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Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing? by peterburkimsher on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:12AM (#17549846)
Yes, it would be a huge undertaking. I've already rewritten my own apps for offline maps, calendar, notes, and I plan to write contacts and iTunes too. When there's a standard API comparable to Apple Events/OSA within those core apps, I'd hope to have enough leverage to persuade other app developers to accept pull requests.
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Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing? by snuxoll on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:57AM (#17550108)
We already have D-Bus to cover sending events to applications, what's really missing is a standard way to enable scripting. I've had a similar idea myself but never got around to implementing it, but I think a standard D-Bus interface applications could implement to expose a scripting dictionary along with a Python/Ruby/Whatever library to implement a more OSA-like interaction would go a long way.
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Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing? by gurkendoktor on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @03:02AM (#17556031)
Out of curiosity, what GUI toolkit have you written these apps in/for? Something Mac-like (GNUStep)?
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