Ok, let’s go for another big issue on the road to build a complex distro .. Maintainers tend to include one feature after one .. and now Debian is getting closer to bloat .. Anyway, sometime ago the HAL was … Continue reading
tag: hal, keyboard, mouse, x11
I’m using Gkrellm for a long time now (perhaps 5 or more years). The main issue with Gkrellm is that theme aren’t really fresh anymore. So I tweaked some to feet with my needs. As you can see on the … Continue reading
tag: gkrellm, x11Today, it’s the time to switch to the next Ubuntu version. One interesting stuff in the latest distro, is the KDE4, but by default you still get a 3.5.9 revision.. Here a little tips to switch easily: First uninstall the … Continue reading
tag: kde, ubuntu, x11
3D drivers (openGL) have awlays been a source of problem on Linux. A lot of people just don’t care, since they don’t use there computer to play games. But yesterday, something change this fact: Google released a native version of … Continue reading
tag: google earth, openGL, x11I was looking for a way to hack my window manager in Python. I want to use special piece of code to handle the window placement, or display stuffs in the background.. It looks like pyxfce meet my needs, so … Continue reading
tag: Python, window manager, x11, xfceIn a past life, I spent a lot of time with gtk-1 and glade (for a commercial app). After this experience, I tested several approach: PyQT (using QTDesigner) wxPython (w/ wxGlade) Glade 2 + libglade Here is my personnal feeling: … Continue reading
tag: glade, gtk, Python, qt, wx, x11I use this little script on another computer for a while. Meanly to remote drive my xmms throught the xmms python module. Anyway I just write this little intro here, perhaps other people may be interested.. This litte script use … Continue reading
tag: Python, x11Ion is a powerfull window manager, but the main issue of this WM is the configuration. We have already chat a little w/ Ian about this. While browsing the web, I discover this post on IBM Network. So now, Ion … Continue reading
tag: window manager, x11I’m using xfce window manager since a while now. I’m only using the taskbar and the wm in fact. But i was looking for a feature for a long time. Xfce wm doesn’t support matched window placement (ala sawfish). For … Continue reading
tag: window manager, x11, xfceI have been waiting for this since a long. After writing a lot of applet for gnome desktop, now we can also write some for KDE ! Take a look at this article for additionnal infos. I’m pretty sure that … Continue reading
tag: applet, kde, Python, x11