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Enlightenment CVS committal Author : azundris Project : web Module : e Dir : web/e/pages Modified Files: news.html team.html Log Message: byzantine building b... =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/enlightenment/web/e/pages/news.html,v retrieving revision 1.69 retrieving revision 1.70 diff -u -3 -r1.69 -r1.70 --- news.html 14 Feb 2003 19:23:53 -0000 1.69 +++ news.html 8 Mar 2003 17:59:01 -0000 1.70 @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ <p><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newstitle"> Thu Jan 23 - <a href="mailto:benr@NO.SPAMcuddletech.com">benr</a> - EVAS Made Simpler! </td></tr></table><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newsbody"> -<p>A link has been added in regards to the project undertaken by <a href="team.html">rephorm</a>, <a href="http://www.rephorm.com/rephorm/code/eprog/">Eprog</a>. Eprog is a convenence library for EVAS. Just as Ecore simplifies the proccess of interacting with X, Eprog simplifies the proccess of getting an EVAS. The best description for Eprog so far was "damnit, just give me a canvas!". Potential programmers who think EVAS is over their heads will definately want to take a look. Rephorm (original contributer of the Iconbar code) has also written an <a href="http://www.rephorm.com/rephorm/code/iconbar/">iconbar in Eprog</a>, which can be used with almost any window manager, so if you only want to run DR17 for the snazy iconbar, check it out while you wait for Enlightenment DR17 to mature.</p> +<p>A link has been added in regards to the project undertaken by <a href="team.html">rephorm</a>, <a href="http://www.rephorm.com/rephorm/code/eprog/">Eprog</a>. Eprog is a convenence library for EVAS. Just as Ecore simplifies the proccess of interacting with X, Eprog simplifies the proccess of getting an EVAS. The best description for Eprog so far was "damnit, just give me a canvas!". Potential programmers who think EVAS is over their heads will definately want to take a look. Rephorm (origonal contributer of the Iconbar code) has also written an <a href="http://www.rephorm.com/rephorm/code/iconbar/">iconbar in Eprog</a>, which can be used with almost any window manager, so if you only want to run DR17 for the snazy iconbar, check it out while you wait for Enlightenment DR17 to mature.</p> <p>If you're still running DR16 but sick of your old themes, you should check out the themes created by <a href="team.html">pixelhead</a>. He's been creating some really impressive themes for DR16.5 and has brought a breath of fresh air to an aging collection of vintage themes. You can find his themes <a href="http://pixelhead.lostmypants.net/">here</a> and <a href="http://pixelmasochist.deviantart.com/">here</a>. For more themes, don't forget to dig thru the <a href="http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/59/?topic_id=59">theme section at Freshmeat</a> and <a href="http://www.themedepot.org/">Theme Depot</a>. No matter how many other window managers there are, E is still the king of kool.</p> </td></tr></table> @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ </td></tr></table><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newsbody"> <p>SPLIT has been merged. This means that as of last week, SPLIT is effectively dead. All checkouts should occur from the primary branch (known as HEAD). The only current exception is Ecore. Ecore is currently in a re-write process by raster, so if you want the "old" Ecore, HEAD is the place to go, but if you want to test or sneek a peek at the new API, grab it out of SPLIT.</p> <p>Ecore is so far the second major rewrite to occur, EVAS being the first. In a desire to make DR17 a perfect release, raster wants the libraries to be as complete and full featured as possible before any type of release. Once Ecore is done, and it nearly is, Ebits will be next on the chopping block. The current theming model will be laid away and replaced with a vastly improved system based on the concepts and experiences of Ebits. Enlightenment, the window manager, that is currently in CVS (e) will also be laid away and completely re-written from scratch based on the experience and concepts of what we currently have. The rewrite for E itself is a ways off, but you should be prepared for it now.</p> -<p>The best way for anyone wanting to help now is to use and explore the libraries we currently have. Whether you are advanced or a beginner, something is there for you to get your teeth into. Please try them out, get a feel and let us know how you like them. No major changes are anticipated for Imlib2 or EVAS moving forward and Ecore's new API is stabilizing in SPLIT. Anyone who has ever tried to use X directly will greatly enjoy Ecore's "just give me a window damnit" approach and easy handling techniques, so please give it a try and let us know how you like it.</p> +<p>The best way for anyone wanting to help now is to use and explore the libraries we currently have. Whether you are advanced or a beginner something is there for you to get your teeth into. Please try them out, get a feel and let us know how you like them. No major changes are anticipated for Imlib2 or EVAS moving forward and Ecore's new API is stabilizing in SPLIT . Anyone who has ever tried to use X directly will greatly enjoy Ecore's "just give me a window damnit" approach and easy handling techniques, so please give it a try and let us know how you like it.</p> </td></tr></table> @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ </td></tr></table><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newsbody"> <p> For all E junkies there are now <b>PANTS ON</b> T-shirts available -<a href=http://www.cafeshops.com/e_pants>here</a>. Remember to keep your +<a href=http://www.cafeshops.com/e_pants>Here</a>. Remember to keep your pants on while using Enlightenment. It can be dangerous not to. This was just too good to leave alone. </p> @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ <p>It's been a long year for the team, but a fruitful one. DR16.5 is still in heavy usage and will stay so for many years to come. DR17 has seen the bulk of the backend work done. EVAS has picked up a following and gained some press. While at the same time we've seen several developers leave the project as they move onto different parts of their lives.</p> -<p>As this project is constantly fighting the "is E dead?" battle, it's important to point out that this project has always been as much, if not more so, about libraries than the window manager that we all know and love. Imlib is still in heavy usage, Imlib2 has become a critical part of many projects. EVAS is going to be a significant force in the future, and will be as big a hit as Imlib. Not only that, our library collection includes a full widget library (EWL) based on EVAS, several convenience libs (Ecore, Eprog, EWD), libraries for text rendering in EVAS (Etox, Estyle), a packaging and distribution format (EET), a database (EDB), and a revolutionary themeing scheme (Ebits, Ebg). Not to mention tools for EDB (e_gtk_ed, Ebindings, etc), and Ebits/Ebg (Ebony, Etcher). We've got the file manager backend completed (EFSD), and the file-manager (<a href="http://evidence.sourceforge.net/">Evidence</a>) almost there, not to mention one of the nicest image viewers ever written (Entice). And there is more than that! We're running out of words that start with E. For the last 2 years the E project is closer in scale (not goal) to KDE and GNOME than any other of the desktop projects. E will be a complete desktop shell, and we've been laying the groundwork toward that end.</p> +<p>As this project is constantly fighting the "is E dead?" battle, it's important to point out that this project has always been as much, if not more so, about libraries than the window manager that we all know and love. Imlib is still in heavy usage, Imlib2 has become a critical part of many projects. EVAS is going to be a significant force in the future, and will be as big a hit as Imlib. Not only that, our library collection includes a full widget library (EWL) based on EVAS, several convenience libs (Ecore, Eprog, EWD), libraries for text rendering in EVAS (Etox, Estyle), a packaging and distribution format (EET), a database (EDB), and a revolutionary themeing scheme (Ebits, Ebg). Not to mention tools for EDB (e_gtk_ed, Ebindings, etc), and Ebits/Ebg (Ebony, Etcher). We've got the file manager backend completed (EFSD). We've got a widget daemon (Ewidgetd), one of the nicest image viewers ever written (Entice), and two file managers (Essence, <a href="http://evidence.sourceforge.net/">Evidence</a>). And there is more than that! We're running out of words that start with E. For the last 2 years the E project is closer in scale (not goal) to KDE and GNOME than any other of the desktop projects. E will be a complete desktop shell, and we've been laying the groundwork toward that end.</p> <p>To take a look at where we are, go to the <a href="source.html">CVS sources page</a> and check out the SPLIT branch. In the last year, E broke CVS into two branches the so-called "stable" main branch for users (known as HEAD) and the development branch which has been very unstable (known as SPLIT). As code becomes more stable it is planned to be merged back into HEAD, but most of this hasn't been completed yet. So far EVAS (formerly known as EVAS2) and EET have been merged back into HEAD, so keep an eye on the CVS sources page to make sure you are using the correct current code. Before checking out the source please read <a href="cvsnotes.html">the build notes</a> and README's for each codebase since they have very specific requirements. As usual, the E team doesn't support ANYTHING in CVS... everything is still in heavy development and subject to changes at any time.</p> @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ <p><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newstitle"> Tue Jul 30 - <a href="mailto:benr@NO.SPAMcuddletech.com">benr</a> - Charging on </td></tr></table><table width="100%"><tr><td class="newsbody"> -<p>A new and happy addition has been made to the Enlightenment family, <a href="mailto:mind@NO.SPAMmindbox.mine.nu">mind</a> has started a series of <a href="http://e1x.codewordt.co.uk/">user support forums</a> to aid in the support of E. It should be noted that these forums are <b>unofficial</b> and not backed by the Enlightenment project or its core developers, but we're glad to see users taking an active intrest in helping where they can. Check them out and post post post. </p> +<p>A new and happy addition has been made to the Enlightenment family, <a href="mailto:mind@NO.SPAMmindbox.mine.nu">mind</a> has started a series of <a href="http://e1x.mine.nu/">user support forums</a> to aid in the support of E. It should be noted that these forums are <b>unofficial</b> and not backed by the Enlightenment project or its core developers, but we're glad to see users taking an active intrest in helping where they can. Check them out and post post post. </p> <p>In other news, as many have no doubt read, Raster was recently <a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=141">interviewed</a> and the story made it to <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/20/1342205&mode=thread&tid=106">slashdot</a>. Please, if you have not already, read <a href="http://www.rasterman.com/pages/news.html">Raster's comments on the interview</a>. You find things greatly clarified.</p> =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/enlightenment/web/e/pages/team.html,v retrieving revision 1.82 retrieving revision 1.83 diff -u -3 -r1.82 -r1.83 --- team.html 8 Mar 2003 13:30:49 -0000 1.82 +++ team.html 8 Mar 2003 17:59:01 -0000 1.83 @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ <tr valign="top"><td><a href="mailto:gil...@us...">Tom Gilbert</a></td><td><a href="http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/">Y</a></td><td><a href="imlib2.html">Imlib2</a></td><td>gilbertt</td></tr> -<tr valign="top" class="team-dark"><td><a href="mailto:evi...@az...">Cristalle Sabon</a></td><td><a href="http://www.azundris.com">Y</a></td><td><a href="http://evidence.sourceforge.net/">Evidence</a>, Eterm Escreen support, EFSd contributions</td><td>Azundris</td></tr> +<tr valign="top" class="team-dark"><td><a href="mailto:evi...@az...">Azundris</a></td><td><a href="http://www.azundris.com">Y</a></td><td><a href="http://evidence.sourceforge.net/">Evidence</a>, Eterm Escreen support, EFSd contributions</td><td>Azundris</td></tr> <tr valign="top"><td><a href="mailto:bma...@ma...">Brian Mattern</a></td><td><a href="http://www.rephorm.com/">Y</a></td><td>E17, Eprog Owner</td><td>rephorm</td></tr> |