matk, 18 days ago to random

I wonder: If a project deliberately unilaterally abandons a #Freedesktop specification, would it be reasonable to ignore their voice in subsequent change discussions to that particular specification, for changes that other projects want to make to it?

After all, by breaking the convention, there apparently is no longer any interest in collaboration and cross-desktop integration anyway...

It would suck though, it would make the Linux desktop poorer, inconsistent and app dev's lives harder.

matk, 25 days ago to random

#AppStream 1.0.3 is out 😄
It mostly consists of bugfixes and a bunch of additions to the validator to make it catch even more issues in advance. "Plasma Mobile" is also a recognized desktop-style now.
#freedesktop #xdg

Changes:
https://github.com/ximion/appstream/commit/0f83f572c89f936ddb3c5bf1a8fd85e8c3976a68

tbernard, 27 days ago to GNOME

As part of the GNOME @sovtechfund project we've been working on improving notifications in GNOME (and the wider free desktop) 🔔✨

In this blog post @jsparber gives an update on the current state, what's already landed in 46, and what's coming in the near future!

https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2024/04/23/notifications-46-and-beyond

#gnome #stf #freedesktop #flatpak

nekohayo, 29 days ago to linux

I sometimes wonder why on #Linux / the #FreeDesktop, champion of underrepresented languages & locales, we still don't have the #ScotsLanguage to facilitate cultural preservation in #Scotland : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_language

I for one would love to set it as my display #languages in #GNOME but it is not among the choices.

Aboot that, #Firefox has #Scots available fur ye tae wale, and is the most awesome leid in the settins ye can stert yaisin richt noo! 👌 Ah dinnae find #Shetlandic though.

sonny, 1 month ago to linux

Orca the Linux screen reader now has a website!

https://orca.gnome.org/

Thanks to @snwh

And thank you Joannie, @igalia and the community for all the ongoing work and support.

#Linux #GNOME #freedesktop #a11y #accessibility

triskelion, 1 month ago to random

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vim-XDG-Base-Directory-Spec

It happened! Vim is now among the apps that have adopted the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME standard for storing user-specific configuration files. However, there are still many apps that use the older ~/.app convention or other specific locations for storing configuration files. Why is this the case?

#XDG #Config #Standards #FreeDesktop

sonny, 1 month ago to rust

Are you experienced with GTK and Rust ? :gnome: ❤️ :rust:

We are looking to contract someone to work on the new GNOME Password Manager 🔑

We want it to become a core/default app and help secure millions of users.

You'll be working with the GNOME Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building emancipatory technologies for everyone.

Please send resume / portfolio to stf@gnome.org

Boosts welcome :boost_love:

#GTK #Rust #rustlang #GNOME #Linux #Ubuntu #Linux #Fedora #OpenSUSE #Debian

tbernard, 1 month ago to GNOME

Lots of apps have been adding brand colors, so we're getting closer to being able to launch featured banners on Flathub!

If you haven't done it yet for your app, here are the docs: https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/metainfo-guidelines/quality-guidelines/#brand-colors

And here's a fancy new previewer for trying out colors: https://docs.flathub.org/banner-preview

#appstream #freedesktop #flathub #gnome #kde

Flathub banner previewer showing off light and dark banners for Hyperplane with icon, name, and screenshot.

matk, 1 month ago to linux

As of yesterday, I am officially maintaining the XDG Specifications (yes, yes, I make questionable choices ^^).
This means, if there's anything I should have a look at, or if you want to propose any addition/change, you know who to ping now! (even better if a MR/patch is attached, of course)
Thanks to everyone working on Freedesktop integration and projects, you rock!
#xdg #freedesktop #linux

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2024-March/014687.html

sonny, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to linux

Anyone in my network interested in research and prototype network portal for Flatpak?

In the long run we are interested in:

• Give more control to users over app network access
• Allow apps that need network access to be considered “Safe”

We expect something like unsharing the network namespace and a bridge on the host for permissions / monitoring.

Boost welcome :boost_love:

1/2 🧵

#FediHire #Flatpak #Flathub #Linux #Snap #containers #Docker #freedesktop #Ubuntu #Fedora

sonny, 2 months ago to GNOME

About the true purpose of systemd

I've been involved with #GNOME, #KDE, #freedesktop and #postmarketOS, ...

I've met @pid_eins and other prominent figures behind closed doors

I can confirm from first-hand experience that systemd is indeed a conspiracy to make better operating systems with Linux

#systemd #Linux #postmarketOS

nekohayo, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to GNOME

#Poppler, the #FreeDesktop #PDF library used by #Evince / #Okular / #GNOME #Papers & pretty much every floss PDF reader app on #Linux, has always been slow at searching text. As in, "3 to 5 minutes to search through 5000 pages"…

Beyond the fact that it's single-threaded, there's an issue that has remained mysterious for 11 years (possibly more): "Why is TextOutputDev slow?"

Today I profiled the hell out of it.
Result: it's #LCMS2 ❓
Why is color management involved?! 🤯

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1472

oylenshpeegul, 3 months ago to debian

When is a default web browser not a default web browser?

#Debian #Linux #Xfce #Rust #freedesktop

https://oylenshpeegul.gitlab.io/blog/posts/20240209/

slatian, 3 months ago to linux

Version 1.2.0 of the xdg-utils is out! :drgn_box:

Please test it! (But don't deploy yet)

Thank you to everyone else who contributed and thanks to Simon for the trust and maintainer work! :drgn_heart:

---

We need more eyes on that code! :drgn_notice:

The xdg-utils are children of their time, shellscripts that by large don’t follow a “modern” scripting style …

… which means that there is a lot of work to catch up on and any changes should be reviewed by more people than they currently are.

**In case you want to help:**Just pick something that seems interesting and doable for you and open an issue/merge request.

Things that need to be done:

• Read the code and try to find mistakes (Usage of external tools, escaping, …)
• Find mistakes in open merge requests.
• Review, research and fix issues.
• Improve tests
• Improve documentation
• Rebase old merge requests
• Improve Cygwin and MacOS support
• etc.

:neofox_solder: :neocat_science: :drgn_wrench:

#freedesktop #xdg #xdgUtils #xdg_utils #linux

And while I’m at it i might also hijack #fosdem for this. :drgn_dark_mlem:

sonny, 3 months ago to GNOME

Implementing battery charge limits in GNOME

By @jelly

https://vdwaa.nl/gnome-upower-charge-thresholds.html

It will mitigate battery loosing capacity over time.

#GNOME #Linux #LinuxMobile #FrameworkLaptop #freedesktop

FerenOSDev, 3 months ago to random

I'm now the author of the XDG Standard 'Contrast Levels', which will initially supply the standardised ability to enable High Contrast in all FreeDesktop-respecting environments.

This also means I'm now officially the author of an XDG Standard.

Thanks to everyone who got involved and lended the merge request its ACKs, and @sonny and co. for funding the implementation of this standard! 💙

sonny, 3 months ago to fediverse

Dear #Fediverse

We are funding accessibility infrastructure on Linux :linux:

We are focusing on issues and regressions related to Wayland and Flatpak :wayland: :flatpak:

Please share your feedback and ideas, even if you're not sure if it's in scope 🤷

#Linux #desktop #accessibility #Wayland #Flatpak #FOSS #GNOME #KDE #freedesktop #a11y

bragefuglseth, 4 months ago to Spotify

Spotify with CSD, anyone?

#Spotify #CSD #Freedesktop #GNOME

sonny, 4 months ago to linux

Introducing Spiel - A New Speech API and Framework for Linux

https://blog.monotonous.org/2024/01/10/Introducing-Spiel/

By @eeejay

#Linux #accessibility #a11y #freedesktop #Flatpak #snap #GNOME #KDE

sonny, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to linux

Building and coordinating a team to support the GNOME project is one of the most fulfilling job I've had.

I find these are some of the biggest challenges

• Lots of people and organizations to coordinate with 🗺️
• Some projects are cans of worms 🥫🐛
• So many things to do 🏃

But it's very rewarding and everyone is brilliant and passionate.

I think I'll start sharing more personal updates on our efforts

Context https://foundation.gnome.org/2023/11/09/gnome-recognized-as-public-interest-infrastructure/

#Linux #GNOME #accessibility #freedesktop #a11y

"We are looking for Text-To-Speak (TTS) expertise to help or advise us on improving the default voice of the Linux desktop." (floss.social)

Hello Fediverse, We are looking for Text-To-Speak (TTS) expertise to help or advise us on improving the default voice of the Linux desktop. :linux: 📣 Please reach out or boost :boost_love: Thanks! #Linux #tts #accessibility #a11y #GNOME #KDE #FreeSoftware #freedesktop #ml...

sonny, 5 months ago to linux

Hello Fediverse,

We are looking for Text-To-Speak (TTS) expertise to help or advise us on improving the default voice of the Linux desktop. :linux: 📣

Please reach out or boost :boost_love:

Thanks!

#Linux #tts #accessibility #a11y #GNOME #KDE #FreeSoftware #freedesktop #ml

sonny, 5 months ago to GNOME

As part of our work to allow apps to register support for a specific URL domain;

Checkout @tbernard mockups for what a new unified “Open With” dialog would look like.

I'm very excited about this and might be able to deprecate my app Junction.

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/os-mockups/-/blob/master/open-with/open-with.png
• https://github.com/sonnyp/Junction/

#freedesktop #GNOME #Linux #LinuxMobile #mobileLinux #mobile

kde, 6 months ago to kde

Draw some inspiration for your desktop with the boldly monochromatic Graphite, the second global theme in the Off-Theme series.

https://quickfix.es/2023/11/off-theme-presents-graphite/

@kde

An animation of the Graphite theme on Plasma, showing the light and dark variants.