2026-07-29T23:32:03Z https://nostr.ae Philip Withnall https://nostr.ae/npub1fcnhwmlync4t66ca6er9mw236x44qs2q5m2vzkl3ff942dqxn3usspwarl https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/250/266/651/323/248/original/ef769f4cfc8d1208.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/250/266/651/323/248/original/ef769f4cfc8d1208.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr847wxl3pt3dg4sy5tjr7sgaa236r0vjar7cpuey5z35cplwxrpgzyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jaxz4uq GNOME 50 has been released! 🥳 <br/><br/>Here’s a quick summary of the improvements which gnome-software 50 contains:<br/><br/> - Reduce CPU priority when running in the background<br/> - Remember window size between restarts<br/> - Improved error reporting in the repositories dialogue<br/> - Improved notifications for trivial flatpak app updates<br/> - Lots of UI papercuts fixed<br/> - Improved question about deleting data when uninstalling an app<br/> - More safety reporting for uncommon flatpak app permissions<br/><br/>#GNOME #GnomeSoftware 2026-03-18T17:31:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxrlpjf3qgkgqgnfxnnm0qwqwf7t7ph4zjus0tjfcvsh0vzvy4fgszyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jx79quu RE: <a href="https://floss.social/@gnome/116238977083070510">https://floss.social/@gnome/116238977083070510</a><br/><br/>Excited to see the work <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub134snr7jmsvpu6htyukg2gapwqxk4d09q5mef606lj245cwg74d4st7hh3c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ignacy Kuchciński</span> (<span class="italic">npub134s…hh3c</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1za79jsgete0shjpwa9fpmcxvwpl7tu6d9xrx89qmqvxz89q20nzqn30y8l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sam Hewitt</span> (<span class="italic">npub1za7…0y8l</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13wz7fpq5qe2gkz8uqksg6f8n6ztc9cj6thqahn0w86r8jkr9vlmq7rv2x9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Allan Day</span> (<span class="italic">npub13wz…v2x9</span>)</a></span> and I have done being in a release. Thanks also to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub167y97kensxpvhlg9np95k5r8ryluv6hl80n5e5kfvhc7k2ju4lyqkv52er" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Florian Müllner</span> (<span class="italic">npub167y…52er</span>)</a></span>, Matthijs Velsink and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wes8h8na4vjlf56lxxrj4mzfnwuex3d93x5ja79jr270tlzkuakq3k9llr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Felipe Borges :gnome:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wes…9llr</span>)</a></span> for help and reviews on the GNOME Shell and Settings side.<br/><br/>Also excited for the other new features in GNOME 50 which will show up in the release notes!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1hy64z6frl98nrxayqxam59vkcajgd0ecunvf3zh6w4eq6ej4sqdsj0hjld" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1hy6…hjld</a></span><br/> </div> We are two days away from the exciting release of #GNOME 50! <br/><br/>We are excited by the new digital wellbeing help manage the amount of time you or someone else at home are on the computer. <br/><br/>Implemented by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub134snr7jmsvpu6htyukg2gapwqxk4d09q5mef606lj245cwg74d4st7hh3c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ignacy Kuchciński</span> (<span class="italic">npub134s…hh3c</span>)</a></span> and funded by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16ewv5c4kza5qjxf47pch3q7pum957n3f7pchxn52fyrp8304drwswmurp9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub16ewv5c4kza5qjxf47pch3q7pum957n3f7pchxn52fyrp8304drwswmurp9</span> (<span class="italic">npub16ew…urp9</span>)</a></span>.<br/><br/>#DigitalWellbeing<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/238/977/008/100/951/original/7f33e4eb6e8edb65.jpg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-03-16T13:34:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdrjckvsus5lsd307nhcx9g0vdkwwu2xj4q7wu609y86c5wnhhfwszyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jmauq92 Spent an absolute age pulling network cables through conduit today. Does anyone have any tips for how to make it stress-free? I’m going to try cable lube next time.<br/><br/>#wiring #electrics 2026-01-31T21:57:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst6enwesy4c270ccrjazggmt5l4ppledwrdn037gg4ykrq8pdpknszyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jcl6ge5 Nice tips document on how to write accessible app UIs, or debug accessibility when it doesn’t seem to be working quite right: <a href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md">https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md</a><br/><br/>#GNOME #accessibility 2025-03-05T15:34:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvl6tjqsexhfygctrrxhrd967v46mwswpaqhy2rhef97hqf64zjdczyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jhvwcva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwg3zwrqhhqycenntt9wdwv3kmzldc4ea4w2y2zk0edq4r090qrgjvtp2q'>nevent1q…tp2q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It doesn’t have per-app stats, although that’s potentially on the long-term plan. A lot of technical foundation needs to be put in place for that first.<br/><br/>The widgets out of screenshot below the scroll line are just more toggle switches for various wellbeing settings. 2024-11-08T17:08:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw93yujjnxdxd0fkk6xjkemf8l2r03y5agd8mprp9mvkzr8k4df8szyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jqfujj8 The gnome-control-center panel I’ve been working on for the last many weeks is now ready for review, including a new chart widget for showing time spent using the computer screen (so you have some visibility into your compute use habits).<br/><br/>Glad to finally have this off my plate and on its way to being reviewed and hopefully merged.<br/><br/>#GNOME #DigitalWellbeing<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/448/227/646/169/656/original/2fc67061b5e16bcb.png"> <br/> 2024-11-08T16:18:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfn9x68qlxc5txvrpf3ylc8e5lz7lnel3ys92ed6qk6vx85hek5vczyp8zwam0uj0z40ttrhtyvhde28g6k5zpgzndfs2m799yk4f5q6w8jdplzjh Writing custom rendering widgets in GTK is quite easy when you know what you’re doing. Unfortunately I’m a muppet so this one’s taking a while.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/034/599/856/402/363/original/1501b03774b7a966.png"> <br/> 2024-08-27T15:07:07Z