desktop February 2015

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release criteria for printing
by Chris Murphy 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

I don't see any release criteria for printing capabilities, local or remote. Should there be? I just stumbled onto this: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187999 I haven't tried to reproduce so I don't know what the scope is, whether it's a network printer (built-in server of some kind) or a CUPS managed remote printer. But the apparent combination of firewall blocking IPP by default (and permitting it fixing this problem) and Fedora 21 Workstation didn't ship firewall-config by default either, seems to be a setup for bad UX. Hence, should there be some sort of print related criterion? What should it be? And for which release? -- Chris Murphy

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Changes in the f22 workstation
by Matthias Clasen 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

I wanted to give a heads-up to the wider audience about a number of workstation changes that are landing in the f22 branch (and rawhide) this week, in time for the alpha freeze next week: - The message tray at the bottom is gone, notifications are now shown at the top, and can be reviewed in the calendar popup ( https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/GnomeShell_NewNotifications) - The gnome-shell theme has been refreshed - The login screen is using Wayland ( https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Login_Screen_Over_Wayland) - Codec installation has been integrated in gnome-software (currently this is hooked up in totem) - Nautilus has received a number of improvements ( https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Nautilus_Improvements) Please let us know if you see any fallout from these changes. Thanks! Matthias

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Open seat on WG
by Paul W. Frields 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Christoph Wickert announced in the WG meeting yesterday he's stepping down due to lack of available time: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/desktop/2015-February/011612.html So this leaves us an open seat to fill. I am planning to write a blog entry on it to encourage interested people to volunteer. The WG is responsible for selecting an appropriate candidate. If you know someone well suited, talk to them and let us know via the list. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com

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Third party repos
by Paul W. Frields 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

I wanted to resurface the third party repository topic before we get to next week's meeting. Currently we have the following page drafted that discusses the new disabled repo feature currently in Fedora 22 Workstation: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Workstation/3rdPartyApps Currently there's a policy from the Council (nee Board) on third party repos here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Third_Party_Repository_Policy This policy doesn't address one of the problems I believe we're trying to solve in software -- making developer access to non-libre (but legally OK) tools on Fedora less convoluted and burdensome. So there's not just the question of implementation and curation, but also getting a policy change approved by the Council. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com

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testing qt theme
by Matthias Clasen 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Hi, just a reminder: we do have the adwaita-qt theme included in the workstation for f22, and qt4 apps will pick it up automatically. Now (or when the alpha appears) would be a great time to try out your favourite qt apps and provide feedback on places where the theme needs more work. Matthias

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Top bar colour in the new GNOME Shell theme
by Ryan Lerch 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Absolutely loving the new style of the GNOME Shell theme (notably the "pop-overs", like the calendar/notifications area). However, the new grey colour of these are now make the topbar look a bit out of place (it is still the solid black). Previously, the topbar and the popovers were both black, and it kinda worked, now it looks a little off to me (IMHO). Is there any plan to change the colour of the topbar at all? I note on the lock screen, the topbar is slightly transparent, so it looks a little closer to the grey of the pop-overs. cheers, ryanlerch

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Cannot login to Fedora rawhide (now 22)
by Peter Laursen 28 Feb '15

28 Feb '15

I have had 'rawhide' running in VirtualBox for some months. Recently an upgrade renconfigured repos - as I understand in order to make it become "Fedora 22"). So far, so good. However, for a week I wasn't able to upgrade (using Yum Extender) with new packages due to some signing problems with packages. Yesterday I finally succedded to do so, But after the upgrades were installed and a reboot, the VM halts when it should display the login screen. It hanged forever. I noticed in another thread here that "the login screen will now use Wayland". From yet another discussion I know that Wayland will not work in VirtualBox, as it (VB) does not have drivers for the virtuaized hardware in this environment (Wayland). 1st queston: is my understanding of the problem correct? 2nd question: was this considered when deciding to use Wayland for the login screen? 3rd question: will there be/is there a workaround of some kind? If it matters, I am using the XFCE spin. Here I find it even more strange to use Wayland for login. I think you are shooting yourself in the foot by not allowing people to try F22 in VirtualBox etc. (besides new packets have arrived since yesterday that are not signed, it seems) -- Hilsen / Regards Peter Laursen

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Xfce 4.12 for Fedora 21?
by Heiko Adams 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Hi, does anybody know if there will be an update to Xfce 4.12 for Fedora 21? -- Regards, Heiko Adams

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Call for agenda for Workstation WG meeting 2015-Feb-18
by Paul W. Frields 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Next meeting is Wednesday, 2015-Feb-18 at 1600 UTC/11:00am US-EST. Please feel free to suggest additional issues for the agenda if needed, and I'll add them. * Alpha freeze approaches! 2015-Feb-24 - By this point features should be in a testable state. - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/GNOME3.16 - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/LibinputForXorg - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Login_Screen_Over_Wayland - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/GnomeShell_NewNotifications - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Nautilus_Improvements * Test Days -- do we want test days for any of these features, or other release criteria? - Current schedule (nothing for desktop yet?): https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/list/QA/?subject=Test+Day * Privacy policy - Are we blocked at all on Spot talking with ABRT folks about data they are storing? - mattdm's request for uuid + Fedora version + Fedora edition/spin, is there an appropriate place for this in our purview? -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com

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Fwd: Fedora Proposals for Google Summer of Code 2015 due *TOMORROW*
by Paul W. Frields 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

In case anyone in or around the WG is interested in mentoring a student under the Fedora GSoC umbrella: ----- Forwarded message from Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh(a)redhat.com> ----- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:16:17 -0500 From: Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh(a)redhat.com> To: announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Subject: Fedora Proposals for Google Summer of Code 2015 due *TOMORROW* X-BeenThere: announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Sorry for the obscenely short-notice folks. This year's GSoC application was left unintentionally untended. I've started putting together a Proposal page at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_coding_ideas_for_2015 If you are interested in mentoring a student this summer on your project, please add your name and a description of the project no later than tomorrow so I can submit the proposal on Friday. -- announce mailing list announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com

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