This patch allows for a different image to be shown each time the 'about' window appears. It picks a random starting image on startup and rotates to the next one in order each time the about window is shown.
Modifications to Blender's code are minimal, and of course allow a single splash image if so desired.
datatoc.c changes to process multiple files:
datatoc <data_file> [<data_file>...] [-o <output_file>]
(If <output_file> is omitted, the default name 'splash.jpg.c' will be used.)
(Note: the patch itself doesn't change the 2.48a splash image or add any extra images; it only changes splash.jpg.c to make a format-related changes. The added splash.jpg.c.bz2 contains a two-image setup for quick testing.)
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-1 from me:
* unnecessary complexity for a novelty
* adding extra images will increase the filesize for no practical benefit
* the splash screen is part of the branding for that release, allows recognition and has an air of being 'official'. It would be a mistake to dilute that.
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I never thought it would be used in the official branch. I use it, somebody else might, so I shared. That's it. I'm aware of patches with far more useful features that haven't made it into the codebase so I knew where I was standing with this one.
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This does sound useful for development branches (like for cycling through different cool test images). Not something that should be used in official branches though, I agree.