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Bug 535362 - Math in deskbar
Math in deskbar
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: deskbar-applet
Classification: Deprecated
Component: Modules
2.22.x
Other All
: High critical
: ---
Assigned To: Deskbar Applet Maintainer(s)
Deskbar Applet Maintainer(s)
: 344377 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-05-28 22:11 UTC by Moo
Modified: 2008-06-16 12:30 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement



Description Moo 2008-05-28 22:11:18 UTC
Make so that you can perform simple math straight from Deskbar.

Such as 917-437, or 652+313 or 94/7, or 124*71.
Comment 1 Mateusz Barucha 2008-05-29 08:20:17 UTC
This could be easily solved by adding this plugin:
http://www.spooky-possum.org/callum/software/index.html#db-calculator
to the default configuration :)
Comment 2 Moo 2008-05-29 23:26:44 UTC
Oh, I think that the plugin should to the package since its an useful general-purpose plugin that I believe many will find useful.

Also, most people don't know you can use plugins, and if they do, they don't know where to find them, the internet is so big. I didn't know that address.
Comment 3 Sebastian Pölsterl 2008-05-30 10:31:56 UTC
It's already available, and installation becomes easy once a proper Capuchin repository is setup for Deskbar. This will happen till the final 2.24 release.
Comment 4 Mateusz Barucha 2008-06-02 14:15:46 UTC
If I understand correctly, this bug was about installing the plugin by default. What are arguments against this? 

If Gnome is about carefully choosing default configuration (to make out-of-the-box experience the best), I think this is a way to improve it.
Comment 5 Sebastian Pölsterl 2008-06-02 16:51:14 UTC
Your right, included a math module by default would increase the power of Deskbar. I have to check in which shape the module is, what dependencies it has and finally ask the originally author's if it's okay with them to include the module.
Comment 6 Sebastian Pölsterl 2008-06-10 16:20:34 UTC
I looked at the code and talked to the authors of the module. Everything looks fine. The module will be added to svn trunk in the next couple of days.
Comment 7 Sebastian Pölsterl 2008-06-16 12:27:57 UTC
I added the module to svn trunk. It will be part of 2.23.4.
Comment 8 Sebastian Pölsterl 2008-06-16 12:30:53 UTC
*** Bug 344377 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***