Feature #7720

Propose Windows camouflage for different Windows versions

Added by madmars 2014-08-02 06:39:08 . Updated 2018-10-31 09:45:06 .

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Low
Assignee:
Category:
Camouflage
Target version:
Start date:
2014-08-02
Due date:
% Done:

0%

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Type of work:
Code
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Description

Since the Windows 8 camouflage just looks ugly and false, there might should be a theme choice for additional XP in the login options, although it’s out of support in real.
XP looked great on former Tails versions - and at least choosing it would let you look like a noob in the public and - not like a Tails pro ;-)

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #10830: Reintroduce camouflage in Tails Rejected 2015-12-31
Has duplicate Tails - Bug #8286: Windows XP Stealth Mode Duplicate 2014-11-22 2015-11-29

History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2014-08-02 13:25:24

  • Subject changed from Windows appearance choice to Propose Windows camouflage for different Windows versions
  • Status changed from New to Confirmed

While moving to Tails based on Debian Wheezy, we moved to GNOME 3. The Windows XP theme that was used in Tails < 1.1 was based on GNOME 2 and doesn’t work anymore in GNOME 3. So we had to write a new theme from scratch and decided to do that for Windows 8. Having another option for a Windows XP theme in Tails 1.1 would mean writing another theme from scratch as well.

I think we could be interested in having other theme for other versions of Windows but that’s probably not something we are going to work on ourselves since we are very busy with other priorities.

#2 Updated by BitingBird 2014-08-02 15:17:12

  • Category set to Camouflage

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-02 15:26:39

  • Type of work changed from User interface design to Code

(Given we already had a WinXP theme that looked good, I don’t see what this has to do with UI _design_. “Only” implementing an UI is needed.)

#4 Updated by emmapeel 2014-09-16 07:28:29

Another user reports needing windows XP camouflage.

Different camouflages are important to camouflage between the windows in a library, internet cafe, etc…

She claims that ‘most windows have XP or windows 7, so please include windows xp and 7 for next release’

#5 Updated by Anonymous 2014-09-18 07:32:32

XP has been discontinued since 2008. I sincerely hope that more and more computers will stop using it.
Seven has been discontinued since 2011 and there are no more machines sold with it.

So, frankly, i understand the request, but i cannot see any valuable reason to put any effort into going backwards :)

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2014-09-18 09:16:48

> So, frankly, i understand the request, but i cannot see any valuable reason to put any effort into going backwards :)

Full ACK. Patches are welcome, but in this specific case, the patch’d better be very good and come with a commitment to maintain the WinXP support, otherwise I don’t see us carrying the maintenance workload.

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-22 09:14:22

  • has duplicate Bug #8286: Windows XP Stealth Mode added

#8 Updated by BitingBird 2016-06-27 07:00:08

#9 Updated by Anonymous 2017-06-30 08:30:04

We don’t ship Camouflage at all currently & we might want to reject this ticket at some point, because it sounds more like a Christmas Shopping list item currently :)

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-30 09:53:24

Yes.

#11 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-18 16:55:24

#12 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-18 16:55:30

#13 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-18 16:55:43

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected

Ok, Christmas is over people.