alcinnz
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🎋 So, why *should* GNOME support server side decorations?
🎋 So, why *should* GNOME support server side decorations?
Stefano Marinelli
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Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf.
I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself.
CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md
CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md
Discussion to figure out which packages to install and which configurations to use for #NVIDIA GPUs (for example x11/nvidia-xconfig, linux_enable="YES", and so on): https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2026-January/007438.html
@FreeBSDFoundation #CFT #UNIX #OpenSource #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #gpu #GUI
Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf.
I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself.
CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md
CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md
Discussion to figure out which packages to install and which configurations to use for #NVIDIA GPUs (for example x11/nvidia-xconfig, linux_enable="YES", and so on): https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2026-January/007438.html
@FreeBSDFoundation #CFT #UNIX #OpenSource #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #gpu #GUI
fresco
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Daniel Kochmański @jackdaniel is revising the manual of McCLIM, starting from the chapters on the development history and getting started.
From this I learned that in 2026 it has been 10 years since he took over maintenance of McCLIM. Thanks to Daniel and all contributors for their work on this great implementation of the Common Lisp Interface Manager GUI toolkit.
Daniel Kochmański @jackdaniel is revising the manual of McCLIM, starting from the chapters on the development history and getting started.
From this I learned that in 2026 it has been 10 years since he took over maintenance of McCLIM. Thanks to Daniel and all contributors for their work on this great implementation of the Common Lisp Interface Manager GUI toolkit.
Chip Butty
and 1 other
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This tutorial on building a GUI application in Common Lisp with GTK and SBCL is not new but has just crossed my feeds, so it's new to me.
https://blog.matthewdmiller.net/learn-common-lisp-by-example-gtk-gui-with-sbcl
This tutorial on building a GUI application in Common Lisp with GTK and SBCL is not new but has just crossed my feeds, so it's new to me.
https://blog.matthewdmiller.net/learn-common-lisp-by-example-gtk-gui-with-sbcl
I like to study the screenshots of Interlisp applications in research papers to learn how the GUIs were put together, what APIs and tools they used, and how to code something similar.
The screenshots of the user interface of an expert system shell in this paper are especially clean and legible, which is unfortunately not often the case for old papers.
https://bitsavers.org/pdf/stanford/Stanford_CS_TR_Collection_2025-12-12/PDF/1985/CS-TR-85-1068.pdf
Rob Whittaker
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Is that Tauri, running a Roda app locally as a desktop app without exposing it to TCP?
Almost! It's my experimental Ruby port of Tauri... Tokra!
Write desktop software in Ruby, with an HTML and CSS interface. You can use JS frameworks, too. Plus: it's Rack-compatible!
Rubygem: https://rubygems.org/gems/tokra
Code: https://git.sr.ht/~kerrick/tokra/tree/stable/item/examples/verify_ping_pong/app.rb
#ruby #rust #tauri #tokra #desktop #software #programming #gui #webdev #html #css #javascript #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #PreRelease #PreAlpha #SeriouslyNotFinished
Is that Tauri, running a Roda app locally as a desktop app without exposing it to TCP?
Almost! It's my experimental Ruby port of Tauri... Tokra!
Write desktop software in Ruby, with an HTML and CSS interface. You can use JS frameworks, too. Plus: it's Rack-compatible!
Rubygem: https://rubygems.org/gems/tokra
Code: https://git.sr.ht/~kerrick/tokra/tree/stable/item/examples/verify_ping_pong/app.rb
#ruby #rust #tauri #tokra #desktop #software #programming #gui #webdev #html #css #javascript #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #PreRelease #PreAlpha #SeriouslyNotFinished
🫧 socialcoding..
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#ActivityPub should have a subject field for all status posts so that a decent reader can list subject lines only. This view would be akin to a mail or news reader layout with a subject pane and a viewer pane. The splayed-out, real-estate gobbling, all-or-nothing, vertical feed view is highly annoying and counter-productive. This default layout forces users to see every word and image in the feed, providing a sensory experience of total information overload. This mobile-first, low-IQ presentation is migraine fuel.
#Mastodon #UX #GUI #Productivity #Interfaces
#Mastodon #UX #GUI #Productivity #Interfaces
Two features I wish #Mastodon would improve are Lists and Private mentions.
Lists is a confusing feature with no explanation or onboarding.
Meanwhile, private mentions don't align with people's mental model of how sending DMs works.
#ActivityPub should have a subject field for all status posts so that a decent reader can list subject lines only. This view would be akin to a mail or news reader layout with a subject pane and a viewer pane. The splayed-out, real-estate gobbling, all-or-nothing, vertical feed view is highly annoying and counter-productive. This default layout forces users to see every word and image in the feed, providing a sensory experience of total information overload. This mobile-first, low-IQ presentation is migraine fuel.
#Mastodon #UX #GUI #Productivity #Interfaces
#Mastodon #UX #GUI #Productivity #Interfaces
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Sean Tilley
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I miss when desktop themes like these were a thing.
I took a look at what's available for #KDEPlasma 6 at https://store.kde.org/browse?cat=114&ord=latest and…they all kinda look the same. 🫤 The only ones that stand out are the ones that mimic old operating systems like Windows 3.1, and none are as exotic looking as some of the #MacOS #themes below.
Where does a guy find all the wild non-rectangular window decorations and whatnot these days?
#retrocomputing #GUI #WindowDecorations #desktop #desktopTheme #theme
I miss when desktop themes like these were a thing.
I took a look at what's available for #KDEPlasma 6 at https://store.kde.org/browse?cat=114&ord=latest and…they all kinda look the same. 🫤 The only ones that stand out are the ones that mimic old operating systems like Windows 3.1, and none are as exotic looking as some of the #MacOS #themes below.
Where does a guy find all the wild non-rectangular window decorations and whatnot these days?
#retrocomputing #GUI #WindowDecorations #desktop #desktopTheme #theme