Comments on: My Baby’s All Grown Up Now http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/ No, I don't have millions of worshippers. Yet. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aldo "xoen" Giambelluca http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Aldo "xoen" Giambelluca Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-10 I love you, I love deskbar...I need it, I can't live without "her". Thank you very very much ;) I love you, I love deskbar…I need it, I can’t live without “her”. Thank you very very much ;)

]]> By: Aldo "xoen" Giambelluca http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Aldo "xoen" Giambelluca Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-11 PS: The logo is too cool, as all deskbar ;) PS: The logo is too cool, as all deskbar ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-12 Any chance at all of a non-Flash screencast? Byzanz works quite nicely, as does Istanbul.<br/> Any chance at all of a non-Flash screencast? Byzanz works quite nicely, as does Istanbul.

]]> By: Nigel Tao http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Nigel Tao Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-13 Re: non-Flash screencast<p/>Anybody know how to convert a non-interactive .swf to a .gif? Re: non-Flash screencast

Anybody know how to convert a non-interactive .swf to a .gif?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-14 re: swf conversion<p/>There are several possibilities. The simplest option is probably to just play the video and record it with byzanz. There are probably more complicated methods of converting directly; however, some searching around just turned up Windows tools. Most of the Linux solutions would first require one of the Free flash players to work (since the proprietary one isn't suited for this kind of thing), which doesn't help much. If you can find a way to convert to a video, mplayer will convert that to a gif with -vo gif89a. Finally, you could just record a demo using byzanz directly.<br/> re: swf conversion

There are several possibilities. The simplest option is probably to just play the video and record it with byzanz. There are probably more complicated methods of converting directly; however, some searching around just turned up Windows tools. Most of the Linux solutions would first require one of the Free flash players to work (since the proprietary one isn’t suited for this kind of thing), which doesn’t help much. If you can find a way to convert to a video, mplayer will convert that to a gif with -vo gif89a. Finally, you could just record a demo using byzanz directly.

]]> By: Nigel Tao http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Nigel Tao Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-15 Re: swf conversion<p/>Play-and-re-record isn't perfect because, funnily enough, the screencast is the same size as my screen, so things get cropped. And while I think of it, the Flash file isn't just the sequence of images, since it has the "Loading..." progress bar at the start.<p/>Recording a demo directly with Byzanz doesn't get me the big yellow infobubbles from Wink that I like so much, unfortunately.<p/>Lots of little issues, none of them showstoppers. I'll look into it a little more. Re: swf conversion

Play-and-re-record isn’t perfect because, funnily enough, the screencast is the same size as my screen, so things get cropped. And while I think of it, the Flash file isn’t just the sequence of images, since it has the “Loading…” progress bar at the start.

Recording a demo directly with Byzanz doesn’t get me the big yellow infobubbles from Wink that I like so much, unfortunately.

Lots of little issues, none of them showstoppers. I’ll look into it a little more.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-16 I'm no Free format purist, I even prefer Flash casts, since theora and gif (YUCK!) seem clunky and technically inferior and unconvenient for now.<p/>But Wink produced Flash seems to be the totally Linux-unfriendly. I can't watch it at all, even with proprietary software, Macromedia's own 7.0.61 plugin _DOES NOT_ play these in FC4, while screencasts produced by vnc2swf work perfectly.<br/> I’m no Free format purist, I even prefer Flash casts, since theora and gif (YUCK!) seem clunky and technically inferior and unconvenient for now.

But Wink produced Flash seems to be the totally Linux-unfriendly. I can’t watch it at all, even with proprietary software, Macromedia’s own 7.0.61 plugin _DOES NOT_ play these in FC4, while screencasts produced by vnc2swf work perfectly.

]]> By: Nigel Tao http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Nigel Tao Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-17 The flash plugin doesn't work for you? How odd. OTOH, Bjørn's GIF plays fine for me, but not for others. And I don't have the right codec for Kevin's AVI. Sigh... The flash plugin doesn’t work for you? How odd. OTOH, Bjørn’s GIF plays fine for me, but not for others. And I don’t have the right codec for Kevin’s AVI. Sigh…

]]> By: hello http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-18 hello Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-18 Typically linux dev site, it doesn't actually say what the product does... Typically linux dev site, it doesn’t actually say what the product does…

]]> By: AK http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/comment-page-1/#comment-19 AK Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/03/13/my-babys-all-grown-up-now/#comment-19 Hey, I love your program, but it's missing at least one feature that I'd really like to see. It needs "Macro's" or "Magic Words (Slickrun)". I want to type FF to have it run firefox, ev for evolution, term for gnome-terminal etc. I'd love to see this feature added! Also, I'd like to see in preferences an option to set a "global hotkey" to focus the deskbar window on a keypress (it may already be able to do it and I just don't know?). Like CTRL+R focuses the deskbar so that I can start typing. As you've probably figured out, I'm not a mouse kinda guy (unless I'm gaming). Great app! keep up the great work! Hey, I love your program, but it’s missing at least one feature that I’d really like to see. It needs “Macro’s” or “Magic Words (Slickrun)”. I want to type FF to have it run firefox, ev for evolution, term for gnome-terminal etc. I’d love to see this feature added! Also, I’d like to see in preferences an option to set a “global hotkey” to focus the deskbar window on a keypress (it may already be able to do it and I just don’t know?). Like CTRL+R focuses the deskbar so that I can start typing. As you’ve probably figured out, I’m not a mouse kinda guy (unless I’m gaming). Great app! keep up the great work!

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