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didrocksgood morning05:32
jibelmorning didrocks05:33
jameshhi didrocks05:41
oSoMoNgood morning desktoppers!06:08
didrockshey jibel, jamesh06:09
oSoMoNsalut didrocks, jibel06:12
oSoMoNhey jamesh06:12
seb128good morning desktopers06:12
didrockshey oSoMoN!06:12
oSoMoNsalut seb12806:12
seb128hey jamesh oSoMoN didrocks06:12
oSoMoNjibel, bien les vacances?06:12
didrocksre seb12806:13
jameshI snuck a talk proposal for linux.conf.au in yesterday just before the deadline.  Let's see how that goes06:21
seb128what's the topic?06:22
jameshconfined apps on the Ubuntu Desktop06:22
seb128nice06:23
oSoMoNjust snaps, or will you compare existing solutions?06:23
jameshoSoMoN: I was thinking of contrasting it a bit with the existing .deb packaging, but mostly about snaps06:24
jameshthe conf isn't until January, and I don't know if the proposal will be accepted.  At this point, it is just a few paragraphs of abstract06:25
jibelsalut oSoMoN , très bien, 2 semaines aux seychelles à rien faire :) et toi?06:34
oSoMoNjibel, très bien aussi06:35
duflujamesh, man, planning life ahead almost 5 months :)07:13
dufluNot that they give you any other option...07:14
jameshduflu: well, I'd want to go to the conf anyway.07:25
willcookemorning08:04
didrockshey willcooke08:04
didrocksfeeling better today ?08:04
willcookehi didrocks, yeah pretty much cured today. Bit tired still08:05
didrocks:( what was it? do you know?08:05
willcookeFelt a bit like flu, aches and pains, being hot and cold at the same time, headache, tired, etc08:05
didrocksurgh08:06
seb128hey willcooke, how are you? feeling better? had a good w.e?08:06
seb128I see you already replied08:07
willcookehey seb128! :)08:07
seb128good to see you are almost over it08:07
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oSoMoNhey willcooke, welcome back to the world of the living08:14
willcooke:) thanks oSoMoN08:15
willcookejibel, morning, hope you had a relaxing holiday!  Potential new use case to add to the testing plan, and not sure how we can do it, but... people are reporting that leaving a GNOME Shell session running for days at a time instead of powering off at the end of the day causes crashes.  Could you add that to your list of things to look in to?08:31
chrisccoulsongood morning desktoppers09:04
seb128heey chrisccoulson how are you?09:07
chrisccoulsonseb128, yeah, I'm not too bad thanks. Quiet day today (the kids are at their nan's house) :)09:08
chrisccoulsonhow about you?09:08
oSoMoNgood morning chrisccoulson09:09
chrisccoulsonhi oSoMoN09:09
oSoMoNchromium-browser 60.0.3112.78 on your list for today?09:09
chrisccoulsonoSoMoN, yeah09:11
seb128chrisccoulson, hey, I'm good thanks! Lucky you to have a quiet day, no such luck here :-/09:39
seb128I understand what GNOME designers mean by "distraction free"09:40
seb128I'm not even being distracted by things I would like to know about, I'm missing the messaging menu icon and the badges on the launcher for e.g unread irc messages09:40
seb128I wonder how other GNOME users deal with not missing messages&such09:41
chrisccoulsonseb128, yeah, I miss that too09:42
oSoMoNseb128, same here, I find I often miss IRC highlights because of missing indicator/launcher badges09:43
didrocksseb128: there is no glib bzr branch that we maintain, only source package (just double checking before going ahead)?09:46
seb128didrocks, that's right, glib is in sync most of the time so a branch would keep getting outdated09:47
didrocksmakes sense! Thanks :)09:47
seb128better to get your change through Debian if you can09:47
seb128I think L_aney might get annoyed if it gets out of sync :p09:47
didrocksyeah, but I need to experiment first (fortunately it will only be a cherry-picking)09:48
didrocksor do you want to sponsor it in debian ?09:48
didrocksI don't have upload rights there, and the patch isn't a cherry-pick yet09:48
didrocks(the ones from desrt)09:48
seb128I think it's fine to distro patch and send to L_aney a note/msg about it09:50
seb128I didn't commit to pkg-gnome for a while, I don't even have checkouts or anything configured on that box09:50
didrockssounds sensible to me, so yeah, will do!09:50
seb128I could look at that but it's going to take more efforts that it's worth and they might find it inappropriate that I do that since I'm unactive09:50
seb128thanks09:50
seb128I should start doing some work again there09:51
didrockssure09:51
ouroumovHello, not sure if this is the right place to talk about this, but I've just spend a lot of time to sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.09:53
seb128ouroumov, hey, #ubuntu-devel might be a better channel if the topic is about Ubuntu and not desktop specific09:53
ouroumovThanks09:53
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seb128does anyone has gnome-tweak-tool installed on artful?10:41
seb128do you get a launcher icon for it?10:41
willcookeseb128, any extensions installed for the launcher, or just the thing on the left in Activities?10:42
seb128willcooke, left in activities, menu in the top left panel, alt-tab10:43
seb128no extensions10:43
seb128the icon is right in the dash though10:43
willcookeseb128, confirmed, I get the "missing icon" icon.  The black box and red circle thing10:44
seb128willcooke, thanks10:44
seb128willcooke, reported as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-tweak-tool/+bug/170905810:46
ubot5Ubuntu bug 1709058 in gnome-tweak-tool (Ubuntu) "Icon invalid in the favorites/panel menu/alt-tab" [Undecided,New]10:46
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muktupavelsdidrocks: did you use original desrt patches or patches that I updated?12:01
muktupavelsdidrocks: I found few problems with patches12:02
didrocksmuktupavels: yeah, I'm pinging desrt as well. Did you get something similar?12:02
muktupavelsyes, dconf-editor always used default value and I had also criticals12:03
muktupavelssee my comments12:03
muktupavelscriticals is because of missing null check12:03
didrocksand that's why it's reverting to default overriden value?12:03
muktupavelspatch "gsettings: cleanup default value lookup" had missing null check and after it gsettings always was using default value12:04
muktupavelsit is just using default12:04
didrocksahah :)12:04
didrocksgood finding12:04
didrocksI was about to dig into it12:04
muktupavelsplease test with patches that I attached12:04
didrocksthen, after refreshing my session and restarting my browser (just to post feedback), I saw your post :)12:04
didrocksyeah12:04
muktupavelsthey are same with problems fixed12:04
didrocksdoing12:04
didrocksmuktupavels: building, let's see how it goes :)12:08
didrocksmuktupavels: thanks for keeping an eye on this!12:08
muktupavelsdidrocks: I just want see this finally merged in glib12:09
didrocksyeah, we used GUADEC to give another example on why this is important for GNOME12:10
didrocksmuktupavels: but be patient, first time we talked about it with desrt was in… 2010! (for Ubuntu Netbook) ;)12:11
* didrocks is glad this is moving forward12:11
muktupavelsdidrocks: that is long time...12:20
muktupavelsdidrocks: suffix vs. prefix; what do you prefer? I prefer to use prefix, but desrt added it as suffix.12:21
jbichagood morning12:22
oSoMoNhey jbicha12:22
seb128hey jbicha12:22
jbichaI like the symbolic app icons in the top bar :)12:24
didrocksmuktupavels: I don't have any strong opinion. suffix is great because you see first the key, which is what you are really interested in12:25
seb128jbicha, is anyone not liking them?12:25
didrockshey jbicha12:25
jbichadid_rocks doesn't ;)12:25
didrockswell, for consistency reason :p12:25
seb128what we don't like is the mix of symbolic and colored icons displayed there12:25
seb128the idea is nice12:25
seb128the implementation makes it impossible to have consistency12:26
seb128unless you own all the apps or have a way to enforce that apps use a symbolic icon12:26
didrockseven if we had symbolic icon for our themes and GNOME apps12:26
seb128and we have neither of those12:26
didrocksI would still be against due to 3rd parties which can't follow them12:26
jbichait would be nice to at least have the default install fully support that feature, but it's a downside to Ubuntu shipping more apps that aren't core GNOME than other distros12:26
didrocks(trademark issue and such…)12:26
seb128jbicha, then it would look good until you install an app not included in the default set, it still somewhat sucks12:27
seb128like install chrome and there you are12:27
seb128or eclipse12:27
jbicha"app developers: if you want your app to look good on Ubuntu, you should add a symbolic icon"12:27
seb128right, do that and see how many do it and how long it takes12:27
jbichathe symbolic icons are more clear because of how tiny the icon is there12:28
jbichaif we override that to color now, we may never switch12:29
seb128no need to try to convince me that the idea is good12:29
seb128I'm just saying that in practice you get a mix of monochrome and colored icon12:29
seb128and it looks weird12:29
jbichaI honestly don't think most users will care about some icons being colorful there12:29
seb128I don't think most users will care about all icons being colorful there12:29
seb128:-)12:29
jbichaI haven't heard complaints about it…12:29
seb128I bet you are not going to hear any about using the colored ones either12:30
seb128that's not the sort of details users go complain about12:30
seb128oh, using hexchat atm and the icon is colored :p12:31
jbichayeah, it's not important enough for me to fight for, I was just sharing my opinion :)12:32
jbichadidrocks: I'm uncomfortable with turning the 'gnome-session' package into a metapackage like you proposed in your blog12:32
didrocksjbicha: I don't mention it as a metapackage, I just mention it as giving the "gnome" session12:33
didrockswhich is the upstream default12:33
didrockswhere/if you want to add more GNOME apps is up to you I think, adding deps12:33
didrocks(need to reboot to test the glib patch, brb)12:33
jbichawell I guess that's strictly true, but it wouldn't really be the upstream default without a settings override package12:34
jbichabye…12:34
seb128jbicha, do you have any clue about why tweak doesn't have an icon matching under wayland?12:34
jbichaseb128: I'm not sure yet, I wonder if that broke when the app was renamed recently?12:36
seb128jbicha, could be, I didn't try it before the rename12:37
seb128the rename was in 3.25?12:37
jbichayes, 3.25.412:37
didrocksmuktupavels: works perfectly well12:38
didrockswill report that on the bug :)12:38
seb128jbicha, right, it's fine in 3;2412:38
seb128I just downgraded the deb12:38
jbichadidrocks: well I guess that's strictly true (about gnome-session), but it wouldn't really be the upstream default without a settings override package12:38
didrockstried on wallpaper key12:38
didrocksjbicha: no, we are going to ship per-desktop override12:38
didrockswhich is exactly what I'm trying right now12:38
didrocks+ g-s mode12:38
didrocksso you will have upstream default, withot a settings override package :)12:39
jbichaoh12:39
didrockswithout*12:39
* didrocks is excited about providing this12:39
* didrocks is giving more tests, bbl12:47
* didrocks sees override cleanup opportunity12:54
muktupavelsdidrocks: do you know how to contact desrt so he could look at updated patches? Or we need just wait?13:05
didrocksmuktupavels: I did contact her by telegram, she answered she will have a look today or tomorrow to it13:05
darkxsthey desktopers!13:06
darkxstits taken years to get those per-session overrides ;)13:06
didrocksyeah, it's nice to see them happening :)13:06
didrocksjust a note: it's per-desktop overrides, which is even better for us)13:07
didrocksquestion for the audience13:19
didrocksso, to minimize our repeated per-desktop overrides, I propose we put most of our override to "ubuntu-base"13:20
didrocksthat we, we can share overrides between Unity and GNOME-Shell, ubuntu session13:20
didrocksso, we would have:13:20
didrocksDesktopNames=ubuntu:ubuntu-base:GNOME for GNOME shell, ubuntu session13:20
didrocksDesktopNames=GNOME for vanilla GNOME shell13:21
didrocksand DesktopNames=Unity:ubuntu-base for Unity13:21
didrocks(just to avoid overriding the themes twice or more for deratives for gtk themes, default fonts and such)13:21
didrockswdyt?13:21
jbichadidrocks: vanilla GNOME should use Adwaita, right?13:23
darkxstdidrocks, the majority of the overrides we had, were going back to upstream defaults13:24
darkxsti.e reverting the unity overrides13:25
darkxstthere were a few things like wallpapers etc, but not a lot13:25
didrocksjamesh: jbicha correct, and non ubuntu font and such13:26
didrocksthis is why I was thinking putting those overrides on "ubuntu-base"13:26
didrocksand leave upstream's default13:26
didrocks(not for all overrides, but only for those making sense ofc)13:26
didrockslike no debian-specific integration changes13:27
Laneymorning13:28
darkxsthey Laney13:28
oSoMoNhey Laney13:29
didrockshey Laney, how is debconf?13:29
seb128hey Laney, how are you?13:29
Laneyhi darkxst oSoMoN didrocks seb12813:30
LaneyI'm tired!13:30
Laneybut debconf is good so far13:30
Laneynice to see old faces again13:30
Laneyhow's it going here?13:31
seb128Laney, busy as usual :-)13:34
didrocksyepppppp! preparing changes to be released daily next week!13:34
jbichaseb128: how should we handle the switch to mozjs52? discuss it in tomorrow's meeting?13:37
seb128jbicha, otp, replying in a bit13:37
darkxstseb128, jbicha I would suggest landing it against the current 3.24 pacakges (apart from gjs ofc)13:40
darkxstnot that I have tested it yet, gnome-shell should need just a few patches13:41
darkxstother gjs apps only really need patches if you want to quieten the log spew13:42
didrockstesting gdm now13:43
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seb128jbicha, can you give some details on what is needed for the transition?14:03
jbichaseb128: we need the new gjs version (associated with GNOME 3.24) and the mozjs52 binaries will need to be promoted to main instead of mozjs3814:04
darkxstthat would gjs associated with 3.2614:05
jbichayes, thanks!14:05
jbichaGNOME 3.24 stuff works with the new gjs/mozjs except there's a lot of warnings output like seen on comment #3 of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/78556814:06
ubot5Gnome bug 785568 in general "gnome-documents should use var instead of let/const for gjs 1.49.4" [Major,New]14:06
darkxstgnome-shell needs some other patches14:06
* darkxst must sleep, final leg back home tomorrow!14:06
jbichagood night!14:07
darkxstI will try and follow up on any questions that arise in the meeting!14:08
darkxstnight all!14:13
seb128jbicha, k, meeting done14:14
seb128jbicha, we should have the discussion about GNOME 3.24 vs 26 at the same time maybe?14:14
jbichaok, Will suggested in Trello we discuss 3.26 in tomorrow's meeting14:14
seb128right, that was the meeting I was in14:15
seb128we reviewed the trello board for feature freeze14:15
seb128jbicha, it looks like there is nothing special/problematic about GNOME 3.26 right?14:26
* kenvandine is thinking the unity8-calendar snap interface should just be renamed to calendar or eds-calendar and remove the sync-monitor bits14:28
jbichaseb128: my biggest concern is the new shell for gnome-control-center but it hasn't landed as default yet so maybe that won't be an issue14:32
seb128jbicha, I talked to Bastien about it at GUADEC and it didn't sound like it was going to land this cycle14:33
didrockswhat isn't going to land? (back after crashing gdm with pure css! :))14:33
jbichadidrocks: the new shell for gnome-control-center for 3.2614:35
seb128didrocks, the g-c-c new design14:37
didrocksoh right14:37
jbichait sounds in #control-center (on GNOME IRC) like it would be an easy distro-patch if we wanted the old one still for 3.26 if they do switch14:37
seb128right14:37
seb128didrocks, if you want to help testing the new version Bastien said that would be welcome ;-)14:38
jbichathe new design works, but there are likely to be a few issues because hardly anyone has used it yet14:38
didrocksseb128: not in the coming 2 weeks though, especially with the other changes I have to make14:38
jbichait's available in the gnome3-staging ppa for artful, just run gnome-control-center-alt to try it14:38
didrocksbut afterwards, no worry14:38
didrockswe have some incoming patches for sound and panel though14:39
didrockswe'll see14:39
seb128didrocks, right, I was expecting that14:39
seb128jbicha, thanks14:39
didrocksseb128: not sure if you answered on the "ubuntu-base", fine by you?14:40
didrocks(better name welcomed, but "ubuntu-common" doesn't sound fancy)14:40
seb128didrocks, oh, I did but you were off IRC I think14:40
jbichaGNOME 3.26 also has a tracker2 transition but that doesn't seem that disruptive either (rebuild of rdepends done in the staging ppa already)14:40
seb128there is a new tracker?14:42
seb128anyway we don't use tracker so I don't think we care14:42
jbichayes, it doesn't seem like an issue at all :)14:43
seb128jbicha, is there still vala 0.36 build failures to deal with? the trello card doesn't make it easy to see what is needed, the ppa listed has most of its packages superseeded by archive versions16:51
jbichaseb128: I've been keeping the ppa up-to-date, stuff shows up as superseded because I use 'backportpackage' because it's easy16:53
seb128jbicha, so what needs work is what failes to build in that ppa current view?16:54
jbichabut I guess the Desktop Team isn't that interested in the remaining packages, I forwarded the ibus/libkkc patches to Debian16:55
jbichaI'll go ahead and mark it as done16:55
seb128jbicha, thanks16:55
willcookenight all, see you tomorrow16:59
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jbichahttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/78595617:34
ubot5Gnome bug 785956 in general "Remove legacy tray" [Normal,New]17:34
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kenvandinejbicha, yeah we discussed that at guadec18:12
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oSoMoNnight all18:56
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