Any interest in daily built e17 cvs snapshots?

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Hi i have created a system for myself in which i build, mostly daily, a bleeding edge version of e17. I do not wish to compete with the rensel repository, I only want to find out if there is any interest, as i build them anyway for private use. If there is enough interest i can create an unofficial repository.
btw I create the following packages:
ecore-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
epeg-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
e-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
epsilon-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
edb-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
erss-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
edje-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
esmart-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
eet-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
etox-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
elicit-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
e_utils-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
embryo-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
evas-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
emotion-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
evidence-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
engage-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
ewl-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
engrave-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
examine-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
entice-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
iconbar-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
entrance-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
imlib2-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
envision-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
imlib2_loaders-CVS_20050326-1.pkg.tar.gz
Best regards Nick.

Answer 1

cdk wrote:
WOW ..... e17 rocks.  i just tried it out!  its flipping sweet m8s!  i havent spent much time in it but is it very usable.  i dont mean it has to be super stable but is is usable enough for everyday?
cheers,
cdk
Yes it is usable, though it seems to crash now and then sometimes, I've ran it without any problem for several days. Also keep an eye on http://lude.net/edocs/, the unofficial documentation. It is usually quite up to date.
The only disturbing thing about e17 is that there are almost no eapp files included by default.
perhaps I should include some additional eapp files in my builds and extend the menu a bit. Another thing you should try is load engage instead of ibar, as it is a wonderfull dockapp and a lot more.
For that do the following, all steps only required once:
load the engage module:
open a terminal and run /opt/e17/bin/enlightenment_remote -module-load /opt/e17/lib/engage/module.so
then disable ibar:
left click on the desktop | modules | ibar | toggle enable
populate ~/.e/e/application/engage/.order with for example
[nick@Nick ~]$ cat .e/e/applications/engage/.order
kontact.eapp
azureus.eapp
gimp.eapp
firefox.eapp
enterminus.eapp
xmms.eapp
evidence.eapp
konqueror.eapp
pan.eapp
gtick.eapp
all eapp files should be in ~/.e/e/applications/all/ and can be made using  e_util_eapp_edit from the e_util package.
After that enable engage in the same way as you disabled ibar:
left click on the desktop | modules | engage | toggle enable
You can create a wallpaper with e17setroot, it will set it as a background after it creates it, and it stores your background file somewhere in your ~/.e tree. After that you can use emblem to switch/choose any wallpaper you created in that way.
except for the engage module you can load several others too, they can be found in /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/modules and most aren't loaded by default. if a module is not loaded it will not be listed in the e17 menu.
Hope this helps a lot of people
EDIT:
I added the icons suggested on http://aje.codewordt.co.uk/ from one of the devs of e17. I do not know if you have to delete your ~/.e before they are picked up, anyway just reinstall e for it to work.