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zequencesakrecoer-ZzZz: The packages in the list are the full total of all packages in Debian sections sound, graphics and video, so not just the ones we ship09:46
zequenceOur menu would be useless, if it only works with applications that we ship, so before we can use it the way we want to, ALL desktop files need to be done correctly09:46
cubHello people18:35
cubzequence, do we have any interest in a Writer's application? Such as Scrivener, but open source?18:35
cubI have had some contact with a developer doing a Novel writer solution, but open source which Scrivener might not be in the end. I think it would be a nice addition to Ubuntu Studio in the future even though is more being creative with words than audio/video18:37
cubhttp://www.plume-creator.eu/18:37
cubSince I like this kind of application I'm thinking of helping him/them out with some community stuff is possible18:38
cubI suppose, once there is a stable release, one should try to get it into Debian repositories though I'm not sure how hard that is.18:39
zequencecub: Isn't it already, package: plume-creator18:39
cuboh I didn't even check..haha18:40
zequenceI'm not against adding it. It does not belong in any of our three main categories though, right?18:41
cubTrue, it is already in Debian. I feel a bit stupid now.18:41
cubNo it's not any of the main catagories18:41
zequenceYOu can find a lot of strange things packaged18:41
zequenceLike, svtplay-dl18:41
cub:D18:42
cubI just figured it wasn't included since it's offered in download form on the web site/sourceforge18:42
zequenceWe haven't considered a workflow for writing at all. These days, I can't imagine anyone using a pen, or even a type writer18:43
zequenceThe web site looked pretty plain18:43
cubThat's the old stable version though, 0.66. He is doing make over in Python for the next release so kind of from scratch18:43
cubyeah, it's only one developer and an author in the "team" I think18:43
zequenceWonder what writers usually like to use18:44
cubhe wanted a writer app for himself and coded it.18:44
zequenceother than Worrrd18:44
cubIt seems Scrivener is very popular where you can gather everything in one place18:44
cubA friend of mine has published 4 books now done in Word and multiple sources for keeping track of notes18:45
cubHe is going to buy Scrivener for the next book since he thinks it is quite hard keeping everything together using just an editor like Word18:45
cubhttp://www.bokus.com/cgi-bin/product_search.cgi?authors=Peo%20Bengtsson18:46
zequenceCan't find scrivener googling it. Sure you spelled it right?18:46
zequenceThat's a bunch of books18:46
cubhttps://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php18:47
zequenceAh, yes I found it.18:47
cubAnd the linux version: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3318:48
zequenceplume creator looks very archaic18:50
cubThe Scrivener linux version looks more or less the same18:50
cubThere is an option for themes, but I haven't tried it out yet. Not sure how much I will meddle with the 0.66 version since it's not going be developed further18:51
zequenceplume creator doesn't seem to be well translated from French18:53
zequenceSome stuff missing18:53
zequenceUsually the other way around :)18:54
cubThat's what I thought, but apparently some of the names for things are supposed to be in French18:54
cubHe's French though so the translation might be lacking. Something I might be able to help out with18:55
zequenceMise en scène? I haven't been to writers school18:55
cubme neither, I had to look it up18:55
zequenceHas some nice ideas18:56
zequenceMultiple drafts18:56
zequenceGui is not fully functional on this DE at least (Gnome)18:57
zequenceSome tooltips are just white, no content18:58
cubdid you install through apt-get or .deb?18:58
zequenceVersion 0.66+dfsg1-2 on Debian Jessie18:59
zequenceI use Debian on my main machine18:59
cubnice, so it's a recent version in the repos18:59
cubyeah, I'm actually on Debian Jessie now as well18:59
cubWe'll see how the development goes with 1.519:00
cubit could be something for 2016 or 2017. Would be good to get a few more people involved...if he's interested in that.19:01
zequenceAuto saving is nice. Something all applications should have. You should only need to worry about revisions, not about saving data19:04
zequenceOne guy can only do so much19:05
cubYeah, Scrivener works in the same way. He told me there is an issue in 0.66 with losing data once every 1000 time or something, so the recommendation have been to use Dropbox or similar to be able to bring back an older History version.19:06
cubHappened to me at my first try. :D19:06
cubWeird though, because the text I wrote is not visible in the app, but when I do an export it's there. But won't be fixed as he's only working on 1.5 now19:07
cubIt's basically just the one developer and an american author as a tester19:08
cubso far19:08
zequenceThe underground movement of the underground movement19:08
zequence2 people out of 7 billion19:08
zequenceAlmost at the level of what Ubuntu Studio is now19:09
zequenceIt's kind of fascinating, when you start to think about it19:09
cubStill, there's a new comment or question on Ubuntu Studio every day19:10
zequenceEveryone eats food, but not everyone makes it19:12
zequenceOk, time for some grub (food)19:15
OvenWerkscub: book publishing was... what the publishing workflow was supposed to be about19:34
cubWith the thought of the actual creation of the book to be published?19:35
OvenWerksThe thing with any of these creative tools is having someone who uses that workflow involved in Studio to make good comments on properly supporting it.19:35
cubIt would fit in there quite well then19:35
OvenWerksThat is my thought too.19:35
OvenWerksI think Studio started as an Audio creation tool and has expanded to cover artistic creation in general19:36
OvenWerksNow that we have the ability to choose which SW to include in the install we should be able to include those things.19:37
cubSure, there has also been some talks/questions about whether html editors should be included19:37
OvenWerksYes19:37
cubhmm I thought it was a good idea to add some fonts to my system...but 1.5 GB seems a  bit over the top.19:39
cuball in one package.19:39
OvenWerksit was kicked around 3 or 4 years ago and the general feeling was that people picked their own preference anyway... but I feel it would be nice to have one anyway. I use bluefish, but that is just because that is what I started with. I don't know that it is the best.19:39
zequencePublishing is not about writing books though19:39
cubI used Bluefish for many years19:39
cubbut now I just use vim19:39
OvenWerkszequence: that is true, but back when Scott was first talking about, it was about books or ebooks. I am not stuck on that myself though. My thought is to support what we have people using.19:40
zequenceAnd, I would say Studio has been allround for quite a while. If not, since the beginning. I only started using it at about 200819:40
OvenWerkscub: I use "joe" for my text editor.19:41
zequencebooks, ebooks, yes, but printing them is one thing, and creating the stories another19:41
OvenWerksI have never felt at home with vi*19:41
OvenWerksLyx anyone?19:42
zequenceI've sometimes wanted to learn joe. It looks nice,19:42
OvenWerksjoe is based on the text only "word processors" of yester year. I keybindings were pretty standard over a number of products.19:43
OvenWerksIt is a lot like nano but with a lot more features.19:44
OvenWerksIf you have ever used wordstar, joe is like that.19:46
OvenWerksMixBus3 is out. The price is very nice at $79. It is based on Ardour 4.19:48
zequenceThe got some plugins too, but they were not as cheap :P20:04
OvenWerkszequence: the plugins cost more because you can't download the source and build... and they are all in house. MB is based on a lot of comunity help.21:34

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