New –forms option for zenity

This looks good! I know it need’s a little bit more work on the interface but it looks very promising.
I’ve been working on zenity to add a new –forms option based on bug #412493 requested by @aurium, and I believe it’s getting pretty good!
Right now I have –add-entry, –add-password and –add-calendar option. I need to work more in the calendar layout.
You can check the new option in the screenshot bellow:

zenity --forms option in action

If you have any ideas for this new option, feel free to post in comments 🙂

Gnome-subtitles need’s love!

Ok, a brand new ubuntu version is coming, and me and Pedro is having trouble to talk with debian mono team to create packages for the new version of gnome-subtitles, since now the sublib is separated from the gnome-subtitles (as a package too) and the old maintainer Tiago Vaz, is kinda busy to still work with gnome-subtitles.

So, if you have experience in .deb packages and want to help this greate gnome app, there’s your chance!

First patches accepted on gnome-subtitles

Ok, i have to admit. Having Pedro Castro as friend, make things easy to me, since he’s the creator of gnome-subtitles.

I’ve send him two patches for gnome-subtitles, the first one, was very easy, just to fix a dependence of libgstreamer-plugins-base. I just insert one single line on configure.in.

The second i had to work with glade and code some lines in many differente files, now, gnome-subtitles have a button to delete and insert lines in the main toolbar, and Pedro though that the search and substitute buttons should be removed from the toolbar, since people is more accustomed to use shortcut ctrl + f and ctrl + h. And gnome-subtitles was full of useless button in the main toolbar.

So, here is the actual version of gnome-subtitle:

gnome-subtitles

And here is the gnome-subtitles with patches

gnome-subtitles

 

I’m thinking contribute more and more for gnome-subtitles and perhaps in others gnome software.

Right now im talking with Pedro about other features to be included in the next version of gnome-subtitles.

That’s all for now 🙂

By the way, gnome-subtitle is a very easy to learn project, and need YOUR help. Check the bug’s list and TODO list and help to improve this and other gnome software.

Hug a developer today

This is the best movie i ever saw about developers 🙂

This is the reality that we can handle all days.

PS: Stolen from dieblinkenlights through python brasil planet

MonoDevelop running on Leopard with fink

Ok, first of all, i’ll try write some of my posts about technology in english and portuguese, so, here we go.

I don’t speak english very well, but i hope getting better with time 🙂

So, if you are like me, a linux lover, but recently got a macbook and enjoy the new apple os leopard, but miss all good stuff from linux (i.e. gnome-terminal, anjuta, monodevelop and others) this is for you 🙂

I’m trying to help a friend of mine in a gnome application, but mostly i use my imac instead of my macbook that have linux installed, and i still trying configure many things that dont works perfectly yet like the touchpad, so i feel the need to install monodevelop in leopard.

I’ve tried many times without sucess but, since i got new Xcode 3.1 from a friend of mine, and apple released new updates for leopard, i try again, and guess what? Sucess!

So, basicaly you just need a few commands, and a few programs installed in your mac:

1. Leopard 10.5.4
2. Fink
3. XCode (i use 3.1, but i guess 3.0 works too)
4. If you are using xcode 3.1, fink ask me to install X112.3.0

Having all installed, lets setup fink to use unstable tree and update from cvs, so you have to edit /sw/etc/fink.conf and in the line where have Trees: you put this:

Trees: local/main stable/main stable/crypto unstable/main unstable/crypto

Then run the comman:

sudo fink selfupdate-cvs

Fink will ask you many things, i just press enter in all

At last, run the command:

fink install monodevelop

Get a coffee, go sleep, play a game, and at end, thats what you will have:

MonoDevelop running on Leopard

Next step is install glade3, anjuta and others cool applications to start developer on Gtk/Gnome again 🙂

PS: Theres already a compiled mono package with monodevelop included that works without need of X11, but i didn’t like, many things dont works properly like the gtk assemblies that monodevelop can’t find, you need to add in your project by yourself and that’s anoying. But if you want try, check mono project home page. There are many resources there and new packages for you.