I am a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) application freak I had been using Ace Reader on Windows (..way back) and been looking for RSVP applications like crazy on Linux all these years.
Back in early 2000s some TclTk based RSVP application showed up on Freshmeat.net done by a student for school project, that was the best app for me with some missing feature that I filled with, without knowing much of TclTk. I won't have any track of that app to this day.
Couple of years back I came across GnomeSview an abandoned app, but the author left me authority in email to distribute code to any one seeking to hack it further. So far this is another useless app based on Gtk 1.x with bugs expecting to be fixed.
By now my RSVP instincts have cooled down a lot, and I am not much feature freak for any RSVP application. Presently I am using Dictator a Python based RSVP. Over last one year of continues usage Dictator works really good for me, I consider that as a complete RSVP app for Linux so far.
I recall that GnomeRSVP was yet another app I used for a while and I am glad the author was very open for feature enhancements while he was very busy at his job at Procter Gamble. Finally that app ended up into a .net port and I got completely burnt up.
Tonight I remember my Gnome Desktop RSVP RFE - http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389360 and I find asylum with Dictator. But I still believe that in days of On-line Desktop and loads of text reading by users, a built-in RSVP functionality to Gnome can be the most loved feature by Gnome users-base.
I am also worried that RSVP has not even caught up with mobile platforms, where it makes most sense.
See also: http://www.minezone.org/wiki/Main/RSVPReaderComparison
Sunday, December 09, 2007
A tribute to Linux Desktop RSVP
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3 comments:
"Finally that app ended up into a .net port and I got completely burnt up."
Mono can be used to run .net application on Linux.
In fact after developing enterprise applications for years I have come to conclusion that .net and C# is the best way to write application in less time.
Recently I ported Paint.net to Linux.Compare it to lousy GIMP.
Do not harp on meaningless and boring rambling on FSF and GNU.
I hate .net - I hate C# - I hate toolkits that brings these technologies in FLOSS domain.
At present I have no time to engage myself in an argument but simply put I hate mono and so sad its getting in upstream Gnome so badly.
I careless what you port to Linux - I swear I won't touch it and won't let anyone with my influence use those apps at all.
Your response is shocking and astounding.
Take your time and collect your thoughts. Come up with some _technical_ reasons why you "Anuj Verma" hate .NET and C#?
I read some where on your blog that you work in a technical support team. Well I can at least expect technical justification from technical person.
Am I right?
http://www.dotnetrocks.com/
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