/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2011/11/27/#ubuntu-tv.txt

imnicholSo are this irc channel and the ubuntu-tv list the only development going on for an ubuntu tv at this point?00:57
imnicholI realize that this is still pretty early, so there's not going to be a huge amount of work on it00:58
dmj726imnichol: I'd like to know this as well03:14
imnicholI mean, I'm not a Canonical employee myself, so if there's a bunch of people being paid to do this, I'd like to know so that I don't end up stepping on their toes03:31
dmj726It would give me confidence to know that Canonical is actually giving this a big push right now.03:31
imnicholAgreed05:44
IAmNotThatGuyAny sign of Undi?08:41
MrChrisDruifGood day09:00
IAmNotThatGuyGood afternoon MrChrisDruif :]09:01
MrChrisDruifGood morning to you as well IAmNotThatGuy =)09:02
IAmNotThatGuyI wish it cpuld be Saturday night here :[09:02
IAmNotThatGuycould*09:02
MrChrisDruifSunday morning over here09:12
MrChrisDruifDid you all see the email about the updated wiki area?09:26
MrChrisDruifAlanBell; I don't really like Pencil as it can only run in Firefox till about version 7 or something (that, and I'm more of a chromium man). Can't we just use .svg images? That can but handled by InkScape16:01
AlanBellit doesn't run in firefox, it gets launched from firefox16:17
AlanBellit runs in it's own window16:17
MrChrisDruifStill, I couldn't get it working16:25
AlanBellok, how far did you get with it?16:25
MrChrisDruifApparently you can also run it separately, but I've not yet managed that as well16:26
AlanBellhttp://evoluspencil.googlecode.com/files/Pencil-1.3-2-fx.xpi download that16:26
AlanBellin firefox you need to add it as an extension, then in the tools menu you get the pencil sketching option16:27
AlanBellyou can use inkscape, but it isn't a wireframing storyboarding application16:28
MrChrisDruifFinally, it works16:32
AlanBellyay16:32
MrChrisDruifI had trouble installing it manually, but I just had to search for it on the internetz16:32
AlanBellI am just trying to launch it directly without using firefox16:32
MrChrisDruifOnly version 1.2 seems to be available16:34
MrChrisDruifFor a standalone version16:34
MrChrisDruifhttp://pencil.evolus.vn/en-US/Downloads/Application.aspx16:34
AlanBellyeah, but you can expand the .xpi16:34
AlanBellin theory you can then run firefox --app ./application.ini16:35
AlanBelland I had to edit the application.ini to let it be compatible with firefox 816:35
MrChrisDruifAhh, if you get it working, let me know16:37
AlanBellI don't get the problem with running it as an extension though16:37
MrChrisDruifBtw, did you take a look at the wiki page already?16:39
AlanBellyeah, it is fine16:39
MrChrisDruifGood to hear16:39
* MrChrisDruif is of for dinner16:40
* AlanBell gives up trying to get it to launch outside of firefox17:15
MrChrisDruifHaha17:18
AlanBellit should work, but doesn't, and it is a bit pointless all round17:20
AlanBellfirefox is part of ubuntu, everyone has it, pencil installs easily and automatically in firefox, you just have to run firefox, launch it from the tools menu and close firefox if you don't want to use firefox17:21
MrChrisDruifWell, for someone not using Firefox... ;-)17:21
MrChrisDruifYou can close Firefox itself after launching?17:22
AlanBellnobody with ubuntu-desktop doesn't have firefox17:22
AlanBellyes, you can close firefox17:22
MrChrisDruifAhh, great =)17:23
MrChrisDruifI "might" take a look at it later on17:23
MrChrisDruifBut I'm shutting down, of to the ferry to the mainland (I'm on Texel atm, mainland being the rest of Holland ;-) )17:24
AlanBellok17:27
AlanBellhttp://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91817:43
AlanBelltgm4883: imnichol dmj726 ^^^17:49
imnicholCan you re-share that link?17:49
AlanBellhuh?17:49
imnicholOh sorry, thought the "^^^" was you trying to direct my attention to something that someone had said before I joined17:50
AlanBellhttp://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91817:50
AlanBellsorry, I have joins and similar junk all directed to another window17:51
imnicholWow17:52
imnicholMark Shuttleworth actually acknowledged me :317:52
AlanBellthought you might like it ;)17:52
imnicholDude I'm kind of freaking out17:52
imnichollol17:52
imnicholHahah thanks for pointing that out17:52
AlanBell"a TV experience for Unity" is what he calls it17:53
imnicholIt's all about the wording17:54
imnicholAlanBell: are you a Canonical employee?17:57
AlanBellno17:58
imnicholOk.  I need a spreadsheet to remember who everyone is and what they think about things18:00
imnichol(I'm not either)18:01
tgm4883sweet18:41
tgm4883err18:43
tgm4883AlanBell, is that the list?18:43
tgm4883I thought there were far less essential items18:43
tgm4883oh nm, I see that the formatting got screwed up on for high priority18:43
AlanBelldunno18:45
AlanBellI don't think the feature list matters much tbh18:45
tgm4883AlanBell, where is the pencil stuff?18:48
tgm4883I wasn't around the last few days so I didn't bookmark it18:49
imnicholtgm4883: I think it's this http://pencil.evolus.vn/en-US/Downloads/Application.aspx18:55
imnicholIs that correct AlanBell?18:56
AlanBellimnichol: yes, that should be fine https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tv/msg00019.html18:59
imnicholThanks.  I grabbed my link off irclogs.ubuntu.com18:59
imnicholBut yours is better ;)19:00
yo2boy_:)19:05
AlanBellhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/ubuntu-smart-tv-discussions-begin-to-warm-up/19:59
AlanBellerk19:59
tgm4883AlanBell, looks like I'm going to have to make some sketches as well, can't let you get all the press ;)20:03
AlanBellgood!20:05
imnicholI've just got another week and a half till finals are over and I can actually be creative instead of just hanging out here20:05
imnicholIf I allowed myself to get too involved with this project, I'd probably fail all my classes20:06
imnicholTill that time, AlanBell, you'll continue to be way more productive than I am20:06
AlanBellI am about done really20:09
AlanBellbit perplexed by the attention it is getting20:09
imnicholHey, they're good designs20:10
popey'ubuntu designer Alan bell'20:11
popeyho ho ho20:11
AlanBellyeah /o\20:11
tgm4883I've got to look into why pencil doesn't want to launch on my 64-bit oneiric install20:11
tgm4883other stuff to do first though20:12
AlanBellthe clever bit if you can call it that was the ubuntu themed jquery export filter for pencil20:12
AlanBelltgm4883: I am using 64bit oneiric20:12
tgm4883AlanBell, are you using the standalone or FF version?20:12
AlanBellfirefox version20:13
tgm4883ah20:13
tgm4883I'm using standalone20:13
AlanBellstandalone doesn't work20:13
AlanBellthere is no xulrunner20:13
tgm4883I see20:13
tgm4883that explains alot20:13
* tgm4883 now has to figure out FF20:13
AlanBellall you do is click the thing in firefox and it works20:13
popeywhy does pencil not work standalone now?20:14
AlanBellhttp://pencil.evolus.vn/en-US/Home.aspx big orange button20:14
AlanBellpopey: we dropped xulrunner20:14
AlanBelland it isn't being maintained as well standalone20:14
popeyah20:14
AlanBelland we dropped xulrunner because mozilla have a 6 nanosecond release cycle20:15
AlanBellso click the big orange button, do what it says to install the extension, then from the tools menu launch pencil20:15
AlanBellthen you can close firefox and you don't need to figure out how firefox works20:16
AlanBellonce pencil is running it is a separate application, you just have to launch it from firefox20:16
AlanBellthen in the pencil menus go to tools-manage export templates and from there you can install my ubuntu.zip export template20:17
AlanBellwhich is full of awesome20:17
tgm4883ok, pencil actually works now20:17
tgm4883although FF didn't want to know what an xpi file was20:17
AlanBelland download the BaseDesignFrame.ep and start making new pages with your designs on them20:18
AlanBellcopying and pasting the TV from the first page20:18
popeyclicking the orange button wants to download a file associated with archive viewer20:38
AlanBellum, save it somewhere I guess20:39
popeyi have20:40
popeyit dosn't open with ff20:40
AlanBellone sec, will try installing on another PC20:40
popeyarchive manager has the association20:40
AlanBellmaybe some magic involved20:40
popeyopen with20:40
popeythats done it20:40
AlanBellah right20:41
AlanBellI thought file associations were just broken on my PC20:41
popeywhere is the zip?20:42
popeyhaha just found http://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/popey.png20:42
AlanBellhttp://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/unitytelly/pencilfiles/20:42
* AlanBell upgrades from pencil 1.3.0 to 1.3.220:47
AlanBellpopey: got it working?21:09
popeyi have imported your zip, not sure how to use it ☺21:18
AlanBellin the menu document-export document, single web page, all pages, select the template Ubuntu Theme and pick a destination folder.21:20
MrChrisDruifGood evening everyone; 'lo AlanBell21:58
AlanBellhi MrChrisDruif22:00
MrChrisDruifHow's it going?22:00
AlanBellfine, I was *not* expecting my scribbles to be featured on OMGUbuntu22:00
MrChrisDruifHaha =)22:01
MrChrisDruifThey have a tendency in doing that22:02
AlanBellit is an interesting suggestion having stuff wiki hosted btw22:03
MrChrisDruifYeah, takes the fuss out of setting it up somewhere else22:04
MrChrisDruifBut I don't know if it's possible22:06
imnicholAlanBell: Have you put "ubuntu designer" on your resume yet? ;)22:06
MrChrisDruifYeah, indeed =P22:06
AlanBelloh, can't attach HTML files to the wiki and view them22:06
AlanBellI think the filters will strip out all the interesting stuff22:07
MrChrisDruifI don't know. The .pe files (?) create html files or something?22:14
MrChrisDruifI haven't played with it yet22:14
AlanBell.ep files22:14
AlanBelland the export filter I wrote creates html files, yes22:15
MrChrisDruifAlright22:15
AlanBelljust static HTML and images that can be put anywhere22:15
MrChrisDruifCan't it be converted to moinmoin?22:28
MrChrisDruifJust curious...22:29
AlanBellthen you have to upload each image one by one, and the transitions are not as smooth, and you don't get to see the storyboard of thumbnails22:29
MrChrisDruifBut have we got an area where we can upload the html-files to?22:32
AlanBelleveryone has their favourite22:34
AlanBellvps, home server, people.ubuntu.com whatever22:35
AlanBellor email me a .ep file and I will put it up22:35
MrChrisDruifI mean for public viewing =)22:35
AlanBellhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuTV/Designs22:37
MrChrisDruifBut can we upload the html to that page?22:38
AlanBellno22:38
AlanBellI tried, it sets the contenttype so you end up downloading an html file, it won't serve attachments22:39
MrChrisDruifSo what should we do for a solution?22:39
AlanBellsolution to what problem?22:39
MrChrisDruifWell, the public viewing of ideas =)22:39
AlanBellI don't get the problem22:40
AlanBellput your stuff up somewhere, link to it from that page22:40
MrChrisDruifI (for instance) don't know how to put it up somewhere where everyone can access it, but I know about linking with wiki22:42
MrChrisDruifI even can think of the syntax needed to put those images on the wiki, maybe even with thumbnails22:43
AlanBell22:35 < AlanBell> or email me a .ep file and I will put it up22:43
MrChrisDruifYeah, true =)22:44
AlanBellI am sure the data can be put in the wiki, with effort (attaching files one by one)22:45
AlanBellbut what I am after is an efficient workflow for doing GUI design22:46
AlanBellif we end up making it hard to do then the design team will go use balsamiq or something and not collaborate with the community on design22:47
MrChrisDruifTrue, but I was thinking about the viewing part22:47
MrChrisDruifBut if you're okay with setting stuff up for people like me =)22:48
AlanBellbasically it is trivial to update a design with ssh access to some web space22:49
AlanBellwhich just needs something running ubuntu and apache, or an account somewhere like people.ubuntu.com or people.canonical.com22:50
popeypeople.canonical.com is restricted22:50
popeyAIUI22:51
popeyso p.u.c makes more sense22:51
imnicholDoesn't people.ubuntu.com also require approval?22:51
imnicholHow easy is it to get access to p.u.c?22:51
imnicholOr \\people, since my workplace uses an AD domain ;)22:51
popeysorry, i wasnt clear22:52
popeypeople.u.c. is only available to upload by ubuntu members22:52
popeypeople.c.c is only available to upload by canonical employees22:53
popeypeople.u.c is _readable_ by anyone22:53
popeypeople.c.c is restricted read I believe? you have to login via launchpad to view files?22:53
imnicholOH ok22:53
imnicholThanks for the clarification22:54
imnicholBut how hard is it to become an Ubuntu member?22:54
popeyhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership22:55
popeybasically requires a sustained and significant contribution to the project22:56
imnicholI'm just curious what "sustained and significant" means22:56
popeyin a nutshell, some months of doing 'stuff' valued by the project22:57
imnicholSo a pretty vague definition?22:57
popeyno, it's quite well defined ☺22:57
MrChrisDruifYup, that Ubuntu Membership for ya =)22:57
imnicholhahah22:57
* popey has been on the board who approves members22:58
popeyfor 2 years22:58
imnicholNice.  Congrats dude22:58
imnicholAren't you a mod as well?22:58
popeyI'm not on the board anymore ☺22:59
imnicholOh ok22:59
MrChrisDruifThere are 3 boards if I'm not mistaken22:59
popeythere are22:59
imnicholOh, by the way, what's the code to actually make an emoticon?23:00
imnicholI see that popey is doing it a lot, but MrChris and I don't seem to have ours turn into the picture23:01
MrChrisDruifIt's some AltGr combo I think23:01
popeyI have an alias in my irc client that does it23:01
MrChrisDruifAhh, that *would* be awesome23:02
AlanBellhttp://people.canonical.com/~dholbach/oneiric.jpg23:03
AlanBellcan people see that?23:03
MrChrisDruifI can23:03
* AlanBell sees no p.c.c auth requirement23:03
MrChrisDruifHaha23:03
imnicholAh I see23:04
imnicholYeah I see it23:04
AlanBellpopey: probably chmod o+r is needed23:05
MrChrisDruifAlanBell; good going on the wiki pages I see =)23:05
popeyah my bad AlanBell I'm thinking of another machine at canonical23:06
AlanBellok, no problem23:06
MrChrisDruifI'll have my hand at that Pencil/Storyboard bogus. What did you guys (or at least AlanBell ) think about the suggestions for software on OMG?23:15
AlanBellhttp://media-explorer.org/ that one?23:17
AlanBellI have no opinion really23:19
MrChrisDruifYeah, that was one. The others we've known about (xbmc, mythtv)23:52

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