RFS: cellwriter
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "cellwriter". * Package name: cellwriter Version : 1.0.0 Upstream Author : me * URL : http://risujin.org * License : GPL Section : gnome It builds these binary packages: cellwriter - grid-entry handwriting input panel The package appears to be lintian clean. The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/cellwriter - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/cellwriter/cellwriter_1.0.0.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
On Tue, 2007-08-21 at 22:38 +0100, Jonny Lamb wrote: > * debian/copyright doesn't contain where you downloaded the tarball >from. Because I didn't download it from anywhere. :) I don't want to break the mold though, I'll add that part back in. > * debian/control has a format for homepage URLs, which is *two* spaces >then "Homepage: http://www.example.com/"; I can't find mention of this in either the Policy or the New Maintainer's guide, how is that supposed to look? Does that go in the description or is that one of the control lines (if so, why two spaces in front of it..?) > Other than that the _packaging_ looks alright. Thanks for taking a look. -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 00:12 +0100, Jonny Lamb wrote:
> Package: cellwriter
> Architecture: any
> Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
> Description: grid-entry handwriting input panel
> CellWriter is a grid-entry natural handwriting input panel.
> As you write characters into the cells, your writing is instantly
> recognized at the character level. When you press 'Enter' on the panel,
> the input you entered is sent to the currently focused application as
> if typed on the keyboard.
> .
>* Writer-dependent, learns your handwriting for reliable recognition
>* Correcting preprocessor algorithms account for digitizer noise,
> differing stroke order, direction, and number of strokes
>* Unicode support enables you to write in your native language
> .
> Homepage: http://risujin.org/cellwriter
Okay, I've made the changes and reuploaded the package. I suppose it's
still an open question whether the _program_ itself is following Debian
guidelines.
Is my package ready for a sponsor?
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Re: RFS: cellwriter
On Tue, 2007-08-21 at 14:47 -0500, Michael Levin wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "cellwriter". > > * Package name: cellwriter > Version : 1.0.0 > Upstream Author : me > * URL : http://risujin.org > * License : GPL > Section : gnome > > It builds these binary packages: > cellwriter - grid-entry handwriting input panel > > The package appears to be lintian clean. > > The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: > - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/cellwriter > - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main > contrib non-free > - dget > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/cellwriter/cellwriter_1.0.0.dsc > > I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Sorry about bumping this but since there hasn't been any reply for two weeks I wanted to ask for a sponsor again. Debian currently has no handwriting recognition software in it's repositories. CellWriter would be the first such program and would help Tablet PC users to run Debian. Some kind Ubuntu users can attest to the quality of the program: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=489808&page=2 Could someone upload my package please? -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
Thanks for taking a look at my package. On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 13:03 +1000, Paul Wise wrote: > Firstly, please make a non-native package (diff.gz and orig.tar.gz > instead of just a tar.gz). Done. > Please file an intent to package bug and close it in the changelog: > http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/#l1 Accidentally filed two (#441087, #441088) but the changelog closes both of them. > Looks like you forgot to build-depend on x11proto-xext-dev. I was missing a dependency on libxtst-dev, it should build now. > As upstream, you should fix these gcc warnings: Done. I've reuploaded the package with these changes. -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 20:29 +0200, Patrick Schoenfeld wrote: > Michael Levin wrote: > > Accidentally filed two (#441087, #441088) but the changelog closes > both > > of them. > > You know, that bugs can be merged? I got an email from BTS saying the two reports were merged by someone already. However, they both still show up in the bugs list and I'm not sure which bug number they were merged into so I'm leaving the ChangeLog as is. On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 15:56 -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > You are using a different source code than the original one (md5sum of them): > > abfc4789241a09b14a99f27f7d5c5566 cellwriter-1.0.0.tar.gz > d1dad3e165314efe605469e015548820 cellwriter_1.0.0.orig.tar.gz Uploaded the updated source as 1.0.1 so now the original source and the tarball on the website match up. > Also, your debian/copyright is basically empty and (maybe) you need to > review debian/rules. Fixed the copyright. The rules file works fine as far as I can tell. -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
I modified the source a bit to make it compile in Etch and built with cowbuilder for this upload (1.0.2-1). On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 22:43 -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > # Add here any variable or target overrides you need. > > As a suggestion, remove this line. Done. > It's not necessary to install README (this info is already on the > package description and on the manpage). > AUTHORS is also included on debian/copyright, so I don't see a need to > install it too. It's a GNU standard to have it, so why not? I've actually just added some information to the README which isn't mentioned anywhere else. > I strongly recommend to you create a debian/menu file. Done. > All the files inside your tarball have the execution bit set. It's not > need to have all the files executable (just a suggestion for your next > release). An unfortunate side-effect of compiling on a FAT partition (I dual boot). I've recompiled on an EXT3 and hopefully set all the permissions correctly this time. > And I have tested cellwriter and it's not working :-( > While training its input, the letters don't get darker with training. > Any ideas why it's happening? It would be unusual for there to be a bug there. The letters get darker gradually, it's not very noticeable. When you draw a letter, you must move the mouse out of the box so that the ink disappears. If you train the program this way, click Finish, write something and your input isn't recognized, it still doesn't mean that the training is broken. If you draw an input character that is very different from the training samples, CellWriter will reject it. Most often this happens when someone trains a character by drawing it twice without moving the pointer out of the box (so the program expects you to draw that character twice this way every time!) or if you put a dot where there shouldn't be one on accident. -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 20:12 -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > There is no problem in installing README and AUTHORS. It's just not > necessary to install a README that contains instructions to compile > and install the program (since the user will get a package ready to > use, without needing to compile, install, etc), right? I agree but this is default behavior for Automake and I haven't found a way to turn it off. > Section of your menu file should be "Applications/Accessibility" Done. I should point out that I was using what appears to be an outdated (year old?) policy manual that needs updating: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/ch2.html > And it's not necessary to have "Encoding=UTF-8" in cellwriter.desktop. Done. > Hum... I see no ink when I draw anything on the boxes :-/ > Does it need something from Gnome to work properly? (I am using Window Maker). > I have tried compiling it with --disable-gnome, but nothing seems to change. I can think of two possible issues: 1) XInput is not supported? 2) Your Window Manager won't give motion/button events to a window that refuses focus GTK allows the creation of GtkWindows that do not grab focus. For CellWriter, this is critical because it needs to generate keystrokes to send out to a different window you have in focus. Possibly your window manager doesn't give CellWriter the events it needs to function. CellWriter works on Metacity and XFWM. I will download a few different window managers and see if others have issues. I'll look for a workaround but in the meantime, I don't think this issue should prevent the upload of the package. CellWriter is positioned as a kind of GNOME utility anyway, you use a custom WM at your own risk. :| -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: cellwriter
On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 20:12 -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > Hum... I see no ink when I draw anything on the boxes :-/ > Does it need something from Gnome to work properly? (I am using Window Maker). > I have tried compiling it with --disable-gnome, but nothing seems to change. Hmm. I seem to have placed the blame on Window Maker too early. I just ran it and CellWriter worked fine. Can you give me any more hints to go on? -- Michael Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Seeking mentor for CellWriter 1.3.5
Hello! I am the sole developer working on CellWriter, a program for handwriting recognition that's already in Debian and has essentially been in maintenance mode for several years now. Due to changes in the GTK libraries, CellWriter has had a very nasty bug when using GNOME Unity for several months now. Additionally, a number of errors are now reported by Debian build tools that have been fixed via patches to 1.3.4 in Debian and also fixed at the upstream version. I've released a new upstream version that takes care of all of these issues: http://code.google.com/p/cellwriter/ The problem is, I've lost the email address of my previous mentor and have completely forgotten how the Debian packaging process works! I'm looking for a kind soul to give me some tips on how to get a package uploaded to mentors and help me submit the new version to Debian so that the Debian CellWriter package is in good shape again. Please reply to me directly, I am not subscribed to the mentors list. Thanks in advance, and happy Thanksgiving! :)
Re: Seeking mentor for CellWriter 1.3.5
On 11/24/2011 09:29 PM, Paul Wise wrote: On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Michael Levin wrote: GNOME Unity There is no such thing as GNOME Unity, I guess you mean GNOME 3? Or maybe you mean Unity (which is not in Debian). Good point. :) The problem manifests in Unity with Ubuntu but I suspect some version of GTK is really responsible. The problem is, I've lost the email address of my previous mentor pabs@chianamo:~$ who-uploads cellwriter Uploads for cellwriter: 1.3.4-1.1 to unstable: gregor herrmann 1.3.4-1 to unstable: Nelson A. de Oliveira 1.3.3-1 to unstable: Nelson A. de Oliveira Ah, thanks! I will try to get in contact with Nelson again. completely forgotten how the Debian packaging process works! I'm looking for a kind soul to give me some tips on how to get a package uploaded to mentors and help me submit the new version to Debian so that the Debian CellWriter package is in good shape again. http://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ http://packages.qa.debian.org/c/cellwriter.html Thanks for the links as well. A lot of reading but very helpful. Please reply to me directly, I am not subscribed to the mentors list. CCed you, please reply to the list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4ed2c3bf.40...@google.com
