desktop February 2008

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OOo Draw in the menus
by Gain Paolo Mureddu 24 Mar '08

24 Mar '08

Some time ago I posted to the Marketing list about a little "test" I was performing with some friends and family who are (or rather were) not familiar with Linux or Fedora at all, and were exposed to the LiveCD. There were some interesting comments and I generated an OOo enabled LiveCD for them to test with it. At any rate, part of the feedback I got since then, was about OOo Draw. Basically one of my relatives found out about it from the main File - New menu entry on the various OOo programs. Thinking it was part of Impress I got an e-mail asking about it. The e-mail basically said that if "this draw application was part of Impress why it had another entry in the File - New menu. I then proceeded to explain that OOo draw is another application, and was immediately caught off guard when I got a prompt reply of "How come, then that it doesn't have an applications menu entry, if it is a full blown app of its own, then?" And that's why I ask here, since I double checked on my four other Fedora machines (one desktop running F8, another running F7, yet another running F9 alpha and a laptop with F8), and indeed openoffice.org-draw is installed, but there is no menu entry for the application, even though there is the .desktop file /usr/share/applications/, any particular reason why it isn't included in either the Office or Graphics applications menus? Thanks in advance.

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Bluetooth testing and some good gnome-love bugs
by Bastien Nocera 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Heya, gnome-user-share ---------------- gnome-bluetooth's days are numbered. I removed the gnome-obex-server from Fedora, and it will go the same upstream when a couple of bugs in gnome-user-share are fixed. Those bugs are good for gnome-lovers: - http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519062 - http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309232 - http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519060 Mention in the bug if you're interested in helping out, I can provide more details on the implementation if interested. You'll need obex-data-server 0.3 and gnome-user-share from SVN to be able to use this. gvfs ObexFTP ------------ ObexFTP support has landed in gvfs. If you're using rawhide, or an unstable GNOME release, your nautilus is already using gvfs. We need testing done on it. You can access your Bluetooth device over ObexFTP using the URL "obex://[00:00:00:00:00:00:00]/", where 00:00:00:00:00:00:00 is your device's bluetooth address (or through the bluetooth applet's "Browse device..." menu item). You'll need obex-data-server 0.3 installed as well for this. File bugs about it at: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gvfs There's also a good bug for gnome-lovers: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519072 Enjoy!

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gdm version in Fedora 9
by Nicu Buculei 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

As I understand, the GNOME release team has decided to ship gdm version 2.20 in GNOME 2.22 due to a number of regression but the plan for Fedora is still to have gdm 2.22 in F9, is this correct? I ask this from the perspective of the Art Team, we approach a deadline (in about a week) when the desktop theme is supposed to be complete so is important for us to know *how* gdm will be themed. My understanding is that theming in the new gdm is much simpler (just a background image and the rest is done from Gtk+), could someone provide additional info? [1] - http://mail.gnome.org/archives/release-team/2008-February/msg00059.html -- nicu :: http://nicubunu.ro :: http://nicubunu.blogspot.com Cool Fedora wallpapers: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/wallpapers/ Open Clip Art Library: http://www.openclipart.org my Fedora stuff: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro

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yum-presto on Live CD?
by Valent Turkovic 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

Hi, can you please tell me if yum-presto plugin will be installed by default on fedora 9 live cd? Thank you, Valent.

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Mozilla Prism in Fedora?
by Valent Turkovic 06 Feb '08

06 Feb '08

I really like gmail as webmail app. And running it in Prism is even better that running it in full browser because you get full screen for gmail and a separate window - that also helps. If you are like me you have 40 tabs open and you constantly searching in which is your email :) Have you heard of Mozilla Prism[1]? I believe that this app would be a great addition to Fedora Desktop. Only thing missing for Prism are Firefox extensiona; Better Gmail[4] plugin in Prism would make me jump with joy :) So please tell me if you find out if it is possible to install firefox extensions in Prism. Download[2] Prism and check it out. Cheers, Valent. [1] http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/ [2] http://wiki.mozilla.org/Prism#Latest_version [3] http://www.linux.com/feature/118170 [4] http://lifehacker.com/software/exclusive-lifehacker-download/better-gmail-2… -- http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/ linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org. ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic

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Fedora and 3D Desktop
by Valent Turkovic 04 Feb '08

04 Feb '08

Hi, I'm wondering what is the state of relations between Fedora and compiz-fusion projects? I see that lot of other distros have 3D Desktop as a feature for few releases back even in the installers. In Fedora there is a option "Enable desktop effects" but it looks from users point of view that it is there only so that nobody can't say that fedora project doesn't have 3D desktop feature. I personaly have a feeling when I use it that this feature it is not given enough attention in Fedora. Some distributions ask during the install if users would like to start 3D desktop feature, and in Fedora users usually need to know exactly where to go to enable 3D effects. I'm not saying that one is better that the other, just saying what I see on other distros. I'm not trying to start some flame bait thread, but I'm really asking what is the official Fedora project standpoint regarding 3D Desktop. Cheers, Valent. -- http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/ linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org. ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic

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(no subject)
by Peter Monte 02 Feb '08

02 Feb '08

Dear Fedora I would like to be taken off the list, Thanx

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swfdec in fedora
by a3ukasz Peb3szynski 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

Hello, I think fedora should provide good and reliable software. Swfdec isn't working properly with most sites. It should be included as optional package - just as it is now. That mess with american law is stupid. American law sucks - and mostly patents for algorithms. See you!

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desktop February 2008