Re: [Epiphany] Epiphany RPM packages for RH9

[Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpeseng tin it>]

On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 11:34, Dag Wieers wrote:
> On 13 May 2003, Marco Pesenti Gritti wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 07:14, Dag Wieers wrote:
> >
> > > Now I have some questions about the build-process.
> > > 
> > >  + The configure-option --enable-nautilus-view still seems to compile the 
> > >    Nautilus stuff. (ie. the same files are in the package) Can you tell me 
> > >    which files should really go into a seperate package for nautilus ?
> > > 
> > > 	/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_Epiphany_NautilusView.server
> > > 	... ?
> > 
> > You cant have separate packages right now, because the view is compiled
> > in the same binary.
> 
> What I really meant was an add-on package, it would still depend on 
> epiphany. But I'm afraid that the epiphany package would still need 
> nautilus if it is compiled in the normal binary.
> 
> I'm not sure if it makes sense to have 2 binaries for this case.

Well two packages doesnt make sense with current impl because
1 you still depend on nautilus
2 the package would be empty because all files would be necessary to
start ephy aleon too;)


> > >  + The build-process also seems to add files to /var/scrollkeeper, 
> > >    something the sandbox also tries to prevent (but the buildprocess fails 
> > >    because of that).
> > 
> > This is something that also other GNOME apps does I think. Maybe it's
> > worth to check how they solve the prob ?
> 
> Well, Some have the same problem. Most do it right afaik.

Ok, then please post a bug about this, possibly saying one of these apps
that get it right.

> 
> > >  + I'd like to be able to get rid of the text on those buttons. (It 
> > >    consumes too much space IMO)
> > 
> > Well you can set gnome style to icons only. Text beside icon doesnt
> > allow to give some icons priority and have only the text of these
> 
> It seems a bug. I had actually configured to use "Text beside buttons"
> 

This was unfinished, read my next mail about it ;)

> > >  + I love the bookmarks implementation. But it would be nice to make some 
> > >    changes for handling these bookmarks. I'd like to clean up my 
> > >    bookmarks but opening the properties of each individual link is 
> > >    time-consuming. Some of the information (for smart bookmarks eg) is not 
> > >    accessible ;(
> > 
> > You can edit the titles inline, F2 and add topics with dnd.
> > We thought editing url was a low priority task, so it's available only
> > in properties.
> 
> Well, actually a key-combo for adding a link to the toolbar would be nice. 

Make sense but ... isnt dnd just faster and nicer :)

> And if I could have a statusbar showing me the link (when I select a 
> title) that would be great too (so you know what you're erasing when the 
> Title is useless).

A tooltip maybe ? We plan to add a View->Title & Url too, at some point.

> > >  + Easy access to the proxy-configuration is a must. Especially if you 
> > >    have a laptop and move around alot. (Like galeon used to have)
> > 
> > You could just put the proxy configuration on your panel ?;)
> 
> I can ? Show me where I can find that ;))

Applications->Desktop Preferences->Network Proxy, right click, Add this
launcher to panel.

> PS Where can I add some of these features, so that at least I have the 
> feeling they're not lost. ;p

bugzilla.gnome.org is the right place for rfe.

Marco