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Hi, From perspective of one person who recently entered into GNOME world, I would like to first to say that more documentation is more than welcomed for newbies. I also could share my doubts and troubles that might be helpful for you in writing new tutorials. First, I had a problem to understand GNOME from 30 000 ft height. It means, I have to understand its architecture, list of modules and its connections. Also my efforts were related to find out where GNOME "connects" to X Window System. It means, explaining people what modules GNOME has, its interdependencies, interactions, dependencies of X Win Sys libraries would greatly help new developers. Second thing is more related to source code tree. It would be very helpful if you enter then into explanation of source code tree(s) explaining where and what is located so people first could understand how GNOME works and where particular thing is located. That is my small addition to this thread. Regards, Uros > Subject: GNOME Platform Developers Guide > From: cskeogh adam com au > To: gnome-doc-list gnome org > Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:12:56 +0930 > > Hi, > > I am considering writing a developers guide for GNOME. I thought I would > first ask here if it is a good idea, or if such documentation already > exists? > > The aim of the guide is to make it easier for new developers to get > started hacking GNOME. Topics include building GNOME, whether to build > system services (DeviceKit, PolicyKit, ConsoleKit, PackageKit) or not, > running your built GNOME sandbox (in a window, at login or virtual > machine), how to use your favourite IDE with GNOME whether it be Anjuta, > Eclipse, Netbeans etc, and how to debug GNOME within the IDE, how to > debug 'tough' areas (dbus started services, IPC, nautilus startup, the > window manager, etc). I would like to include real bug fix examples too. > > I have been enhancing JHBuild documentation[1] and the JHBuild software. > I could place the details there, but I thought it may get more > visibility in a developers guide. > > -- > Craig Keogh <cskeogh adam com au> > > [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614957 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-doc-list mailing list > gnome-doc-list gnome org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. |