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Subject: [kde-artists] Crystal,Everaldo, KDE and others subjects
From: Everaldo <everaldo () everaldo ! com>
Date: 2005-06-24 19:50:15
Message-ID: BEE1EA47.D8B3%everaldo () everaldo ! com
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Hello KDE artists,

I have seen a lot of discussion about me, my work and KDE and decided to
write some points that I would like to make known by everyone.

1-Išm not a KDE enemy.
 Išve been working for three years, every day for KDE and wasnšt few the
number of night without sleep that Išve dedicated to this project. This was
KDE before I start to work on it 
http://hellspawn.dnsalias.net/~mircomir/images/hobx11/kde2_1.gif
<http://hellspawn.dnsalias.net/~mircomir/images/hobx11/kde2_1.gif> and this
is KDE nowadays http://kdelook.org/content/pre1/25668-1.jpg
<http://kdelook.org/content/pre1/25668-1.jpg> . A lot of things have changed
since I started. Išve done thousands of graphics for KDE and I believe that
I can surely say that no other artist, even Trackat that was the artist that
most contributed to KDE and that is my inspirations for many of my works,
contributed with as many graphics as I did. I did it not expecting for
money, disclosure or anything else. I did it for my desk top, some people
like it and then the thing was spread.

2-  Išm in love with KDE. This is the reason for me to dedicate so much time
to this project. It is also the reason Išve never stopped to work for KDE
and why I never will.  I get nothing but personal realization, so please
donšt think KDE is doing me a favor.

3-   IšM NOT RICH. IšM NOT RICH. I mention twice the last sentence so you
can really understand that. I donšt count with someone to take care of my
living while Išm drawing icons for KDE. I need to eat (believe me!  the body
is a frail thing and if it donšt get feed it may die, it is also not
invulnerable to the weather changes and it needs clothes, so I need money to
provide me this kind of things) and if you canšt understand this, it is
maybe because you donšt live in a country that still have enormous social
differences among its people like Brazil. IšM NOT RICH and this is the
reason why I have to work and canšt dedicate myself full time for KDE. IšM
NOT RICH and this is the reason why I sometimes have no time to read all the
emails that are sent to this email list. IšM NOT RICH and because that Išve
never take an English curse to make  my communication with you guys better.
IšM NOT RICH and this is the reason Išve never went to college. IšM NOT RICH
and because of that Išve never went to one of the KDE international
conventions.

4- Codes and fonts? There are such things for images? Where are the KDE
fonts and wallpapers files? Where are the fonts codes of KDE splashes? The
codes of Office splashes? I donšt think it was a problem when they was
included in the official packages. Sincerely, if you canšt edit a 128x128
.png I think maybe you should rethink about your designer abilities. But
even Išve considered this a completely non sense request Išll send it as
soon I can get my files organized. However you have to understand that not
all the icons were developed in as vector file the greater part was made in
pixels 128 x128 and then sizes up in to the small sizes so you may not get
much vector files of the icons.

5- SGV. I use Adobe Illustrator to develop the vectors files. You may donšt
like this, if is so, I would ask you to create an opensource program that
include the same A.I. facilities e tools and I will happily use it. The SVGs
created by A.I CS are not supported by the KDE, I know that some technical
problems exist but remember, Išm not technician Išm a designer/illustrator.
The fact is that the icons developed in A.I. are not well supported by KDE
and this is the reason why I have decided for developing the icons in .png.
Another import fact is that the vector icons when sized up automatically do
not maintain a nice visual in the small sizes. Maybe a good solution for
that should be create a kind of SVG file for the KDE icons that include a
simplified icons that would be used in smaller sizes and another , with more
details, that would be used for bigger files. Anyways on the next days Išll
be launching a new icon theme called łVectorial˛ that will be entirely made
in SGV and will use outlines for a better visualization of the smaller
sizes, however this is not a visual that I like. I really think that the
vector icons are the future, a proof of that is that Microsoft will use this
technology on Longhorn
http://i.cmpnet.com/desktoppipeline/story_art/lh5048_07.jpg
<http://i.cmpnet.com/desktoppipeline/story_art/lh5048_07.jpg> 
unfortunately, I have not found anything good for Linux yet.

To conclude, I would like to say that have always been a great honor to
contribute with KDE. A lot of people are happy with Crystal and a proof of
that is the large number of downloads and the material that are launched all
the time by people that are not from KDE taken Crystal as an inspiration. I
really think that if you are not grateful for what you have you donšt
deserve what you do have. If you donšt like the Crystal you are not forced
to use it and please, if you donšt have something relevant to say please,
donšt waist our time. To all you that have done a great work for KDE and for
the community wait for the next few days the vector files.

Thank you from all my heart,
Everaldo

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Hello KDE \
artists, &nbsp; 
I have seen a lot of discussion about me, my work and KDE and decided to write some \
points that I would like to make known by everyone. &nbsp; 
1-I&#8217;m not a KDE enemy. 
 I&#8217;ve been working for three years, every day for KDE and wasn&#8217;t few \
the number of night without sleep that I&#8217;ve dedicated to this project. This was \
KDE before I start to work on it <a \
href="http://hellspawn.dnsalias.net/~mircomir/images/hobx11/kde2_1.gif">http://hellspawn.dnsalias.net/~mircomir/images/hobx11/kde2_1.gif</a> \
&lt;<a \
href="http://hellspawn.dnsalias.net/~mircomir/images/hobx11/kde2_1.gif">http://hellspawn.dnsalias.net/~mircomir/images/hobx11/kde2_1.gif</a>&gt; \
and this is KDE nowadays <a \
href="http://kdelook.org/content/pre1/25668-1.jpg">http://kdelook.org/content/pre1/25668-1.jpg</a> \
&lt;<a \
href="http://kdelook.org/content/pre1/25668-1.jpg">http://kdelook.org/content/pre1/25668-1.jpg</a>&gt; \
. A lot of things have changed since I started. I&#8217;ve done thousands of graphics \
for KDE and I believe that I can surely say that no other artist, even Trackat that \
was the artist that most contributed to KDE and that is my inspirations for many of \
my works, contributed with as many graphics as I did. I did it not expecting for \
money, disclosure or anything else. I did it for my desk top, some people like it and \
then the thing was spread. 2- \
&nbsp;I&#8217;m in love with KDE. This is the reason for \
me to dedicate so much time to this project. It is also the reason I&#8217;ve never \
stopped to work for KDE and why I never will. I get nothing but personal \
realization, so please don&#8217;t think KDE is doing me a favor. \
 3- \
&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#8217;M NOT RICH. I&#8217;M NOT RICH. I \
mention twice the last sentence so you can really understand that. I don&#8217;t \
count with someone to take care of my living while I&#8217;m drawing icons for KDE. I \
need to eat (believe me! the body is a frail thing and if it don&#8217;t get feed it \
may die, it is also not invulnerable to the weather changes and it needs clothes, so \
I need money to provide me this kind of things) and if you can&#8217;t understand \
this, it is maybe because you don&#8217;t live in a country that still have enormous \
social differences among its people like Brazil. I&#8217;M NOT RICH and this is the \
reason why I have to work and can&#8217;t dedicate myself full time for KDE. \
I&#8217;M NOT RICH and this is the reason why I sometimes have no time to read all \
the emails that are sent to this email list. I&#8217;M NOT RICH and because that \
I&#8217;ve never take an English curse to make my communication with you guys \
better. I&#8217;M NOT RICH and this is the reason I&#8217;ve never went to college. \
I&#8217;M NOT RICH and because of that I&#8217;ve never went to one of the KDE \
international conventions. 4- \
Codes and fonts? There are such things for \
images? Where are the KDE fonts and wallpapers files? Where are the fonts codes of \
KDE splashes? The codes of Office splashes? I don&#8217;t think it was a problem when \
they was included in the official packages. Sincerely, if you can&#8217;t edit a \
128x128 .png I think maybe you should rethink about your designer abilities. But even \
I&#8217;ve considered this a completely non sense request I&#8217;ll send it as soon \
I can get my files organized. However you have to understand that not all the icons \
were developed in as vector file the greater part was made in pixels 128 x128 and \
then sizes up in to the small sizes so you may not get much vector files of the \
icons. 5- SGV. I use Adobe Illustrator to develop the \
vectors files. You may don&#8217;t like this, if is so, I would ask you to create an \
opensource program that include the same A.I. facilities e tools and I will happily \
use it. The SVGs created by A.I CS are not supported by the KDE, I know that some \
technical problems exist but remember, I&#8217;m not technician I&#8217;m a \
designer/illustrator. The fact is that the icons developed in A.I. are not well \
supported by KDE and this is the reason why I have decided for developing the icons \
in .png. Another import fact is that the vector icons when sized up automatically do \
not maintain a nice visual in the small sizes. Maybe a good solution for that should \
be create a kind of SVG file for the KDE icons that include a simplified icons that \
would be used in smaller sizes and another , with more details, that would be used \
for bigger files. Anyways on the next days I&#8217;ll be launching a new icon theme \
called &#8220;Vectorial&#8221; that will be entirely made in SGV and will use \
outlines for a better visualization of the smaller sizes, however this is not a \
visual that I like. I really think that the vector icons are the future, a proof of \
that is that Microsoft will use this technology on Longhorn <a \
href="http://i.cmpnet.com/desktoppipeline/story_art/lh5048_07.jpg">http://i.cmpnet.com/desktoppipeline/story_art/lh5048_07.jpg</a> \
&lt;<a \
href="http://i.cmpnet.com/desktoppipeline/story_art/lh5048_07.jpg">http://i.cmpnet.com/desktoppipeline/story_art/lh5048_07.jpg</a>&gt; \
unfortunately, I have not found anything good for Linux yet. &nbsp; 
To conclude, I would like to say that have always been a great honor to contribute \
with KDE. A lot of people are happy with Crystal and a proof of that is the large \
number of downloads and the material that are launched all the time by people that \
are not from KDE taken Crystal as an inspiration. I really think that if you are not \
grateful for what you have you don&#8217;t deserve what you do have. If you \
don&#8217;t like the Crystal you are not forced to use it and please, if you \
don&#8217;t have something relevant to say please, don&#8217;t waist our time. To all \
you that have done a great work for KDE and for the community wait for the next few \
days the vector files. &nbsp; 
Thank you from all my heart, 
Everaldo 
&nbsp; 
 
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