Sonny

Software and Organization Engineer
I care about emancipatory technologies for everyone.

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2025-03-28 15:43:25 GMT

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up to 7 inch (but would prefer smaller). Thickness/weight not an issue if it's sturdy, decent battery life and I can dock to keyboard/screen.

2025-02-22 13:19:37 GMT

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I released Eloquent 1.2 which fixes the problem https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Eloquent

2025-02-21 22:12:09 GMT

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I see
Are you able to test this? https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/pull/20
GNOME Builder will let you build/run LanguageTool from git easily.
Make sure to quit the current/stable instance of Eloquent first.

2025-02-21 18:57:02 GMT

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No idea, I don't use Thunderbird. If you manage to solve let me know and I'll document it.

2025-02-21 12:20:07 GMT

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cc @npub1ns5…ah7f [@Conan_Kudo](https://fosstodon.org/@Conan_Kudo ) [@mattdm](https://hachyderm.io/@mattdm )

2025-02-19 23:33:07 GMT

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nothing besides tons of work as usual :)

2025-02-19 22:54:51 GMT

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https://discourse.flathub.org/t/please-remove-hardware-probe-it-is-not-a-desktop-application-and-has-surprising-network-activity/1803

2025-02-19 22:36:05 GMT

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as someone involved 15 years ago, what strikes me is how similar the narrative was back then.
One thing I remember well was the initiative to culturally align Mozilla with Big Tech (Microsoft, Google, Facebook, …) in order to be attractive on the job market.
It worked but didn't achieve what was hoped for…

2025-02-19 22:09:49 GMT

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You need this https://dev.languagetool.org/finding-errors-using-n-gram-data
Which Eloquent doesn't have yet https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues/6

2025-02-19 22:00:28 GMT

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my bad https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libspelling/-/blob/main/meson.build#L8
I think it can be made optional

2025-02-19 21:59:17 GMT

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libspelling does not require GtkSourceView
It works with any GtkTextView

2025-02-19 21:31:10 GMT

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FYI https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libspelling/libspelling-1/

2025-02-19 21:13:24 GMT

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both GtkTextView and LanguageTool make it pretty simple but let me know if I can clarify something.
https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/blob/08e2cb5e8c97dc267c66d36fbe1e7f300cc270f7/src/window.js
Although I wish instead there was a xdg portal API to add this kind of features system-wide rather than per app (or per toolkit).

2025-02-19 20:13:13 GMT

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See https://dev.languagetool.org/software-that-supports-languagetool-as-a-plug-in-or-add-on for integrations

2025-02-19 20:10:45 GMT

Eloquent proofreading assistant 1.1 is out with improved language detection and support for running LanguageTool server in the background 👻
This allows 3rd parties such as LibreOffice and Firefox to connect to a local and offline instance of the LanguageTool server. :libreoffice: :firefox: :thunderbird: :vim:
https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Eloquent
#GNOME #grammar #Flatpak #Flathub #privacy #offline #Linux
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2025-02-18 11:47:35 GMT

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got it https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues/8

2025-02-18 11:31:11 GMT

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AFAIK GTK does not have an API for this

2025-02-18 11:30:31 GMT

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good idea, can you file a suggestion https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues ?

2025-02-18 11:29:44 GMT

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I'm afraid suggestions are broken on mobile https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues/4

2025-02-17 16:12:44 GMT

Finally took some time to polish and publish Eloquent.
It's a proofreading assistant, that works fully offline; powered by LanguageTool.
https://blog.sonny.re/eloquent-proofreading-assistant
#GNOME #Flatpak #Flathub #grammar #Linux
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2025-02-01 12:13:24 GMT

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cc @npub1y8y…sana

2024-12-12 14:22:36 GMT

Workbench 47 is out!
The highlight of this release is experimental TypeScript support by GSoC student @npub1amf…cqxu
But there's more!
https://blog.sonny.re/workbench-47
#GNOME #GTK #TypeScript
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2024-12-11 16:23:21 GMT

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https://floss.social/@sonny/110992111095951385 😃

2024-10-25 09:47:09 GMT

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great writing.
It's also important to note the fundraising opportunities it could bring from philanthropies and other non-technical investors.
It's difficult to explain what GNOME is, as soon as it becomes a fully fledged operating system; the mission and benefit to society is much easier to convey.

2024-07-10 06:11:08 GMT

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sysext? 😁

2024-07-08 13:58:34 GMT

Do you want to help secure GNOME and get a reward? 🏅
We are testing a new program in which people get a payment for reporting and/or solving vulnerabilities.
https://yeswehack.com/programs/gnome-bug-bounty-program
From €500 to €10,000 depending on criticality 💶
For now only GLib is in scope but we will expand the list of modules and advertise as the program grows.
In partnership with [@yeswehack](https://infosec.exchange/@yeswehack ) and @npub1yng…nhrk
#GNOME #infosec #FreeSoftware #security #bugBounty #OpenSource #cybersecurity

2024-07-04 21:01:08 GMT

GNOME app developers 🧑‍💻
Which of these editors do you use for app development?
#GNOME #GTK

2024-06-28 13:40:02 GMT

What is this
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/112/694/523/965/796/412/original/927215fa96c27ff1.jpg

2024-06-21 11:18:11 GMT

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Thanks to everyone who participated
I'm late but I sent
• Lightning talk for Blueprint
• Workshop "Discover GNOME development" for Workbench
• Talk about GNOME STF with @npub1dkc…3gke

2024-06-21 11:16:03 GMT

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how's password input a11y at boot-time / before the session?

2024-06-20 16:12:38 GMT

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I got some feedback from @npub1qeh…ye8a
You can fix the issue by disabling automatic resizing and setting a fixed sized for your home directory.
The fix for auto resize being slow would be https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/STF/homed/-/issues/7

2024-06-20 10:55:54 GMT

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well said ❤️
Fun fact; GNOME Berliners and KDE Berliners join each other release parties

2024-06-20 10:17:39 GMT

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genuinely interested, can you share which a11y tests you are talking about?

2024-06-20 09:55:16 GMT

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Matt has other obligations for now.
We are working hard on making sure we can continue the work.

2024-06-20 08:06:08 GMT

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Checkout https://flathub.org/apps/net.sapples.LiveCaptions

2024-06-19 15:19:19 GMT

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ha I was referring to this issue specifically
> Unfortunately, it takes a very long time to unmount when I shut down or reboot the machine.
Do you have the bug report for me as well?

2024-06-19 14:59:43 GMT

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hey Jason, is your issue solved with systemd 256?

2024-06-18 21:09:53 GMT

TypeScript progress in Workbench 👀
• Inline type checks
• Auto completion
By GSoC student @npub1amf…cqxu 👏
#GNOME #GSoC #GTK #TypeScript
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2024-06-18 20:46:18 GMT

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that's the idea - we are looking for funding

2024-06-18 18:05:29 GMT

Update on Newton, the Wayland-native accessibility project ✨
https://blogs.gnome.org/a11y/2024/06/18/update-on-newton-the-wayland-native-accessibility-project/
Great work @npub19nh…v7fc !
Looking forward to work with you again next year and ship this!
Thank you @npub1yng…nhrk 💓
#Wayland #freedesk #Linux #GNOME #GTK #Flatpak #accessibility #a11y

2024-06-18 13:10:30 GMT

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out of curiosity, is there a a11y benefit to running GTK apps on macOS/Windows ? Besides using FLOSS apps we know and love

2024-06-18 13:08:41 GMT

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thanks a lot for the feedback and taking the time to test

2024-06-18 08:49:19 GMT

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mostly the blueprint lsp server

2024-06-17 22:45:28 GMT

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Depends what you mean by “on Enter”. If you mean on newline then no.
Give it a try :)

2024-06-17 22:36:15 GMT

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Hopefully new release just in time for "Learn GTK" workshop at Berlin GUADEC

2024-06-17 22:33:34 GMT

One more demo of GTK autocomplete in Workbench
I'm very happy so far with the experience, checkout the video.
I love that the same feature can be used to discover widgets and properties and write UI faster.
There are still many improvements to be made, but I think it's close to a first release.
You can try it yourself in Workbench nightly https://blog.sonny.re/workbench-news
Feedback very welcome
Credits to @npub13kl…rq5g for making this possible!
#GNOME #GTK
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2024-06-17 19:25:59 GMT

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It's fractional scaling, not zooming.
I agree we desperately need it and we are working on it but if you think you can do better, you're welcome to join the party :)
People keep complaining to a bunch of (mostly) volunteers about an underfunded project used by multimillion revenue private companies 🥳

2024-06-17 18:40:41 GMT

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I'm leaning towards a workshop for total programming beginners and also for newcomers to GTK.

2024-06-17 18:16:19 GMT

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agree! I'm just a humble contributor and credits goes to @npub13kl…rq5g

2024-06-17 17:33:02 GMT

Awesome update and progress by GNOME GSoC student @npub1p55…g24n on porting Workbench demos to Vala
https://medium.com/@bharat.atbrat/gsoc-2024-week-3-report-62a943e02442
Vala took the lead over Python 😉
Thanks to @npub1haq…2xr2 and @npub1dg7…mqdz for reviewing
#GNOME #GSoC #Vala #GTK #pygobject
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2024-06-17 17:16:22 GMT

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Ubuntu can backport the fix.
The issue is now closed on GNOME side.
Thanks @npub16ge…q8qs for fixing the bugs and making GNOME better on mobile/touch 🤩

2024-06-17 17:08:42 GMT

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GNOME STF I would do with @npub1dkc…3gke
We can talk about the organization stuff, the team and the work accomplished, our experience and what we can improve.
Workbench, not sure if there is much to say beyond "this is what's new" - I'm not sure how interesting that is versus playing with it. We had a Workbench workshop at GUADEC last year, it was super nice though. "Learn GTK"
Blueprint - I can talk about why I think that's the way forward for GTK/GNOME development and how to "upstream" it.

2024-06-17 17:01:33 GMT

What should I talk about at GUADEC Berlin?
#GNOME #GUADEC

2024-06-10 21:10:13 GMT

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https://gitlab.gnome.org/ZanderBrown/rustic-gjs

2024-06-10 06:42:04 GMT

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not quite, I'm also using a patched blueprint-compiler. I'll try to get it in gnome nightly soon and announce it on twig.

2024-06-07 19:21:09 GMT

Interested in tooling for development and QA on immutable / image based Linux?
Checkout https://discourse.gnome.org/t/towards-a-better-way-to-hack-and-test-your-system-components/21075 by @npub15kd…xrfv
Feedback welcome ! This is a collaboration between @npub1dug…kxeq @npub1k26…duhj and @npub1yng…nhrk ❤️
#Linux #systemd #Silverblue #GNOME #freedesktop #KDE #Ubuntu #SUSE #Fedora #NixOS #postmarketOS

2024-05-31 09:31:20 GMT

Auto complete coming to Workbench 🛠️
Besides writing GTK faster than light, I want to use it to help newcomers discover and learn about widgets and properties.
Thanks @npub1q8v…9a9n for the help!
#GNOME #GTK
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2024-05-29 19:36:48 GMT

Workbench News 🛠️
Now available in the GNOME nightly repository
Welcoming 2 GSoC students
@npub1amf…cqxu and @npub1p55…g24n
https://blog.sonny.re/workbench-news
#GNOME #TypeScript #Vala #GSoC

2024-05-13 17:31:07 GMT

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If you want to learn more, checkout their talk "Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9psDfEFf9c

2024-05-13 17:30:09 GMT

Got very excited by @npub19nh…v7fc demo of AccessKit integration in #GTK
AccessKit is a cross-platform abstraction for accessibility infrastructure written in Rust.
His work will bring a11y support for GTK on macOS and Windows as well as for the new accessibility architecture on Linux code-named "Newton".
https://github.com/AccessKit/accesskit
https://blogs.gnome.org/a11y/2023/10/27/a-new-accessibility-architecture-for-modern-free-desktops/
#GNOME #rustlang #accessibility #a11y #Linux #Windows #macOS
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2024-05-01 19:57:45 GMT

Congrats to the 9 applicants who got accepted into GSoC with GNOME! 🧑‍🎓
They'll be working on
• Rework Bustle's Diagram
• Add TypeScript Support to Workbench
• Port Workbench demos to Vala, new library
• Create a web IDE for Tracker SPARQL (2x)
• Mobile/touch support for Papers
• More durable synching for FlatSync
• Port libipuz to Rust
• Add support for the latest GIR attributes and gi-docgen formatting to Valadoc
And thanks to mentors!
#GSoC #gsoc2024 #GNOME #rustlang #TypeScript #vala

2024-05-01 08:37:00 GMT

Workbench 46.1 is out!
https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Workbench
Happy International Workers' Day
See what's new and details at https://blog.sonny.re/workbench-46-1
#GNOME #GTK #JavaScript #rustlang #Python #Vala #Linux #development