Following a trend I’ve seen a few other people jump in on, I’ve made a public list of “bookmarks”–links to articles, websites, or whatever else I’ve found interesting or useful. It’s pretty short right now, but over time I hope to expand it.
If you follow me on Mastodon, you’ve probably seen plenty of screenshots of the new map style I’ve been working on. Now that it’s been merged (just in time for GNOME 46!), I think it’s time to give it a proper introduction and explain some of the design decisions I made along the way.
It's been almost a year since I last posted about maps, so I figure it's time for an update!
Or, how I got libshumate to show street names and why it took me four months
Someone IRL asked me this question recently. I'm sure it's a common question, so I thought I'd write a quick explainer. The answer might not be obvious to those not versed in cybersecurity, but it cuts to the core of the problems with cryptocurrency.
Blueprint is my markup language for creating GTK user interfaces. Since the last blog post, I and several contributors have fixed a number of bugs that have come up and added several bits of missing syntax. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed by reporting issues or submitting merge requests!
The first alpha release of libshumate is out, and one of the notable new features is ShumateSimpleMap. If you just want to embed a map in your app without thinking too much about layers, copyright licenses, and viewports, ShumateSimpleMap is what you’re looking for.
In a recent blog post, I presented my latest project, a markup language for creating GTK user interfaces. I’m excited to announce it’s now ready to use!
It’s incredible how things that seem simple can be so complicated. Take a “simple” maps app. There’s geometry, design, typography, a 60-gigabyte database, and a lot of complicated algorithms. Every button you press has an astonishing maze of technology supporting it.
If you’ve followed Linux (and particularly GNOME) development, you’ve probably heard the recent kind, well-meaning, respectful discussions about theming, extensions, customization, and the general direction of the Linux platform. Here’s my two cents as a GNOME developer.