Stoodle
July 4th, 2008, 12:08 AM
I know that this isn't completely dedicated to programming talk but some of it is.
First, due to problems I had after upgrading to 8.04, I'm just going to stick with Gutsy for a bit. However, I'd like to upgrade firefox to version 3. When I download it from the site, I get a complete folder for firefox but really I'd like to just click update or something. What should I do?
Second, I'd like to try my hand up coding for open-source software. Maybe if I added to stuff I have, I could improve my coding. I'm very much a noob. Specifically, I'd like to make a plugin to pidgin and maybe edit the source code I have. Where can I find the source code? Any tips for making a plugin and adding it? The text box is too small (where I type) so maybe I don't need to edit the source code if you can help me out. However, I do want to make a plugin. I want to make the window popup whenever I get a message or scroll up like gtalk does. I don't even know where to begin because I'm still not that great at Java and I'm learning C++. However, it sounds like fun to do.
Thanks!
EDIT:
I don't want to download eclipse so I was wondering if someone could tell me how I compile and link multiple files together. I want to do it in Geany or compile things in commandline. How do I compile Java and C++ in commandline?
First, due to problems I had after upgrading to 8.04, I'm just going to stick with Gutsy for a bit. However, I'd like to upgrade firefox to version 3. When I download it from the site, I get a complete folder for firefox but really I'd like to just click update or something. What should I do?
Second, I'd like to try my hand up coding for open-source software. Maybe if I added to stuff I have, I could improve my coding. I'm very much a noob. Specifically, I'd like to make a plugin to pidgin and maybe edit the source code I have. Where can I find the source code? Any tips for making a plugin and adding it? The text box is too small (where I type) so maybe I don't need to edit the source code if you can help me out. However, I do want to make a plugin. I want to make the window popup whenever I get a message or scroll up like gtalk does. I don't even know where to begin because I'm still not that great at Java and I'm learning C++. However, it sounds like fun to do.
Thanks!
EDIT:
I don't want to download eclipse so I was wondering if someone could tell me how I compile and link multiple files together. I want to do it in Geany or compile things in commandline. How do I compile Java and C++ in commandline?