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AUTHORS
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- adwaita*:
- symbolics-1.jpg:
- symbolics-2.jpg:
- Endless-shapes.jpg:
- DepthLava.png:
- Lava.png:
- Stripes.jpg:
- Wood.jpg:
Copyright © 2011-2020 Jakub Steiner <jimmac@gmail.com>
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
- Acrylic.jpg:
CC0, Photo by Steve Johnson, https://www.pexels.com/photo/color-splatter-painting-1698394/
- Dark_Ivy.jpg:
Copyright © 2012 Garrett LeSage <glesage@gmail.com>
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
- Blinds.jpg:
Copyright © 2008 Lennart Poettering <mztabzr@0pointer.de>
Copyright © 2008 Andrea Cimitan
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Copyright © 2011 Nieves Sánchez Martínez <nievesanchez@hotmail.com>
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
- LightWaves.jpg:
Skitterphoto, CC0, https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-green-and-white-tilt-shift-lens-illustration-691467/
- IceCrystals.jpg:
Egor Kamalev, CC0, https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photography-of-snowflake-813872/
- Icescape.jpg:
Copyright © 2016 Helena Bartošová
http://www.hbartosova.com/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
- Leaf.jpg:
Matthias Groeneveld, CC0, https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-a-leaf-3021635/
- Road.jpg:
CC0, Photo by Joshua Welch https://www.pexels.com/photo/bird-s-eye-view-of-roadway-surrounded-by-trees-1624600/
- LightBulb.jpg, Loveles.jpg, Tree.jpg:
Photo by Johannes Plenio, CC0,
https://www.pexels.com/photo/forest-at-night-2080963/,
https://www.pexels.com/photo/4697538/,
https://www.pexels.com/photo/clear-light-bulb-2044447/
- ColdWarm.jpg:
CC0, Photo by invisiblepower https://www.pexels.com/photo/above-aerial-bright-cold-343219/
Photo by invisiblepower, CC0, https://www.pexels.com/photo/above-aerial-bright-cold-343219/
- SeaSunset.jpg:
CC0, Photo by Sebastian Voortman https://www.pexels.com/photo/beach-dawn-dusk-ocean-189349/
- Fabric.jpg:
CC0, Author unknown. https://www.pexels.com/photo/blur-close-up-cloth-color-459486/
NEWS
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Version 40.1
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- lower default resolution for saner memory footprint
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Version 40.0
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Version 40.rc
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- new default & supplemental updates
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Version 3.38.0
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README.md
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GNOME is deployed globally. Be aware of some bad connotations in certain geographical areas. Depictions of some animals, flags or body parts are better avoided.
#### Low Fidelity and Size Constraints
#### Technical Constraints
One wallpaper is reserved for plain color to be used for remote access where it's benefitial for the compression algorith to cope with it with ease. Unfortunately due to distribution limits, the background collection has to keep its size contrained to around 40MB. This forces us to replace assets rather than add them. You can download the [Nostalgia](https://flathub.org/apps/details/im.bernard.Nostalgia) app to view previous release wallpapers.
##### Resolution
#### Sharpness
It is recommended to submit wallpapers of 4megapixels and above. This isn't a hard requirement for sharp noiseless cases (see below), but a good rule of thumb.
##### Aspect Ratio
Specific aspect ratio isn't mandated, all wallpapers are scaled 'to cover' in CSS terms (cropped to fit display). Do take various possible display aspect ratios into consideration when submitting wallpapers with strong reliance on composition.
##### File size
Unfortunately due to distribution limits, the background collection has to keep its size contrained to around 40MB. This forces us to replace assets rather than add them. You can download the [Nostalgia](https://flathub.org/apps/details/im.bernard.Nostalgia) app to view previous release wallpapers.
One wallpaper is reserved for plain color to be used for remote access where it's benefitial for the compression algorith to cope with it with ease.
##### Sharpness
Many photographic sources look great as a thumbnail or scaled down, but at 1:1 aren't 100% sharp. While it may not present itself as a problem on an average laptop screen, the wallpaper has to work on super wide screens where it's cropped to fit and is presented at 1:1 or even scaled up in some cases. Many otherwise suitable background images just fall short when observed at the nominal pixel view. Chromatic aberation and noise is also something that becomes apparent as you approach 1:1.
![Bad Scaling](badscaling.jpg)
##### Color Banding
Images should look decent even on lower quality displays. Techniques such as dithering should be used for elements with low contrast areas that would otherwise be prone for color banding.
## License
CCBYSA / Public Domain / CC0 is preferred. All attribution goes to the AUTHORS file.
CCBYSA / Public Domain / CC0 is preferred. Authorship does need to be sourced, all attribution goes to the AUTHORS file.
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