Enlightenment CVS committal
Author : technikolor
Project : web
Module : e
Dir : web/e/data
Modified Files:
download.html faq.html team.html
Log Message:
Site update. Updated the nav bar, added pages for new libs, and removed old ones.
Large update to the FAQ, namely the DR16 section this time around.
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@top@
@start@
-<p class="contenttitle">Downloads</p>
+<p class="contenttitle">DR16 Downloads</p>
<p>
The Enlightenment DR0.16.5 release has been considered stable
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
<p align="center">General</p>
@:news_title@
-What is Enlightenment?
+What is the Enlightenment Window Manager?
@:news_body@
Enlightenment is a window manager for <a href="http://www.xfree86.org";>X</a>.
Its design goal is to be as configurable as possible - in look AND in feel.
@@ -19,29 +19,221 @@
@:news_end@
@:news_title@
-What's E's relation to Gnome and KDE? Is Gnome supported? Is KDE supported?
+What are the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL)?
@:news_body@
-E 16 supports both Gnome and KDE. In E 17, you will be able to use both Gnome
-and KDE *applications*. However, given that E 17 will be a desktop shell, this
-doesn't mean that all parts of the frameworks (such as desktop-oriented file managers)
-will work.
+The Enlightenment Project is known for its window manager, but even more powerful
+are the tools used to build that window manager. Enlightenment DR15 and DR16 were
+based around the Imlib library created by Rasterman to provide greater flexability,
+speed and functionlity over the conventional image libraries of the time. As the
+window manager has grown, so has its need for more powerful libraries to draw on.
+In DR17s development cycle more than 14 libraries have been created, and 9 are
+currently grouped together to form the basis of the applications and window manager
+itself. We collectively call these libraries "The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries"
+(or EFL) to distinguish them from the window manager itself. The core libraries
+of the EFL are: EVAS, Imlib2, Ecore, EWD, Edb, EET, Estyle, Etox, and EWL.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+Why hasn't Enlightenment had a new release in 3 years!?!
+@:news_body@
+<p>
+The current stable release of the window manager is DR16.5, which was released to the
world on
+Oct 27th 2000. At that time work was already well underway toward DR17, Imlib2 1.0
was released
+on Oct 16th 2000 and EVAS v0.0.1 was released on Oct 24th 2000. Since that time the
EFL has
+grown into a mature suite of libraries which are now capable of supporting the
applications and
+window manager for Enlightenments DR17 release. In the interum we saw alot of people
and code come
+and go. GEVAS was a created to use EVAS with GTK, Eprog simplified EVAS, Ebits
became the theming
+and interface library for E applications, Etcher and Ebony were created as tools for
creating Ebit themes
+and backgrounds, EFSD was written to support the file management for E which grew out
of a prototype (EFM)
+that worked with DR16, not to mention an advanced prototype of the window manager
itself! But as
+the code matured and we moved closer to what we wanted DR17 to become it became clear
that many of
+the componants had already been pushed beyond their initial design and it was clear
that they would need
+to be replaced. The debates raged on whether to release what was there or start
rewritting
+in order to get things done right the first time. As it should be, Raster descided
he would not release
+code that would just need to be immediately replace and that we'd need to get it
right. And so
+EVAS 0.6.0 gave way to a rewrite known for a short time as EVAS2, later renamed back
to EVAS 1.0. Ebits
+gave way to it's rewrite renamed to Edje, which ment that applications using Ebits
were no longer needed (Etcher and
+Ebony). EET was developed to more efficiently handle many of the tasks Edb was being
used for, namely
+packing theme data and images. And other libraries such as EWL and Etox went along
for the ride evolving
+with EVAS. Ecore was built to tie everything together and thus displaced Eprog. And
now that the
+back end is now roughly where it should be work on the replacement for the window
manager can occur.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+We know it has been a long frustrating wait for users and we appreciate everyones
patients. Enlightenment
+has a long proud history of producing the best ahead-of-it's-time eye-candy on the
planet that is emulated
+for years to come, and we have no desire to release a half assed product just to make
people happy for 2 or 3
+days untill they start complaining. The results will be well worth the wait. And if
your a developer
+there is plenty of toys for you to play with now. If you aren't a developer you'll
find no better or more
+inviting place to start learning than with the EFL. The work being done to make the
next generation of the Enlightenment
+Window Manager will bring alot more than just some pretty borders around your Eterm,
it will drive
+the development of graphical applications industry wide for several years to come.
+</p>
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+Is the EFL portable?
+@:news_body@
+Extremely! Primary developement of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries is
currently
+being done on Linux/X86. Other platforms that are currently in use for development
+include Linux/PPC, Linux/Sparc, Solaris/Sparc, FreeBSD, and OSX. PDAs can use the EFL
+on Qtopia (Zaurus) and most iPaq Linux distributions.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+What is the diffrence between E 17 and DR17 or 0.17? What does DR mean?
+@:news_body@
+DR stands for Development Release. The current stable window manager can be called
+any of the following, E 0.16.5, E 16.5 or DR16.5 it's all the same thing. Which you
+use is a matter of personal preference.
@:news_end@
@:news_title@
-What platforms does E run on?
+I'd like to contribute! How can I commit code?
@:news_body@
-The primary development platform is Linux. *BSD and Solaris are
-also supported. HP, Irix, AIX should more or less work, but are
-probably adventurous.
+Send patches! If they're good you'll get a CVS account.
@:news_end@
@:news_title@
-I'd like to contribute! How can I commit code?
+I'd like to contribute! But I don't code!
@:news_body@
-Send patches! If they're good you'll get a CVS account.
+We can always use a hand. Create themes or backgrounds, write documention or
tutorials, and
+help others around you and on IRC. If you've always wanted to code, the EFL will
make it
+easy for you, so start learning and share your experience with others in the form of
a tutorial.
+@:news_end@
+
+<p align="center">Enlightenment DR16</p>
+
+@:news_title@
+Do people still use DR16?
+@:news_body@
+Yes! Hundreds of people use DR16 daily, possibly thousands. As more and more users
+move to Linux and other UNIX platforms they are becoming aware of Enlightenment and
making
+it their window manager of choice. As KDE and GNOME pick up more and more steam it
becomes
+harder to find a powerful, yet elegant window manager for the power user who wants
simplicity,
+flexability and functionality. Enlightenment is often emulated, but never duplicated.
+Many of the users who have left E for Fluxbox or Sawfish have eventually come back to
the frey.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+I'm tired of the old themes! Isn't there anything new?
+@:news_body@
+The Enlightenment Project currently has 2 <a href="team.html">team themers</a> who
have been providing
+new <b>origonal</b> themes for DR16. <a
href="http://pixelhead.lostmypants.net/";>Pixelhead</a>
+and <a href="http://tokyo.cored.org/";>Tokyo</a>. Both have been created themes that
will make your friends
+who stopped using E a long time ago drewl with envy. Enlightenment is still the king
of the eye-candy universe.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+Is there a manual or HOWTO on building themes?
+@:news_body@
+Yes, a basic set of documentents can be found thanks to Tokyo and the
+<a href="http://monkiboi.net/etherdox/";>EtherDox Project</a> setup by Peter
"monkiboi" Watts.
+Pixelhead has also written a document on
+<a href="http://pixelhead.lostmypants.net/dr16borders.html";>creating DR16 borders</a>
that is very good.
+Besides these the best way to learn is to unpack an etheme (its just a gziped
tarball) and
+look at how its setup. (This is also why 90% of the themes look alike.)
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+How do I install themes?
+@:news_body@
+Copy the .etheme file to your $HOME/.enlightenment/themes/ directory and restart E.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+I downloaded a theme from Freshmeat but its a tar.gz not an etheme, and I'm not sure
what do to.
+@:news_body@
+We're not exactly sure why, but Freshmeat renames (theme).etheme's to (theme).tar.gz
or (theme).tgz.
+In most cases you simply need to rename the file from XXX.tgz to XXX.etheme and copy
it into your
+themes directory. There are one or two themes out there that actually are
distrubuted as tarballs because
+they require special fonts, so when you untar those themes you should get an etheme,
a font, and possibly a README.
+If you unpack and get a directory named after the theme then just rename it.
+@:news_end@
+
+
+@:news_title@
+What platforms does E DR16 run on?
+@:news_body@
+The primary development platform is Linux. Binaries exist for Solaris/SPARC,
+AIX, *BSD, IRIX, and GNU Darwin. Other tested platforms include: Tru64, HP-UX,
+and OS/2.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+Is DR16 still in development?
+@:news_body@
+Yes! DR16 went thru a long hybernation as it's developers devoted all their
+efforts toward DR17. While there were still room for improvement in
+DR16 the primary focus shifted and DR16 was left without an owner or maintainer.
+Patches were commited from time to time, but it wasn't untill the first half
+of 2003 that Kim Woelders (kwo) took up the call to become the DR16 owner and
+began devoting time to working on improvements and bug fixes. DR16.6 is drawing
+close toward release as he continues to work on it.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+Where can I submit a patch for DR16?
+@:news_body@
+Send it to <a href="team.html">kwo</a>. Make sure you have the latest version of
+the code before submiting your patch to ensure someone hasn't beaten you to it.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+Can I get rid of that bar at the top of my screen?
+@:news_body@
+Yes, it's called a drag bar and allows you to drag from one desktop to another
without using the pager.
+You can disable it on the "Special FX Settings" dialog by unchecking "Display desktop
dragbar".
+@:news_end@
+
+
+@:news_title@
+Are there tools that can help me constomize E? How can I setup key bindings?
+@:news_body@
+Yes, there are 2 apps that can be found <a
href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2";>
+in the SourceForge files area</a> to help. E16KeyEdit for editing E key bindings and
E16MenuEdit
+which is a nice GTK menu editor. Note that the tool E-Conf is no longer supported or
avalible.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+How do I add new backgrounds?
+@:news_body@
+Simply copy the new background into your $HOME/.enlightenment/backgrounds/ directory.
+Any subdirectories under the backgrounds directory will show up in the Backgrounds
menu as
+a new submenu.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+How do I add new programs to the "User Applications List" menu?
+@:news_body@
+Edit the file $HOME/.enlightenment/user_apps.menu and add your program on a new line
+in the following form: "Program Name" NULL exec "command --arg1 --arg2"
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+How can I add a new user menu?
+@:news_body@
+Edit the file $HOME/.enlightenment/file.menu and add a new menu using the form:
+"Menu Name" NULL menu "menu_name.menu". Now create a menu file using the name
+you chose using the same format as the the user_apps.menu. Menus can have
+submenus using the same method as in the file.menu. The first line
+of each menu file will serve as the name of the menu.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+I added a new menu item that uses quotes and my program doesn't seem to execute
properly.
+@:news_body@
+You will need to alternate double and single quotes (ie: "command -arg 'my arg'") or
if you
+still have problems wrap the command in a shell script and execute the shell script
instead.
@:news_end@
-<p align="center">E 16</p>
+@:news_title@
+Where can I get epplets? How can I write my own?
+@:news_body@
+You can find the source package and RPMs on <a
href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2";>
+the SourceForge files page</a>. The best way to learn how to write new Epplets is
+to crack open the source and take a peak, they are pretty simple to write.
+@:news_end@
@:news_title@
My epplets keep multiplying whenever I launch E. Help!
@@ -54,7 +246,35 @@
icon box and the pagers. Sorry for the inconvenience.
@:news_end@
-<p align="center">E17</p>
+@:news_title@
+Why can't E remember my desktop when I exit?
+@:news_body@
+E is not, and does not contain or use, a session manager. If you want this type of
+functionality you can use an external session manager to do it for you. Popular
session
+managers include xsm (check the man page), and
+<a href="http://rox.sourceforge.net/rox_session.html";>ROX-Session</a>.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+How can I get icons and file management in DR16?
+@:news_body@
+You need to use an external tool, Enlightenment does not support this
+type of functionality in DR16. A popular choice is <a
href="http://rox.sourceforge.net/";>
+The ROX Desktop</a> which can run ontop of Enlightenment. When supported, you
+can also use GNOME and KDE on top of E.
+@:news_end@
+
+@:news_title@
+I'm not sure how to use all of E's features, how can I learn?
+@:news_body@
+On the main drop down menu (middle-click) choose help and read thru all the pages
+to learn all the diffrent ways you can utilize E more efficiently. Also, if tooltips
+aren't enabled (the clouds when you don't move your mouse) you can enable them
+in the Settings menu by choosing "Tooltip Settings...".
+@:news_end@
+
+
+<p align="center">Enlightenment DR17</p>
@:news_title@
When will E 17 be released?
@@ -77,8 +297,7 @@
@:news_title@
Will E 16's themes work with E 17?
@:news_body@
-No. The theme formats are totally different. There is a chance though
-that converters will exist at some point.
+No. The theme formats are totally different.
@:news_end@
@:news_title@
@@ -186,3 +405,4 @@
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@bottom@
+
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
<tr valign="top"><td><a href="mailto:bmattern@@mail.utexas.edu";>Brian
Mattern</a></td><td><a href="http://www.rephorm.com/";>Y</a></td><td>Themes and
Graphics</td><td>rephorm</td></tr>
-<tr valign="top" class="team-dark"><td><a
href="mailto:tokyoNO@@SPAMcored.org";>tokyo</a></td><td><a
href="http://tokyo.cored.org/";>Y</a></td><td>Themes and
Graphics</td><td>tokyo</td></tr>
+<tr valign="top" class="team-dark"><td><a href="mailto:tokyoNO@@SPAMcored.org";>Al
Castro</a></td><td><a href="http://tokyo.cored.org/";>Y</a></td><td>Themes and
Graphics</td><td>tokyo</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><a href="mailto:pixelheadNO@@SPAMlostmypants.net";>Nathan
Baxter</a></td><td><a href="http://pixelhead.lostmypants.net/";>Y</a></td><td>Themes
and Graphics</td><td>pixelhead</td></tr>
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