Backgrounds & Effects
Backgrounds & Effects¶
sysc-greet includes animated background effects and ASCII text effects.
Background Effects¶
Access via F1 → Backgrounds:
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Fire | DOOM PSX-style fire animation |
| Matrix | Falling green characters (The Matrix) |
| ASCII Rain | Falling characters (theme colors) |
| Fireworks | Random particle explosions |
| Aquarium | Fish, bubbles, and seaweed |
ASCII Effects¶
Access via F1 → ASCII Effects:
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Typewriter | Character-by-character text animation |
| Top-down dot-matrix printer style | |
| Beams | Horizontal color beam scanning |
| Pour | Characters pour down with gradient |
Custom Theme Support¶
All effects automatically use colors from custom themes. When you select a custom theme, effects generate palettes from your theme's primary, secondary, accent, warning, and danger colors.
See Custom Themes for creating your own themes.
Behavior¶
- Background effects are mutually exclusive
- ASCII effects are mutually exclusive
- Both can run together
- Video wallpapers override all effects
TTY Compatibility¶
All effects use automatic color profile detection:
- TrueColor: Full 24-bit color
- ANSI256: 256-color palette
- Basic TTY: 16 ANSI colors