Weaving Helix Ring - Plasma 6 Splashscreen
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A simple and mesmerizing ring of weaving helixes spinning in a loop for KDE Plasma. There is a light and dark version. I made this to be very lightweight.
    • Crow@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      It’s a very old gif that’s been floating around the internet for a while. I then tweaked it to make it a better splash screen. It’s a super simple splash screen so feel free to look into the code and mess around. Should be a breeze.

  • tuna@discuss.tchncs.de
    5·
    3 months ago

    I got inspired and made a similar effect is desmos

    f(theta, t) = 0.1 max(cos(theta + t), 0)^2 sin(8 theta)

r = 1 + f(theta, t)
r = 1 - f(theta, t)
where: 0 <= theta <= 2 pi

t = 0
where: 0 <= t < 2 pi

    It’s not quite right though, the sin(8 theta) part needs to phase shift, but basing it off of t messes up the perfect loop.

    At that point I would reach for code, which also lets you save the animation. Using something like p5.js (editor.p5js.org) you can easily draw graphics and save each frame as its own image

    • Crow@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      I was having some issues figuring out why it wasn’t working 😅. Thought if anyone downloaded the broken ones this would be the message they would want to see.

  • voracread@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 months ago

    Can this be tied to progress so that it could convey more information about progress of KDE loading?