Author: Georges Stavracas

  • Endless joined GNOME Advisory Board

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    Right after I wrote about my unexpected dream hacking routine at Endless, an intriguingly positive news arose: Endless joined GNOME Advisory Board, and I particularly think I should talk about that. That’s old news, but important nevertheless. Let’s start. Why does it matter? Endless is intimately connected to GNOME. We extensively use the GNOME stack,…

  • How’s my hacking routine at Endless

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    As some of you may know, I’m working with Endless for some months now. It probably is a cultural shock, but they exceed every aspect I’ve imagined. If you dear reader is not aware of what Endless is and does, I strongly suggest you to go to endlessm.com and check it out. Believe me, it’s…

  • What’s going on with GNOME To Do

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    Aye folks! Since a few weeks ago, GNOME To Do saw quite a big number of changes. As some of you may not be strict git followers, a good review of the latest changes may come in handy. Let’s go! A new list view Yeah, that’s it – GNOME To Do now has a grid…

  • Quick guide to port an app for Gtk+ 3.20

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    Georges Stavracas
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    Recently, there was a lot of action happening in Gtk+ git repository. It was the so called CSS Nodes, which supposely came to improve Gtk’s CSS features and other good things. If you want to know more about that, you can check these two great posts by Matthias Clasen: “A GTK+ update” and “CSS boxed…

  • Free as in available space (Nautilus & Gtk update)

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    One of the greatest things in contributing to GNOME is the ability to have a really close contact with highly skilled designers. We, mere programmers, learn a freakin’ lot by talking to them and trying to understand their points of view. While working on the Other Locations view, one of the most requested features was…

  • I’m joining Endless

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    Georges Stavracas
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    Some of you may have asked why I’m so silent for the last 3 weeks. Well, the titles pretty much explain things: between university duties, moving to a new house and conducting my research, I’m also joining Endless! I’m ridiculously happy with this opportunity, and Endless folks were extremely respectful of my schedule – I’m…