Re: State of GPE

On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 05:09, Nils Faerber wrote:
> On 23 Apr 2003 15:42:38 -0400
> "Thomas J. Baker" <tjb_at_unh.edu> wrote:
> > What do developers feel is the state of GPE. In brief, I flashed the
> > bootgpe2-rc1 image last night and have had quite a few problems. (Some
> > are image related but some seem GPE related.)
>
> Could you details those a little please?
> We are all trying hard to squish all the bugs and have to know where
> they hide :)
>

Here's what I found so far:

Preferences don't seem to be saved in a number of places:
        the 12 hour pref in the clock applet
        the daylight savings time in the time pref doesn't seem to work
        the alarm on a calendar event always gets reset to 100 minutes

Many apps draw parts of themselves off screen
        the screen lock OK button
        the calendar app when adding/editing an event

Other things don't work at all
        the virtual keyboard pref brings up a near blank window

I've had real trouble just trying to set the time. The date/time applet
allows me to choose my timezone (est) and daylight savings time but
after syncing with an ntp server and having the time look correct in the
applet, as soon as I hit OK, the time jumps an hour ahead.

I'm having problems calibrating my screen. For the most part,
calibration works fine except in the upper right corner and along the
right screen edge. With the default Angelistic theme, it's very
difficult to close applications because I can't hit the little X. I've
tried recalibrating and right after recalibration, things seem to work
great. But after logging out and logging back in, or suspending, the
calibration is lost.

These problems make it difficult for me to continue to test GPE. I can't
get past these to test the day to day functions. Maybe this is just due
to a bad build?

Thanks,

tjb

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