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froudAfrican Greetings11:04
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amumoin'03:42
Beinerimoin03:43
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motaboyHi all.06:58
amuwb  06:58
haggaihiya06:59
haggaiamu: do you know why there are .gmo files in kde-i18n's .tar.gz?  Aren't .[g] mo autogenerated anyway?07:00
haggaidpkg-source is complaining when I try to dpkg-buildpackage -b ; dpkg-buildpackage -S07:00
haggaidpkg-source: cannot represent change to zh_CN/messages/kdeutils/ksim.gmo: binary file contents changed07:01
haggaidpkg-source: cannot represent change to zh_CN/messages/kdeutils/ktimer.gmo: binary file contents changed07:01
haggaietc07:01
amuas i know .pot is the original, foo.po' are the translations, foo.gmo' are the compiled foo.po translations (binaries)07:03
haggaiexactly, so why am I seeing these in the .tar.gz?07:03
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amuhaggai: which dir you found them? 07:16
=== froud is looking for anything kubuntu to document. Ideas welcome
haggaiamu: all over the source07:17
haggaiamu: I'm trying this now07:17
haggaifind `cat subdirs` -type f -name '*.gmo' -exec rm {} \;07:18
haggaiin the clean target07:18
amufroud: you could ask also in #kubuntu 07:23
froudamu: I tought you said the KDEPIM problem with install of Kubuntu from GNOME was fixed?07:46
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froudRiddell: r u awake08:27
amufroud: problem is still gnupg-agent which isnt in main ... 08:34
froudamu what do you suggest I add to my doc to help users08:35
=== froud just did a smart upgrade and now KPanel is borked
froudall I have is desktop and help08:35
froud:-)08:35
froudanyone know why08:35
froudamu: is it in Universe?08:36
froudamu: if it is then adding Universe to sources.list should fix it08:37
amufroud: i'm adding a review of it to my todo's ... will do a review within next 24h 09:01
froudamu: ok thanks09:01
froudamu: btw I am just waiting for sysadim at kde to get me my account09:01
froudamu: should be able to continue with knetwork-conf then09:02
amufroud: cool, if you need an sync, i've also an acc there09:04
froudamu: cool, should get the account after the long weekend. Being easter and all, they are slow09:05
amufroud: checkedout cvs knetworkconf merged it run testbuild it now09:05
froudamu: any news on https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818009:06
froudHmm seems Chris has it09:06
froudis anything active on kynaptic?09:09
froudseems like it just died09:09
amuups, i just finished it, some lintian cleanup and ready for a first test09:09
froudok09:10
amufroud: you wanna test new knetworkconf ?09:10
froudsure09:10
amuyou run a ppc or you need i386 debs? 09:10
froudi38609:11
amugimme 5min. for a 386 port 09:11
froudno worries09:11
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amufroud: http://bofh.debian.net/tmp/knetworkconf_0.6.1-3ubuntu1.1_i386.deb09:26
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froudamu: install is just dpkg -i09:28
amuyep09:29
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froudamu: what's changed?09:35
froudamu: bug #8180 is still not fixed09:35
froudamu: and design changes given to Juan are not implimented09:36
froudamu: other than that it looks the same to be09:36
amufroud: as i saw there most cosmetic changes and of course ubuntu support in it, run a checkout 1-2h ago, what did you changed/submitted ? 09:39
froudHmmm, well my install does not show any changes09:42
froudamu: is it possible to run it as kcmshell09:43
froudamu: why call it kcm_knetworkconfmodule09:46
froudamu: really I can't see any changes09:49
amufroud: it's possible to run it as a kcmshell09:49
froudyeah I run it as kcmshell kcm_knetworkconfmodule09:49
amufroud: that's what i checkout from cvs09:49
froudHmmm, seems Juan did not do the changes I asked for 09:50
froudwhich cvs btw09:50
froudthe kde one?09:50
amufroud: within kcontrol resize of the windows work, as a shell it doesnt 09:50
amuyes the kde one09:50
froudHmmm09:50
froudstrange09:50
amus/as/in09:51
froudhmm. OK09:51
froudWell I guess Juan is waiting for the move and accounts to be setup at KDE09:52
froudI spoke to KDE Docs about Kynaptic09:53
froudthey can have a profiled doc in KDE CVS09:53
froudamu: we were going to take the synaptic document and profile it to save us head-aches09:54
froudamu: but if we do that then we will need preprocessing in order to get gnome and kde versions of the document. Once for Synaptic and once for Kynaptic09:54
amudont know, he told me that the ubuntu support is in now, and they changed to kde-cvs, no other new from him, wel at least it looks better than before, ubuntu support is also on it, should i upload the new deb? 09:54
froudwhat ubuntu support?09:55
froudamu: as far as I see nothing has changed09:55
froudand the module is useless if we dont fix bug 818009:56
froudthat bug is a BLOCKER09:56
amumine looks different, smater than before, and there isnt anmore 2 question which distro you use ... 09:56
amusmater/smarter 09:57
froudOK agreed that was fixed, but I had checked that option to remember09:57
froudso I would not know if it is fixed or not09:57
froudThe options on the routes tab are still wrong from a usability perspective09:58
amuhold on i'll test it on my testmaschine 09:58
froudthe drop list should be on the left09:58
froudamu: it definately detects ubuntu10:11
froudamu: I just uninstalled and cleaned up and it no longer prompts for platform after new installation10:12
froudamu: I dont see changes with regard to these entries in the Changelog10:14
froud- New dialog for managing static hosts.10:14
froud- Many User Interface enhaments.10:14
amufroud: http://bofh.debian.net/tmp/knetworkconf_0.6.1-3ubuntu1.1.diff.gz 10:17
amuupstream changelog isnt updated, those are the changed from 0.6 -> 0.6.1 .... i wrote the changes to debian's changelog 10:18
froudamu: OK I see. Seems the changes I noted to him were not done yet.10:28
froudOther than that it works, but still cant change IP address10:29
froudI can chang eit from the backend10:29
froudbut not the front10:29
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amufroud: confirmed, it definitiv do nothing, expect using diskspace10:34
froudamu: :-) lol10:34
froudamu: I will have a first draft of kynaptic by tomorrow night, will give it to you then so you can commit it10:35
apokryphosAh, since it was mentioned now ;), I've been meaning to bring this up: just what was the problem with Kpackage?10:35
froudapokryphos: dunno, not working on it10:36
apokryphosBecause Kynaptic was chosen as the default, but kpackage seems *much* more advanced (I prefer it to synaptic now, easily). 10:37
amufroud: ok10:37
apokryphosI know it was mentioned that work was going to be done on kynaptic, but isn't that an unnecessarily hassle, since something decent is out there on the market already?10:37
froudapokryphos: last I looked at kpackage iit could not do half of what synpatic does with package management10:38
apokryphosfroud: Been investigating it last two days, and I can't say I've seen any disadvantages with it.10:39
apokryphosIt's also good because, unlike kynaptic, when it's running it doesn't hog apt. Only does when it's commiting things.10:39
apokryphos*k/synaptic10:40
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froudapokryphos: I don't mind which one users use. But I think that most use Synaptic on K/Ubuntu, no?10:42
froudIf yes then it makes sense to have kynaptic10:42
usualdid things like /exec amarok in konversation stop working with the latest kde updates10:42
froudbut I agree that kpackage is a good alternative10:43
apokryphosfroud: Most users on Ubuntu use Synaptic, but I had a discussion with members yesterday in #kubuntu, and it was agreed (among the ones who spoke), that kpackage was quite a bit nicer. 10:43
apokryphosfroud: why would it make sense to have kynaptic, though, if the above was the case?10:43
froudapokryphos: personally I dont like kpackage10:44
froudapokryphos: but then that is just me10:44
apokryphosfroud: how come?10:44
froudapokryphos: poor usability standards mostly10:45
froudapokryphos: bad use of desktop real-estate10:45
apokryphosHow so? I found it quite usable. :D Quite liked the way many things were handled there.10:45
apokryphosI wouldn't base it solely on first impressions ;-). I think it's natural a lot of the time to prefer old things before using the new ones for a bit; that's the case with change in general.10:47
apokryphos(example: the new icon-zooming in 3.4)10:47
froudapokryphos: I have been using kde for 5 years and have not touched it in the last three10:49
apokryphosSorry, little ambigious; haven't "touched it"? You mean, not alter with defualt settings? :)10:51
froudapokryphos: looking it it now I just dont see the need to have so much real-estate for Properties | File List | ChangLog10:51
froudapokryphos: no when I was using it, it worked10:51
froudbut then I starte dusing synaptic and found it faster and easier10:51
apokryphosoh, referring to kpackage. RIght.10:52
froudso from a usability perspective I was more productive10:52
froudkpackage is still clunky10:52
apokryphosRe: real-estate with Properties etc... I think that's hardly a point to reject the use of it. It's an extra option, and options are good. You can ignore them when you don't like them. ;-)10:52
froudI agree options are good10:53
froudI just said my preference is for synaptic10:53
froudand if there was kynaptic modelled on synpatic I would be a happy camper10:53
froudeach user will find their way10:53
froudbut as a documenter, I am sensitized to usability10:54
froudI found synaptic to have a higher level of usability10:54
froudIt was quicker to do things and fewer  click were required10:54
apokryphosPlus parts in kpackage, as I see it: (i) it's KDE, (ii) love the way it doesn't hog apt, (iii) information on packages *far* more accessible with the demarcation there of the GUI, (iv) better search (filtering).10:54
froudscreen real-estate was optimized10:54
apokryphosI genuinely think it's more aesthetically pleasing, but that's a more subjective point.10:55
froudsynaptic remembers your searches for example, kpackage does not10:55
froudaesthetics are important on a desktop10:56
froudespecially kde10:56
apokryphosVery true, but that's almost a necessary consequence of the search method (filtering). I think the pros on that type of search outnumber the cons.10:56
apokryphosfroud: agreed.10:56
froudThe intersting thing is that I work on SuSE10:57
froudand I still use YaST under ncurses10:57
apokryphosCool; only used it briefly, but my brother was a big fan.10:57
apokryphosstill got the SuSE mascot we got from the Linux Expo ;)10:57
froudI find YaST user ncurse easy than Kpackage, go figure10:57
apokryphosnot too familiar with it myself10:58
froudStill it is worth developing both apps10:58
apokryphosI think Kynaptic has potential, but that's it's a far way off. It's mildly off-putting asking newbies to use Kynaptic; first thing some have ended up doing is getting all gtk in to get Synaptic back.10:59
apokryphosI really think kpackage would make a decent default. 10:59
froudapokryphos: well no reason why not11:00
apokryphosIt is, on the whole, quite unknown. Dunno. Perhaps it could be an issue discussed in the next kubuntu meeting? Who knows.11:01
frouda newbie will not have diserning taste and will accept most of what is thrown at them until the learn of better methods :-)11:01
apokryphos:P11:02
froudI agree that kynaptic should not be installed until it is ready11:02
apokryphosYes. If it is developement and grows to be good, then we should be using only the best. ;)11:02
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froudone of the things I hate on some distros is they way they add half functional apps by default11:02
apokryphosThat's essentially my point, here. :)11:03
froudI think that this goes against what k/ubuntu is doing11:03
froudk/ubuntu is said to take a handfull of good apps and isntall them instead of installing everything and the kitchen sink11:03
froudI think this is where SuSE went wrong11:04
froudThe best thing with Kpackage is, as you say, integration with Konqueror11:04
apokryphosfroud: what kind of things were problematic in SuSE? You running Ubuntu now? Or multiple distros, perhaps?11:05
froudnewbies love Konqueror and may never use kpackage, but will install packages via iiit under Konqueror11:05
apokryphosYeah, you can install .debs with it etc.11:06
froudapokryphos: i have multiple machines, labs, but my   desktop is SuSE11:06
apokryphos;)11:06
frouduntil I am happy to switch to Kubuntu11:06
froudI can trust SuSE11:07
froudI cant yet trust Kubuntu11:07
apokryphosCool. Whatever floats your boat. We had five different distros until the other day... converted my youngest brother to Kubu. :P11:07
froudlike today, I did a smart upgrade and lost KPanel11:07
apokryphosYup, it still needs some work, no doubt (last dist-upgrade was problematic), but it's looking very promising.11:07
apokryphosyup, had problems with my kicker and other .kde settings too. :_11:08
froudabosolutely that's why I am contributing ;-)11:08
apokryphos:)11:08
froudand the nice thing is stuff moves upsssstream11:08
apokryphosAre you on the doc team? Let me know if any help is ever needed there. Been looking for a way to help out Ubu for some time. :)11:08
froudonly yesterday lauri from kde was saying that in six years she has yet to receive docs from a distro11:09
apokryphosheh11:09
apokryphosChange for the better -- progress. ;)11:09
froudnow with knetwork-conf will be a first for her11:09
froudapokryphos: we can always use help on docteam11:09
froudactually I    am the only one starting to do stuff for kubuntu11:09
froudso another pair of hands and eyes would be welcome11:10
apokryphosI'm doing some stuff for kate at the mo, and koffice needs some love, but I'm not overloaded, so I'd be glad to help. :)11:10
froudfor grumpy I am preparing a Kubuntu Quick Guide11:10
froudand I am also preparing some ICDL modules for Kubuntu11:10
apokryphosBreezer, you mean. ;) I think that would be very handy. ubuntuguide.org came in extremely useful.11:11
apokryphos*Breezy11:11
froudYeah I think the ICDL stuff will be cool too.11:11
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froudIt really is for a person that has never used a pc before11:11
froudexplains things like this is a mouse11:11
frouda keyboard11:12
froudthese are menus11:12
apokryphosfroud: Please let me know if you need any help with that. I'm willing to write/read over any stuff.11:12
apokryphosYup; did some stuff like that when working on Konqueror handbook.11:12
froudcool I have it in an svn repos out at TSF for now11:12
apokryphoshaggai: any thoughts? :)11:12
froudapokryphos: do you know the ICDL11:12
haggaihmm, difficult choice.  I found that although kynaptic is a bit basic, it does enough for simple usage and people can install other alternatives if they want advanced stuff, and then next release we can release an improved kynaptic.  If we set kpackage by default now everyone has to learn something new for next release11:13
apokryphosfroud: No idea what that is, I'm afraid.11:13
froudInternational COmputer Drivers License11:13
froud7 modules11:13
haggaialso we have mvo (synaptic maintainer) on the canonical team so we can get better support of a synaptic-based package manager than kpackage11:13
froudhaggai: why should that make a diff11:14
apokryphoshaggai: They're all the same at the back11:14
apokryphosFact is kpackage is vastly more advanced; kynaptic is really quite weak. :)11:15
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haggaiyes, but if we want to go with [ks] ynaptic in the long term..?11:15
apokryphosI know it'll be developed, but is that not unnecessary if there's something decent out? I guess it could be done, but it would take time...11:15
apokryphosfroud: I'll see you around, and I'll try to find out just what that is. ;)11:16
haggaiapokryphos: is kpackage really decent?  Why isn't everyone using it then?#11:16
apokryphoshaggai: It's very good as far as I've seen, and pretty unknown, on the whole. Try it out; it's in Universe, I think.11:16
froudapokryphos: checkout https://www.acs.org.au/icdl/11:16
froudI cant expose the SVN URI yet caus eof licensing issues11:17
apokryphoshaggai: I played around with it yesterday, and personally prefer it ot synaptic it already, like I said. :) Pros/cons mentioned above. 11:17
apokryphosfroud: thanks.11:17
froudapokryphos: but when I can I will11:17
apokryphosfroud: Please don't forget to poke me as soon as I can be of any help. :P11:17
froudapokryphos: I will11:17
haggaiapokryphos: I don't disagree its better feature-wise now.  What I am asking is, what makes sense for the longer term?11:17
apokryphoshaggai: I'm trying to consider that here. :) What's the advantage of going kynaptic?11:19
haggaiapokryphos: we can stay with the synaptic UI and codebase (lib wise) meaning the ubuntu & kubuntu user experience is closer11:20
apokryphosUbuntu are us, but I don't think the team should be in the business of developing other packages to emphasise the similarity.11:21
haggaihmmkay we should talk to amu & Riddell 11:22
apokryphosI agree; would be interested in their opinions.11:23
haggaiapokryphos: would you have time to summarise this to the kubuntu-devel mailing list?11:24
apokryphoshaggai: sure. :)11:24
haggaithanks - might help the discussion reach a wider audience11:26
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