Re: [gDesklets] About Desklets in gDesklets

[Lauri Kainulainen <lauri sokkelo net>]

Christian Meyer wrote:
> I wouldn't include too many desklets with the core package. Just a few tiny
> ones.

Yeah. I think so too, but I'd like to include one good desklet for the 
most important functions. Meaning one for CPU/HDD, one for weather, one 
good working clock implementation, one quote desklet and so forth. 
Hopefully so that the desklets in the package are enough for people to 
get really interested to find more.

> I'd rather include the new desklets shell Lauri has been working on. People
> could easily download any desklets they like. AFAIK yahoo is doing it that
> way.

That would be very sensible. Unfortunately the Desklet control and the 
desklet itself still need some work. The rendering speed of 0.35 is a 
bit too little for the desklet, but that problem should disappear with 
0.40. The desklet basically works for installation and IIRC it also 
handles control dependencies. It also loads the available desklets, 
controls and news from the site.

I'm very limited with my time right now and I have the following 
priorities:

1) site (as I'm the only one with access to it)
2) 0.40 core
3) desklet control

I won't have time for 2 and 3 before autumn. I'd be very pleased to help 
people on both if they are willing to contribute.

And the whole idea of having a desklet control for installation is that 
we can do alternate displays for installation! So let you imagination 
fly! What should the future of desklet installation be like?!


-lauri

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