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gregorni

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Hi, I’m Gregor Niehl, a tech enthusiast from Germany born in 2007. I am generally interested in all things #Linux and #OpenSource.

I write apps for the #GNOME desktop, and am part of the GNOME Foundation and the GNOME Circle Committee.

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bragefuglseth, (edited ) to random
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GitLab is gaining the ability to automatically follow the system color scheme, which is great! There's one caveat, though: The code view color scheme is determined by a completely separate preference, and has not been updated to follow the system as of now. This is a poster case of why Choosing our Preferences is still as relevant today as two decades ago: the more granularity you have in your preferences, the harder it is to improve your software overall.

https://ometer.com/preferences.html

gregorni,
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@bragefuglseth After all these years of working on the issue, they still couldn't get it right 😞

gregorni, to GNOME
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I'm already in love with the Ptyxis terminal. The fact that I no longer need to type toolbox enter fedora every time I open the terminal is just 🤌

gregorni,
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Also, built-in support for the @catppuccin theme, just saying…

gregorni,
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@twojays You can expand the color theme section in the preferences, there should be a small "Show more…" button

mondstern, to linux German
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I translated the @flathub #linux app #letterpress into slovenian today - except for one string

@gregorni

gregorni,
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@mondstern Thanks for the contribution!

gregorni, to Amd
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I'm not actually hoping for AMD and Intel to overtake NVIDIA in the GPU market. I'd rather see their integrated GPUs get so good that we don't need dedicated GPUs anymore.

gregorni,
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Apparently, this is already kind of the case: AMD's integrated GPUs of the recent line-ups are good enough for fluid gaming, and would probably already fulfill the needs of the majority of people. Nice! 👌

gregorni,
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@hammer_gaidin Good point!

On a small scale, this could improve our laptop battery life, on a larger scale this could reduce the average consumer PC power consumption worldwide! I didn't even think of that…

gregorni, to programming
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When a programming language's website says it's a "general-purpose language", I already kind of want to not use it, because it probably won't offer anything that I can't get in another language.

I'd like to see a world where every language serves exactly one area of programming, and is highly specialized for that area.

gregorni,
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@maveillenumerique Yes, I am 😁

I think every tool should be clear about why it exists and what problem it's trying to solve. A "one thing and one thing well" sort of mindset, if you will.

What about you?

gregorni,
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@camelCaseNick But this is a different problem. I'm not talking about the safety, convenience, or intelligence that a programming language may or may not come with. I'm simply talking about the type of programming tasks that a language is intended to be used for (AI, Game Development, Systems Programming, Data Science, Embedded Systems). In this context I find being "General Purpose" a disadvantage, since you can't specialize in any specific area, or add features that only benefit that area.

UniversalBlue, to fedora
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Homebrew is now installed for you with the latest images of Bluefin, Aurora, and Bazzite. We don't have to strongly recommend installing it anymore because it's right there!

Homebrew is a great package manager especially for CLI apps. Give it a whirl if you haven't already.

Learn more: https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/brew-is-now-installed-by-default-in-aurora-bluefin-and-bazzite/1717

gregorni,
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@UniversalBlue Homebrew for the win!

qwertzuiopy, to godot
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Booster! Made using Godot's particle System :D

A booster gate, consisting of: A ring with toon shading. A yellow circle thing inside it. And two particle effects: Little sparks being sucked through the gate and big circles marching through the gate.

gregorni, (edited )
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@qwertzuiopy Godot's particle system…

…a great system for adding particles and effects in the Godot engine… (et cetera et cetera)

gregorni, to linuxphones
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After a few pmbootstrap issues and some help from the @postmarketOS Matrix room, I am now the proud owner of two Linux phones!

gregorni,
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@cyberlyra @postmarketOS @linmob Well, currently there are graphics glitches everywhere, apps crash regularly and some of the hardware is non-functional, but some apps do open and run.

I'll definitely post updates if any of this changes, of course. 👌

gregorni,
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@newbyte @cyberlyra @postmarketOS @linmob Maybe one day, when my skills develop far enough, I'll be able to help…

FineFindus, to random
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I've really enjoyed working on new features for @moshidon lately, so here's another one. Polls now animate to show their options when you click "Show Results".
Way too much time was spent just watching and enjoying the animation.

A screencast of a poll in Moshidon. When clicking the "Show Results" button below the poll, the different options animate to show their votes.

gregorni,
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@bragefuglseth Heehee! 👋

gregorni, (edited ) to android
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Which do you prefer?

gregorni,
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@mondstern Now that's impressive! An entirely new way to experience Android 😄

gregorni, to GNOME
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I contributed to GNOME Shell! It's just a one-liner, but still, it's a contribution!

I added touchpad gestures so you can now change workspaces not just with a 3-finger swipe, but also a 4-finger swipe (or any amount of fingers larger than that, if you're feeling really adventurous).

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3275

#GNOMEShell #GNOME #Touchpad #TouchGestures #Gesture

gregorni,
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@chfkch Funny thing is: It would literally also work 😅

gregorni,
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@RomanOnARiver We want to be inclusive to everyone here at GNOME 😆

gregorni,
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@andirsun Thanks!

lukhash, to random
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On some tracks I layer floppy drive sounds behind the drums. Here's a short video showing how it's done :)

🎵: https://fanlink.tv/199

video/mp4

gregorni,
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@lukhash Interesting technique! Very fitting as well (obviously) 😉

designspells, to random
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Bear follows you as you type your email and covers its eyes as you type your password on TunnelBear

https://www.designspells.com/spells/bear-follows-you-as-you-type-your-email-and-covers-its-eyes-as-you-type-your

video/mp4

gregorni,
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@designspells Spicy take: Every signup page should have this. 🔥

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