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authorMatt Kosarek <matt.kosarek@canonical.com>2025-12-29 10:02:38 -0500
committerMatt Kosarek <matt.kosarek@canonical.com>2025-12-29 10:02:38 -0500
commitfbc5d7dd1a9192c29daccdf12a7a067037ff2c2a (patch)
tree399ade27d2e76a40956aa45a789db98841e5ae62 /themes/src/_shaders/sun.frag
parent301d0aa4d61b21d4daf703672aa4b1d438651296 (diff)
Improve the sun shader with the help of AI
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diff --git a/themes/src/_shaders/sun.frag b/themes/src/_shaders/sun.frag
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--- a/themes/src/_shaders/sun.frag
+++ b/themes/src/_shaders/sun.frag
@@ -1,5 +1,43 @@
varying lowp vec4 VertexColor;
+varying lowp vec2 TexCoord;
+uniform lowp float time;
+
+// Simple noise function for edge distortion
+lowp float noise(lowp vec2 p) {
+ return sin(p.x * 10.0 + time) * cos(p.y * 10.0 + time * 0.5) * 0.5 + 0.5;
+}
void main() {
- gl_FragColor = VertexColor;
+ // TexCoord is now normalized: center is (0,0), edges are at distance ~1
+ lowp float dist = length(TexCoord);
+
+ // Add animated noise to the edge
+ lowp float angle = atan(TexCoord.y, TexCoord.x);
+ lowp float wave = sin(angle * 8.0 + time * 2.0) * 0.05 + sin(angle * 4.0 - time * 1.5) * 0.03;
+ lowp float noiseValue = noise(TexCoord + time * 0.1) * 0.02;
+
+ // Create soft edge using smoothstep - ensure fade reaches zero at the actual edge
+ lowp float innerEdge = 0.2;
+ lowp float outerEdge = 1.0;
+ lowp float alpha = 1.0 - smoothstep(innerEdge, outerEdge, dist);
+
+ // Apply wave distortion to the edge
+ alpha *= 1.0 - smoothstep(0.85 + wave + noiseValue * 2.0, 1.0, dist);
+
+ // Make edges even more transparent with additional fade
+ alpha = alpha * alpha * alpha;
+
+ // Add slight glow effect at the edge
+ lowp float glow = smoothstep(0.5, 0.8, dist) * (1.0 - smoothstep(0.8, 1.0, dist));
+
+ // Create orange gradient from center
+ lowp vec3 orangeColor = vec3(1.0, 0.5, 0.1);
+ lowp float centerGradient = smoothstep(0.6, 0.0, dist);
+ lowp vec3 baseColor = mix(VertexColor.rgb, orangeColor, centerGradient * 0.6);
+
+ // Mix in the glow with a brighter color
+ lowp vec3 glowColor = baseColor * 1.3;
+ lowp vec3 finalColor = mix(baseColor, glowColor, glow * 0.5);
+
+ gl_FragColor = vec4(finalColor, VertexColor.a * alpha);
}