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MCR1Is there a IRC channel dedicated to Compiz development also, now that Compiz has moved to lp ?09:48
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ahayzenMCR1: From the compiz wiki...'#compiz channel  is for help and community chat, and the #compiz-dev channel is for discussion about development'... hope that helps09:54
MCR1ahayzen: Not really, because #compiz-dev is quite dead... :(09:55
ahayzen:(09:55
MCR1But I am happy that development of Compiz itself seemed to have moved to lp:compiz :)09:56
MCR1I am currently helping with adding "unsupported" plug-ins to lp:compiz (converting from git to bzr and merging with the new source), but I have some questions left and communication via launchpad is slow and ineffective09:58
MCR1https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/101108309:58
ubot5Ubuntu bug 1011083 in compiz (Ubuntu) "Wishlist: Move working "unsupported" plugins to the main bzr repo and integrate them into the compiz-plugins-extra package for easy installation" [Wishlist,Fix committed]09:58
MCR1Uh oh! Launchpad down :P10:02
MCR1Is there a chance that Emerald might be used as future standard Unity-window-decorator ?10:04
gordnot really10:05
MCR1gord: What are the arguments against it ?10:08
gordno one interested in doing the work? ;)10:09
MCR1gord: Actually there won't be much work involved in achieving this. In fact I got Emerald running here since ages, now on 12.04.10:17
MCR1gord: Currently the original source does not compile on 12.04, but somebody already fixed that - and there is just one small bug I know of in Emerald, which would have to be eliminated ofc.10:18
MCR1https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/100957010:19
ubot5Ubuntu bug 1009570 in Compiz "Emerald: All Emerald buttons disappear when restoring fullscreen window" [Undecided,New]10:19
mhr3MCR1, what would be the benefit of using it?10:20
MCR1Multiple benefits :), mhr310:20
mhr3like?10:20
MCR1glow, transparency, advanced visual appearance on the visual side10:21
MCR1also support for animated buttons10:21
MCR1a fully working and already developed configurator (Emerald Themer)10:22
MCR1and programmable title-bars and buttons on the functional side10:22
mhr3i see... so extreme customizability10:24
MCR1no, not only - we could make Quantal look really great with a default theme10:25
MCR1http://imagebin.org/21689810:25
MCR1but ofc I like the fact that I can shade/unshade set sticky/unsticky roll-up/down with a button ;)10:25
MCR1Unity-2d will be dropped as I've heard, so Emerald, which was designed for running with Compiz would be ideal for Ubuntu10:27
MCR1Unity is looking stylish already, combined with Emerald we could blow everything else away ;)10:29
gordwell work would be needed to port the current theme over right? along with work to get zero pixel borders and such, i mean if you wanna do it, fantastic, get it working and get a conversation going10:29
MCR1That is why I am here ;)10:30
MCR1I want to help with Compiz/Unity development 8-)10:31
MCR1Got a launchpad account, already set up branches to merge with Compiz (wip) to get lost functionality back there (workspacenames is already merged with lp:compiz), but I would like to know, if there would be support for Emerald and what would need to happen to evolve Emerald to a point to be fit for Compiz/Unity in 12.10 ?10:36
MCR1Trevinho: I guess the question is for you ^^10:41
gordMCR1, you might try posting to the unity-dev mailing list10:53
MCR1gord: Yeah, probably should do that.10:55
MCR1Currently 44 branches are proposed for merging into Unity :)10:57
MCR1hmmm10:58
MCR1Just found out that by re-compressing the .png files in plugins/unityshell/resources (with Trimage Image Compressor) a lot of the png files could be optimized thus improving performance by lowering loading times - maybe I should add a branch for this ? : http://imagebin.org/21690911:13
MCR1I guess most of those .png files could also use indexed 8bit colors, which would further reduce filesizes 40-60%.11:15
mhr3MCR1, we've been there, it's a balance thing, you do less io, but more cpu to decompress it11:17
MCR1mhr3: So you ran actual tests on that ?11:17
MCR1on the indexed color thing as well ?11:18
MCR18bit->24bit vs. 40/100% filesize ?11:18
mhr3compression yes, indexed colors no afaik11:18
MCR1I guess all those values could differ a lot depending on the hardware used, no ?11:19
MCR1mhr3: Is there a link to those tests ?11:20
mhr3MCR1, sure, it's very hardware dependant, i dont think the results are still somewhere, it was comparison of daily build bootchart vs reference ones11:22
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MCR1I guess there is quite a bit of potential regarding file and package sizes, maybe the improvements in loading performance might be partially eaten up by additional resources needed for conversion to 32bit and decompressing, but overall things should be much more optimized there, alone when thinking about package sizes and download times, no ?11:26
MCR1I mean, I see potential to lower the .png resources filesizes to about 30% of their current size, without any visual impact or regression...11:28
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jaytaokobschaefer: hello16:55
bschaeferjaytaoko, hey jay16:55
jaytaokobschaefer: welcome!16:55
bschaeferthanks!16:55
jaytaokobschaefer: do you have access to the internal wiki page16:56
bschaeferjaytaoko, nope, my account still doesn't have permission16:56
bschaeferjaytaoko, Ive emailed hr, but I haven't heard back16:57
bschaeferjaytaoko, so at this point im not sure what I should be doing haha16:59
jaytaokobschaefer: ok, i am writing to #is. See if they can help...16:59
bschaeferjaytaoko, on freenode? cause I don't see anyone in #is17:00
jaytaokobschaefer: it is on canonical... I don't think you have access yet17:00
bschaeferjaytaoko, yeah...hmm...17:01
JanCI suppose they are mostly the same people as #canonical-sysadmins on Freenode?  ;)17:07
jaytaokobschaefer: someone from #is is looking into it...17:08
bschaeferjaytaoko, thanks!17:09
bschaeferJanC, thats good to know thanks!17:12
bschaeferjaytaoko, also thanks, talking with someone now17:14
jaytaokobschaefer: yw!17:15
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bschaeferjaytaoko, hey, so im all set up18:52
bschaeferjaytaoko, I don't see you on the other IRC, not sure what channel you're in18:53
jaytaokobschaefer: good!, I am on #dx and #coding-ninjas18:54
bschaeferjaytaoko, sweet18:54
Zhenechcharles, thanks for merging!19:45
NeisHi all! I would like to know how I can integrate my application with the ubuntu hud19:51
ahayzenNeis: As long as your application works with the global menu then you are integrated with the HUD.19:52
NeisMmm, I thought so, but when I run this simple python example, I can't find the exit in the hud...19:54
Neishttp://zetcode.com/gui/pygtk/menus/19:54
ahayzenI had the same issue before with a python app...19:57
ahayzenhang on...19:57
Neisallright:)19:57
ahayzenhow are you running the application?19:58
Neisfrom the console19:58
ahayzeni think i had to get it to change the process name or something20:01
Neisok, I will search for that:)20:01
ahayzenit was like the application had to be 'installed'20:02
NeisMmm20:02
ahayzenso it was like the name had to exist as an installed app20:02
Neisdo I have to change the filename or the displayname or something? Cause changing the procesname is impossible I read on Google20:04
ahayzenNeis: This sortof works for me...http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/1047992/ ... i've changed my application name to nautilus20:04
ahayzenbut don't know it if will work for u20:04
Neisyes it does:)20:05
ahayzenand it is in Gtk320:05
Neisthanks:)20:05
charlesZhenech: no problem! :)20:05
ahayzenso u may have to port the Gtk => gtk etc unless you change to Gtk320:05
NeisI will use Gtk3 from now on20:05
Neisthank you :)20:05
Zhenechcharles, seems you were on a merging spree :)20:05
ahayzenNeis: http://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html20:06
ahayzenthat is a helpful tutorial for Python Gtk320:06
Neisallright:)20:06
charlesZhenech: yes, an overdue one...20:06
ahayzenNeis: You can also find the undocumented stuff by going.... dir(Gtk)... then for a button... dir(Gtk.Button) ... this will then list the methods and classes etc20:09
ahayzenhope that helps20:09
Neisahayzen: where do I have to type that? And do you also know if it is possible to send paramters via the HUD?20:10
ahayzenjust run it from terminal...20:11
ahayzenandy@andy-XFX-Nforce-680i-LT:~$ python20:11
ahayzenPython 2.7.3 (default, Apr 20 2012, 22:39:59)20:11
ahayzen[GCC 4.6.3] on linux220:11
ahayzenType "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.20:11
ahayzen>>> from gi.repository import Gtk20:11
ahayzen>>> print dir(Gtk)20:11
ahayzenNeis: What do u mean by send parameters?20:11
NeisAh like that. WIll try in a minute. What I mean with sending paramters: like if i wanted to exit the application with a specific error code, i could type in the hud 'exit 0'  zero for example20:13
ahayzeni don't think that is currently possible.... the HUD is currently, to my understanding, just an extension or alternative to the current global menu20:14
ahayzenbut you could create an menu entry called 'exit 0'20:14
ahayzenwhich then could be connected to a function that does what you want20:15
Neisyeah, but actually i wanted to create a simple chat app where you could respond in a chat via the hud:) Will have to tackle that one differently20:15
Neisthanks for your great help, that documentationfunction is really helpful20:16
ahayzenhmmm...would probably have to talk to some more knowledgeable people about who know more about HUD20:16
NeisI can try the mailing list20:17
ahayzenyep20:17
ahayzeni find Gtk3 is lots of trial and error at the moment as there isn't much documentation20:17
Neisprogramming can be a pain indeed20:21
ahayzenwell it is new so all of the documentation is for the old version .... also everything is going to Python3 aswell20:23
ahayzeni am currently porting my applications to Python320:23
Neisahayzen: another thanks for your help. I'm outie:)20:42
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elkyWell, my work desktop has just done the disappearing icons thing22:09
thumperelky: that sucks22:12
thumperI've not found any reliable way to reproduce that bug22:12
elkyIt's probably one of the apps I always have open. I'm starting to think it could be keepassx because i don't always close it down when i move between computers.22:15
thumperelky: if you can work out how to reproduce it, we can fix it!22:16
ajmitchelky: that's the sort of thing that happens to me after being logged in for weeks22:17
JanCdo you mean the icons in the launcher disappearing?22:17
ajmitchtrying to reproduce it is a pain22:17
elkyajmitch, I've actually had it happen within hours, once.22:21
elkyJanC, well for values of disappear. they get all piled on top of each other at the top of the panel22:21
ajmitchaka bug 806248 ?22:22
ubot5Launchpad bug 806248 in unity (Ubuntu) "Launcher icons are all rendered up in top left corner" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/80624822:22
elkybut their active areas are still spread out along the panel, but at exaggerated intervals22:22
JanChah, I've seen both: piling up & disappearing22:22
elkyyes, i didn't find that while looking. i raised a new one22:22
ajmitchit's been around for awhile, I first saw this happen in natty :)22:22
elkyyeah, it's been around forever22:23
JanCand in both cases the intervals are exaggerated22:23
elkyknowing what to search for is probably the limiting factor22:23
elkyZOMG IM NOT THE ONLY ONE22:23
ajmitchlucky you :)22:24
thumperI used to get it regularly on my desktop22:28
thumpernot seen it for ages now22:28
thumperrunning precise now22:28
elkyyeah ive never had it on my work desktop22:29
elkyi'm now up to having access to 3 machines that it happens on22:29
elkyhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/962852 is the bug i raised if someone wants to add it as a dupe22:30
ubot5Ubuntu bug 962852 in unity (Ubuntu) "icons stuck at top of unity dash" [Low,Incomplete]22:30

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