Re: Interface 0.1a Available

[Tim Harrison]

Hi Ian.

Here's my experience so far:

Installation failed.  The error was as follows:

/usr/bin/install -c  -m 0755 \
        shared_obj/interface \
        ~harrison/GNUstep/Tools/.
/usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
`~harrison/GNUstep/Tools/.': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [install-tool] Error 1
make: *** [interface.install.tool.variables] Error 2


However, that was easily overcome.  I copied the binary. :)

I changed my .xinitrc to run Interface WM, and it started up without a 
hitch.  Of course, I didn't add anything else, so I was stuck looking at 
my pointer. :)  I ctrl-alt-backspaced out of X, added an rxvt terminal 
and wmsetbg to .xinitrc, and started up again.  Bingo.  Background, and 
a term.

So far so good.  Then I figured I'd hop onto the #GNUstep channel, to 
let everyone know that it was running.  In trying to run XChat, the X 
server bombed out, and I was left back at a prompt, with several 
messages on the console with coordinates.  None of them seemed to be an 
error message.  I tried running XChat from .xinitrc, and got the same 
results.

Running Mozilla 0.9.8 gave me the same behaviour.

Giving up on anything that was not GNUstep specific, I started X up 
again, and ran Ludovic's Affiche.app.  Affiche popped up without any 
problems at all.  In fact, it seemed much faster than it did with Window 
Maker.  That was a nice treat.

However, it was not to last.  Upon moving my rxvt terminal to a 
different part of the screen, X crashed once again.

Aside from all the starting and restarting of X, Interface WM is looking 
extremely good.  I'm going to have a gander through the source later on, 
but, I'm not a coder, so I'll probably just "oooh" and "ahhh" at it. :)

I look forward to future versions of this.  If it didn't continually 
shutdown on me, I'd switch to it now. :)

Excellent work, and I hope to see more coming!


Ian Mondragon wrote:

> All -
>
>   The first public alpha release of the Interface window manager is now 
> available at ( http://www.dragonhelix.org/interface.html ).
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> The Interface window manager was designed with the following goals:
>
>   1. Written in Objective-C, using the GNUstep (http://www.gnustep.org)
>      libraries.
>
>   2. Provide strictly minimal functionality, with all additional features 
>      available via bundles.
>
>   3. Utilize the GNUstep defaults database for user settings, such as
>      mouse button configuration, key bindings, and initial color settings.
>
>   4. Be optimized for use in a strictly GNUstep environment.
>
>   5. Utilize WindowMaker themes.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Feedback is welcomed.
>
> - Ian Mondragon


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Tim Harrison
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