Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-05-02 Thread David Hoskin
Hello again, Thanks for the discussion! I wound up submitting a proposal for the web draw server: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2013/drh/1 -- David Hoskin

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-26 Thread erik quanstrom
2013/4/26 Peter A. Cejchan : >> Also, keep in mind that there is already a well known and popular tiling >> environment in Plan 9. If you are able to make a window manager with an acme >> feeling I'm sure many users would be interested. The challenge here is to >> have the good taste > required to

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-26 Thread Peter A. Cejchan
Yeas, I know it. I once had Oberon installed, before they downgraded it to Bluebottle. It had a clean design and a single language for everything: Oberon... ++pac On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Charles Forsyth wrote: > The Oberon system interface, which inspired help/help (which led to Acme),

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-26 Thread Charles Forsyth
The Oberon system interface, which inspired help/help (which led to Acme), had graphics, and live rich text. You could cut a running animation and paste it in somewhere else. On 26 April 2013 08:11, Peter A. Cejchan wrote: > I also like very much the Acme's replacement of hard-coded menus by >

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-26 Thread Peter A. Cejchan
I also like very much the Acme's replacement of hard-coded menus by customizable taglines with support of guide files, among others. With a support of interactive graphics, we could have , e.g., an image editor within Acme. Just a dream... ++pac On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Devon H. O'Dell

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-26 Thread Devon H. O'Dell
2013/4/26 Peter A. Cejchan : >> Also, keep in mind that there is already a well known and popular tiling >> environment in Plan 9. If you are able to make a window manager with an acme >> feeling I'm sure many users would be interested. The challenge here is to >> have the good taste > required to

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-25 Thread Peter A. Cejchan
> Also, keep in mind that there is already a well known and popular tiling environment in Plan 9. If you are able to make a window manager with an acme feeling I'm sure many users would be interested. The challenge here is to have the good taste > required to come up with the right design, and that

Re: [9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-24 Thread yy
On 24 April 2013 07:55, David Hoskin wrote: > Hello 9fans, > > I am interested in working on either of the graphics-related projects > suggested on the GSOC wiki page. > > Nice. > For the window system enhancements, my immediate idea would be to > implement title bars and dwm-style keyboard com

[9fans] [GSOC] graphics projects

2013-04-23 Thread David Hoskin
Hello 9fans, I am interested in working on either of the graphics-related projects suggested on the GSOC wiki page. For the window system enhancements, my immediate idea would be to implement title bars and dwm-style keyboard commands and tiling, but I fear that this would not be a large enough p