The end has come. Work for Google Summer of Code ends tomorrow and it’s been a fun ride. I’ve learned a lot and it’s always nice to get paid to work on something you love. I don’t think any of … Continued
GSoC
GSoC 2012: Report 6
This report covers the sixth two week block of coding time, July 30 — August 12. Week 11 Started implementing a new layout for the search results. A simpler list layout that is less image based than the current grid. … Continued
GSoC 2012: Report 5
This report covers the fifth two week block of coding time, July 16 — July 29. Getting close to the end folks, just a few more weeks. Week 9 Implemented show/hide methods for the Dash and made use of them … Continued
GSoC 2012: Report 4
This report covers the fourth two week block of coding time, July 2 — July 15. During that time, mid-term evaluations occurred and I’m happy to report I passed. Week 7 Added a function in iconGrid.js to explicitly update its … Continued
GSoC 2012: Report 3
This report covers the third two week block of coding time, June 18 — July 1. Week 5 I spent most of the time going over the search display and search provider code. I also spent some time thinking about … Continued
GSoC 2012: Report 2
This report covers the second two week block of coding time, June 4 — 17. Week 3 This week was spent iterating through various methods to sort app launchers properly when searching. I searched the control center code to find … Continued
GSoC 2012: Report 1
This report covers the first two weeks of coding time, May 21 — June 3. Due to a bevy of personal commitments, any real work and preparation for this summer’s goals coincided with the official start of coding on May … Continued
Hello Planet GNOME!
Hey folks, it’s good to be here. I’m the GSoC student working on improving search in GNOME Shell. My mentor for this summer is Rui Matos (rtcm). The project wiki page holds some more info. I’ve been an almost exclusive … Continued