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Hi, |
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> I'm working on a new portage browser, and I was looking for ideas |
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> from USERS, that's why I'm posting here. |
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as I'm a Desktop user, I'll speak up ;-) . |
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> I've never found a program that would allow me to browse |
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> portage categories, then packages, showing in one window description, |
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> version, etc, etc. |
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> Thus, I'm working on one now, but I want to develop something |
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Great to hear! |
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> that will run in console and X, too, like suse's yast. |
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> So, I would like to know: |
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> 1) do you prefer a console, a GUI, or both? |
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Both would be great. |
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> 2) what additional functionality would you like? (mask/unmask |
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> packages, install/remove, emerge command generator [much like |
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> nmapfe], etc) |
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There already are some projects which try to do frontends for |
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configuring a Gentoo system. If you write a portage frontend then yes, |
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I'd enjoy to have all settings right at my fingertips. Otherwise I'd |
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better stay with 4 shells open ;-) . |
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> If you have any idea regarding development (because of the |
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> both console and X-compatible script/program), please let me know. If |
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> not, I may end up writing an API, and two different programs. |
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I'm not sure what you plan exactly, but it sounds as it was reasonable |
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to keep the tool as desktop independent as possible. |
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What about using Qt4? You can use it for shell only programming as well |
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as for GUI programming (introduced in Qt4), it is independent from KDE |
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or Gnome, and it allows you to divide the data from the frontend. |
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Finally, it offers a concept similar to "model view controller" and a |
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thread save signal/slot concept. |
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Just my two cents, |
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