thanks a lot for the inspiration! On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 02:29, Joern Konopka <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > On 19.08.2010, at 23:34, Apoorva Sharma < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Mark Shuttleworth < > <[email protected]><[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On 08/08/10 20:49, Apoorva Sharma wrote: >> > I like all these ideas, but why not do what KDE4 did, and present a >> > desktop of files, a zeitgeist timeline, etc. as widgets, so you could >> > have access to files and useful information? >> >> I do think a gadget story is interesting. There's no really compelling >> framework out there today, though. Google's implementations have a lot >> of rendering and usability problems, and the gadgets are not attractive. >> Yahoo's is closed source. The others are marginal. >> > > I was thinking more on the lines of desktop implementations, not web > implemtation, like KDE4's Plasma. > > Am I missing a good candidate? >> > > I don't think you forgot to mention any specific candidate, but is it > possible to create an implementation ourselves? It wouldn't need so many > gadgets, just a clock, file view, and notes should be enough to start. > However, if we had a good framework for developing more, I'm sure more will > follow. > > Also, something like this could possibly work: > > <http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/plasmadashboard-equivalent-coming-to.html><http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/plasmadashboard-equivalent-coming-to.html> > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/plasmadashboard-equivalent-coming-to.html > > > > If I may lead attention to SeedKit for a second: > <http://live.gnome.org/SeedKit> <http://live.gnome.org/SeedKit> > http://live.gnome.org/SeedKit > <http://live.gnome.org/SeedKit>In a nutshell it's a gtkWidget holding a > (optionally) transparent webkit container, it ties strongly with the Seed > JavaScript Implementation, GObject Introspection and DBUS (all the sweet > stuff everyones looking at right now). > I think by putting WebTechnology in the front row we'll have the highest > possible developer base. Just imagine something like A Ubuntu Widget Website > not unlike Android Market or the App Store ( or a tie in with the USC ) > where people can upload new Widgets which provide them with capabilities > like : > 1. Easy to learn and get into ( any other guy could write a basic Widget > within under a Day) > > 2. Are easily portable to other Mobile Devices, Websites and Distributions > > 3. Offers Devs of f.e. iPhone HTML5 Apps a very convenient way to bring > their Apps to a new Audience in form of a Widget. > > The sweet thing about it, it's already working and would only need the > WM_CLASS treatment (meaning a window class for widgets of course). > > One could even go as far as supplying the Widget with a pull and push > function (Pull= a "real" GTKWindow, push=move back to widget space) and you > could even "listen" to the window state via CSS Media Queries. > > Proof of concept: > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1890515/MiniPlayerPreview.ogv > > I pulled this off in just a couple hours even though I never used Seedkit > before. > > Best Regards, Joern > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: <https://launchpad.net/~ayatana><https://launchpad.net/~ayatana> > https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > [email protected] > Unsubscribe : <https://launchpad.net/~ayatana><https://launchpad.net/~ayatana> > https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp><https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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