Re: Tested the latest build

[Bob Hazard <linuxoflondon googlemail com>]

I believe that Zeitgeist is just the backend daemon service and the
gnome-zeitgeist frontend AKA Gnome Activity Journal is a separate
project to keep things modular.  This means for example that Docky can
also use the service.

Zeitgeist has its own mailing list but tbh at this early stage the
best way to stay up to date is just to follow the developers' blogs,
such as this post about the front end
http://seilo.geekyogre.com/2010/01/gnome-activity-journal-looking-sexy/

They recently had a hackfest and I believe the new version had major
changes, it is supposed to be API stable now but they cannot rule out
some more restructuring.  So as an avid alpha tester even I am waiting
a bit longer :)

2010/1/8 Ryan Peters <sloshy45 sbcglobal net>:
> I'm using a PPA (Launchpad repository) of Gnome-Shell testing/daily builds,
> and I just updated it last night. I'm working on it right now, and I have to
> say: fantastic job! I love it very, very much! There are, however, some
> things I'd like to ask about what's planned for the near future:
>
> 1) A customizable top bar? I like it how it is, but being able to put your
> own things on there would be great (like a mount applet or a character
> applet, maybe?). Is this planned for the sidebar?
>
> 2) I'm not so fond with the sidebar shoving everything to the side,
> especially in it's full size. Maybe it could work like a dock that
> auto/intelli-hides?
>
> 3) If I do the regular drag-and-drop maneuver, dragging from one application
> to another (no matter what it is), I can't switch to another workspace. I've
> tried the hot corner, alt+tab, and the Win/Meta key, but the only thing that
> lets me switch is my dock (AWN 0.4 Beta, btw).
>
> 4) Is there a way I can test out zeitgiest (I hope I spelled it right)? I
> have "zeitgiest-core" installed as an ubuntu package from the repository,
> and I tried running the zeitgiest commands it came with but I didn't notice
> anything gui-related happening.
>
> 5) Does anyone know a good replacement for the character applet (you know,
> where you paste in characters that show up on your panel, and clicking them
> copies them to the clipboard)? I like using those little hearts, those music
> notes, and the "e"s with those signs over them sometimes, and I don't know
> any other way to insert the characters (besides digging for them for minutes
> in the Character Map program).
>
> 6) Is the bar at the top and/or the activities overlay planned to be
> theme-able in the future? I don't mind it how it is now, but being easily
> theme-able is one of the things I love the most about Gnome 2.
>
> Sorry for asking so much, but it would be great if anyone could answer even
> half of one of my questions. Thanks!
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