Hello!
Sorry for posting at Science forum but I don't know where I could request something like this...
I think that it would be cool if rosetta client could display custom logo on screensaver (f.e. in top right corner). It can be done very easy - f.e. main code would check if there is a file logo.bmp and display it.

I could try to make rosetta our corporate screensaver (~400 PCs), but it has to display our logo :/

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Something like this would realy be very nice indeed.

I think some more company's could run the client then, as it is able to fit into the company policy about screensavers.

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anyone else thinks it is good idea?

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anyone else thinks it is good idea?

Your initial post has already four votes. :-) It is certainly a good idea the question is whether the team has the expertise and the time to implement this.

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If I understand what you are saying... you want to install Rosetta... and yet display a company logo for the screen saver. So... I'm not following why you don't just DO that. I don't use the screen saver function of Rosetta, so I can set up any screen saver I want. And you can run R@H as a service, so it doesn't display anything and yet runs all the time the PC is on. ...I must be missing something here about what your idea is.

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I got the impression that they were asking for the bottom inch of the screensaver screen, and a provision to display a certain sized graphic stored in the directory. GM's Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky could have the Chevy Logo, "Bowling Green Plant" and a small boy wizzing on the Ford logo.. *grin*
Have the logo only eat up 1/3rd of the bottom; and move it every few mins from Center, to right, and then to the left position.

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this seems reasonable to do particularly if it will allow companies to consider using R@h as a screensaver.

If I understand what you are saying... you want to install Rosetta... and yet display a company logo for the screen saver. So... I'm not following why you don't just DO that. I don't use the screen saver function of Rosetta, so I can set up any screen saver I want. And you can run R@H as a service, so it doesn't display anything and yet runs all the time the PC is on. ...I must be missing something here about what your idea is.

I think the idea is that this will make the company more open to the idea of running R@H at all - it provides a specific reason to install Boinc rather than it just being an extra program running in the background.

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well, sorry for my english, it is not my native language ;]

I can't tell my boss:
"hello boss, I would like to install R@H on all our workstations, it consumes all free processor power, it consumes network transfer, but it is cool, you know."

I have to say:
"hello boss, I would like to install R@H on all our workstations, it consumes all free processor power, it consumes network transfer, but it displays nice graphics with our logo, so it is cool."
:D:D
Don't you understand bosses mentality? :)

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This is certainly a good idea.

IBM's WCG (IBM is great in marketing its products) has the concept of "Partners" for corporations and institutions.

Read more

List of partners
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewOurPartners.do

Presentation (for "decision makers" :-)
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewBecomePartner.do

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