SugarBug <3883@sugar.bug> writes:

> New : Kera Desktop Environment for Linux
>
> A single hacker has created a new Desktop environment with interesting features.

I gave it a quick try. I like the launcher bar on the left but these
days I only use search now to launch apps in any kind of "desktop"
environment. The search on Kera can be starts from typing, as long as
the desktop has focus. So same difference compared to button press +
type.

I'm not really a fan of embedding apps in a bar. A quick peek at a
calendar works like that but does anything else? Weather maybe.

Oh yes, very little seems to actually work in this alpha build so not
much point in running it. Seems like the videos on the site pretty much
cover all that's implemented.

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Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:
>
> Oh yes, very little seems to actually work in this alpha build so not
> much point in running it. Seems like the videos on the site pretty much
> cover all that's implemented.

As I remember the OP was asking for help on the project.

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On 2024-05-28, Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:
> SugarBug <3883@sugar.bug> writes:
>
>> New : Kera Desktop Environment for Linux
>>
>> A single hacker has created a new Desktop environment with interesting features.
>
> I gave it a quick try. I like the launcher bar on the left but these
> days I only use search now to launch apps in any kind of "desktop"
> environment. The search on Kera can be starts from typing, as long as
> the desktop has focus. So same difference compared to button press +
> type.
>
> I'm not really a fan of embedding apps in a bar. A quick peek at a
> calendar works like that but does anything else? Weather maybe.
>
> Oh yes, very little seems to actually work in this alpha build so not
> much point in running it. Seems like the videos on the site pretty much
> cover all that's implemented.

I quite like embedded small apps. I use FVWM, and run some AfterStep
and WindowMaker dockapps, small programs that run in a panel. They
were great, but their 64x64 size is a bit of an issue on a laptop with
a high resolution screen. FVWM can swallow X apps, which I think is a
great feature.