Just one quick addition: Screenlets also has basic Superkaramba support, making use of those aging KDE widgets as well.
- Ketil On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Ketil Wendelbo Aanensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I'm new on this list. > > Luis Vila encouraged me to send some info to this list, so here goes: > > Disclaimer: I'm not a developer, just an avid user of Gnome and > various eye candy. I especially follow Screenlets and AWN closely. > > There seems to be some uncertainty towards the nature of Screenlets. > Here is a short update: > > Background: > RYX (Rico Pfaus) is the original author of Screenlets. He is no longer > working on Compiz Fusion or Screenlets, it seems. Screenlets > development has been taken over by Whise (Helder Fraga), mainly. > screenlets.org hasn't been updated for ages (except by spam bots...), > because noone wanting to do something had access to it, until 2-4 days > ago. Now that has changed. > > Now: > - Screenlets does not rely on compositing support > - Screenlets does support html widgets by the use of WidgetScreenlet > > Aantn (don't know his real name) is working on a universal applet > system. He is also heavily involved in AWN. He is taking Screenlets a > step further by making it possible to use it as a backend for both > Screenlets and AWN applets. (Basically, drag a screenlet to the dock > to actually dock it, drag it off to detach it and have it as a free > standing app on the desktop. IMO that could be huge from a user > perspective with regards to eye candy and coolness.) > > I think that a widget related SoC-project > could do one or both of the following: > - Making Screenlets into an engine that can run both html/iframe > widgets, python based screenlets and maybe some other things > - Further the development of aantn's project of making a common system > for screenlets/applets. > > Basically, a situation where we have a backend/engine that runs python > screenlets, html/iframe widgets, gdesklets, adesklets, KDE's > plasmoids, etc. would be a huge achievement. > > Hopefully, I remembered the most important stuff, otherwise please > ask, and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability. > > References: > Screenlets forum: <http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/forumdisplay.php?f=102> > ---> Particularly: <http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=7205> > Screenlets home: <http://screenlets.org> > 3rd party screenlets (and an entry for Screenlets proper) on > Gnome-look: <http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=6700> > User screenlets: <http://screenlets.org/index.php/Category:UserScreenlets> > A Screenlets/AWN discussion: > > <http://www.planetblur.org/hosted/awnforum/index.php?shard=forum&action=g_reply&ID=1496&page=1&isLive=true> > > -- > Mvh Ketil Wendelbo Aanensen > --> http://anotherugly.wordpress.com > --> http://last.fm/user/ketilwaa > --> E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --> Google Talk & Windows Live Messenger (aka MSN Messenger): > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Who do I make the $699 check out to now..? > -- Mvh Ketil Wendelbo Aanensen --> http://anotherugly.wordpress.com --> http://last.fm/user/ketilwaa --> E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Google Talk & Windows Live Messenger (aka MSN Messenger): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Who do I make the $699 check out to now..? _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
