rodlie / draco

Draco Desktop Environment

draco's Issues

How to Uninstall Draco?

Hey there,

How can I completely uninstall draco? (remove from session manager, etc)

Regards,

Desmo

update gtk 2/3 settings on (qt) theme changes

Menu overflow with many applications

OK, my use case may be a little extreme, but when one has too many applications to fit into the menu there seems to be no obvious way to scroll further to the right...

AppImage support

https://github.com/rodlie/draco-desktop/blob/f4652cea9b8c8b30f4d407165ac13941489c116c/src/lib/common.h#L278

Interesting. Are you planning on providing a good out-of-the-box experience for AppImages? Please let me know if you need ideas, inspiration, or help. Thanks! 👍

Edit menus

How may I edit the main window context menu (mouse button 3)?

Upload build artefacts

Currently Travis CI builds every git push and every PR. Wouldn't it be nice if it would create debs (since it is running on Ubuntu anyway) and upload them to GitHub Releases for easier testing?

Let me know if you would like to have this, then I will look into it.

Re-add file functions on the desktop

I removed all file functions in Lumina since they didn't work properly, re-add at least rename and delete.

Drop shadows

Find a way to get drop shadows. Does this mean we need e.g., Compiz (which we may want anyway for e.g., window open/close animations)?

Trash support

Related to #15

"Set wallpaper" from desktop and other applications etc

"Set wallpaper" is a common thing to have.

I will add a SetDesktopWallpaper(int) function on the org.dracolinux.Desktop.Manager service. Then any application can change the wallpaper through D-Bus (also add a verify message box to avoid any "rouge" app to change your wallpaper).

I will add support in the context menu for the desktop and in qtfm. The rest is up to someone else.

This is a v1 feature since I got more important things todo.

Getting away of Linux-only frameworks?

Hello,

this is just a question about the project-roadmap. Would it be possible to get away from ConsoleKit / logind and dbus?
Thanks!

Desktop discussion

Thank's for the effort.

I'd like to see it grow as a set of loosely coupled set of apps, playing
nicely with each other. But they should also run just fine when used alone.

Main functionality/apps can be defined narrowly:

• Filemanager with desktop management capabilities.
  rodlie/qtfm#100

• Panel: Application menus/launcher/taskbar/etc.. That is only an
  application/window handling thing.

• Multi Display Management: I currently use xfce4-display-settings which
  allows convenient physical placement of displays. Of course I'd expect
  panel and desktop handling fm to be compatible with multihead configurations.

My understanding of "desktop" is nothing more than that.
No to eyecaddy things. Just black background. It is beautiful. ;)

Panel display

I'm just test driving draco desktop on Slackware 14.2 today. Looks pretty good so far. A question though - I have four desktops but the panel is displayed only on desktop-1. Is there a way to display the same panel on all desktops?

How to log into a draco session on Ubuntu?

Running on a Xubuntu 18.04 Live ISO, draco compiles but I was unable to log into a session using it... any help appreciated.

sudo apt-get -y install git tree build-essential cmake pkg-config qtbase5-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev libx11-dev libxss-dev libxdamage-dev libxrandr-dev libxfixes-dev libxcb1-dev libx11-xcb-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-ewmh-dev libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-composite0-dev libxcb-damage0-dev libxcb-util0-dev libxcb-shm0-dev openbox-dev openbox

git clone https://github.com/rodlie/draco
cd draco/
mkdir build && cd build

sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt5Gui/Qt5Gui_QWaylandEglPlatformIntegrationPlugin.cmake
sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt5Gui/Qt5Gui_QWaylandIntegrationPlugin.cmake
sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt5Gui/Qt5Gui_QWaylandXCompositeEglPlatformIntegrationPlugin.cmake
sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt5Gui/Qt5Gui_QWaylandXCompositeGlxPlatformIntegrationPlugin.cmake 

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR=bin -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
sudo cp -r /usr/lib64/libDraco* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/

Log out -> Choose draco session -> Log in -> (Still logs into Xfce...)

Make storage devices appear on desktop when plugged in

Continuation from #33 regarding an idea on how to increase usability.

Currently, just attaching a USB storage device does not make it show up on the desktop. This is unlike the Mac, and unlike e.g., Xfce.

This is by design.

I would like to make devices appear once they are plugged in, not only after they have been mounted. I know and love this behavior since the very early days of desktop GUIs (Lisa, Mac) and suspect that many users, especially new switchers to Linux, will expect this as the "normal" behavior.

Code-wise, this might be a relatively small change since probably https://github.com/rodlie/draco/tree/master/src/storage has most if not all of the code needed.

As a fallback, would be a setting for this acceptable? (Generally I try to avoid many settings since they tend to make things complex.)

Trash icon missing on the desktop

The trash icon is missing on the desktop.

port launcher

port the qtfm-launcher to use libDraco.

Change font and theme

• How fixed are the choices: Adwaita icon theme and DejaVu font. Would you be open for other suggestions for the default theme and font?
• Alternatively: Is there a way to use something else than the Adwaita theme and the DejaVu font without having to recompile?

Channel for Talk

Hi @rodlie my name is Alfonso by which of the means we can talk? IRC Telegram or how?

Idea: Draco Live ISO

Would you be interested in producing an Ubuntu-based Live ISO with draco preinstalled and preconfigured?

Should be halfway straightforward to do since I am already producing a customized Ubuntu-based Live ISO for my own use here. It takes an existing Ubuntu-based Live ISO, removes and installs some stuff.

Why?

• The Ubuntu Live ISO system is mature and does not tend to break from release to release (unlike some other distributions' Live systems)
• Ubuntu as a base has good hardware and firmware support (imho)
• Many users are already using it/familiar with it

Let me know if you are interested, then I might try making one.

org.freedesktop.Notifications

https://developer.gnome.org/notification-spec/

Icons on the desktop are missing

I am missing the icons on the desktop for my storage devices.

Live ISO (reference desktop)

Create a Live ISO. Good for testing (regressions) and for users.

use powerkit_client from powerkit2

Use powerkit_client class from powerkit2 instead of existing solution.

modular plugins

RTC hibernate settings

RTC wakealarm works, need to add settings.

RTC will be used to wake up the computer after X amount of time to hibernate (if supported).

So, add "While suspended hibernate after X amount of time" in settings, battery-only optional feature.

Power Tray: options

Add some options in the power tray

• Adjust backlight
• Adjust CPU
• Show inhibitors

Fusion proposal with the Astian Foundation

Hello @rodlie

A few days have passed since we talked and made the proposal to merge the project with the Astian Foundation, in these days we have done Slackware tests, that the installation is a little delayed by the construction and configuration but after this, Draco works wonders It is beautiful very very light, in Ubuntu we also do tests with some things to improve and report. in Fedora I work half machine, in OpenSUSE I'm testing it right now.

After this I can conclude that the desktop is wow is powerful, it is wonderful is incredible and we are very motivated to make the fusion, and work in conjunction with this desktop that has a lot of potential.

@rodlie Tell us what have you thought?

Paper cuts (getting ready for 0.9)

• desktop
  • need padding on text under icon
• docs
• panel
  • systray icons need padding

Feature Request: Build with QT_NO_DBUS

Hello,
I would like to be able to run this desktop environment without D-Bus, it appears several #ifdef would be needed to make this happen.
I've confirmed it is currently possible to run Lumina without D-Bus, but I very much would like to use draco instead.

Thank you.
Btw, all I am asking is you make an option so that you can disable it, you don't have to completely gut it out. Dbus apparently fingerprints you.

https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/issues/7100

cpufreq in power settings

I have already added the support functions and backend, just need to add settings (and UI stuff)

Add screenshot capability

Currently, when pressing PrintScn (like on Windows) or Alt-Shift-3 (like on the Mac), then nothing happens.

/usr/bin/lximage-qt --screenshot seems like it could be a good starting point.

Perhaps some code from https://github.com/lxqt/lximage-qt can be re-used.

Especially for development, screenshot capability is an important feature ;-)

Intel pstate support

I have started on the backend, still work todo.

Group Telegram

I have created a group in Telegram to establish a community and start to make development grow.

In the link is: https://t.me/dracolinux

Feature request: Map Alt-F2 to Meta (Windows) key

Map Alt-F2 to Meta (Windows) key so that users coming from other platforms/desktop environments can find it more easily. Especially as long as pressing that key (alone) does nothing otherwise like open the applications menu.

Screenshot showing AppImages on draco, integrated using appimaged daemon from go-appimage

Aero Snap

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/aero-snap-ubuntu-linux:

For those who don’t know what Aero Snap is i shall try and sum it up in on sentence: Aero Snap allows you to minimize, maximize and resize windows by simply drag-dropping them to the sides of the screen.

It’s useful for comparing the contents of two windows side-by-side.

E.g., Xubuntu and most(? other contemporary desktops have this enabled by default.

I use it all the time.

Maybe this could be addressed along with #41 by allowing Compiz to be used.

Is it possible to use the draco desktop environment in node-os?

Hi all!

Is it possible to use the draco desktop environment in node-os?

Add https://github.com/lxqt/obconf-qt

Merge https://github.com/lxqt/obconf-qt into settings.

Mouse/Touchpad settings

Checkout what lxqt is doing, borrow if possible.

All applications appear on the desktop?

Feature or bug?

Blacklist misc .desktop's

Other DE's will pollute our start menu/autostart with various (settings/services) apps not related to Draco, add a blacklist.

Feature Request: add --version option

It would be nice if you could add an option to just display the version on the command line and exit. This would be useful for tools like neofetch and screenfetch to show the Desktop Environment version.

Maybe something like:

$ start-draco --version
Draco 0.9.0

move to cmake

use kvantum-qt5 as default in qt5ct configuration.instead of fusion

it would be good to use kvantum themes so it wont look dated

Integrate (qtfm/udisks) devices into desktop

remove LuminaSingleApplication

Use dbus instead.

LuminaSingleApplication locks the files, this is bad if you want to upgrade the draco-desktop package from a packages manager etc while running draco-desktop.

Get rid of grid on the deskop

Would love to see the icons on the desktop to be freely movable, not inside a grid.

Especially while doing drag-and-drop operations, the icon should be moved continuously, not in discrete steps.

On the Mac, the user can choose to "arrange" icons which kinda puts them on an otherwise entirely invisible grid.