Wonderful stuff Keith, reminded me of how much I miss GNOME on my lappie.
My new laptop is waiting for me home but won't install Linux on it right
away since my projects won't let me, but we all know Windows is designed
to break so it's only a matter of time until I'm back.
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Dňa 12.12.2014 o 09:08 Tim napísal(a):
On 12/12/14 15:16, Keith I Myers wrote:
Hello All,
Thanks for the feedback.
Although this is a bit of a pet project of mine, I am working hard to extend
some of the features to make it as close to the real thing as
possible. I do plan to release it under the GPL so anyone can fork it/do what
they wish with the code once it is a bit more polished.
I am also trying to make it (almost) completely functional. Firefox and
LibreOffice Writer will both allow users to interact with the
simulation by letting them type in website addresses and enter rich text. I am
also going to be make a mock up of the terminal and Ubuntu
Software center to replace the screenshots that are currently being displayed.
So far, It is surprisingly well though out and has the following features:
* Support for multiple translations by passing a "lang=XX" flag to the
simulator. I am going to create a simulation of the GDM login screen
to allow users to select the language in the next update. ALL of the text
strings are stored in their own individual index to allow for
easy translations in the future.
* I am working on a way to quickly add more applications to the dock which
may be useful for third party developers to add their own
application simulations to their own instances.
* It works on most mobile browsers including Chrome for Android and Safari
for iOS
I am currently working on
* Creating a port of the GTK+ visual elements to CSS/HTML5 to allow me to
easily create new application simulations.
gtk already has the broadway backend for running gtk apps within a browser!
This won't help for gnome-shell though, that runs on a custom
toolkit based around clutter.
I do fear you are going to struggle to keep up with UI changes, by creating a
fully simulated environment, gnome-shell is mostly javascript
running atop of spidermonkey (the firefox engine), although its a somewhat
custom implementation. Though it would be cool to be able to run an
actual gnome-shell instance within a browser. Not sure if its technically
possible, and likely then only in Firefox, but if not at the very
least, you should look at using the actual gnome css themes to style your
simulator!
Either way, good work so far!
* Adding a way to have multiple open applications by launching everything in
its own floating window
* Adding the full application list to the Gnome Launcher so the user can
browse all of the icons.
* Making the user menu respond
* Gnome Shell Search on the Activities Menu
* Making it so when the user clicks on the clock, they get the proper day
view
* Support for smaller screens. 1080p is the current minimum it will work
with properly without needing to zoom in. The mock GDM login page
will be responsible for setting the correct values for the end user
* I want to create basic mockups of the applications below. Each will have
its own script that is displayed by the assistant so it is like a
guided tour.
o Firefox
o LibreOffice Writer
o LibreOffice Calc
o Ubuntu Software Center
o Gnome Control Panel
o Gedit
o The Ubuntu Gnome Installation Process
o Mines
o Nautilus
o Empathy
* Creating a "Welcome" app that launches on first run to introduce the users
to the features in a carousel style. This is essentially the
"About" application found on existing Gnome Systems but will be designed
to be a bit more welcoming.
As the entire platform will be released as Open Source, you guys can easily
adopt it for other linux distributions and desktop interfaces.
This will be useful to any of you that manage other distros as well.
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Ali/amjjawad <amjja...@gnome.org
<mailto:amjja...@gnome.org>> wrote:
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Keith I Myers <keithiokepamy...@gmail.com
<mailto:keithiokepamy...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello All,
Hello :D
I had issues sleeping last night so I had to do what every reasonable
geek would do, build something.
I created a very basic Ubuntu GNOME Simulator that runs inside your
web browser. It is VERY rough around the edges right now but it
may have some potential when it comes to showing users what Ubuntu
GNOME feels like before they install.
You can access the partially functional demo with the link below. The
site is best viewed on Firefox or Chrome and on a high res
screen if possible.
http://ubuntu-gnome.kmyers.me/?showguide=false
So far, all you can really do is launch the activities menu and select
the Ubuntu Software Center and A terminal. I tried to simulate
the feel of Gnome Shell as much as possible, the escape key exits the
main launcher.
I also coded a simple guide to help potential users navigate the system
http://ubuntu-gnome.kmyers.me/?showguide=true
Thoughts?
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Okay, I'm really speechless. This is SUPER HELPFUL if we could make it
even better and I think this is the kind of tour that Tim was
wanted to have on our home page. I just can't express myself here but this
is amazing :D I loved the idea, thank you so much!
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I'm sure by time, we could make it even better. If we managed to simulate
the main functions, that would be great!
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