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[[Image:refined-XO-sugar-boot-with-12-large-colour.gif|centre]]
[[Image:refined-XO-sugar-boot-with-12-large-colour.gif|centre]]
== Eleven Color Ray Variant of XO Avatar Sugar Boot, Grey to Color Transition ==
The idea here, following an initial page with Sugar logo, distro logo, version information and copyright notice, is to signal a waiting period without the potential for confusion with Sugar graphic elements (networks, avatars, Activity icons). The shapes are inspired by the Activity spinner graphic which has the particularity of having eleven elements instead of the usual twelve; this top/bottom asymmetry reflects and reinforces the XO avatar asymmetry (head vs. legs). The "rays" communicate exuberance and exchanges. The ordered spectrum communicates predictable continuity during the boot process and in case of interrupted boot, Learners could potentially aid in debugging by indicating the last-seen color. The spectrum begins and ends with XO green (darker in this mockup due to author's bumbling). The XO avatar remains grey, indicating the non-ready state while booting. Possible improvements: each ray outline grey with thicker line, color then filling entire ray (no confining outline?)
[[Image:Sugar boot XO spectrum.gif|centre]]