[Splashy-devel] Re: A Splashy Configuration Tool

[Luis M]

Hello Vincent,

I have finished adding config.xml support to e/a theme dir. Now all
theme related variables can be easily changed from e/a theme's dir.
The new /etc/splashy/config.xml file is simply:
<splashy>
    <!-- default theme: conventional path for themes: /etc/splashy/themes -->
    <theme>/etc/splashy/themes/default</theme>
    <fifo>/etc/splashy/splashy.fifo</fifo>
    <pid>/etc/splashy/splashy.pid</pid>
</splashy>

All other variables are in /etc/splashy/theme/$THEME/config.xml. Where
$THEME is the dir given in <theme> from /etc/splashy/config.xml.

I'll reply to your email with more details later...


On 8/17/05, Vincent Amouret <vincent.amouret at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> i write you this mail to explain how i implemented the themes, same if
> it isn't what you think( what you said on #splashy).
> 
> 
> The program you find at
> http://k0fman.t35.com/splashy-config/gsplashy/src/splashy-config
> (really very bugged at this time)
> work like that:
> /et/splashy/config.xml is the config file used by splashy
> 
> /etc/splashy/themes is the directory which store th themes foldres
> 
> /etc/splashy/themes/default/config.xml is the config file of the theme
> called "default"
> All that it's ok.
> 
> I added a branch to the config.xml file, so (all) the config files are
> like that:
> <splashy>
>   <Theme>
>     <name></name>
>     <description></description>
>   </Theme>
> <!-- and after naothing changed -->
> .
> .
> ......
> </splashy>
> 
> When you select a theme that display in the different fields of the
> GUI the parsing result of /etc/splashy/themes/default/config.xml (if
> you selected the default theme)
> Then when you click the apply button, the file :
> /etc/splashy/config.xml is overwritten by the
> /etc/splashy/theme/default/config.xml file.
> 
> To remember the themes which are installed, i used an index file
> (/etc/splashy/themes/index.txt) which contain th result of an ls
> command.
> 
> You can see the source code at:
> http://k0fman.t35.com/splashy-config/gsplashy/src
> 
> 
> Voilà, it was only to be clear.
> 
> I would like to know if that are appropriate to you, if it isn't
> splashy compliant show me the way.
> 
> bye.
> 
> I join a screenshot to summarize it.
> 
> 2005/8/13, Luis M <lemsx1 at gmail.com>:
> > Alioth seems to be down... I'll try to talk to them in the IRC channel
> > to see what's up.
> >
> > I wonder why you got the assertion failed error... but, we will talk
> > about this later.
> >
> > On 8/12/05, Vincent Amouret <vincent.amouret at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > Thank you for your response.
> > >
> > > I'm OK to use themes and if you want i could help you to implement it.
> > >
> > > About the XML parser the errors are about "assertion failed" but it
> > > isn't a problem, i can to parse the file whith another parser.
> > >
> > > I'll join you to #splashy when you want to discuss of that.
> > >
> > > I CC the devel list, too.
> > >
> > > About Alioth, is the server down today ?
> > >
> > > Good bye
> > >
> > >
> > > 2005/8/12, Luis M <lemsx1 at gmail.com>:
> > > > Ce ici est trés bien!
> > > >
> > > > lol
> > > >
> > > > I find this very good! The only thing I'll like to suggest is that
> > > > instead of choosing what images to use, it should use the themes.
> > > >
> > > > Now, the future plans for themes is that they will be self-contained
> > > > in their own directories. /etc/splashy/config.xml will be the config
> > > > file and /etc/splashy/themes/default/config.xml will be the config
> > > > file for the particular theme called "default".
> > > >
> > > > We will be incorporating code to support this soon. So, if you want to
> > > > help us doing this, please let me know.
> > > >
> > > > Now about the XML parser, if you need help using it, let me know.
> > > > Perhaps you need to do something in particular... the parser is meant
> > > > to be an application on itself (see the main() code in the bottom? I
> > > > used this for testing it). Let's join minds and try to get this to
> > > > work.
> > > >
> > > > We are usually on #splashy irc.freenode.net. Please join us there so
> > > > that we can discuss the details of this with the rest of the crew.
> > > >
> > > > I have CC the -devel list so that we can archive this conversation better ;-)
> > > >
> > > > I'll try to put the image you sent me in splashy.alioth.debian.org and
> > > > make a link to it from the wiki.
> > > >
> > > > On 8/11/05, Vincent Amouret <vincent.amouret at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hello
> > > > >
> > > > > I use Splashy on my Ubuntu and I see there isn't any configuration
> > > > > tool for Splashy.
> > > > > So, I began to build one for Gnome using Anjuta and Glade.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's a simple window with the fields we can find in the config.xml file.
> > > > > That creates the config.xml file and permits to see a preview whit the commands:
> > > > > - splashy boot
> > > > > - splashy shutdown
> > > > >
> > > > > I parse the /etc/splashy/config.xml file to fill the fields at start
> > > > > of the program
> > > > > using the libxml parser
> > > > > (i see you made a xml parser but i had some errors using it,
> > > > > and i haven't search any more nor why)
> > > > >
> > > > > I join you a screenshot.
> > > > >
> > > > > If that interest you or if you  want more information (source code,
> > > > > ...), send me an e-mail.
> > > > >
> > > > > P.S.:  Afflicted for my English, I'm French.
> > > > > --
> > > > > - Vincent Amouret -
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ----)(-----
> > > > Luis M
> > > > System Administrator
> > > > Kiskeyix.org
> > > >
> > > > "We think basically you watch television to turn your brain off, and
> > > > you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on" --
> > > > Steve Jobs in an interview for MacWorld Magazine 2004-Feb
> > > >
> > > > No .doc: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > - Vincent Amouret -
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ----)(-----
> > Luis M
> > System Administrator
> > Kiskeyix.org
> >
> > "We think basically you watch television to turn your brain off, and
> > you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on" --
> > Steve Jobs in an interview for MacWorld Magazine 2004-Feb
> >
> > No .doc: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html
> >
> 
> 
> --
> - Vincent Amouret -
> 


-- 
----)(----- 
Luis M
System Administrator
Kiskeyix.org 

"We think basically you watch television to turn your brain off, and
you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on" --
Steve Jobs in an interview for MacWorld Magazine 2004-Feb

No .doc: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html