feat: implement labwc #865 and #1363

[ludg1e]

Apologies if I've disturbed anyone's sleep

Implements:

• No config files on Fedora labwc#865: modifies the text at getting-started.md clarifying that the default files are at /usr/share/doc/labwc and that the users can copy them and paste at .config or modify them
• Should I use "default files" or "example files" wording? Though openbox uses "default" (http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration)

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• Add a short description / more details for the "Obligatory screenshot" in README.md (on the "GitHub front page")? labwc#1363: adds a caption to the screenshot at index.md
• Should the caption have italic?
• Should it be centered?

[ludg1e]

Oh holy, realized the user of #1363 meant the caption at the README rather than labwc.github.io

Anyway, merge or deny/close, I'm fine with both
I mean, the caption looks good in the end

Maybe it could be added somehow as well to the README

[ahesford]

I think "default" conveys the wrong impression for the configuration files. They reflect the in-program defaults, but files in that location are never read by the program. "Example" is probably a better term. If there is any ambiguity to resolve, a complex phrase like "Example configuration files, which reflect the default configuration of labwc, [...]" should suffice.

[Consolatis]

That panel in the screenshot is not mate-panel but an unreleased one named "Bornel". However we should likely not refer to it as its not publicly available and I don't feel like maintaining it currently. The last time I tested mate-panel it provided a really reduced feature set when running within a wayland session. Maybe we should look into creating a new screenshot with a panel like sfwbar or xfce4-panel instead (and maybe the labwc logo, centered on a black background set via swaybg?).

Regarding /usr/share/doc/labwc/: I think we should add a usually somewhere, AFAIR when using meson install with all default settings it would be /usr/local/share/doc/labwc instead. Some distros may also not ship the files at all or place them somewhere else.

Edit:
A bit further down there is actually already this section:

Your OS/Distribution of choice may include these example configuration files in
/usr/share/doc/labwc/ or similar. If not, you could download them with:

[ludg1e]

I'm waiting for a final consensus about #7, after that my idea is to do some nice wallpapers for labwc-artwork and push a screenshot of one of them, a plain black one with the logo (cube + text), default sfwbar config and labwc-tweaks, to this PR

Edit: though if there's an urge to merge this for 0.7.1 release, a wallpaper without the text and just the logo could do the job too...

[Consolatis]

Good call, I'd like to add labwc/labwc-artwork#7 to the milestone for 0.7.1 but as its in a different repo, GH won't allow for that.

Personally I still stand by my statement in the thread that the offset to the top should be increased, similar to the organization logo at https://github.com/labwc

Edit:
Fixed issue link

[ludg1e]

Personally I still stand by my statement in the thread that the offset to the top should be increased, similar to the orga logo at https://github.com/labwc

I'm not at the day of what is going on in that issue that much

Basically, I'm mostly waiting for that issue could define a final SVG logo that defines the project face.

off-topic*
I also thought like a month ago about suggesting changing the logo font from Cantarell (quite "deprecated" nowadays in my opinion) to something that it's more widely used, though I forgot about it. Maybe now it's a good time to propose it at #7 as well?

Edit: or maybe deprecate the logo of the cube + font and just use the cube

[domo141]

hmm, failed to notice that "orca" logo even it was mentioned in that # 7...
this is pretty close to that logo:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--labwc logo #2 (C) Johan Malm LICENSE: CC BY-SA 4.0-->
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="256px" height="256px"
     viewbox="0 0 256 256"
     stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12">
  <path fill="#f0d70f" stroke="#f0d70f" d="m 26 68 91 55 v 108 l -76 -61 z" />
  <path fill="#d02f90" stroke="#d02f90" d="m 229 68 -91 55 v 108 l 76 -61 z" />
</svg>

(manual trial&errors, fun to a certain point :D)

[ludg1e]

Depends on: #43

[ludg1e]

Should be ready for review, I believe

Should the caption be centered or have italic?

Appreciate feedback regarding the wording of Configuration section of the getting-started page (labwc/labwc #1363):

"""
Example config files, which reflect the default configuration of labwc, are located at /usr/share/doc/labwc/. You can either modify those or
create your own ones by copying them to ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config/labwc/}
(usually ~/.config/labwc/), with the following five files being used:
[rc.xml], [menu.xml], [autostart], [environment] and [themerc-override].

Your OS/Distribution of choice may include these example configuration files. If not, you could download them with:

mkdir -p ~/.config/labwc
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/labwc/labwc/master/docs/environment -O ~/.config/labwc/environment
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/labwc/labwc/master/docs/autostart -O ~/.config/labwc/autostart
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/labwc/labwc/master/docs/menu.xml -O ~/.config/labwc/menu.xml
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/labwc/labwc/master/docs/rc.xml -O ~/.config/labwc/rc.xml

NOTE: Before using these configuration files, please read them through
and modify the content to suit your specific needs.

The example [rc.xml] has been kept simple. For all options and default values . . .
"""

[johanmalm]

Consider refactoring. It doesn't flow well first saying that config files are located at /usr/share/.... (which they might not be btw) and then say OS/distros might include config files.

[johanmalm]

I don't want to change the default screenshot without some dialogue first.

Also, I thing a "figure caption" looks like a report or something. That's why I added a link in template_pre.md instead.

[ludg1e]

There hasn't been added a "figure caption" at any moment

If you refer to this text at top message of the thread, it was just a comment of something I tried and never added (thus why the italic), maybe it was misunderstood

Edit: removed

[ludg1e]

I suggest removing the caption and when clicking the img (scrot) it redirects you to the obligatory-screenshot page

[johanmalm]

It's easier to review + merge if you submit changes in smaller batches.
Some of your proposed changes are no-brainers, but others need discussion.
Consider splitting up to separate PRs