Binary package hint: gnome-do
Hello,
I'd like approval to update Do and plugins to version 0.8.1.3. Upstream describe this as a "90% bugfix" release. There is no changelog, but a list of bugs closed can be found in the Debian changelog (pasted below). Release notes can be found at
http://do.davebsd.com/wiki/index.php?title=0.8.1_Release_Notes
New features in Do
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* Clock and calendar widget
New features in do-plugins
===============
* Emesene plugin
* Youtube plugin
* RequestTracker plugin
* TSClient Plugin now searches for rdp connection files in all subdirectories (recursively) in ~/.tsclient
* Files and Folders Plugin now allows the user to ignore the maximum number of files limit that Do will index
* Files and Folders Plugin allows the user to exclude paths from being indexed.
* Locate Plugin now returns a nice error message when no files are found
* WindowManager Plugin now uses a better window matching algorithm
* VirtualBox Plugin now uses operating system icons for virtual machine items
* Tracker plugin now returns search results to Do
* Bibtex_Plugin fixes for 0.8 have been merged, Thumbnail support added
* Banshee plugin now indexes your media library.
* Shelf plugin greatly improved. Supporting multiple shelves, and shelf persistence across Do sessions. Also, ability to rename, add, and delete shelves.
debian/changelog for Do
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gnome-do (0.8.1.3-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low
* New upstream release. (LP: #xxx)
+ Gnome Do causes keyboard keys to be remapped (LP: #308143)
+ Docky window too small when summoned (LP: #317381)
+ Minimize/Maximize does not work on all windows (LP: #317908)
+ Docky blocks drag and drop over large areas of the screen
(LP: #318471)
+ Docky fails to autohide properly when changing themes
(LP: #318672)
+ Paste via ctrl+v does not work in 1st pane (LP: #318922)
+ Autostart is in wrong assembly (LP: #319114)
+ Docky has no results list (LP: #319797)
+ Docky trash applet does not reflect current state
(LP: #320621)
+ Docky panels splits into two when over filled (LP: #324648)
+ Docky ui division is inconsistent and confusing
(LP: #324718)
+ poor performance with two screens (LP: #323294)
+ Docky trash applet doesn't check if trash exists
(LP: #323453)
+ docky panel splits into two when overfilled (LP: #324648)
+ Docky's UI division is inconsistent and confusing
(LP: #324718)
+ Do crashes when using a pastebin launcher with docky
(LP: #325178)
+ Make docky aware of icon theme switch (LP: #328721)
+ Docky doesn't update icon status for some apps that minimize
to system tray. (LP: #329120)
+ Docky does not work properly with pull-down window
(LP: #334663)
+ sensitivity of zooming the icons in the dock isn't
configurable (LP: #336214)
+ Regression: In 0.8.1, "Request attention" is no longer
indicated (LP: #337594)
+ Clock's Calendar mode auto-hides when leaving the bounds of
the original dock (LP: #337783)
+ gnome-do does not notice change of icon theme (LP: #204368)
+ Thumbnails are never displayed when files have spaces in
their names (LP: #311551)
+ Open improperly escapes URLs. (LP: #317416)
+ Docky: Right-click dialog appears on wrong monitor
(LP: #319062)
+ Dragging items off Docky possible in summon mode
(LP: #319452)
+ Docky shows icon according to the filename (LP: #320892)
+ Mouse click inactive when Do(cky) is summoned (LP: #324937)
+ Docky trash don't have a right-click menu (LP: #317947)
+ Polish docky's window name labels (LP: #318487)
+ Docky: Scroll on window icon should switch between windows
of that app (LP: #319805)
+ Docky does not preserve window stack (z?) order when
switching apps by clicking on app icon (LP: #326661)
+ Docky window switching should be easier. (LP: #327079)
+ Color of indicators on Docky cannot be changed
(LP: #332936)
+ Do's ResultWindow is using wrong text color (LP: #288771)
+ Docky won't unhide after rev 1053 (LP: #337113)
+ Do's icon label in Docky should be "GNOME Do" instead of
"Summon GNOME Do" (LP: #338496)
* Build against gtk, gnome mono packages from Experimental.
* debian/control:
+ Bump versioned dep on libgtk2.0-cil to ensure
Gdk.Screen.IsComposited exists
+ Add libwnck2.20-cil build-dep
+ Add librsvg2-2.18-cil build-dep
+ gnome-sharp2 transition.
* debian/patches/03_show_in_all_DEs
+ Drop; fixed in new upstream
* debian/gnome-do.1
+ Update for new version.
-- Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:00:35 -0400
debian/changelog for plugins
=================
gnome-do-plugins (0.8.1.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low
[ Daniel T Chen ]
* New upstream release. (LP: #xxx)
+ Banshee plugin goes crazy if banshee isn't loaded first
(LP: #289802)
+ gnome-do gCalculate plugin fails to display "times" symbol
(LP: #274252)
+ Banshee-1 fails to build in Mono 2.0 (LP: #309188)
+ Pidgin 2.5.4 has incompatible dbus interface. s/uint/int/
(LP: #314927)
+ Pidgin plugin hangs opening a chat if pidgin is unresponsive
(LP: #315565)
+ twitter plugin still reports friend updates even when
deactivated (LP: #317674)
+ Misspelling in microblogging plugin confirmation message
(LP: #319433)
+ make install uses mdtool, but configure doesn't check for it
(LP: #322951)
+ Virtualbox Icon in 2.10 are broken because of a new
specification (LP: #323902)
+ Google Maps Plugin shouldn't always use route (LP: #324271)
+ Fix for Google Maps when using newlines and other special
characters (LP: #324667)
+ VirtualBox failed to load icon (LP: #325712)
+ 'Read Man Pages' plugin makes Gnome-Do unresponsive
(LP: #325935)
+ Search returns broken URLs (LP: #327855)
+ Default action for SSH hosts is "open" (LP: #328236)
+ Files and Folders Configuration doesn't use standard buttons
(LP: #328236)
+ Window manager maximize action should focus if window is not
currently focused (LP: #258893)
+ Locate plugin has no error message (LP: #262360)
+ Wishlist: Let user specify files and folders to ignore
(LP: #263177)
+ ts-client plugin doesn't index subdirectories (LP: #322352)
+ Max 3000 items in Files and Folders plugin (LP: #324105)
+ putty cannot find host when running from gnome do
(LP: #324282)
+ locate plugin with globbing (LP: #334798)
+ Twitter plugin encountered an error in UpdateFriends
(LP: #317575)
+ gnome-terminal profiles no longer work (LP: #321977)
+ Creating a task using Remember the Milk plugin can fail if
no task list is specified (LP: #324066)
+ bundled libraries makefile needs destdir (LP: #324704)
+ Typographical error in del.icio.us plugin (LP: #330525)
+ ImageShack fails to upload (LP: #337324)
* debian/copyright
+ Refresh for new upstream version; new plugins added.
* debian/patches/00_dfsg_autofoo.dpatch
+ Update for new upstream version
+ Don't build the YouTube plugin due to removal of shipped
exes and dlls causing FTBFS
* debian/patches/02_ssh_respect_exec_arg.dpatch
debian/patches/03_buildsystem_respect_mcs.dpatch
debian/patches/04_fix_pidgin_dbus_ints.dpatch
+ Drop; fixed upstream
[ Iain Lane ]
* debian/rules: Update repackaging to not delete *.dll; upstream now ships
source copies of google-gdata meaning we can now enable the Google and
Youtube plugins.
* debian/patches/00_dfsg_autofoo: Drop, fixed by including and building
these libs now.
* debian/copyright: Update with information for google-gdata.
* debian/patches/04_fix_pidgin_dbus_ints.dpatch: Add left out piece of patch
-- Iain Lane <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:04:50 +0000
Testing
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I have been running versions of these for days now and have not experienced any regressions. User reports in #gnome-do from using the PPA packages have been positive (especially since we are able to re-enable the Google plugins with this release).
Build logs available in my PPA:
https:/