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On Wednesday 25 October 2006 19:18, Dave Phillips wrote: A miles militis et flamen verus, tamen quantum scholasticus ut necesse. Latinum lingua est camena, per profundum voluntas. Vero hic est non forum , quod gratias pro url. - Noven

Pre-alpha status after 6 years of development. I think they missed whatever opportunity they had to become a popular desktop.

let the flamewar begin! e17 looks ugly!

On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 03:42 -0700, Drucer Ninetynine wrote: > Hello list! > > What would you say about the future of Linux audio > workstations? What software will we run next year? > > It has been thrilling to watch how Linux audio > software has matured, but I have always felt I'm not > completely happy with any of the current X.org Window > Managers. > > Somehow I've built an image that E17 might be what > I've been looking for. I don't know why, but it feels > like it could be perfect choice for Linux audio > workstation. Future will tell if my instincts are > right or wrong. > > Something to think about: > > - E17 does not make any 'beeps' so it does not have > any sound server (like KDE has its Arts sound server). > I see this as a very positive thing. This means there > will not be any sound server to conflict with Jack. > > - E17 supports dual / triple displays out of the box. > It was designed to be able to use multiple displays > easily so I bet it can handle them better than other > solutions. > > - E17 has some of the fastest graphics libraries on > this planet and it should be easy to customize. E17 > scales very well. You can make it as minimalistic as > you want (making it possible to use it on old > hardware) or you can have all the eyecandy you could > ever imagine. > > - E17 libraries are world class. You can write a fully > functional DVD player with 18 lines of C code. It > should be easy for developers to create E17 > applications rapidly. Will we see Linux audio software > that uses E17's libraries in the future? Hope so. > > -- > > E17 has pre-alpha status now, so I don't think we will > have to wait very long now until it's finally > released. > > Could we get a nice Christmas present this year? > Perhaps. > > Some links if you don't know what E17 is: > > http://www.enlightenment.org > http://www.get-e.org/ > http://www.elivecd.org/gb/Main/Screenshots/ > > TerraSoft's comments (these guys created YellowDog > Linux for PS3 that has E17 as the default WM): > > "We have worked closely with the energetic, determined > E17 team to bring this advanced graphical user > interface to a state of interface euphoria. It's not > about eye candy and unnecessary special effects, it's > about finding balance between a lean, uncluttered > desktop and a personal environment that is both > familiar and powerful. E17 is simply the most > incredible thing I have ever used --with any operating system" > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com

On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 02:32:12PM +0200, Leonard paniq Ritter wrote: Whilst I realise that this is probably humorous trolling, I think I can safely say that most people would disagree with you.

although i made up some of those .eformats, similarly named ones do exist, and the RAM part is no lie. lat time i built it a few months ago, it took precisely 100 times as much RAM as the WM i'm currently using..

I suppose since it hasn't been mentioned, there ARE other themes for E17. If memory serves me correctly, the elive CD uses a version of the Darkness theme for its default, but I need to try it again to be sure. In as far as memory is concerned, actually e17 runs pretty dang light on my machine, its the reason I use it. I know Rasterman has gotten it running on a PDA before as well, so that should tell you something. In fact I believe one of their design goals was to allow it to be run as light as possible for things like that. Seablade

On Thu Oct 26, 2006 at 11:55:37AM +0800, Chris McCormick wrote: the e17 default theme is pretty damn ugly, however. and unless you want to spend 6 months learning how to compress .edje files into .ewz and then pack them into .eapp containers so .ebjx can load them, instead of say making music or using a window manager that doesnt take 106 MB of RAM, you probably cant make a better theme..

On Thu Oct 26, 2006 at 11:55:37AM +0800, Chris McCormick wrote: the e17 default theme is pretty damn ugly, however. and unless you want to spend 6 months learning how to compress .edje files into .ewz and then pack them into .eapp containers so .ebjx can load them, instead of say making music or using a window manager that doesnt take 106 MB of RAM, you probably cant make a better theme..

So there you have it, E17 gets you chicks. ;)