GNOME Applications on an ExoPC

Evaluation of applications (and GNOME Shell) with a touchscreen device.

Status

Tested on the current state of Fedora 19. Last update 2013-04-02.

State

Markup

fine

<: #80ff80> fine

missing functionality

<: #ffcc50> missing functionality

crashes in use

<: #ff8080> crashes in use

unusable

<: #ff8080> unusable

untested

<: #ffffff> untested

Application

Status

Version

Notes

misc

GNOME Shell

missing functionality

F19

touch does not trigger top bar menus nor notifications (prelight works though), wrong rotation on startup (probably g-s-d), accessibility icon missing sometimes (reappears when g-c-c "universal access" settings changed

alacarte

fine

F19

dconf-editor

fine

F19

tree view expanders are difficult to hit

deja-dup

fine

F19

ghex

fine

F19

gnome-photos

fine

F19 (3.7.3)

gestures would be useful (zoom, rotate, misc. navigation)

gtk3-demo

fine

F19

could do with a multi-touch demo :-)

rhythmbox

missing functionality

F19

context menu support for the side pane and track view, cover art is shown in large size as a tooltip

shotwell

fine

F19

context menu would be useful in the side pane and image view, gestures would be useful, tree view expanders are difficult to hit

simple-scan

fine

F19

app menu would be nice

tracker-needle

missing functionality

F19

context menu for search result actions, toolbar items only labelled with tooltips (and a bit difficult to figure out), no app menu

core-utilities

baobab

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

tooltips needed for detailed per-directory information from chart, context menu needed for directories on chart and path tree view, tree view expanders difficult to hit, taps on chart do not do anything (ignores touch events?)

empathy

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

context menu in contact list view

eog

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

gestures would be useful (zoom, rotate, next, previous, …)

epiphany

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

context menus in WebKit view, touch scrolling activates selection instead

evince

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

context menu in content view (but actions also available in menu), content view missing touch selection markers), gestures would be useful for content

gnome-calculator

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

should inhibit OSK (calculator has all necessary buttons)

gnome-contacts

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

gnome-dictionary

missing functionality

F19 (3.6.0)

combo box for selecting related searches does not pop-up (but that can be accessed from the menu)

gnome-disks

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

gnome-font-viewer

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

gestures might be useful (back to browse view)

gnome-screenshot

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

no Print Screen button so might be useful to add a gesture

gnome-system-log

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

gnome-system-monitor

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

context menu in process tree view

gnome-terminal

unusable

F19 (3.8.0)

OSK does not seem to give any output when keys are pressed

gucharmap

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

context "tooltip" in character table (minor)

nautilus

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

selection does not work in files view (scrolls instead), context menu in files and places views, no way to trigger sushi?

sushi

fine

F19

no way to trigger from Nautilus? (space bar?)

totem

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

unable to exit fullscreen (no controls)

yelp

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

apps

accerciser

untested

F19 (3.7.4)

Python exception at startup

aisleriot

fine

F19 (3.7.91)

anjuta

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

many context menus

brasero

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

no touch scrolling support in cover editor canvas

cheese

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

unable to exit out of fullscreen, context menu on image thumbnail view

devhelp

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

touch scrolling triggers selection in WebKit view

evolution

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

many context menus (but most functionality can be triggered from menus)

file-roller

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

five-or-more

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

four-in-a-row

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

gedit

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

glade

missing functionality

F19 (3.15.0)

many context menus

gnome-boxes

unusable

F19

unusable on ExoPC

gnome-chess

crashes in use

F19

segfaults on startup

gnome-clocks

untested

F19 (3.8.0)

not able to test on ExoPC (awfully slow)

gnome-color-manager

fine

F19

gnome-devel-docs

fine

F19

gnome-documents

crashes in use

F19

JavaScript exception on startup (GOA)

gnome-getting-started-docs

fine

F19

gnome-initial-setup

missing functionality

F19

OSK does not work in GtkEntry fields (typing gives no text), unable to see tooltip for icons in GtkEntry

gnome-klotski

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

gnome-mahjongg

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

gnome-mines

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

gnome-nettool

fine

F19 (3.2.0)

gnome-nibbles

untested

F19

libcogl-pango linking error

gnome-packagekit

fine

F19

gnome-robots

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

gnome-sudoku

fine

F19 (3.8.0)

number popup could be bigger (or use numeric OSK)

gnome-tetravex

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

iagno

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

lightsoff

untested

F19

libcogl-pango linking error

nautilus-sendto

fine

F19

nemiver

fine

F19 (0.9.4)

orca

unusable

F19

no way to right-click to hear tooltips for buttons (is there another way, without activating the button?)

pitivi

untested

quadrapassel

untested

F19

libcogl-pango linking error

rygel

fine

F19 (0.17.10)

seahorse

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

no way to select all keys in list view (Ctrl-A), context menu in "by keyring" pane

swell-foop

untested

F19

libcogl-pango linking error

tali

fine

F19 (3.5.3)

vinagre

missing functionality

F19 (3.8.0)

touch scrolling works in VNC view but events are additionally passed through VNC

The list of applications is taken from the module sets in jhbuild + a few selected in misc

DavidKing/ExoPC/Applications (last edited 2013-04-08 09:42:56 by DavidKing)