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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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