Using Eclipse 3.4 for Java work on Windows, working without a hitch on our fairly large code base. It was actually easier to set up the project than with 3.3. The correct Java version was selected based on the code, the correct libraries were included – I had to do both of those steps manually for our code base using Eclipse 3.3.
Also using the CDT perspective for C++. Haven’t actually built or debugged anything yet, but it’s nice for browsing code. Upwards and onwards.
The personal information manager Chandler rocks the house.
Unfortunately, it was a target of the Wired hype machine, labeled as the “Outlook killer”, half a decade ago. It was also the subject of a full-length book about software development failure. Its founder (and FUNDER) recently left the project. Apparently, pretty much everyone that has been following the project for any length of time (fortunately I’m not in that group!) has doomed it. So, with everything going against it, it was apparently time for the devs to step it up.
The 0.7.7 release is absolutely humming on my linux and Windoze boxxen. They all sync to a central web server (the “Hub”) that the Chandler project maintains. Then you also get a really nicely done functioning AJAX website to manage your tasks. It’s all open source, so maybe some day I’ll set up my own server (I’m naive like that, and stubborn too, so I might pull it off). In the meantime, I’m synced and happy.
The snag I hit in setting it up was getting Chandler to sync through a proxy. I chatted with the devs on the #chandler channel on FreeNode, they helped me through it. I filed a bug that explains the workaround they provided, added a new FAQ entry, and while I was at it, added a request for an official gentoo ebuild. Whoop.
Here are mine, at the moment. These seem to be 3.0-friendly. I’ll update this as more plugins become available/improved.
Everybody loves Tab Mix Plus (including me), but… it’s really just a theft-and-scrub of many other extensions, and the authors haven’t been able to pull it all together for FF3 yet. At least not officially, I’m using this prerelease and it seems OK so far:
And for developing, these speak for themselves. Ready to go for FF3…
UPDATE: In the Layers tab, you can directly change the percent transparency of any layer with a slider. Doh!
No need for any of this any more…
Here’s a cheap fast way to increase transparency of an image in the Gimp. Script-fu to the rescue!
NOTE: I always use the png format when I want transparency. Firefox and IE7 handle png nicely.
Sure, it’s hacky, but it works BEAUTIFULLY.
I’m really enjoying Thunderbird these days. My add-ons, for my own reference…
Adblock Plus
Display Mail User Agent
Sieve
Environment Proxy
Contacts Sidebar
Attachment Extractor
Auto Zip Attachments
LookOut
Nostalgy
Tag Toolbar
View Headers toggle button
I run AMD64 gentoo so I had to find the x86_64 build of lightning, here – it’s an entire sweet calendar/todo app!
Also considering these but they don’t seem quite ready/useful yet…
Mnenhy (tweaks)
Country Lookup
TB Properties
MagicSLR
Sync Kolab (IMAP contacts)
Quote Colors
QuoteCollapse
