Re: Tested the latest build

[Ryan Peters <sloshy45 sbcglobal net>]

On 01/07/2010 09:53 PM, Stephen Rees wrote:
> Hey Ryan,
>
> Which PPA are you running it from?
> I couldn't find a daily build Gnome-shell PPA in launchpad...
>
> Thanks,
> ~Stephen
>
> On 08/01/10 13:34, Ryan Peters wrote:
> > I'm using a PPA (Launchpad repository) of Gnome-Shell testing/daily 
> > builds, and I just updated it last night. I'm working on it right 
> > now, and I have to say: fantastic job! I love it very, very much! 
> > There are, however, some things I'd like to ask about what's planned 
> > for the near future:
> >
> > 1) A customizable top bar? I like it how it is, but being able to put 
> > your own things on there would be great (like a mount applet or a 
> > character applet, maybe?). Is this planned for the sidebar?
> >
> > 2) I'm not so fond with the sidebar shoving everything to the side, 
> > especially in it's full size. Maybe it could work like a dock that 
> > auto/intelli-hides?
> >
> > 3) If I do the regular drag-and-drop maneuver, dragging from one 
> > application to another (no matter what it is), I can't switch to 
> > another workspace. I've tried the hot corner, alt+tab, and the 
> > Win/Meta key, but the only thing that lets me switch is my dock (AWN 
> > 0.4 Beta, btw).
> >
> > 4) Is there a way I can test out zeitgiest (I hope I spelled it 
> > right)? I have "zeitgiest-core" installed as an ubuntu package from 
> > the repository, and I tried running the zeitgiest commands it came 
> > with but I didn't notice anything gui-related happening.
> >
> > 5) Does anyone know a good replacement for the character applet (you 
> > know, where you paste in characters that show up on your panel, and 
> > clicking them copies them to the clipboard)? I like using those 
> > little hearts, those music notes, and the "e"s with those signs over 
> > them sometimes, and I don't know any other way to insert the 
> > characters (besides digging for them for minutes in the Character Map 
> > program).
> >
> > 6) Is the bar at the top and/or the activities overlay planned to be 
> > theme-able in the future? I don't mind it how it is now, but being 
> > easily theme-able is one of the things I love the most about Gnome 2.
> >
> > Sorry for asking so much, but it would be great if anyone could 
> > answer even half of one of my questions. Thanks!
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To those of you wondering, it's this: 
https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/testing 
<https://launchpad.net/%7Ericotz/+archive/testing>. It's not exactly 
"daily", but it updates the gnome-shell packages every week or two at 
the very least.