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A Sysprof enhancement
I’ve blogged in the past about how WebKit on Linux integrates with Sysprof, and provides a number of marks on various metrics. At the time that was a pretty big leap in WebKit development since it gave use a number of new insights, and enabled various performance optimizations to land. But over time we started…
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Flatpak 1.16 is out!
Last week I published the Flatpak 1.16.0 release This marks the beginning of the 1.16 stable series. This release comes after more than two years since Flatpak 1.14, so it’s pretty packed with new features, bug fixes, and improvements. Let’s have a look at some of the highlights! USB & Input Devices Two new features…
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Fancy Titlebars
As of today, Mutter will style legacy titlebars (i.e. of X11 / Xwayland apps that don’t use client-side decorations) using Adwaita on GNOME. Shadows match the Adwaita style as well, including shadows of unfocused windows. These titlebars continue to follow the system dark and light mode, even when apps don’t. Should make using legacy apps…
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Profiling a web engine
One topic that interests me endlessly is profiling. I’ve covered this topic many times in this blog, but not enough to risk sounding like a broken record yet. So here we are again! Not everyone may know this but GNOME has its own browser, Web (a.k.a. Epiphany, or Ephy for the intimates). It’s a fairly…
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Fundraiser goal reached!
Following my announcement a few days ago, in probably what has been record time, the Ko-Fi goal for the Elgato Stream Deck+ has been reached! I’ve acquired the device and it’s already on its way, expected to reach me by the end of January ~ early February due to being an international purchase. Thanks everyone…
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Mini Fundraiser: Stream Deck Plus
Following up on my previous blog post, due to popular demand, I started a small fundraiser campaign to acquire an Elgato Stream Deck Plus. The goal is US$ 500, which should cover the costs of acquiring the device, and should pay for a few hours of reverse engineering work Boatswain development. Naturally, I’ll also document…