Showing posts with label set. Show all posts
Showing posts with label set. Show all posts
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Minimal GNOME Video Player ‘Snappy’ Hits 0 3 Improves Feature Set
Minimal GNOME Video Player ‘Snappy’ Hits 0 3 Improves Feature Set
Does Linux really need yet another video player? Probably not. But is it cool to have yet another anyway? For sure!
To be fair to Snappy, an open-source Gstreamer-powered media player designed for the GNOME desktop, it has been chomping about for several years, albeit without gaining much in the way of attention.
But with its first release in almost two years, Snappy 0.3 suddenly has a lot more bite.
The app is no longer confined to being launched through a terminal; is no longer lacking a logo (see new icon to the right); and is no longer missing key media player features like subtitles support and media queuing,
It’s also been given some much needed visual polish. And I do mean much needed. Its Clutter-based UI may have been free from visual clutter, but it it was, shall we say, a little unripened…
Two years on from that 0.2 release, Snappy has matured. A lot.
The OSD (On Screen Display), has been refined, darkened, and sees flat monochromatic icons introduced; and a stack of new features have been added, including:
Getting this latest release, 0.3, is a little tricker. At present the only way to get it in Ubuntu is to build it from source. You’ll need to grab a stack of dependencies before attempting.
For the more patient amongst you, I would expect to see Snappy 0.3 added to one of the various GNOME 3 PPAs in the not-so-distant future. We’ll be sure to give you a heads-up when this happens.
In the meantime, feel free to share your own video player preferences, needs and annoyances in the comment space below…
To be fair to Snappy, an open-source Gstreamer-powered media player designed for the GNOME desktop, it has been chomping about for several years, albeit without gaining much in the way of attention.
But with its first release in almost two years, Snappy 0.3 suddenly has a lot more bite.
The app is no longer confined to being launched through a terminal; is no longer lacking a logo (see new icon to the right); and is no longer missing key media player features like subtitles support and media queuing,
It’s also been given some much needed visual polish. And I do mean much needed. Its Clutter-based UI may have been free from visual clutter, but it it was, shall we say, a little unripened…
Snappy 0.2 – Not Quite Ripe
Snappy 0.3 Playing a Video. Image: luisbg
- Drag and drop video opening
- Subtile support
- Desktop launcher
- Multi-screen full-screen
- Media queues
Getting Snappy 0.3
Snappy 0.2 is available to install through the Ubuntu Software Center in 11.10 through 13.04.Getting this latest release, 0.3, is a little tricker. At present the only way to get it in Ubuntu is to build it from source. You’ll need to grab a stack of dependencies before attempting.
Snappy Home Page on GNOME Projects
In the meantime, feel free to share your own video player preferences, needs and annoyances in the comment space below…
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Saturday, February 11, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Me on the Map–Bilingual Set
Me on the Map–Bilingual Set
I wish I would have shared this sooner!!!!! Sometimes I don’t think very strategically about what I share and when…(must do a better job!)
I have been working on making a bilingual Me on the Map activity. I’ve seen a bunch on different blogs, and knew we had to do this activity, but I didn’t see any that were bilingual and downloadable. So I’ve created one.
I did not follow the more traditional circle pattern for this activity. I have a couple of students who struggle very much with O.T. and I wasn’t there the day my students did this activity…I wanted it to be as painless as possible for all involved.
Take a look:
They turned out very cute, and really brighten up our room. The students enjoyed the activity, and were able to tell me all about it the next day!
The set I’ve created has the materials to make this a Spanish or English final product. It’s on sale on my TpT store this week only – click the image below to head on over.
Happy Earth Week and cheers to Monday being nearly over!
Mrs. Castro
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