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We're into a fresh new year, but here's a quick look at what the #LibreOffice development and QA community did in December! Including simplified dialog boxes, a better dark mode, and text effect improvements: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org… #foss #opensource #freesoftware
General Activities LibreOffice 24.8.4 was announced on December 19 Olivier Hallot (TDF) improved the warning in Help when JavaScript is not active and did many cleanups in help pages Dione Maddern created a help page for Alignment Sidebar deck Alain …
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Ich denke auch in Bezug auf #digitaleKirche. Oft habe ich von dort gehört, man müsse dahin wo die Menschen sind. Das ist ja auch nicht falsch. Aber sich von problematischen Systemen so abhängig zu machen, sich dem zu unterwerfen, fand ich schon immer fragwürdig. Viellleicht wären wir besser beraten gewesen, wenn wir mehr in Alternativen investiert hätten und jetzt umfassender sagen könnten, "Kommt und seht, hier sind faire soziale Medien, wir haben schon lange daran mitgearbeitet" ...
I wanted to give back to the #FreeSoftware community, and the Conservancy staff and contractors who supported me. So I made an embroidery of Conservancy's logo for our fundraiser.
The top donor to Conservancy's fundraiser (from Monday, Jan 6 until AOE Wednesday, Jan 8) will receive my embroidery.
If you can only afford to give a little, we appreciate any support you can give!
If the top donor doesn't want the embroidery, a random donor to Conservancy's fundraiser will receive the embroidery. The random donor will be picked from anyone who donated from the start of Conservancy's fundraiser in November until AOE Wednesday, January 8.
If my journey inspires you, please donate to Conservancy's fundraiser:
I spent most of 2024 recovering from a spine injury after a car accident. I’d love to share my new insight into free software accessibility, and how both free software and embroidery helped me build resiliency.
Sie wurden zu SFC End of Year Q&A über BigBlueButton zur Teilnahme eingeladen. Um beizutreten, klicken Sie auf den obigen Link und geben Sie Ihren Namen ein.
LibreOffice Impress can do more than just presentations! Check out this "Hazard" template, made by a community member, for creating Jeopardy-like games: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
LibreOffice 25.2 will be released as final at the beginning of February, 2025 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 25.2 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) the third pre-release since the development of version 25.2 started in mid Juny, 2024.
I'm really happy we can finally announce some #lemmy#accessibility work myself, @MostlyBlindGamer, @dhamlinmusic, and the other Rblind admins have been working on for a while. We've just released two open-source themes, light and dark, for Lemmy that should be more accessible and usable for #blind and low vision folks. You can read the details, and please provide feedback, here: www.rblind.com/post/3476242#a11y#fediverse#opensource
Computer Says Maybe 2 Part Podcast on AI, Open Source & Government
There's some really great content in this podcast involving @MozillaAI 's Mark Surman and Tawian's @au Great exploration in these The Happy Few: Open Source AI episodes.
Introducing Refine, an app to tweak advanced and experimental settings in GNOME. It is an alternative to GNOME Tweaks, and is a pet project I'm currently working to experiment with PyGObject and dconf, while following the data-driven, object-oriented, and composition paradigms.
The entire codebase is made up of widgets that provide all the functionality needed to add an option. For example, instead of adding each option programmatically in Refine, the ultimate goal is to have it all done in the UI file.
For example, if we want to add an option to enable or disable middle click paste, all we need is the following code in the UI file:
That's it. The RefineSwitchRow widget will do whatever it needs to do to ensure the option is available, grab the setting if it's available, and display it to the user. Many of these widgets provide extra functionality, such as a Reset button.
We are heading towards completion of another milestone 😃
Thanks to @VishnuSanal, #Prav is on Google Play Store now. It requires a 2-week testing period before being open to public downloads. Right now, only authorized testers can test it.
If you are interested in testing, please share your Gmail address with us.
On the other hand, the app is free to download from #Fdroid. Please remember that the service is still in public beta.
✨ Uf, trochu bylo delší to vlákno! ✨ Tak snad vám to nevadilo. Pokud jste to nestihli celé, nebo se k němu chcete kdykoliv vrátit, vlákno je připnuté na mém profilu. 🎯 🔗 Mrkněte na připnutý příspěvek. mastodon.arch-linux.cz/@archos…
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✨ Fórum pro diskuse a podporu komunity. 📸 Aplikace pro fotografy jako Piwigo, Immich a Lychee – ideální pro ukládání a sdílení vašich fotografií. 🌐 Webhosting pro vaše stránky a projekty – od WordPressu po statické weby. 🏡 To vše na vaší vlastní doméně!
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This is mainly a maintenance/bugfix release with no brand new features, just: - chore(l10n): translation updates; - fix(10n): format specifier used in hashtag list; - chore(qa): add more unit tests; - chore: add mentions of new contributors.
I'm setting up the process to be able to distribute the app on Google Play too. If you are willing to help, we need a minimum number of people to participate in the closed testing program for two weeks before releasing to production. To enroll, first join this group with the same email address you are going to use on Google Play, then download the app using this invitation link.
* Used the „Trash all played episodes” rightaway and deleted 1400 files, freeing up probably 70% of my SD card. That was a feature I was apparently yearning for for a loong time 😃 * Bottom Navigation: Nice, but don't wanna miss the drawer, so doesn't work as replacement for me, switched back
New year, new release! In version 3.6 our code contributors added: 🧭 Bottom navigation (enable it in Settings > User interface, and give us some feedback on the forum) ↕️ Change order of menu items 🚮 Trash all played episodes from Downloads screen 🏠 Neater Home screen with empty sections 📶 Remember choice when attempting downloads via mobile data
Changelog: - fix for a bug after adding/removing a post to favorites which led to lose custom emojis; - fix spacing between post and reply placeholders when using the new Card layout; - fix a minor accessibility issue with the new audio player; - fix crash when rendering some HTML posts; - fix "floating" (overlapping) images for embedded contents; - localization updates (included support for upcoming Romanian translation); - library updates.
I think we are almost ready for the 0.4 version. In the meantime I've submitted both Raccoon apps to Google Play so I may be needed some volunteers to participate in the closed testing program before the apps can be made available to the general public.
Lots of great stuff on open source & AI from Facebook's @yannlecun - As usual @karaswisher asks some great questions. Am I convinced that the bots aren't going to lead to our downfall, no. Do I think Yann's got it right on legislation no. But I liked his responses on open source, and frankly his openness to confront power.
Johns Hopkins University and Vox Media have teamed up to present the On with Kara Swisher podcast at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. The partn...
🚀 Phanpy byl aktualizován! 🎉 Právě jsme nasadili novou verzi phanpy.cz ! 📢 Verze 2024.12.28.119d4b0 💬 Máte návrhy nebo jste našli chyby v překladu? Lokalizace stále není kompletní, takže uvítáme jakékoliv návrhy na zlepšení a pomoc s překladem. A big thank you to the developer @cheeaun for his amazing work on this project! 🙌 #Phanpy #Mastodon #Update #Localization #OpenSource
Vznikl projekt VHSky.cz, komunitní platforma pro sdílení videí, postavená na otevřeném softwaru PeerTube. Ze SvarDOS se díky implementaci vlastního jádra stal samostatný open-source operační systém.
Interesting episode on the Service Design Show. Sloan Leo Cowan touches on the issues of power & the importance of building with communities. They take on the role of the designer & highlight approaches to facilitating involvement & ownership. #ServiceDesign #Facilitation #Design #OpenSource
There's a problem with the current design process that often goes unnoticed... A problem that can lead to less-than-ideal outcomes or, even worse, harm certa...
@RaccoonForFriendica do you want to try the new "Card" layout for posts? All you have to do is downloading version 0.4.0-beta02 and try it out! Using Compose Multiplatform, customizing UI is as easy as eating a piece of cake.
This version also contains a fix for the search text field which was not scrollable horizontally when its content exceeded the available width, plus some localization updates.
We're reaching towards the 0.4.0 milestone, just another feature (audio playback) and then it'll be ready to go!
Changelog: - feat: add "Distraction free" post layout; - feat: add "Compact" post layout; - feat: implement post dislike action; - fix: retrieve post source for editing even for plain text; - chore: translations update; - chore: update dependencies.
Moreover, let me wish everyone happy holidays and remember to #livefasteattrash on Christmas and New Year's Eve.
A special and heartfelt acknowledgement goes to all the contributors of the #raccoonforfriendica project, people who helped with code, translations, bug reports, ideas for improvements, design, roadmap and in many other ways. Remember that this wouldn't have been the same without your contributions, and the fact that people who don't know each other (and don't even speak the same language) can meet and create something together is one of the best things of the free and open source model.
Hope we can continue in this direction next year. Thank you everyone, you are awesome ❤️🦝🎄
"One fun anecdote is that companies or governments will often say they need months or years to prepare (CLEAN UP) code for open sourcing. Because on the inside, people allow themselves far worse code than they’d prefer to share with the outside world. Open source code often has higher standards, and it is a great mechanism of keeping you on track."
Recently the Dutch Electoral Board (where I am also a very part time advisor) invited me to do a talk reflecting on their open source Abacus vote tabulation software.
Světlé/beige téma a tmavé/hnědé téma přímo v jádru PeerTube Vylepšené menu, rozdělené stránky pro knihovnu a správu Lepší navigace a přehlednost
✨ Nové funkce:
Jednoduchá správa titulků díky novému editoru 🎥 Zlepšená přístupnost (kontrast, klávesová navigace, podpora čteček obrazovky) Podpora slovenštiny 🇸🇰 SEO vylepšení a další UX drobnosti Vyzkoušejte nový vzhled a funkce na vhsky.cz! Myslím, že si jej uživatelé zamilují. ❤️ #vhsky #peertube #opensource
With #Prusa turning from #openness with its new Core One model and other cases, there is a need to discuss alternative models to cultivate and sustain #opensource hardware. Although promising approaches exist already, it might be vital to identify the necessary patterns of #Commoning. Read my thoughts here: blog.opensourceecology.de/en/2…
The introduction of a new, closed Prusa CORE One should come as little surprise, but there could be a remedy A guest article by Paul Jerchel Commons die without…
I'm sorry for having released multiple versions in so little time, this is an exception situation and is due to 0.3.2 not being available in F-Droid due to this issue.
The only way was to migrate to a different dependency injection framework and, if you wonder what happened, never use the Koin Annotations library if you want your builds to be reproducible!
Changelog: - refactor(di): migrate from Koin to Kodein; - chore(l10n): update German translation (thanks @Thomas for your continuous improvements); - chore: update dependencies.
Hope this is the last release until next year and, with this, I wish everyone happy holidays 🎉🎄#livefasteattrash
🎉 Shrnutí roku 2024 na OSCloud: Novinky a pokroky!
🛠️ Co jsme letos přidali? 👉 Vikunja: Moderní nástroj na správu úkolů a projektů. todo.oscloud.cz
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👉 FreeScout: Nový nástroj pro efektivní zákaznickou podporu.
👉 Dokumentace OSCloud: Začali jsme vytvářet přehlednou dokumentaci. docs.oscloud.cz
👉 Nextcloud: Váš cloud s OnlyOffice pro snadné sdílení a spolupráci. oscloud.cz
💡 Možnosti na OSCloud 🌐 Hostujeme několik menších i větších webů – od blogů přes fotografické galerie až po fóra. 📸 Webhosting pro fotografy s aplikacemi jako Piwigo, Immich nebo Lychee. 💬 Fóra díky Discourse a NodeBB. 📂 Možnost hostingu pro firemní i osobní projekty.
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🎉 Uživatelé OSCloud mají aplikaci FindMyDevice již dostupnou přímo ve svém Dashboardu.
How do you a visualize a contributor community like Thunderbird's? With help from @bitergia, of course! Read our blog on how we partnered up to understand and better support our community - and open up our data.
Berlin, 19 December 2024 – LibreOffice 24.8.4, the fourth minor release of the LibreOffice 24.8 family of the free open source, volunteer-supported office suite for Windows (Intel, AMD and ARM), MacOS (Apple and Intel) and Linux, is available at www.
Changelog: - feat: add Acknowledgements screen; - feat: support for block quotes; - fix: prevent crashes while loading timeline; - fix: load suggestions and trending links; - fix: retrieve source for post editing; - fix: user post pagination; - fix: images overlapping text; - fix: detect Friendica RC versions; - enhancement: accessibility improvements; - enhancement: post preview; - enhancement: exclude replies from timeline by default; - enhancement: make Markdown mode always available; - enhancement: l10n updates.
Thanks to all those who helped by testing and reporting bugs, submitting pull requests or translating the UI. You are mentioned in the home page and, from now, also in a dedicated screen which can be accessed from the "App information" dialog.
General Activities LibreOffice 24.8.3 was announced on November 14 Olivier Hallot (TDF) did big updates to screenshots in Help, added a help page for login/password dialog and improved help pages on Skia, Writer Navigator and Edit – External links in…
