Catfish 1.3.3 Released
Catfish 1.3.3 was released on October 8th. This release follows the current development cycle, in which I improve usability and tackle bugs of all sizes.
Changes Since 1.3.0
New Features
- The headerbar window decorations are now optional and can be toggled with the
use-headerbarsetting - Updated Translations: German, Greek, Finnish, French, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Bug Fixes
- LP: #1395720: Support for passwordless sudo
- LP: #1442559: Fix lookup of files over 2GB on 32bit installations
- LP: #1482919: Detect availability of
locate, disable if unavailable - LP: #1495098: Use correct thumbnails directory based on GLib version
- Fix broken modification date filter
- Hide output from the
whichcommand on startup - Set the window title to display in window lists correctly
Screenshots
Downloads
The latest version of Catfish can be downloaded from Launchpad. Ubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” users can install Catfish 1.3.3 from the repositories:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish
Xfce Panel Switch: Introduction
Xubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” introduces a new application for managing panel layouts in Xfce, Xfce Panel Switch. This is a simple utility application that fills a void for appearance tweakers and distributors alike. Features Backup and restore panel configurations Share panel layouts with simple exporting and importing Choose from one of 5 included layouts, or … Continue reading Xfce Panel Switch: IntroductionXfce Panel Switch: Introduction
Xubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” introduces a new application for managing panel layouts in Xfce, Xfce Panel Switch. This simple utility application fills a void for appearance tweakers and distributors alike.
Features
- Backup and restore panel configurations
- Share panel layouts with simple exporting and importing
- Choose from one of 5 included layouts, or install layouts system-wide in
/usr/share/xfpanel-switch/layouts
Included Layouts
- GNOME 2 (top and bottom panel configuration)
- Redmond (single panel layout familiar to Windows users)
- Xfce 4.12 (out-of-the-box default Xfce layout)
- Xubuntu Classic (Xubuntu 12.04 era)
- Xubuntu Modern (Xubuntu 14.04 and newer)
Screenshots
Downloads
The latest version of Xfce Panel Switch can be downloaded from Launchpad. Ubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” users can install Xfce Panel Switch 1.0.3 from the repositories:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xfpanel-switch
Catfish 1.3.0 Released
The first release in the Catfish 1.3 development cycle is now out! This development cycle is intended to refine the user interface and improve search speed and responsiveness. Catfish 1.3.0 is all about style.
What’s New?
- The toolbar has been replaced with a Gtk HeaderBar. This better utilizes screen space and makes Catfish more consistent with other Gtk3 applications.
- The sidebar has been cleaned up and now clearly indicates selected options.
- The file type and modification date dialogs were replaced with Popover widgets. Filter changes are now applied immediately.
- Startup, search, and results views now feature user-friendly “splash screens.”
Bug Fixes
- Catfish will no longer attempt to create thumbnails for Photoshop and SVG files. Recent library versions have caused Catfish to crash.
- Exit application with Ctrl+Q (LP: #1447045)
- Add GenericName to desktop file (LP: #1476401)
- Use the correct locate.db file (LP: #1480064)
- Use unique GUI IDs (LP: #1389896)
Screenshots
Downloads
The latest version of Catfish can be downloaded from Launchpad. Ubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” users can install Catfish 1.3.0 from the repositories:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish
LightDM GTK+ Greeter 2.0.1 and Settings 1.2.0 Releases
LightDM GTK+ Greeter and it’s accompanying configuration application have been updated! A number of bugs have been fixed in the greeter, and a new multihead configuration dialog has been added to LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings. Update 2015/06/16 Both applications have been added to the Stable PPA. Some users are reporting a solid-color background on some … Continue reading LightDM GTK+ Greeter 2.0.1 and Settings 1.2.0 ReleasesGoodby Foresight
Little more than a year ago I posted about the bright future of foresight linux.Well it looks like this won't happen any more.
Yesterday Michael announced our decision to bury (or at least it feels like this) foresight linux.
I've been involved in foresightlinux for ~ 10 years and it's hard when such a long period ends. I will miss foresight and the people that formed it.
Special Thanks to Ken Vandine who started that whole thing 10+ years ago.
Here is the announcement:
The Foresight Linux Council has determined that there has
been insufficient volunteer activity to sustain meaningful new
development of Foresight Linux. Faced with the need either to
update the project's physical infrastructure or cease operations,
we find no compelling reason to update the infrastructure.
Therefore, around the end of May, the following will be shut down:
* Software repositories (Foresight Linux and legacy rBuilder Online
repositories)
* JIRA and Confluence servers
* Shared development infrastructure
* Mailing lists, including these lists
The foresightlinux.org domain will remain as an informal "alumni
association" for an indefinite amount of time, along with the
project IRC channels for as long as they are in use.
Volunteers to host read-only copies of the JIRA/Confluence
and/or mailing list archives should respond to
foresight-devel (at) lists.
while the lists are still operational.
Hosting the repositories in read-only mode would be non-trivial;
requiring approximately 2.5TB of storage; simply moving the data
would be a substantial task. Do not assume that the repository
contents will be retained.
The Foresight Linux Council would like to extend our thanks to the
Software Freedom Conservancy, our corporate home, for their support
of Foresight Linux and of software freedom generally. We would also
like to thank SAS Institute for providing physical infrastructure and
hosting for the past two and a half years, as well as for offering
to refresh the infrastructure. This decision to retire Foresight
Linux was entirely the council's.
To those of us who have been a part of this community for up
to ten years, this feels a little like a death. If you wish to
celebrate the life of this project, please discuss soon on the
foresight-devel (at) lists.
freenode.net #foresight-devel channel when and how to do so.
On behalf of the Foresight Linux Council,
Michael K Johnson
Goodby Foresight
Little more than a year ago I posted about the bright future of foresight linux.Well it looks like this won't happen any more.
Yesterday Michael announced our decision to bury (or at least it feels like this) foresight linux.
I've been involved in foresightlinux for ~ 10 years and it's hard when such a long period ends. I will miss foresight and the people that formed it.
Special Thanks to Ken Vandine who started that whole thing 10+ years ago.
Here is the announcement:
The Foresight Linux Council has determined that there has
been insufficient volunteer activity to sustain meaningful new
development of Foresight Linux. Faced with the need either to
update the project's physical infrastructure or cease operations,
we find no compelling reason to update the infrastructure.
Therefore, around the end of May, the following will be shut down:
* Software repositories (Foresight Linux and legacy rBuilder Online
repositories)
* JIRA and Confluence servers
* Shared development infrastructure
* Mailing lists, including these lists
The foresightlinux.org domain will remain as an informal "alumni
association" for an indefinite amount of time, along with the
project IRC channels for as long as they are in use.
Volunteers to host read-only copies of the JIRA/Confluence
and/or mailing list archives should respond to
foresight-devel (at) lists.
while the lists are still operational.
Hosting the repositories in read-only mode would be non-trivial;
requiring approximately 2.5TB of storage; simply moving the data
would be a substantial task. Do not assume that the repository
contents will be retained.
The Foresight Linux Council would like to extend our thanks to the
Software Freedom Conservancy, our corporate home, for their support
of Foresight Linux and of software freedom generally. We would also
like to thank SAS Institute for providing physical infrastructure and
hosting for the past two and a half years, as well as for offering
to refresh the infrastructure. This decision to retire Foresight
Linux was entirely the council's.
To those of us who have been a part of this community for up
to ten years, this feels a little like a death. If you wish to
celebrate the life of this project, please discuss soon on the
foresight-devel (at) lists.
freenode.net #foresight-devel channel when and how to do so.
On behalf of the Foresight Linux Council,
Michael K Johnson
Goodby Foresight
Little more than a year ago I posted about the bright future of foresight linux.Well it looks like this won't happen any more.
Yesterday Michael announced our decision to bury (or at least it feels like this) foresight linux.
I've been involved in foresightlinux for ~ 10 years and it's hard when such a long period ends. I will miss foresight and the people that formed it.
Special Thanks to Ken Vandine who started that whole thing 10+ years ago.
Here is the announcement:
The Foresight Linux Council has determined that there has
been insufficient volunteer activity to sustain meaningful new
development of Foresight Linux. Faced with the need either to
update the project's physical infrastructure or cease operations,
we find no compelling reason to update the infrastructure.
Therefore, around the end of May, the following will be shut down:
* Software repositories (Foresight Linux and legacy rBuilder Online
repositories)
* JIRA and Confluence servers
* Shared development infrastructure
* Mailing lists, including these lists
The foresightlinux.org domain will remain as an informal "alumni
association" for an indefinite amount of time, along with the
project IRC channels for as long as they are in use.
Volunteers to host read-only copies of the JIRA/Confluence
and/or mailing list archives should respond to
foresight-devel (at) lists.
while the lists are still operational.
Hosting the repositories in read-only mode would be non-trivial;
requiring approximately 2.5TB of storage; simply moving the data
would be a substantial task. Do not assume that the repository
contents will be retained.
The Foresight Linux Council would like to extend our thanks to the
Software Freedom Conservancy, our corporate home, for their support
of Foresight Linux and of software freedom generally. We would also
like to thank SAS Institute for providing physical infrastructure and
hosting for the past two and a half years, as well as for offering
to refresh the infrastructure. This decision to retire Foresight
Linux was entirely the council's.
To those of us who have been a part of this community for up
to ten years, this feels a little like a death. If you wish to
celebrate the life of this project, please discuss soon on the
foresight-devel (at) lists.
freenode.net #foresight-devel channel when and how to do so.
On behalf of the Foresight Linux Council,
Michael K Johnson
What’s New in Xubuntu 15.04
Another 6 months of development has come and gone and we have a new Xubuntu release! This release includes the hotly anticipated Xfce 4.12, released on February 28, as well as all of the typical application, appearance, documentation, and translation updates. Left: Xubuntu 14.10, Right: Xubuntu 15.04 What’s New? With the release of Xfce 4.12, … Continue reading What’s New in Xubuntu 15.04Xfce 4.12, One Week Away
After what seems like an eternity, a new release of Xfce is finally just around the corner. Xfce 4.10 was released in 2012, and since then, development has happened in small bursts for each project. Once a release date was set, interest spiked, and development was along with it.
ToZ on the Xfce Forums and Skunnyk in his blog (parts 1, 2, and 3) have recorded the continued development. Both are worth a look to see how far Xfce has come in recent months. If you’re looking for screenshots, you’ll find a few at those links and a gallery at the end of this post.
With just one week until the determined release date (February 28), string freeze is behind us, and all that remains is bug fixes. If you’ve got some development skills, why not swing by the Xfce Bugzilla and provide some patches? Your patches have the best chance of being noticed and merged right now, so your hard work won’t go to waste! And development is not the only way to contribute…
Areas for Contribution
Check out the Xfce Contribute page for more details.
- Fixing “ easy,“ “ critical,“ and any other bugs you never want to see again
- Reviewing bugs and patches: Some bugs date back to 2007, and there is a good possibility they are no longer valid. If you don’t think one applies any longer, comment on it indicating as much.
- Testing: With the sudden influx of fixes and new releases, we need testers more than ever. Try the new releases and let us know if you see anything… odd.
- Translations: Is your native language missing from Xfce? Is the choice of words not quite right? Help us out!
Screenshots
The following screenshots are not an exhaustive list of the new features but rather a select list of highlights in the upcoming release.
