Regarding: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-18 Thread Geert Stappers
On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 07:28:07PM +0200, Stefano Canepa wrote: Stefano Canepa wrote: Hi all, the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? At my LUG when we explain the installation process to new users we present Mandriva and Debian

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Josselin Mouette wrote: Le mercredi 17 mai 2006 à 00:37 +0200, Attilio Fiandrotti a écrit : The above library requirements apply to both GTK 2.9.0 and 2006-03- 26 CVS snapshot (which is older than 2.9.0 ). More recent GTK CVS snapshots require glib 2.11, pango 1.11 ( and DFB 0.9.25 i think).

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-17 Thread Bill Allombert
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:48:30AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:09, Sven Luther wrote: It is scheduled for release during may, which may or not be delayed a bit. This is way this is an important point to get feedaback from the release team and from the gtk-gnome team

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-17 Thread Stefano Canepa
Il giorno mar, 16/05/2006 alle 19.11 +0200, chantra ha scritto: Hi, Even though I prefer the textual installer or even no installers ;) see http://www.debuntu.org/2006/05/14/51-how-to-installing-debian-etch-from-a-running-debian-based-system/ I reckon graphical as default is best. Why? Just

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-17 Thread Christian Perrier
Hello Frans, could you stop using debian-release for the purpose of bashing Sven Luther ? As far as my understanding goes, Frans is not the one who expanded the CC list. In short, faudrait peut-être pas trop déconner, quand même. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-17 Thread Sven Luther
On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 10:27:38PM -0500, Christian Perrier wrote: Hello Frans, could you stop using debian-release for the purpose of bashing Sven Luther ? As far as my understanding goes, Frans is not the one who expanded the CC list. In short, faudrait peut-être pas trop déconner,

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 07:34:27AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 23:40, Sven Luther wrote: That said, another important point is, will we be using a separate gtk-dfb 2.9/2.10 package set, or will we be using the main gtk debian package ? In this second case, are the

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Davide Viti
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 07:34:27AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: That said, another important point is, will we be using a separate gtk-dfb 2.9/2.10 package set, or will we be using the main gtk debian package ? In this second case, are the gtk-gnome folk ready to move to gtk 2.10 for etch ?

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 08:11, Wouter Verhelst wrote: Eh, if you want to do gtk-dfb, you can't. The choice between using the DirectFB backend or the X11 backend has to be done at compile time. Or am I missing something? No, you're not. This is an issue and it's going to take some advanced

gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 07:34:27AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 23:40, Sven Luther wrote: Another aspect not to forget about this too. We have made considerable effort to bring the directfb code to gtk 2.9+. We have involved external folk outside of d-i to help us and make

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 08:11, Wouter Verhelst wrote: Eh, if you want to do gtk-dfb, you can't. The choice between using the DirectFB backend or the X11 backend has to be done at compile time. Or am I missing something? No, you're not. This is an

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:40, Eddy Petrişor wrote: Why are you hanging always on the idea that we should use released versions? For testing and (in some cases) for the final product a CVS snapshot is more than good. We need testing if we desire the G-I to be ready for etch, I think you agree,

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:37, you wrote: I disagree, they is a lot of changes and new features for 2.10 and a random 2.9 snapshot is not something we are wanting to ship with a stable Debian Thank you for this quick and sane reply. pgpicDYPrUyAW.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:40, Eddy Petrişor wrote: Why are you hanging always on the idea that we should use released versions? For testing and (in some cases) for the final product a CVS snapshot is more than good. We need testing if we desire

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:59, Eddy Petrişor wrote: I have addressed the concerns regading this point since the minimeeting held some time ago[1] by proposing a solution that would not interfere with the present packages. See the reply by the Gnome maintainer for why this is not an option.

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:09, Sven Luther wrote: It is scheduled for release during may, which may or not be delayed a bit. This is way this is an important point to get feedaback from the release team and from the gtk-gnome team now. I am CCing them on this. As you are not the d-i or g-i

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:37:36AM +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 09:09 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : If we decide that 2.9+ and 2.10 is the way to go for etch, then we should be pro-active for this, and start experimenting, and even making them the default NOW.

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:48:30AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:09, Sven Luther wrote: It is scheduled for release during may, which may or not be delayed a bit. This is way this is an important point to get feedaback from the release team and from the gtk-gnome team

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 10:07:46AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:59, Eddy Petrişor wrote: I have addressed the concerns regading this point since the minimeeting held some time ago[1] by proposing a solution that would not interfere with the present packages. See the

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 08:36:56AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 08:11, Wouter Verhelst wrote: Eh, if you want to do gtk-dfb, you can't. The choice between using the DirectFB backend or the X11 backend has to be done at compile time. Or am I missing something? No, you're

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 09:37, you wrote: I disagree, they is a lot of changes and new features for 2.10 and a random 2.9 snapshot is not something we are wanting to ship with a stable Debian Thank you for this quick and sane reply. Please

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 10:07:45AM +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 09:50 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : Sebastien, do you know if the development 2.9 gtk packages will be uploaded to experimental or something such ? If so, would it be meaningful to have those

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 09:09 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : If we decide that 2.9+ and 2.10 is the way to go for etch, then we should be pro-active for this, and start experimenting, and even making them the default NOW. GTK 2.9 is GNOME 2.16 material, lot of packages Depends on GTK and making

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 09:50 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : Sebastien, do you know if the development 2.9 gtk packages will be uploaded to experimental or something such ? If so, would it be meaningful to have those packages also include the build of the .udebs, and upload to unstable a version

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 10:58:52AM +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 10:23 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : Ok, but if someone else would be packaging those to produce .udebs, you have no particular objection to uploading .debs to experimental at the same time ? Are

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 11:45:02AM +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 11:07 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : 1) you did comment on gtk 2.9+ for etch as the main gtk package, but does this advice also hold in a 2.0.x vs 2.9+ d-i gtk-dfb scenario ? As written previously

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 10:23 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : Ok, but if someone else would be packaging those to produce .udebs, you have no particular objection to uploading .debs to experimental at the same time ? Are you saying you want to hijack GTK now? Sebastien Bacher -- To

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Sebastien Bacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 09:50 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : Sebastien, do you know if the development 2.9 gtk packages will be uploaded to experimental or something such ? If so, would it be meaningful to have those packages also include

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 11:07 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : 1) you did comment on gtk 2.9+ for etch as the main gtk package, but does this advice also hold in a 2.0.x vs 2.9+ d-i gtk-dfb scenario ? As written previously upstream changed the ABI number so updating to GTK 2.9 would require

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Christian Perrier
As you are not the d-i or g-i release manager and currently not even on the d-i team, it is _not_ your place to do this. I object slightly (but hopefully we'll find time to discuss these issues live). This has not been my reading of Sven's mails in that particular thread. IMHO, the

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi If i'm not wrong, current GTKDFB 2.0.9 libraries (binary .udeb and - dev .deb) are built from a completly different source package than regular GTKX libraries (currently 2.8.xx in unstable, IIRC). Standard GTK libraries used in the Debian are built with the X frontend, while GTK libraries

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 11:45 +0200, Sebastien Bacher a écrit : Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 11:07 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : 1) you did comment on gtk 2.9+ for etch as the main gtk package, but does this advice also hold in a 2.0.x vs 2.9+ d-i gtk-dfb scenario ? As written previously

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 10:25, Wouter Verhelst wrote: My point really was that it's silly to drop the graphical installer as a target for Etch if you need to compile differently for gtk-dfb anyway; so if the regular gtk2 packages aren't at the correct version, having a different gtk2 source

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 10:25, Wouter Verhelst wrote: My point really was that it's silly to drop the graphical installer as a target for Etch if you need to compile differently for gtk-dfb anyway; so if the regular gtk2 packages aren't at the

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 11:45 +0200, Sebastien Bacher a écrit : Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 11:07 +0200, Sven Luther a écrit : 1) you did comment on gtk 2.9+ for etch as the main gtk package, but does this advice also hold in a 2.0.x vs

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 05:06:03PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 16 May 2006 10:25, Wouter Verhelst wrote: My point really was that it's silly to drop the graphical installer as a target for Etch if you need to compile differently for gtk-dfb anyway; so if the regular gtk2 packages

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-16 Thread chantra
Hi, Even though I prefer the textual installer or even no installers ;) see http://www.debuntu.org/2006/05/14/51-how-to-installing-debian-etch-from-a-running-debian-based-system/ I reckon graphical as default is best. Why? Just because awared user will instantly look toward FXs menus, but a

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Sebastien Bacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 18:42 +0300, Eddy Petrişor a écrit : So the questions are: - Is it OK for the GTK+GNOME team to have D-I people (and maybe with the help of some gtk/gnome people) build some udebs for GTK _with_the_DFB_ backend, as

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 18:42 +0300, Eddy Petrişor a écrit : So the questions are: - Is it OK for the GTK+GNOME team to have D-I people (and maybe with the help of some gtk/gnome people) build some udebs for GTK _with_the_DFB_ backend, as it is now for the 2.0.9 version? Sure, no objection

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
Eddy Petrişor wrote: On 5/16/06, Sebastien Bacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 18:42 +0300, Eddy Petrişor a écrit : So the questions are: - Is it OK for the GTK+GNOME team to have D-I people (and maybe with the help of some gtk/gnome people) build some udebs for GTK

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/16/06, Attilio Fiandrotti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, if i understand correctly, there should be definitely no problems in moving to more recent GTKDFB libraries, right (no conflicts with GTKX pavkages) ? do we all agree about moving to 2.9.0 (needs minor patches) or CVS snapshot dated

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 07:36:48PM +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote: Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 18:42 +0300, Eddy Petrişor a écrit : So the questions are: - Is it OK for the GTK+GNOME team to have D-I people (and maybe with the help of some gtk/gnome people) build some udebs for GTK

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 16 mai 2006 à 21:55 +0200, Attilio Fiandrotti a écrit : So, if i understand correctly, there should be definitely no problems in moving to more recent GTKDFB libraries, right (no conflicts with GTKX pavkages) ? do we all agree about moving to 2.9.0 (needs minor patches) or CVS

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
Eddy Petrişor wrote: On 5/16/06, Attilio Fiandrotti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, if i understand correctly, there should be definitely no problems in moving to more recent GTKDFB libraries, right (no conflicts with GTKX pavkages) ? do we all agree about moving to 2.9.0 (needs minor patches)

Re: gtk 2.0.x or 2.9+ for etch g-i ? (Was: graphics or text as default)

2006-05-16 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mercredi 17 mai 2006 à 00:37 +0200, Attilio Fiandrotti a écrit : The above library requirements apply to both GTK 2.9.0 and 2006-03-26 CVS snapshot (which is older than 2.9.0 ). More recent GTK CVS snapshots require glib 2.11, pango 1.11 ( and DFB 0.9.25 i think). Does the 2006-03-26

graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Stefano Canepa
Hi all, the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? At my LUG when we explain the installation process to new users we present Mandriva and Debian and many users choise to install Mandriva just for it's graphical installer or better

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Stefano Canepa [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? At my LUG when we explain the installation process to new users we present Mandriva and Debian and many users choise to install Mandriva just

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Geert Stappers
On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 09:53:15AM +0200, Stefano Canepa wrote: Hi all, the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? My vote goes to default to the gui version. (At least for the full CD (or full DVD)) At my LUG when we explain the

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Xavier Oswald
On 12:50 Mon 15 May , Goswin von Brederlow wrote: Could you make some screenshots of the partitioner? I haven't yet found one that I find realy usable. Most certainly not the one in D-I. I'm trying to do a gparted port in C for the D-I, it's not ready, but I hope, I will have something to

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Davide Viti
hi, On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 01:55:50PM +0200, Xavier Oswald wrote: I use the GTK function from GTK 2.6 so for the actual D-I it will be hard to integrate. But Attilio had build a new one based on gtkdfb 2.9 that I will try. I've tried to rebuild an image using the udebs provided by Attilio

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Xavier Oswald
On 14:04 Mon 15 May , Davide Viti wrote: hi, On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 01:55:50PM +0200, Xavier Oswald wrote: I use the GTK function from GTK 2.6 so for the actual D-I it will be hard to integrate. But Attilio had build a new one based on gtkdfb 2.9 that I will try. I've tried to

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 15 May 2006 09:53, Stefano Canepa wrote: the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? In the short run we will use the newt (text) frontend as default. I feel we should wait at least until the new upstream libraries are available to

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
Geert Stappers wrote: On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 09:53:15AM +0200, Stefano Canepa wrote: Hi all, the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? My vote goes to default to the gui version. (At least for the full CD (or full DVD)) this sounds

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 09:53, Stefano Canepa wrote: the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? In the short run we will use the newt (text) frontend as default. I feel we should wait at least until the new upstream

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 15 May 2006 16:46, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: What about using GTK libraries from CVS ? i386 experimental udebs i built some times ago proved to work well (better than 2.0.9 regarding fonts) and i can tell you the DFB backend they contain is much more robust than the one contained in

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Davide Viti
On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 05:15:41PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 16:46, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: What about using GTK libraries from CVS ? i386 experimental udebs i built some times ago proved to work well (better than 2.0.9 regarding fonts) and i can tell you the DFB

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/15/06, Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 09:53, Stefano Canepa wrote: the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? In the short run we will use the newt (text) frontend as default. I feel we should wait at least until

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Eddy Petrişor
On 5/15/06, Attilio Fiandrotti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 09:53, Stefano Canepa wrote: the CD images with both graphical and textual installer will run graphical as default? In the short run we will use the newt (text) frontend as default. I feel

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 07:04:50PM +0200, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 15 May 2006 16:46, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: What about using GTK libraries from CVS ? i386 experimental udebs i built some times ago proved to work well (better than 2.0.9 regarding fonts) and i

Re: graphics or text as default?

2006-05-15 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 15 May 2006 23:40, Sven Luther wrote: Another aspect not to forget about this too. We have made considerable effort to bring the directfb code to gtk 2.9+. We have involved external folk outside of d-i to help us and make this happen (I am thinking of Dennis and Mike in particular