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  1. Jenkins
  2. JENKINS-16351

Modification to build status balls to be less distracting

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      I find the flashing / blinking build status balls to be somewhat distracting. To quote ESR on the related subject of blinking text:

      Blinking text makes it nearly impossible to pay attention to anything else on the page. It reduces 87% of all surfers to a helpless state of fixated brain-lock, much like that of a rabbit caught in the headlights of an oncoming semi. This is not good. If you abuse the blink tag, you deserve to be shot. Clue: if you use the blink tag, you're abusing it.

      I have modified the build status balls to animate using a more subtle “glow”. I have written a plugin to support this, but I thought I’d first offer it up as a modification to the trunk.

      Here’s a comparison of the current versus proposed graphics:

      Current
      Proposed

      I’ve issued a github pull request that updates raw SVGs, support scripts, and compiled gifs/pngs. The pull request eliminates the requirement for having inkscape to build the status balls. It also adjusts the balls to fix a minor horizontal misalignment.

      I also have prepared modifications to the greenballs-plugin to be consistent with this change, should it be accepted.

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        2. yellow_anime_proposed.gif
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        3. red_anime.gif
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        4. red_anime_proposed.gif
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        5. grey_anime.gif
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        6. grey_anime_proposed.gif
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        7. green_anime.gif
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        8. green_anime_proposed.gif
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        9. blue_anime.gif
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        10. blue_anime_proposed.gif
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            asgeirn asgeirn
            acmyo Andrew Martin
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