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Lesson 19: Deeper in Application Scripting

Blog post by darkwyrm on Wed, 2011-04-13 00:34
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When we last looked at application scripting in Haiku, we merely scratched the surface. Using the hey command and the basic concepts behind the Haiku scripting model, we were able manipulate running applications to do our bidding. Now we will delve into the C++ code which can do the same thing with much greater flexibility and even implement scripting support in our own GUI controls.

Programming with Haiku, Lesson 19

Deskbar rewrite

Blog post by stippi on Thu, 2011-04-07 10:24
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In recent times I have become much less of a BeOS/Haiku full time user and regularily use other systems such as Ubuntu, Windows 7, and sometimes even Mac OS X Leopard. After my very recent blog post on my impressions of the GNOME 3 Shell, I've narrowed down some ideas floating in my head about how Deskbar could be changed to improve it's usability. Let me list some things I like or hate in other desktops.

GNOME 3 and the focus on usability

Blog post by stippi on Thu, 2011-04-07 09:16

GNOME 3 is out and of course I was very curious to give it a spin. As the GNOME developers claim they care a lot about usability and have given the new desktop design a lot of thought, I was pretty excited, since I care about these things as well. Haiku still has a lot of usability issues that we need to sort out. Maybe we can learn a few things. So what are my impressions? To be honest, I have pretty mixed feelings.

Lesson 18: Application Scripting

Blog post by darkwyrm on Wed, 2011-03-16 00:30
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After a _long_ hiatus, Lesson #18 is available for your reading pleasure. The topic? Scripting Haiku applications, possibly one of the least understood aspects of the operating system. Learn about hey command, its uses, and even see some of the most English-like bash commands ever. Also see how to make almost any Haiku application answer your beck and call and tinker around the operating system with an updated version of the ScriptWorld demo application, Scripting Explorer.

Programming with Haiku, Lesson 18
Supplemental Source Code: Scripting Explorer

Overdue progress report on Media Kit and MediaPlayer

Blog post by stippi on Sat, 2011-02-12 16:15
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Going through some backup files on my hard drive, I discovered a blog entry about my work on the Media Kit and MediaPlayer, which I for some reason never published. Even though it's about work which happened some time ago, I am going ahead and publish it anyway, perhaps it's still an interesting read for some. Here it goes:

While I was contracted to work on the port of WebKit to Haiku, and later on WebPositive, I've written regular enthusiastic blog entries to report on my progress. This time around, I haven't felt confident in the results of my work up until now. Getting the FFmpeg plugin to perform decently was quite a piece of often frustrating work.

Package Management - Present and (hopefully near) Future

Blog post by zooey on Tue, 2011-02-01 14:27
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One month has passed (too fast), so it's time to summarize the developments
in the fields of package management for Haiku.

Lesson 17: Writing a New Control, Part I

Blog post by darkwyrm on Mon, 2011-01-31 20:39
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This lesson is one of several which delves into the art of control writing for Haiku -- not just a quick-and-dirty hack on an existing one, but writing a new control which rivals existing ones in quality and features. Learn how controls handle drawing themselves and write a basic color display control.

Programming with Haiku, Lesson 17

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