15:41:23 <FranciscoD> #startmeeting Fedora Tour 15:41:23 <zodbot> Meeting started Tue May 8 15:41:23 2012 UTC. The chair is FranciscoD. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 15:41:23 <zodbot> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 15:41:31 <FranciscoD> #meetingname Fedora Tour May 8 2012 15:41:31 <zodbot> The meeting name has been set to 'fedora_tour_may_8_2012' 15:41:37 <FranciscoD> #topic init process 15:41:52 * FranciscoD is Ankur Sinha, FAS: ankursinha 15:41:57 <thunderbirdtr> .fas thunderbirdtr 15:41:59 <zodbot> thunderbirdtr: thunderbirdtr 'Onuralp SEZER' <thunderbirdtr@gmail.com> 15:42:06 <praveenkumar> .fas kumarpraveen 15:42:06 <MavJS> .fas MavJS 15:42:07 <zodbot> praveenkumar: kumarpraveen '' <kumarpraveen.nitdgp@gmail.com> 15:42:11 <zodbot> MavJS: mavjs 'Ye Myat Kaung' <mavjs01@gmail.com> 15:42:30 <kishan> .fas kishan 15:42:31 <zodbot> kishan: kishanpant 'Kishan Datt Pant' <kishanpant@gmail.com> - harikishan 'harikishan mitharwal' <harikishan.mitharwal@yahoo.com> - lakkoju 'Harikishan' <hari.lakkoju@gmail.com> - kishan 'Kishan Goyal' <fabhoneydew@gmail.com> 15:42:34 <FranciscoD> .fas Subfusc 15:42:36 <zodbot> FranciscoD: subfusc 'Sindre Wetjen' <sindre.w@gmail.com> 15:42:46 <FranciscoD> rghose: ping ping ping 15:42:54 * FranciscoD waits a minute for rghose 15:44:03 <FranciscoD> hrm 15:44:15 <FranciscoD> question: didn't everyone get the mail pahnin sent? about the tasks? 15:44:23 * FranciscoD cant find it on the archives page 15:44:26 <thunderbirdtr> I have 15:44:37 <thunderbirdtr> I'm sending your mail 15:45:06 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: i have it, i cant find it on the archives :/ 15:45:10 * FranciscoD goes to recheck 15:45:22 <thunderbirdtr> ok 15:45:30 <FranciscoD> ah, there it is 15:45:32 <FranciscoD> alright 15:45:38 <FranciscoD> #topic Tasks 15:45:43 <FranciscoD> https://fedorahosted.org/pipermail/fedora-tour/2012-May/000063.html 15:45:49 <FranciscoD> Please read the list folks 15:46:42 <FranciscoD> #info Task 1. making thumbnail screen shots for navigation pane 15:46:59 <FranciscoD> #info Task 2. making html based top panel and activity overlay layouts 15:47:08 <FranciscoD> #info Task 3. javascript based tags / labels 15:47:18 <FranciscoD> #info Task 4. javascript to control the slideshow 15:47:30 <FranciscoD> okay, who can do task 1? 15:47:31 <FranciscoD> :P 15:47:37 * FranciscoD volunteers 15:47:45 <praveenkumar> FranciscoD, me :) 15:47:47 <FranciscoD> we need screenshots for various DEs 15:47:56 <FranciscoD> praveenkumar: what DE will you take? 15:48:01 * FranciscoD can take Gnome 15:48:09 <FranciscoD> anyone here using stuff other than gnome on F17? 15:48:10 <thunderbirdtr> XFCE I can 15:48:15 <FranciscoD> great 15:48:18 <FranciscoD> anyone for KDE? 15:48:20 <MavJS> I'll take LXDE ;) 15:48:25 <FranciscoD> woah! 15:48:25 <praveenkumar> FranciscoD, using gnome only. 15:48:32 <FranciscoD> praveenkumar: we can share gnome then, np : 15:48:37 <praveenkumar> ok 15:48:39 <FranciscoD> I'll take KDE then 15:48:49 <praveenkumar> great .. 15:48:51 <FranciscoD> #action thunderbirdtr screenshots for XFCE 15:48:56 <kishan> I'll have to install, but I can take KDE.. 15:49:01 <FranciscoD> #action MavJS screenshots for LXDE 15:49:04 <FranciscoD> kishan: even a livecd will do 15:49:10 <FranciscoD> one of the latest though 15:49:18 <FranciscoD> since we want to keep the tour as close to 17 as possible 15:49:28 <kishan> FranciscoD: will download and get it done over the weekend :) shouldn't be a problem 15:49:54 <thunderbirdtr> I have to wait then 15:50:02 <thunderbirdtr> XFCE was release new version 15:50:10 <thunderbirdtr> and too many new tools has come 15:50:14 <MavJS> can you explain abit about the screenshot? Do we just take the desktop? or with some major softwares each shot? 15:50:19 <FranciscoD> #action praveenkumar screenshots for Gnome 15:50:20 <thunderbirdtr> MavJS, +1 15:50:26 <FranciscoD> #action kishan screenshots for KDE 15:50:31 <FranciscoD> MavJS: coming to it :P 15:50:40 <MavJS> FranciscoD: ah..ok ;D 15:50:43 <FranciscoD> #topic What to take a screenshot of? 15:51:03 <FranciscoD> lets look at the mock ups: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora-tour/Mock-ups 15:51:25 <thunderbirdtr> ! 15:51:27 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: go 15:51:33 <thunderbirdtr> For background 15:51:44 <thunderbirdtr> Why don't we use full screen on this part 15:51:56 <thunderbirdtr> or Fedora release wallpaper 15:52:21 <thunderbirdtr> we can show tips inside side 15:52:30 <thunderbirdtr> suchs cloud tips , etc. 15:52:31 <thunderbirdtr> eof 15:53:02 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: can you clarify that? how about a dirty mockup to explain what you're saying? 15:53:13 <thunderbirdtr> sorry 15:53:17 <thunderbirdtr> I mean 15:53:28 <thunderbirdtr> We can show DE pictures 15:53:31 <thunderbirdtr> on tour 15:53:38 <thunderbirdtr> and also 15:53:49 <thunderbirdtr> navigation bar 15:53:55 <thunderbirdtr> for main part 15:54:01 <thunderbirdtr> Don't use background 15:54:14 <thunderbirdtr> fit picture to whole screen 15:54:23 <thunderbirdtr> and show tips inside 15:54:40 <thunderbirdtr> We don't need to use background 15:55:05 <thunderbirdtr> just Picture and navigation bar 15:55:15 <thunderbirdtr> and headline If we use .. 15:55:16 <thunderbirdtr> eof 15:55:22 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: tips inside on top of the image will come in the way of clarity IMO 15:55:40 <FranciscoD> anyone else has anything to say about thunderbirdtr's idea? 15:56:02 <thunderbirdtr> ! 15:57:11 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: go 15:57:11 <praveenkumar> ! 15:57:19 <thunderbirdtr> In time we can also use almost full DE experince tour for each DEs this will be huge but gonna be better I think , 15:57:20 <thunderbirdtr> eof 15:57:27 <FranciscoD> praveenkumar: go 15:57:34 <FranciscoD> ! 15:57:37 <praveenkumar> we can use fedora release wallpaper as background for main location. 15:57:39 <praveenkumar> eof 15:58:06 <FranciscoD> FranciscoD: go 15:58:11 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: we intend to have tours for all DEs :) 15:58:20 <thunderbirdtr> +1 15:58:32 <thunderbirdtr> short thing 15:58:33 <FranciscoD> since the code is going to be mostly same, with only images being different, we'll have time IMO 15:58:44 <thunderbirdtr> We can categorize for each one in bar 15:58:46 <FranciscoD> okay, we were discussing what screenshots to take 15:58:56 <FranciscoD> MavJS: basically, this is the thought stream: 15:59:07 * MavJS listens... 15:59:11 <FranciscoD> 1. you are a new user who has just booted the live cd for $DE 15:59:39 <FranciscoD> 2. when the first screen comes up and shows your default desktop, what is around it? 15:59:45 <FranciscoD> so, for instance, on gnome, we have: 15:59:49 <FranciscoD> 1. activity corner 15:59:52 <FranciscoD> 2. network applet 15:59:56 <FranciscoD> 3. volume applet 16:00:00 <FranciscoD> 4. user corner 16:00:04 <FranciscoD> 5. notification area 16:00:10 <FranciscoD> 6. accessibility applet 16:00:15 <FranciscoD> 7. blue tooth applet 16:00:21 <FranciscoD> 8. power applet 16:00:33 <FranciscoD> 9. top panel with date and time 16:00:42 <FranciscoD> so, the screenshot would be of a clean, default desktop 16:00:56 <FranciscoD> and we'd use the pointers, as shown in the mock up to point to these 9 objects 16:01:09 <MavJS> ok. 16:01:16 <FranciscoD> then, for instance, clicking the network applet will pull down a menu 16:01:22 <FranciscoD> we can show a screenshot of that too 16:01:44 <FranciscoD> when the user clicks our 'pointer', we'll pop up this 'pull down' and explain what functionality the network applet provides 16:01:46 <praveenkumar> ok 16:01:51 * FranciscoD waits for any queries 16:01:54 <thunderbirdtr> shutter we gonna need it :) 16:02:04 <MavJS> thunderbirdtr: +100000000 ;D 16:02:25 <MavJS> ok. got it. sounds awesome! :D 16:02:33 <FranciscoD> :D 16:02:39 <thunderbirdtr> thanks :) 16:02:39 <FranciscoD> Things to keep in mind: 16:02:43 <FranciscoD> 1. use a default desktop 16:02:43 <thunderbirdtr> make info 16:02:44 <thunderbirdtr> please 16:02:49 <FranciscoD> 2. CLEAN desktop 16:02:55 <FranciscoD> no extensions, no other packages 16:02:59 <FranciscoD> just what the livecds give 16:03:10 <FranciscoD> 3. Focus on necessaries 16:03:14 <FranciscoD> #info 1. use a default desktop 16:03:17 <FranciscoD> #info 2. CLEAN desktop 16:03:20 <FranciscoD> #info 3. Focus on necessaries 16:03:28 <FranciscoD> #info 3a. Network 16:03:37 <FranciscoD> #info 3b. Main menu 16:03:45 <FranciscoD> #info 3c. accesibility 16:03:51 <FranciscoD> #info 3d. Configurations 16:03:53 <FranciscoD> etc 16:03:58 <FranciscoD> I hope you get the drift? 16:04:05 <MavJS> got it. 16:04:10 <FranciscoD> Try to think of yourselves as a *first* time fedora user 16:04:18 <FranciscoD> someone who used winblows till now ;) 16:04:29 <thunderbirdtr> yuck :) 16:04:34 <praveenkumar> :) 16:04:35 <MavJS> XD 16:05:37 <FranciscoD> alright, I think this is our first milestone then 16:05:46 <thunderbirdtr> ! 16:05:53 <FranciscoD> once we have the raw material, we'll start with code 16:05:54 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: go 16:06:05 <thunderbirdtr> picture sizes ? for all ? (1024x768 or more ) 16:06:17 <thunderbirdtr> We don't have same monitor 16:06:19 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: yeah, i was thinking about that 16:06:28 <FranciscoD> i think a 1024x768 should be okay 16:06:30 <thunderbirdtr> we need to set common 16:06:33 <thunderbirdtr> good 16:06:33 <FranciscoD> aye 16:06:46 <MavJS> +1 on 1024x768 16:07:03 <kishan_> +1 16:07:07 <praveenkumar> +1 16:07:09 <thunderbirdtr> +1 16:07:18 <FranciscoD> okay, so when can everyone have this done by? 16:07:27 * FranciscoD wants to set a date for submission ;) 16:07:34 <FranciscoD> is a week enough? 16:07:37 <MavJS> 21, after FUDCon XD 16:07:39 <FranciscoD> till next tuesday? same time? 16:07:43 <FranciscoD> MavJS: lol 16:07:47 <thunderbirdtr> until sunday for me 16:07:52 <thunderbirdtr> this week 16:08:05 <FranciscoD> MavJS: btw, i'm going to talk about the tour at the FUDCOn and try and recruit some new folks ;) 16:08:17 <MavJS> FranciscoD: +1 :D 16:08:32 <FranciscoD> okay, lets keep next tuesday as a soft deadline then 16:08:32 <kishan> ah.. FranciscoD MavJS praveenkumar all you folks going to FUDCon? :/ 16:08:33 <thunderbirdtr> FranciscoD, ? this pictures from F16 or F17 = 16:08:34 <thunderbirdtr> ? 16:08:38 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: f17 16:08:40 <kishan> F17 16:08:42 <FranciscoD> nightlies if possible 16:08:51 <FranciscoD> the *latest* you can get your hands on 16:08:53 <MavJS> ok. 16:08:55 <thunderbirdtr> ohh 16:08:59 <thunderbirdtr> ok 16:09:11 <FranciscoD> #info Images from latest builds of livecds 16:09:42 <thunderbirdtr> TC2 I think 16:10:00 <FranciscoD> tc3 came out already iirc 16:10:04 <FranciscoD> we'll check it out 16:10:09 <thunderbirdtr> ok 16:10:24 <FranciscoD> #info soft deadline for image submission Tue 15 May 2012 16:10:31 <FranciscoD> #info Image size 1027x768 16:10:36 <thunderbirdtr> 1024... 16:10:40 <FranciscoD> whoops 16:10:44 <FranciscoD> #undo 16:10:44 <zodbot> Removing item from minutes: <MeetBot.items.Info object at 0x2598f710> 16:10:49 <FranciscoD> #info Image size 1024x768 16:10:57 <thunderbirdtr> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA | Fedora 17 Final Test Compose 3 (TC3) 16:10:59 <thunderbirdtr> right 16:11:12 <FranciscoD> another thing I wanted to discuss: We havent talked to the fedora websites team about the tour yet 16:11:24 <FranciscoD> I think it would be a good idea to at least make them aware of whats going on 16:11:28 <FranciscoD> ? 16:11:28 <FranciscoD> what say folks? 16:11:35 <kishan> yes 16:11:41 <FranciscoD> does any one do any work with them? and would like to take this up? 16:11:51 <kishan> they could pitch in with some handy suggestions IMO 16:12:17 <MavJS> +1 16:12:37 <FranciscoD> who here is without tasks today? :P 16:12:45 <MavJS> no one ;) 16:12:57 <praveenkumar> FranciscoD, Subfusc :) 16:13:04 <MavJS> hehe 16:13:11 <FranciscoD> he's lazy 16:13:15 <FranciscoD> let him do his lisp :P 16:13:19 <FranciscoD> i forgot an action item though! 16:13:26 <FranciscoD> #action FranciscoD screenshots for KDE 16:13:43 <FranciscoD> I also think we should talk to the differnt DE sigs 16:13:55 <FranciscoD> and ask them what features they want highlighted? 16:13:56 <thunderbirdtr> about ? 16:14:01 <thunderbirdtr> ok 16:14:05 <FranciscoD> keep them in the loop 16:14:11 <FranciscoD> its a huge project, with 5-6 DEs 16:14:13 <praveenkumar> +1 16:14:22 <MavJS> +1, yup. 16:14:23 <FranciscoD> so, keeping the sigs in the loop would be good IMO 16:14:26 <thunderbirdtr> what about SPINS ? 16:14:50 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: all the spins have one DE or another, so we're covering them mostly 16:15:04 <FranciscoD> but at present, we dont have the time to do a Games spin and an FEL spin 16:15:14 <FranciscoD> they're for advanced users generally, noobs dont go for them 16:15:18 <thunderbirdtr> ok for now keep pure DE 16:15:25 <FranciscoD> noobs go for stuff like desktop spin and kde and lxde etc 16:15:26 <FranciscoD> aye 16:16:13 <FranciscoD> #action Everyone join the various sig mailing lists and "announce" the project with some info 16:16:30 <FranciscoD> #action FranciscoD talk to websites sig 16:16:35 <FranciscoD> #topic open floor 16:16:41 <FranciscoD> okay, any concerns? :P 16:16:55 <thunderbirdtr> :) all yours :) 16:17:26 <FranciscoD> should we close then? 16:17:33 <MavJS> FranciscoD: about the deadline, I'll be away from 14-17 so might delay my parts of the screenshots. just letting you know. 16:17:33 <FranciscoD> you folks have 10 seconds to stop me :P 16:17:33 <kishan> yes 16:17:39 <FranciscoD> MavJS: no issues :) 16:17:47 * kishan is hungry :( 16:17:47 <FranciscoD> we'll begin work on the other parts until then 16:17:58 <thunderbirdtr> FranciscoD, 16:18:01 <FranciscoD> like i said, the code will be similar for most tours, so images can be added later 16:18:04 <thunderbirdtr> about time 16:18:05 <MavJS> FranciscoD: likely I'll pass them on 17 or 18 XD 16:18:11 <thunderbirdtr> please make 15:40 UTC 16:18:13 <FranciscoD> MavJS: sure thing 16:18:20 <MavJS> AWESOME!! \o/ 16:18:20 <FranciscoD> thunderbirdtr: lol, 16:18:22 <FranciscoD> okay, 16:18:26 <FranciscoD> how's 1600 for the new time? 16:18:44 <thunderbirdtr> sound perfect for me not need it 16:18:45 <kishan> much better :) 16:19:11 <FranciscoD> #agreed new meeting time will be 1600 UTC 16:19:14 <FranciscoD> oh, the count 16:19:16 <FranciscoD> 5 16:19:18 <FranciscoD> :P 16:19:18 <FranciscoD> 4 16:19:19 <thunderbirdtr> thanks 16:19:21 <FranciscoD> 3 16:19:22 <thunderbirdtr> 1 16:19:23 <FranciscoD> 2 16:19:26 <FranciscoD> :O 16:19:30 <FranciscoD> 0.451135 16:19:34 <FranciscoD> 0.0001 16:19:38 <FranciscoD> #endmeeting