Re: Deeper integration with GNOME

["mathieu jourdan gresille org" <mathieu jourdan gresille org>]

Hum, it seems I can't build anything with cmake and in my local copy so
I'll have to investigate before I can not test your changes. Maybe I am
missing something?

Anyway, I created and account and put my work here:
 lp:~tham/deja-dup/gresources

Mathieu

On 15/10/2013 06:48, Michael Terry wrote:
> OK, look at trunk for:
> * Adopted your wording in various places
> * Moved notebook tabs to a list on the left
> * A simplified Overview screen (though I'd like to make it more
> verbose/pretty like your most recent mockup)
> * A simplified Scheduling screen
> * Use of GtkHeaderBar with the "automatic backup" GtkSwitch moved to the
> header
> * More spacious, modern layout in a few spots
>
> I may tweak this a bit in the coming week, but this weekend's hacking is
> done.
>
> -mt
>
>
>
> On 14 October 2013 16:53, Michael Terry <mike mterry name
> <mailto:mike mterry name>> wrote:
>
>     Warning before you do too much work.  I'm doing a bit of a piecemail
>     approach to implementing the mockups, since I have some special
>     Ubuntu considerations:
>
>     1) I want to make sure the new code also works well as a
>     gnome-control-center plugin (which is how deja-dup is visible in
>     Ubuntu).  This means that I would like to keep the overview and
>     preferences in the same widget somehow, rather than have overview
>     pop up a new window for preferences.  And I can't over-rely on the
>     new GtkHeader widget.
>
>     Down the road, I imagine it being best to write a new frontend for
>     Ubuntu using their new QML-based SDK rather than trying to make the
>     GNOME frontend also work for Ubuntu.  (I'd still keep the GNOME
>     frontend.)
>
>     2) I want to make sure to also support pre-GTK 3.10 (as Ubuntu 14.04
>     will stay with 3.8).  I still will use 3.10 widgets, as they are
>     important for getting the GNOME look right.  I'll just have to add
>     some #ifdefs and such.
>
>     Also, I notice that with GTK 3.10, the GtkListBox is how most of the
>     settings are implemented.  So I assume that the Scheduling tab
>     should use those instead of more traditional label/widget combos. 
>     Your mockup already uses GtkListBox in the folder tabs, I believe.
>
>     I also have already done the app menu bit in trunk.  But I haven't
>     touched the overview page yet.  If you have code for that, it could
>     be useful.
>
>     -mt
>
>
>
>     On 14 October 2013 15:46, mathieu jourdan gresille org
>     <mailto:mathieu jourdan gresille org> <mathieu jourdan gresille org
>     <mailto:mathieu jourdan gresille org>> wrote:
>
>         Hey!
>
>         That's really good to know!
>
>         I think I copied this icon from some mockup I can't remember of.
>         Neither
>         could I find it in the icons repositories, so I uploaded my mockup
>         sources to the wiki.[0]
>
>         I also started coding, I didn't talked about it because I didn't
>         want to
>         tease with something not functionnal yet. I basicaly have
>         implemented
>         the following:
>
>         - app Menu
>         - ViewSwitcher
>         - a half of the overview with a « Back Up... » button to launch the
>         preferences
>
>         I guess it's time for me to create an account on lp and publish what
>         I've done so far. I come back to you ASAP, probably tomorrow.
>
>         A screenshot for the road! [1]
>
>         Thank you Michael for considering these proposals!
>         Mathieu
>
>         [0]:
>         
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Playground/Backups?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=backups-wireframes-v2.svg
>         [1]:
>         
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Playground/Backups?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=backups_overview_screenshot.png
>
>         On 14/10/2013 17:58, Michael Terry wrote:
>         > Hey, Mathieu!  Just wanted to let you know that I'm looking into
>         > incorporating some of your designs into the next cycle of Deja
>         Dup.
>         >
>         > Where did you get those icons you used for the Overview page?
>         >
>         https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Playground/Backups?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=wire-v2-backup.png
>         >
>         > -mt
>         >
>         >