I'm opening a dedicated bug report to track the new DMG Background for LMMS 1.2.0.
This is our existing DMG background that we wish to change.
The file is located at cmake/apple/dmg_branding.png.
The configuration of the icon position and size is located at cmake/apple/package_apple.json.in.
I will post some other software DMGs as reference points.
Related #1247
tresf
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Reference points:
Google Chrome:
Steam:
Minecraft:
tresf
on 8 Apr 2018
If I can put a suggestion, maybe the drag and drop could be like a sample to the song editor? Just have a “samples sidebar” with the LMMS logo, and the installation would be the “song editor”.
GingkathFox
on 23 Apr 2018
Has there been any response from @michaelizer? Should we close this or move it to 1.3.0?
lukas-w
on 26 Jul 2018
Has there been any response from @michaelizer?
No.
Should we close this or move it to 1.3.0?
Hard to triage the creative stuff. Probably bump it. @Umcaruje wanted to replace the main icon, but that will update on the DMG automatically. I reached out to @michaelizer on April 8th and conversation didn't really progress. He was putting time towards finishing the 1.2.0 LMMS icon at that point but I think it died with his first proposals. Now it's been almost 4 months without any progress. Note, @StakeoutPunch was assigned to this first but it didn't come to fruition. I think our current one was done by @Umcaruje maybe he wants to just do it himself?
tresf
on 26 Jul 2018
Fortnite/Epic DMG:
tresf
on 4 Oct 2018
This is still open for 1.2. @tresf Is it correct that this is just optional and the release date of 1.2 does not depend on it?
JohannesLorenz
on 12 Jan 2019
Correct.
tresf
on 12 Jan 2019
I updated the issue as it could be interpreted as assigned. Maybe bump this on #assets on discord?
zonkmachine
on 12 Jan 2019
Perhaps but it takes some trial and error with node's appdmg utility and a Mac for testing. Probably best left here for @umcaruje or someone similar to eventually tackle. It doesn't need to be milestoned for 1.2.0, but he requested it with the retheme which is how it ended up here.
tresf
on 12 Jan 2019
Yeah. I think we should bump it to a later point then.
zonkmachine
on 12 Jan 2019
Portion of TDR Nova dmg, i like how it looks.
GingkathFox
on 14 Jan 2019
Here's my first concept for the updated DMG. Just using the plain logo from the splash didn't seem to communicate the concept of dragging the program into the folder so I made use of the mimetype icon. To create contrast against the green, I based the background off of the Epic games launcher which I quite like the look of. The arrows are notched out of the grid as well.
Feedback?
RebeccaDeField
on 5 Jun 2019
Love it. Inherits the theme without too much fuss. Happy to test it out.
Note, macOS has gone dark-mode for many users so if we are to embrace that you may want to mock-up with white text as well.
I've noticed many apps just clear out the word "Applications" as a workaround. Can accommodate that as well.
tresf
on 5 Jun 2019
Note, macOS has gone dark-mode for many users so if we are to embrace that you may want to mock-up with white text as well.
Ah, thanks for the heads up. Tried a darker green to contrast white text but it didn't look good enough to post as an option. Clearing out the text might work although it does seem to leave it a bit blank (not sure if that is a problem).
Would it be an acceptable solution to work the labels into the raster background? I mocked it up with more stylized text (in the LMMS logo font).
RebeccaDeField
on 6 Jun 2019
We could try it out if dark mode is undesirable. Let me know if you have an image I can test with and then we can work from a PR.
tresf
on 6 Jun 2019
Sounds great. Link for the background here. I think 52px from both sides should make the icons line up with the grid nicely. There should be an existing mimetype that we can replace the logo icon with, if you need me to track a specific .svg down then let me know. More info can be discussed on PR :+1:
RebeccaDeField
on 6 Jun 2019
PR opened #5013. I'll need help with the icon size and spacing. The pixel-perfect alignment with the grid can work for one icon but I'm not sure about the other.
tresf
on 6 Jun 2019
@tresf @RebeccaDeField AFAIK DMGs can't have a dark mode.
"Dark Mode" DMG:
"Light Mode" DMG:
GingkathFox
on 9 Jun 2019
Thanks. These points were corrected in https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/issues/5013.
tresf
on 9 Jun 2019
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Here's my first concept for the updated DMG. Just using the plain logo from the splash didn't seem to communicate the concept of dragging the program into the folder so I made use of the mimetype icon. To create contrast against the green, I based the background off of the Epic games launcher which I quite like the look of. The arrows are notched out of the grid as well.
Feedback?