I wholeheartedly agree with this tweet by RJ Owen. The Eclipse icon is sad. For those of us who use the FlexBuilder plug-in (no doubt to achieve some modicum of geek cred) we look at it all day, every day. Luckily, it’s very easy to swap out. So, let’s see if we can do better!
Take a crack at making the Eclipse icon and loading splash image more interesting!
Create one PNG to be used as the application icon. It can use transparency and should be sized at either 512×512, 256×256 or 128×128. The png can be converted to icons for all systems at http://iconverticons.com/
Also, create one BMP to be used as the loading splash image. The existing Eclipse one is 455×295 but yours can be any size you like. Preferably not more than 500 pixels on either size.
Post your new creations as a comment to this post and the best ones will be picked by RJ and me! There’s no prize, just more geek cred! The deadline is 12:01am PST on January 1 after which I will annouce the winners and give instructions for how to swap the images out on your computer!
Go!
My first entry
Some time ago I asked to a mate to create some eclipse splash splashscreens, here is the link:
http://www.rblab.com/blog/2009/07/eclipse-3-5-and-fdt-3-2-for-actionscript-development-part-4-customization/
@Riccardo
Thanks, this is excellent! Exactly what I’m looking for. Although, I would encourage some crazier ideas!