant (Canonical)
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Mirco Müller
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Mirco Müller
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
- Slow progress
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Mirco Müller
- Completed by
Whiteboard
keybuk 2008-07-02: should be redrafted to match current plans
macslow 2008-08-07: updated screencast, slow progress, missing intrepid feature-freeze
tuxice 2008-10-17: I think this idea should be incorporated in jaunty.
natewiebe13 2009-04-07: This should definately be put into karmic. They are trying to get a graphical login, and this would go nicely with plymouth.