Using Dropbox on KDE

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Dropbox is a handy service to automatically synchronize files between different computers.  Each computer requires a client that connects to the service and monitors the dropbox folder for changes.  It's free for up to 2GB of storage and works well.

One of the cool things about Dropbox, is that they provide a native linux client but it integrates with the Gnome desktop environment.  While you can get it working, its a bit of a hassle.  However, I just found a KDE application that works with it, named KFilebox, formerly known as KDropbox. To install, you can grab the .deb or .rpm file and follow the instructions.  If you use ArchLinux, its available on AUR.

Tags: Linux

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Designing for the Drupal Community

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I posted a comment over at Five community challenges for design in Drupal 7 & beyond. It is awaiting moderation but here it is in case it doesn't get approved.

\@Mathieu -- saying that coding is fundamentally about rolling out features and bug fixes is like saying that design is rolling out sizing boxes and picking color schemes. To bring any design to life, there are a number of choices that have to be made when it comes time to implement them in code (both front-end and back-end code). And, although choices are deeply individual, we've found ways to come to a consensus and make group decisions.

For Designers who think there work ends with producing a PSD or other mockup, the issue queue + IRC are not going to fit their work habits. Neither will having to defend most of their decisions after they have been made. I think designers have a tough job there, because good design is holistic. The Open Source community is used to testing and challenging proposed solutions, so designers might feel like their precious creations get unduly criticized when shared. Also, Drupal needs to be flexible to fit different use cases, so trying to have a one-true-solution is impossible.

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