Sources.list for Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 64 bit

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Update to Gnome appearance tweak guide

Threw in a section about the Liberation fonts in the tweak guide. I fell in love with those. They’re really great on a small screen, because they’re really identifiable at small sizes.

Ubuntu brainstorm

Please vote for my idea. I wish for an applet that handles window managers, and sorts out compositing issues.

Vote also that Vinagre should have a desktop shrinking option. I don’t want scrollbars when I manage a computer remotely.

Project: 3rd party screenlets

This is a little late, but I figured I should blog about Project: 3rd party screenlets. It is hosted on Launchpad. The team is also on Launchpad. The idea is to collect all those 3rd party screenlets that are on Gnome-look.org and not in the official Screenlets trunk.

In doing so, we can achieve several important things:

For the users:

• One place to get all individual screenlets
• Follow updates easily with bzr
• Get a package with all screenlets available — probably even a package and a repo for Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, etc.

For the developers:

• Easy maintenance of their screenlets
• Keeping close to official Screenlets
• Get input and fixes from other developers, because they can access bzr themselves, and not just post a comment
• Maybe translations down the road
• More users!
• Getting individual screenlets included in the official Screenlets
• Get bug reports

There are probably more upsides for all, but this was my first ideas.

Now, to get the show on the road, we need:

• Developers to register for a Launchpad account
• Apply for the team
• Set up their own project with their screenlets
• Starting using bzr. Short howto and a guide
• Developing screenlets
• Merging with 3rd-party-screenlets branch

This post is tagged Compiz and Compiz Fusion for the likely interest people have in both projects, not because CF is necessary for Screenlets. Because it isn’t anymore 🙂

A new windowlist/taskbar screenlet is needed

I’m having some problems with the WindowlistScreenlet. That spurred me to think about how a dreamy windowlist/taskbar screenlet would be. With AWN’s new launcher-only functionality, I really need a great taskbar. So, here’s my points. Please add yours.

• Picks up all applications open that would ordinary be on a taskbar
• Use the highest quality icons available, maybe make icons for known bad ones
• Let the taskbar be placed on a horizontal line, vertical line, curve, in a rectangular box (any proportions given)
• A set maximum size for the windowlist (or -box). If too many icons are kept there, they should be shrinked
• Minimize, maximize, restore works as they should
• Minimized/maximized apps should draw the Compiz Fusion animations properly to/from the icons where they belong (I know AWN sometimes interfer, but I don’t know why)
• Grouping of apps

Maybe someone can use this as a start? It’s in C and Python.