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. 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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