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smartboyhwGrrr am I stupid or hasn't the call for Xubuntu 12.04.2 testing went out?03:47
smartboyhwknome, ^03:47
smartboyhwbluesabre, ^04:12
pleia2no, there wasn't a formal call for testing04:21
smartboyhwpleia2, that's weird04:21
smartboyhwNormal flavors would have done it by Monday04:22
pleia2smartboyhw: it's still Monday! :)04:22
pleia2and "Normal flavors"?04:22
smartboyhwpleia2, it's Tuesday here already:P04:22
smartboyhwpleia2, i.e. Kubuntu and Lubuntu:P04:22
pleia2we lack a testing lead at the moment, so it's been a bit difficult04:22
smartboyhwpleia2, uh04:22
pleia2uh?04:23
smartboyhwProbably bluesabre can be one:P04:23
smartboyhwHe does know a lot of QA04:23
pleia2I think he's got enough on his plate :)04:23
smartboyhwpleia2, sorry can't understand the idiom:P04:23
pleia2we're working to get him to become one of our developers04:23
smartboyhwpleia2, good job there04:23
pleia2yeah, he's great04:23
smartboyhwSadly elfy quit of being QA Lead this cycle, missed blibering with him on #ubuntuforums04:24
smartboyhwlol04:24
pleia2yes, life stuff often gets in the way when this isn't your paid job04:24
smartboyhwpleia2, :)04:26
smartboyhwpleia2, the problem is that if you don't really post out an annoucement then you guys might have problems of not enough testers to test images at release day04:28
smartboyhwDon't worry I will help testing04:29
pleia2smartboyhw: I know, unfortunately I don't have the time to do it either, would you like to volunteer to help us?04:30
smartboyhwpleia2, I can:)04:30
pleia2great, thanks04:31
smartboyhwpleia2, tell me about the changes in Xubuntu precise since 12.04.104:35
smartboyhwOr is it the ones listed in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/Xubuntu ?04:36
pleia2smartboyhw: if I had time to round up the changes I could write the announcement ;)04:36
pleia2I don't know04:36
smartboyhwpleia2, LOL04:36
smartboyhwOK04:36
pleia2most people are sleeping this late, maybe write a mail to the devel list asking what needs to be tested?04:37
smartboyhwpleia2, OK04:37
smartboyhwpleia2, you write it since I'm not a Xubuntu member or anything04:38
smartboyhw:P04:38
pleia2you should write it, you're the one doing testing (I don't have time this week)04:38
smartboyhwpleia2, OK04:39
pleia2smartboyhw: great email, thanks!05:12
smartboyhwpleia2, :)05:14
* pleia2 yawns and rubs her eyes06:55
smartboyhwpleia2, er?06:55
pleia2ok, updated the etherpad06:55
pleia2I owe the list an email about a marketing/writing thing, but that will have to wait :)06:55
smartboyhwpleia2, OK06:57
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ochosisry for missing the meeting09:59
* ochosi starts to read the log09:59
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bluesabrepleia2, what would a qa-lead role include?  I usually have my hands dirty with the things that would need qa as it is :)13:57
ochosii think a -dev role would be better for you (just my opinion), because qa doesn't necessarily have to be a person with coding skills and there aren't so many of you as it is...13:58
* ochosi is just thinking out loud13:58
bluesabreI agree.  I just figure that for any of us that are actively involved in what's changed/changing, its easier to coordinate qa efforts13:59
bluesabrewe could create a xubuntu_qa twitter and tweet things we want looked at :D14:02
ochosihehe14:05
ochosiwell i think what we as technical folks could do is keep a list of stuff that should get tested in a central place14:05
ochosisomething that is easily editable and accessible14:06
ochosithe prospective qa-lead could pick up things from there easily and then coordinate the testing-crowd14:06
ochosi(at least that's how i'd organize it)14:06
knomebluesabre, we could simply tweet those to @Xubuntu :P14:08
knomeochosi, well, we have the ISO tracker14:08
knomeochosi, and i can get access to anyone who wants to be maintaining the testcases14:08
ochosiactually the whole twitter idea might not be too bad in the end14:09
ochosii mean even on g+ you sometimes get feedback from ppl14:09
knomefeedback is not test results14:09
knomewe need test results to be reported in ISO tracker14:09
ochosiand it doesn't necessarily have to be very formalized for every test-scenario14:09
ochosiyeah, well i think we're talking about two different things anyway ;()14:09
ochosi-(14:09
bluesabreg+ has become quite handy for getting feedback14:09
knomeno, not necessarily, but in that case, just go ahead and post to G+14:10
bluesabreespecially now with the communities14:10
knomewe can get you access to any accounts you need if you're willing to keep them active14:10
* smartboyhw yawns14:11
ochosisee, qa-talk is boring14:11
bluesabrelol14:11
smartboyhwNo I just came back14:11
knomesure it is14:11
smartboyhwYou guys received my email?14:11
knomesmartboyhw, don't think there's much changed from .114:11
knomesmartboyhw, mostly stuff that ubuntu has brought in14:12
smartboyhwknome, OK then. Have you edited the draft for a bit?14:12
knomenope14:12
smartboyhwknome, Grrrrrr14:12
bluesabremrpouit, updated catfish 0.4.0.x with additional translations, should that be uploaded to the quantal repos?14:14
smartboyhwbluesabre, you can be a QA Lead (you have the potential as I see) 14:15
knomesmartboyhw, please don't push people14:15
bluesabrelol14:15
smartboyhwknome, sorrry14:15
smartboyhwGrrr14:15
knomeas long as people take responsibility, we don't necessarily need a qa lead14:16
ochosi+114:16
smartboyhw+114:16
bluesabre+114:16
ochosi(but a qa lead definitely helps ;))14:16
bluesabreand knome makes a good qa lead anyway14:16
knomeha14:16
smartboyhwbluesabre, =114:16
smartboyhw*+114:16
knomebluesabre, not really, i've been slacking with the testcases :P14:16
smartboyhwWhy did I type =1?14:16
bluesabreknome, you keep telling me to write them14:17
bluesabre:D14:17
knomebluesabre, hehe. yeah.14:17
knomebluesabre, i should look into them today, when wife has gone to work14:17
bluesabreif you spam me enough, it gets done :D14:17
knome(around 18UTCish)14:17
smartboyhwknome, really how about that annoucement?14:18
knometalk with pleia2 14:18
smartboyhwknome OK. /me waits14:18
smartboyhwbluesabre, I am working on the translations of Catfish and I don't understand what does versatile mean14:57
smartboyhwThe Google Translations doesn't make any sense:P14:57
ochosiversatile==it has many "sides" as in: it can fullfil your search-needs in many ways14:58
bluesabrewhat ochosi said15:00
bluesabre:D15:00
ochosi:}15:00
GridCubehttp://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/versatile#Etymology15:00
GridCubeP:15:00
GridCubei couldn't figure how to use catfish though15:01
pjotrHello, I just read the logs of yesterday's meeting. At the end, some talk was about adding wallpapers.15:01
pjotrThere's a nice wallpaper collection named xfce4-artwork in the repo's. Contains only wallpapers, and very nice ones as well. Maybe an idea for adding it to the iso?15:02
GridCube:D15:02
GridCubei support that idea15:02
ochosipjotr: iirc the ones in xfce4-artwork are really really old and the resolutions don't really match today's needs15:02
ochosii worked with sarts on an updated version of those wallpapers15:02
ochosibut i think he never pushed them15:02
* ochosi goes to check15:02
pjotrI have a 1920 x 1080 display, and they are fine for that....15:03
ochosiright, it was updated it seems15:04
GridCube:( i dont understand how catfish is supposed to work15:04
bluesabre:(15:04
GridCubeeverything i type goes to a search and stays there for ever doing nothing15:04
ochosipjotr: or actually i think i mixed up xfce4-artwork with the backdrops that used to come with xfdesktop15:04
bluesabreGridCube, are you running precise?15:05
GridCubeim on presice with xfce4.1015:05
GridCubemaybe that is it15:05
bluesabrethe experimental/ppa version is broken in precise15:06
pjotrochosi: OK.... :-)  What's your opinion on adding it to the iso?15:06
GridCubeoh15:06
GridCubewell15:06
bluesabreochosi: 6px does help nicely15:06
bluesabresorry, its a python-bug15:06
ochosipjotr: it's possible, but as artwork-lead i'd rather compile wallpapers myself ;)15:06
bluesabreI've reported it, but it will probably never be fixed15:06
GridCubeno problem i should update15:06
GridCubeno problem then15:07
ochosipjotr: e.g. mgla-wiosenna really has a too small resolution15:07
ochosisame with ohio-sky15:08
ochosior park15:08
ochosii mean most smartphones have a higher resolution 1024x768 nowadays...15:08
pjotrochosi: can I help you by giving you some high resolution pictures that I took of nature (woods, fields, lakes)?15:19
ochosipjotr: sure, but for now i can't guarantee anything, i mean adding wallpapers would have to be discussed and decided at a meeting i guess15:20
ochosias those take a few mb easily, it affects more ppl and i can't decide on my own15:20
ochosibut if you want you can start a collection on flickr or something like that15:21
bluesabrewe should have a wallpaper contest :D15:21
ochosiyeah, although having seen how that went for lubuntu i'm inclined to say "no thanks" to that15:21
bluesabrelol15:21
bluesabreor use the xubuntu deviantart page15:21
knomebluesabre, i don't want to have contests because that'll lead people to think we've promised something15:21
ochosiyeah, why not15:21
ochosiwhatever platform works15:21
knomei'd rather just contact people if something good comes up15:21
ochosi+115:22
ochosiknome: thoughts on adding a few wps by default?15:22
knomeochosi, generally about wallpapers: i think it's fine to have some now that we have space, but let's see where we are after micahg and mrpouit have done their magic first15:22
bluesabrealrighty, that also comes down to a sense of taste too.  (and the ubuntu wallpaper choosers don't always seem to have the best taste)15:22
knomehehe15:22
Unit193And again, how many people no matter what's there, choose something they have already?15:23
ochosisure15:23
bluesabreI actually quite like the latest xubuntu wallpaper15:23
bluesabreand have it default on all my machines15:24
ochositbh i'd prefer something like a plugin for xfdesktop to pull previews of wallpapers online15:24
ochosifrom some services15:24
ochosione that'd download selected items automatically to ~/.wallpapers and set them or something15:24
bluesabrethat would be cool15:24
bluesabrethat's a nifty feature that kde has had for ages15:25
ochosiwhat services/websites are they using?15:25
bluesabredunno15:25
bluesabrebut when I was younger, I got some of my best wps from there15:26
Unit193http://unit193.ninth.su/dump/Bio_Hazard_blue.jpg is one of mine and http://unit193.ninth.su/dump/bio_hazard.jpg is the other.  Nothing like that'd be in stock. :P  (Note, my screen res is a little higher)15:26
ochosiUnit193: yeah, both are a bit too disturbing for my eyes ;)15:27
* ochosi likes interfacelift15:27
ochosifirst thing that would be needed anyway is a patch for xfdesktop to load user-selected directories instead of a static list based on what's in /usr/share/wallpapers15:29
ochosi(imo that's more important than shipping more wallpapers by default, cause it's simply annoying...)15:29
knomeYES.15:29
knomebluesabre, can you please create a patch for that?15:30
ochosithe revamped xfdesktop has that already15:30
ochosibut it won't be a part of xfce4.1215:30
knomeaha15:30
bluesabreI'll look into it15:30
ochosiit'll probably be released after the switch to gtk315:30
knomecould we cherry-pick it15:30
ochosibut you can build it from git15:30
ochosiproblem is it only does wallpapers right now15:30
ochosino app-menu yet15:30
ochosiand no icons on the desktop15:30
ochosibut there's an awesome transition-effect when switching wallpapers :)15:31
knomei'm pointing to the user-dirs feature15:31
ochosiit's a rewrite from scratch15:31
ochosiso cherry-picking isn't possible in this sense15:31
bluesabreshould be a simple patch15:31
ochosibut yeah, you can probably get an idea of how it should be done from there15:31
ochosibluesabre: if you touch xfdesktop, we should do it upstream imo15:32
bluesabreif we just want it to look inside of ~/Pictures as well15:32
knomebluesabre, no!15:32
knome:P15:32
bluesabrelol15:32
knomethe path should be configurable15:32
ochosii'd say it should have a simple folder-selector like catfish15:32
ochosiand always display what's inside that dir15:32
knomehmm15:32
ochosiplus maybe the ones that got shipped by default15:32
bluesabrethat makes sense15:32
knomeis there XDG_PICTURES_DIR or sth15:32
knomei mean, the way ~/Pictures is linked15:33
ochosiknome: there is, but just keeping that means users have to find that out15:33
knomewe could tell them about it15:33
ochosieasiest way to tell them is with a combobox ;)15:33
knome:P15:33
bluesabrejust have the default list as a combobox entry15:33
ochosithis is approx how it should look imo: http://wiki.xfce.org/_media/design/xfdesktop/desktop-prefs.png15:33
knomeas long as you can set a custom location15:33
ochosibluesabre: maybe also change the listview for an iconview without descriptions (who cares about the name of a wallpaper anyway?)15:34
Unit193ochosi: ...You know what that looks like, right?  (Not that it's a bad idea, I rather agree. :P )15:34
ochosiUnit193: tell me15:34
bluesabreok, remind me this weekend if I don't mention it again before then15:34
bluesabre:D15:35
ochosisure15:35
Unit193A la Windows vista+.15:35
bluesabrewe stole the minimal display dialog from windows 715:35
smartboyhwbluesabre, news: All the Chinese (Traditional) translations has been completed:)15:35
bluesabresweet15:35
bluesabrethanks smartboyhw!15:35
ochosibluesabre: not entirely ;)15:36
bluesabretrue15:36
bluesabre:)15:36
bluesabrewe were15:36
bluesabreinspired15:36
ochosiUnit193: not sure that this is really the same thing: http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/win/basics/dialog-personalization-background-wallpaper-vista.gif15:37
ochosii mean yeah, it also uses an iconview without filenames...15:37
ochosibut which wallpaper-dialog doesn't15:37
knomeour15:37
knome:P15:37
ochosiyeah, true unfortunately15:37
ochosianyway, i think a patch for xfdesktop would be accepted upstream15:38
ochosior at least it has good chances?15:38
ochosi-?15:38
bluesabremaybe15:39
ochosiwell as it doesn't have a maintainer and i know that nick doesn15:40
GridCubei use other wallpaper solutions anyway15:40
ochosit care about the current thingy too much...15:40
GridCubevariety its pretty much perfect15:40
GridCube!info variety15:40
ubottuPackage variety does not exist in quantal15:40
GridCubewhaaat15:40
ochosinot that perfect then i guess ;)15:41
GridCubehttps://launchpad.net/variety15:41
GridCubei... dont remember ppaing it15:41
GridCubebut oh well, i might have15:42
GridCubeeven more, variety has a clock included on the desktop that you can customize, it looks pretty, but in my case enabling it stopped the wallpaper rotations15:44
knomeread: it's buggy15:46
GridCubeyes, well15:46
GridCubebut its an example, of things that can be worked upon15:46
GridCubeyou don't need to reinvent the wheel everytime15:47
ochosithe point of rewriting xfdesktop was to drop code-duplication between the desktop and the file-manager15:47
ochosithat means better maintainability and less bugs15:48
Unit193!info variety extras15:48
ubottuvariety (source: variety): automatic wallpaper changer, downloader and manager.. In component main, is extra. Version 0.4.12-extras12.04.1 (extras), package size 121 kB, installed size 814 kB15:48
Unit193Or you could just use wally. :P15:48
GridCubeo: i knew i didnt ppaed it15:49
Unit193Get it from a PPA.15:49
Unit193Doesn't mean it isn't buggy. ;)15:49
GridCubeyeah, wasnt saying that, it is buggy, even the linux kernel is buggy sometimes, you just cant avoid that, but then again it doesnt mean its bad, it just need more work15:51
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