On 03/14/2008 09:51, Toma wrote: > I still need some solidarity from everyone/some more folks about the > systray before starting more flame wars on the xdg list. Im out on the > town atm, but if you search systray on the wiki you will find a spec > raster proposed for a working systray. A working example would be a > better submittion than simply a spec. Please consider it if you plan > on writing/fixing the systray.
A systray is one of the proposed ideas for Google Summer of Code. would it be possible for you to wait to see if it gets picked up by a student. We should know something by April 11th. -ravenlock > Toma > > On 3/14/08, The DarkMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hallo everyone, as I anticipated you, here's the second mail (with different >> goals and subject). >> OpenGEU needs to get rid of fbpanel. To do it we need not only the menu >> module (see my other mail) but also another module, a theme switcher, and a >> working systray. Now, I perfectly know what you all (or many of you) think >> about the systray story but OpenGEU is for newbyes, for dumbs, it is the >> E17ish version of Ubuntu, in other words, it is original for sure in >> behavior and user experience bt the lack of a systray would make it even a >> little incompatible with the gnome tools we use (such as network-manager, >> gnome-power-manager, update-notifier, etc....) and would make it harder for >> a beginner. So I don't care, I know experienced users can live without a >> sytray but OpenGEU cannot :) >> >> A systray module is already available in GOS for example, but it is a little >> too much buggy... if anyone can help getting it a little stabler and better >> than it would be wonderful but we could even live with it that way.... >> >> But here's the main reason for this mail. I'll post everything about the >> OpenGEU theme switcher needed by the project, this is the other module we'd >> need. >> How does the module work? When it is started and while it is opened, it >> checks the contents of this folder: >> >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/ >> This folder is still not available in the current OpenGEU. The module looks >> for sub-folders, each oen will have the name of a theme. For example if the >> module looks in the folder and finds these subfolders: >> >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/sunshine >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/moonlight >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/murrina_sunshine >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/murrina_moonlight >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/steampunk >> >> it then checks inside them for an .sh file with the same name of each >> sub-folder. If it finds that .sh file, than it displays the theme in the >> list of available themes. In each subfolder there's not only the .sh file >> but also a .jpg or whatever format with the same name of the subfolder / .sh >> file, this is a screenshot of the theme. The screenshot must be of a default >> resolution (you can choose it, I don't care, it depends also on the >> dimensions of the preview windows you're going to code). For example, the >> module, finds in the subfolder: >> >> /usr/share/opengeu_themes/steampunk >> >> the following files: >> >> steampunk.sh >> steampunk.jpg >> >> Then the module shows in its themes list (alphabetical order of course) a >> theme named "steampunk" (like the folder) with a screenshot next to it, >> steampunk.jpg (or whatever extension you prefer). >> If a user chooses the theme and clicks on OK or Apply, the module has just >> to run the .sh script. What does the script do? >> >> OpenGEU themes are different from E17 themes. An OpenGEU theme customize the >> entire E17 / Gnome desktop, that is, it changes: >> 1) the e17 theme >> 2) the etk theme >> 3) the gtk theme >> 4) the gnome background (for fake transparency) >> 5) the GDM theme >> 6) the icons theme >> 7) the spash theme >> 8) the entrance theme (if entrance is used) >> basically, it changes everything. >> That's what the script will do but I'll write the scripts I need, don't >> worry, I only need the ability to use this theme switcher. >> That's why I wrote a script for every OpenGEU theme, they work pretty well >> but I plan to create various OpenGEU themes, not only the pair we have right >> now. >> >> The theme switcher needs to check in the folder I named above because there >> has to be the possibility to add new OpenGEU themes later. With a .deb or >> even with a .tar.gz file! If this is the case, maybe a user downloaded from >> the net a .tar.gz OpenGEU theme, containing a foldr with the name of the >> theme and the .sh + .jpeg files with the same name inside it. >> The modules needs so to have an add theme button (possibly even drag and >> drop would be very nice), able of reading a .tar.gz file and extract it >> somewhere into the home folder of the user, for example: >> >> /home/username/.opengeu_themes >> >> The module should also keep track of the contents of this folder. >> Well, that's all I can say about the OpenGEU theme switcher we'd need. If >> anyone is interested in creating it, please answer this mail. Also, it could >> be an etk app, not a module, I don't care, as long as it works! :) >> Greetings everyone, hoping someone will help having OpenGEU go ahead in this >> adventure! >> >> Luca D.M. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. 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