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August 13, 2014 at 5:59 am #3286 maccabbi Moderator Name changed from Watson to Debby I like the name watson for an app designed for elementary, but it doesn’t really convey anything about the app. So I decided to change the name to Debby. Current Status Things are working well at the moment. The app is basically a vala frontend for a bash script. A bash script installs the debs via gdebi, makes a log file, and creates dialogs to inform if the install was sucessful. I’m currently working on figuring out how to do more in vala and less in bash. I’m making progress, but decided to take a break from that and update background picture/ icon and to set up a launchpad account.The source is now available at https://code.launchpad.net/~maccabbi/debby/main Updated icon and background picture: To Do (in no particular order) Move text out of images. Done Add open file option, so a deb can be installed without drag and drop. Drag and drop install through icon in plank. Remove package via drag and drop from slingshot (written but not included yet) Initial version added. Possibly add support for pasting in apt commands in bulk, i.e., past apt-add/apt-get update/ install in one go. Switch from dialogs to notifications add a log viewer and open it on install errors. Installing To build download the source and follow the instructions in the install file. https://code.launchpad.net/~maccabbi/debby/main This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by maccabbi . This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by maccabbi . This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by maccabbi . Attachments: debby_remove.png debby_progress.png debby-apt.png Debby_256x256.png debby_screenshot1.png debby_screenshot.png watson.tar.gz
Name changed from Watson to Debby
I like the name watson for an app designed for elementary, but it doesn’t really convey anything about the app. So I decided to change the name to Debby.
Current Status
Things are working well at the moment. The app is basically a vala frontend for a bash script. A bash script installs the debs via gdebi, makes a log file, and creates dialogs to inform if the install was sucessful. I’m currently working on figuring out how to do more in vala and less in bash. I’m making progress, but decided to take a break from that and update background picture/ icon and to set up a launchpad account.The source is now available at https://code.launchpad.net/~maccabbi/debby/main
Updated icon and background picture:
To Do (in no particular order)
Move text out of images. Done
Add open file option, so a deb can be installed without drag and drop.
Drag and drop install through icon in plank.
Remove package via drag and drop from slingshot (written but not included yet) Initial version added.
Possibly add support for pasting in apt commands in bulk, i.e., past apt-add/apt-get update/ install in one go.
Switch from dialogs to notifications
add a log viewer and open it on install errors.
Installing
To build download the source and follow the instructions in the install file.
https://code.launchpad.net/~maccabbi/debby/main
This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by maccabbi .
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August 13, 2014 at 3:43 pm #3289 brandon Keymaster Nice job!
Nice job!
August 19, 2014 at 6:44 pm #3336 maccabbi Moderator Probably missing the obvious, but how do I remove an attachment?
Probably missing the obvious, but how do I remove an attachment?
September 1, 2014 at 6:34 am #3382 maccabbi Moderator Here are some more recent screenshots. I’ve added a scrren to show whats going to be removed and a progress bar. The bar pulses, which doesn’t really mean anything, but its better than having a static screen till the process finishes.
Here are some more recent screenshots. I’ve added a scrren to show whats going to be removed and a progress bar. The bar pulses, which doesn’t really mean anything, but its better than having a static screen till the process finishes.
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