Lucas Rocha wrote: > Hi all, > > Guys, I'm getting worried: the 2.20 release is tomorrow and we haven't > decided about the splash yet. There's no time for any discussion > anymore. > > I guess the 2.20 splash could be "generic": some good-looking image > with "GNOME 2.20 is out!". > > Andreas, what do you think? > > --lucasr > Hi Lucas! Yeah, I've been worried about that as well for a couple of days now. I'll do something generic showing the cool screenshots with the leaf and the butterflies tonight. - Andreas > > 2007/9/13, Murray Cumming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 13:24 +0200, Murray Cumming wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 12:20 +0200, Andreas Nilsson wrote: >>> >>>>> 2007/9/12, Dave Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>> >>>>>> Let's go with Quim's idea putting improvements in universal access to >>>>>> the forefront. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Ok, if there isn't anyone strongly against it... >>>>> >>>>> Andreas, I think it would be a good time to start working on the w.g.o >>>>> frontpage splash screen. :-) >>>>> >>>>> --lucasr >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Totally. Glad we came to a conclusion! >>>> >>> We don't yet know what languages are new in GNOME 2.20. We will know >>> later today. So I think it's a bit early to mention internationalization >>> as a theme of 2.20, assuming that's what you partly mean that with "open >>> access". Please be patient for just a few more hours. >>> >> As far as I can tell, no new languages will be supported (80% >> translated) in GNOME 2.20, and we may actually have less supported >> languages than before (54 in GNOME 2.16, 50 in 2.20, unknown in 2.18). >> We can't claim that N'Ko languages are supported (because there are no >> translations that actually use that pango shaper), and I don't wish to >> make a big deal of the purely under-the-hood part of N'Ko support that >> does now exist. So I don't think that we should use improved >> internationalization as a major new them. I have mentioned the RTL >> support, because that's real and cool. >> >> It's string freeze now, so this discussion is done, though there's still >> some freedom for the splash and for a press release if someone chooses >> to do one. This is the introductory paragraph now in the release notes: >> " >> The improvements in GNOME &gnomeversion; include: Improved support for >> right-to-left languages; desktop search integrated into the file chooser >> dialog; convenient new features in the Evolution email and calendar >> client; enhanced browsing of image collections; simplified system >> preferences; efficient power management and incredibly accurate laptop >> battery monitoring. Developers receive more help with application >> development thanks to a new version of the GTK+ toolkit, improved tools, >> and a great new documentation web site. >> " >> >> -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.murrayc.com >> www.openismus.com >> >> >> > >
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