Usplash progress bar not centered on the monitor

This bug is related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usplash-theme-ubuntu/+bug/88895, but its status is Fix Released, so I created new one.

I can also confirm this in Gutsy with the latest updates.

Confirmed on multiple systems: Toshiba Notebook, Dell GX60, Video Intel, Nvidia. Processors Celeron, P4 and AMD Athelon.
It still exists in in Feisty release I have burnt to CD.

I have also noticed this bug when running the "Check CD" test on Edubuntu AMD64 daily build from 20070925. It was particularly noticeable after the check had finished. I have an Intel 945 graphics controller with pci id 8086:27a2. It would be helpful to know what type of graphics cards everyone else has. Thanks in advance.

Photograph of usplash bar after checking the CD's integrity.

Paul looked at this yesterday and already has a patch for it.

 xubuntu-artwork (0.18) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * Ensure throbber is centred; Change all 'theme' resolution (except
     640x400x4) -> hardcoded 320px wide throbber, to match the pixmap.

 gobuntu-artwork-usplash (0.2) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * Ensure throbber is centred; Change all 'theme' resolution (except
     640x400x4) -> hardcoded 320px wide throbber, to match the pixmap.

 edubuntu-artwork (0.1.0-51) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * Ensure throbber is centred; Change all 'theme' resolution (except
     640x400x4) -> hardcoded 320px wide throbber, to match the pixmap.

 usplash-theme-ubuntu (0.17) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * Ensure throbber is centred; Change all 'theme' resolution (except
     640x400x4) -> hardcoded 320px wide throbber, to match the pixmap.

And riddell already did:

kubuntu-default-settings (1:7.10-23) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Add kmplayerrc to stop volume being set on playing
  * Merge usplash/usplash-theme-kubuntu.c with Ubuntu

NB: In the 'gobuntu' usplash, the first initial theme uses an 800x600 image, so I've centred the progress bar based on a width of 800; though I think the entry in the linked list is probably expecting 640...

I don't know whether it's still of importance, but this is still present in the Xubuntu Gutsy Beta. I took a picture too, see attachment.

With yesterday's daily build of Xubuntu the progress bar was not moved to far *right*, but too far *left*...

hmm, are the usplash programers on a boat?

I was iso testing with an Edubuntu 2007-10-09 daily build of the Desktop CD which has edubuntu-artwork 0.1.0-52 and the throbber was not centered.

17:18 <bdmurray> The picture I took for the bug report is still accurate:

  http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9504212/dscf4686.jpg

this one?

Vincent, can I have a photo. And or VMware screen capture.

With a photograph, I can estimate the offset (you say it's to the left now?). With a screenshot I can find out the exact mode and count the exact number of pixels of error:

Current situation as I understand it; edubuntu integrity check is slight off to the right, and xubuntu is slightly off to the left:

  (a) when does this occur:
  (a1) livecd boot
  (a2) installed boot
  (b) paste xrandr | grep \*
  (c) paste cat /etc/usplash.conf
  (d) paste dpkg -l | awk '/usplash/{print $2,$3}'
  (e) digital photo, showing whole edges of monitor/display
  (f) screenshot from vmware/virtualbox if exhibitied there.

This only happens for me when booting off the Live CD.

  (a) using Live CD
  (b) 1280x800 60.0*+ 60.0
  (c) xres=
       yres=
  (d) edubuntu-artwork-usplash 0.1.0-52
        libusplash0 0.5.6
        usplash 0.5.6

On an installed system the answer to (c) is xres=1280 and yres=1024 .

I reproduced this in vmware and have included a picture of the check cd.

When booting from the Edubuntu Live CD in vmware the throbber is also shifted right.

brian-murray: excellent, from this edubuntu screen shot, I believe we can tell the following

  (0) theme: edubuntu-artwork
  (1) when: livecd integrity check
  (2) mode: 640x480
  (3) offset of throbber: x=212,y=352
  (4) width of throbber: 320
  (5) progress bar lies within defined text box area (so gets scrolled).

The off-centre is caused by:

  212 + 320 + 212 being bigger than 640.

The disjoint is caused by overlapping scrolled text area and progress bar.

brian-murray: second image confirms:

  (0) theme: edubuntu-artwork
  (1) when: install boot (from IRC message)
  (2) mode: 640x480
  (3) offset of throbber: x=212,y=352
  (4) width of throbber: 320

Problem lies in:

  edubuntu-artwork-0.1.0/art/usplash/usplash-theme-edubuntu.c

struct usplash_theme usplash_theme = {
  ...
        /* Progress bar position and size in pixels */
        .progressbar_x = 212, /* 640/2-216/2 */
        .progressbar_y = 351,
  ...
        .text_y = 307,

(a) the maths in the comment is wrong; (b) 351 is a bigger number than 307-18.

When using vmware and a Live CD boot the answer to the questions are:

  (a) when does this occur:
  using a livecd boot
  (b) paste xrandr | grep \*
   1680x1050 60.0* 0.0
  (c) paste cat /etc/usplash.conf
  # Usplash configuration file
   xres=
   yres=
  (d) paste dpkg -l | awk '/usplash/{print $2,$3}'
   edubuntu-artwork-usplash 0.1.0-52
   libusplash0 0.5.6
   usplash 0.5.6

This should fix both issues, please test and confirm:

  http://www.paul.sladen.org/ubuntu/upload/edubuntu-artwork-usplash_0.1.0-52sladen1_i386.deb

  http://www.paul.sladen.org/ubuntu/upload/edubuntu-artwork-usplash_0.1.0-52sladen1.debdiff

Bring priority across.

20:40 < joebob777as7_ > sladen, trying again
20:42 < sladen > joebob777as7_: the initramfs needs to be updated
20:42 < joebob777as7_ > sladen, works

Before/after image attached.

 edubuntu-artwork (0.1.0-53) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * Edubuntu doesn't have a 16-colour theme, so will
     always use a 320px wide throbber.
     - Adjust .progress_x leftwards to centre throbber.
   * Move .progress_y upwards to avoid scrolling text-area overlap.
     (LP: #135319)

Paul, I'll boot into the LiveCD this afternoon and take a picture, and paste the things you posted, and I'll try to run it in VirtualBox too (if that's OK).

OK, I'm currently in the Xubuntu LiveCD. I've attached the pictures.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ xrandr | grep \*
   1280x1024 60.0*

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/usplash.conf
# Usplash configuration file
xres=
yres=

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -l | awk '/usplash/{print $2,$3}'
libusplash0 0.5.6
usplash 0.5.6
xubuntu-artwork-usplash 0.18

If I get to boot in VirtualBox I'll post another comment, but I hope this'll help for now.

OK, here are some screenshots of Xubuntu booting in VirtualBox.

Note to self: Re: (95.6 KiB, application/x-tar), xubuntu, 640x480, x=122, width=320.

 xubuntu-artwork (0.19) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * One line change; for 640x480 non-vga theme mode,
     centre throbber too far off to left. Set .progress_x = 160.
     (LP: #135319)

xubuntu-artwork (0.19) gutsy; urgency=low

  * One line change; for 640x480 non-vga theme mode,
    centre throbber too far off to left. Set .progress_x = 160.
    (LP: #135319)

 -- Paul Sladen <email address hidden> Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:43:32 +0300

Paul, I just dumped Xubuntu's latest daily build on my USB drive and yet the progress bar was still as much off to the left as it used to be.

I do recall, however, that when I upgraded the Release Candidate's packages to the latest version the progress bar was centered again on shutdown.