April 24th, 2009
My last.fm plug-in for Rhythmbox is now available for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) too.
You can get the package by adding
deb http://blog.blackdown.de/static/debian/rhythmbox/ jaunty main
deb-src http://blog.blackdown.de/static/debian/rhythmbox/ jaunty main
to /etc/apt/sources.list.
After adding those lines, do:
$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude install rhythmbox
The repositories are signed with my GPG key which can be imported into your apt keyring with
$ wget http://blog.blackdown.de/static/gpg.asc -O - | \
sudo apt-key add -
Please remember to disable the old Last.fm plug-in before enabling mine (New Style Last.fm Scrobbler). Also please note that my plug-in requires the lastfm client to work correctly.
Read more about the plugin and get the source code at Last.fm for Rhythmbox – New Style.
Tags: lastfm, Music, rhythmbox, Ubuntu
Posted in GNOME, Linux, Music, Ubuntu | 9 Comments »
January 20th, 2009
Something for the Mac users this time. I have written a little plug-in for Adium recently.
It can be downloaded and installed from the Adium Xtras site.
The plug-in, called Contact Album, stores all the icons that your contacts use over time and comes with a viewer for the icons.
click for larger view
After installation of the plug-in, the album will slowly fill with icons as your contacts change them. You can open the album viewer with the Contact Album entry in Adium’s Window menu and with the View Album entry in the context menu for contacts.
Currently the plug-in comes with English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Portuguese, and Swedish localizations. Further translations are welcome.
Install the plug-in: Contact Album
Please note that the plug-in requires Adium 1.3 or newer and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Get the source code. It’s available under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
Tags: adium, Apple, contact album, osx, plugin
Posted in Apple, OS X | 15 Comments »
October 15th, 2008
Better late than never… I’ve finally updated my last.fm plug-in for Rhythmbox. i386, amd64, and lpia packages are available for Hardy Heron and Intrepid Ibex.
Ubuntu Hardy user can get the package by adding
deb http://blog.blackdown.de/static/debian/rhythmbox/ hardy main
deb-src http://blog.blackdown.de/static/debian/rhythmbox/ hardy main
to /etc/apt/sources.list. Ubuntu Intrepid users should use
deb http://blog.blackdown.de/static/debian/rhythmbox/ intrepid main
deb-src http://blog.blackdown.de/static/debian/rhythmbox/ intrepid main
instead.
After adding those lines, you can install the package with:
$ aptitude update
$ aptitude install rhythmbox
The repositories are signed with my GPG key which can be imported into your apt keyring with
$ wget http://blog.blackdown.de/static/gpg.asc -O - | \
sudo apt-key add -
Please remember to disable the old Last.fm plug-in before enabling mine (New Style Last.fm Scrobbler). Also please note that my plug-in requires the lastfm client to work correctly.
Read more about the plugin and get the source code at Last.fm for Rhythmbox – New Style.
Tags: lastfm, Music, rhythmbox, Ubuntu
Posted in GNOME, Linux, Music, Ubuntu | 7 Comments »
November 15th, 2007
I planned to post an article about the state of Compiz Fusion today. It is not finished yet because instead of just complaining I actually fixed a couple of issues I have had with it:
- 040-decorator.patch
This patch implements metacity-like raising and lowering of windows by pressing the left or middle mouse button on a window’s decoration. Useful if you don’t use raise-on-click or auto-raise.
References: Ubuntu bug, OpenCompositing bug
- 041-shadow_offset.patch
This patches makes the shadow x/y offset settings work, they had no effect up to now. The patch also pushes the upper limit for the shadow radius to 48.0 because that is what the decorator can handle.
References: Ubuntu bug, OpenCompositing bug
- 042-smart_placement.patch
This patch fixes the client size calculation for smart window placement. Without this fix smart placement insists on keeping about 17 pixels of free space on the right viewport edge.
References: Ubuntu bug, OpenCompositing bug
All patches are for Ubuntu’s current compiz packages for Hardy Heron.
As for my original plan, I will post the Compiz article on the weekend!
Tags: bug, compiz, compiz fusion, GNOME, opencompositing, patch, smart placement, Ubuntu, window management, wm
Posted in GNOME, Linux, Ubuntu | 5 Comments »
June 14th, 2007
Here is a quick follow-up to my recent rant about Apple: After a few more emails and phone calls, I will be the proud owner of a MacBook Pro with a US keyboard soon.
I still don’t understand why it is so problematic to get a US keyboard from Apple as a German customer. Anyway, I am happy now!
Tags: Apple
Posted in Apple | 2 Comments »
