Enlightenment CVS committal
Author : technikolor
Project : web
Module : e
Dir : web/e/pages
Modified Files:
news.html
Log Message:
Finally raster lets me update and announce Edje! I'll add the Edje pages to replace
the Ebit ones soon.
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RCS file: /cvsroot/enlightenment/web/e/pages/news.html,v
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<p class="contenttitle">News</p>
+<p><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newstitle">
+Thu Sep 18 - <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">benr</a> - The Big News Update
+</td></tr></table><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newsbody">
+<p>
+After months of restraint heres the big update as to where E is and is going.
Enlightenment DR17, the window manager currently in e17 CVS, is dead.
+As was mentioned in the <i>State of E</i> address awhile back the current WM code
needs a complete rewrite and thus the current code is nothing but a test platform.
+There is currently no publically avalible WM code for DR17 but the initial CVS commit
will be coming in the next month or two. Many lessons were learned from
+the WM code that currently exists in CVS, namely that even in CVS we stretched the
limits of what eBits could do which prompted raster several months ago
+to scrap it and start work on Edje which should be thought of as Ebits2 but is
drastically diffrent than eBits was. Edje uses EET instead of EDB like eBits,
+and truely does what Ebits hoped to: abstract completely an applications interface
from its codebase. Edje theming doesn't just put a new image in place of
+the default but actually can completely change the feel of the interface not just the
look. On top of this Edje supports animation! This means that DR17
+will not be just another static looking window manager, it will have smooth
animations and effects whether its simple fades, bounces, or window borders that
+consist of swirling colors. Also, at the time the </i>State of E</i> address was
released there was uncertainty about Etox; would it be rolled into EVAS or just
silently die? I'm happy to report <a href="team.html">RbdPngn</a> has been working
hard on the lib and it now has solitified it's place in the Enlightenment Foundation
Libraries perminantly. Among Etox's more interesting abilities is automatic wrapping
of text, properly handling newlines in text strings when displayed, and koolest of
all, reacting to obsticals! Also, on the EVAS front, EVAS now has a GL backend!
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Note that due to the retirement of Ebits all apps based on it are being retired as
well, those being Etcher, Ebony and Ebg. Equivelents for Edje will probably
+emerge in the future but there is no current firm commitment right now. There are
plans for an Etcher equivilent for Edje but we don't know what the final
+form of it will be and when it might pop up.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+At this point in time Imlib2, EVAS, Edb, EET, Ecore, and Edje are effectively
complete. Updates and new features are still being added to Ecore and Edje, but no
major changes particularly to the API are intended. This is good news for the many of
you who have wanted to jump in and play with the EFL but were scared off by warnings
of impending rewrites. Most of the libs are Doxygen'ed at least partially.
Documentation is now under way to ensure there are plenty of resources for an eventual
release. Tutorial writers and coders building examples are encouraged.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+We're happy to report significant progress toward an eventual release. Any one who
has ever coded will find the EFL a real treat so please take a look. Expect changes
to this website over the next week reflecting the new libraries.
+</p>
+</td></tr></table>
<p><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newstitle">
Wed Sep 17 - <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">benr</a> - New Releases
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