I am a former programmer. I would like to assist with Ubuntu Mate. What is a good language for programming here?
I will be learning the language, of course.
Hi @lpmorgan1, we'd love to have you help out!
- Ubuntu MATE repos are here: https://github.com/ubuntu-mate (mostly Python, some Vala)
- MATE Desktop repos are here: https://github.com/mate-desktop (mostly C, some Python)
Feel free to ask any more specifics
So I gather Python and C are the two languages most in use.
I will select one and get started.
Any more advice on which language or where to start is most appreciated.
Larry
@lpmorgan1, I did a bit of digging and found some issues that could be good to get started:
Python
- Unselecting the "hover" option doesn't do anything · Issue #44 · ubuntu-mate/mate-menu · GitHub
- Add a "Don't show this message again" checkbox on the changing layouts message. · Issue #29 · ubuntu-mate/mate-tweak · GitHub
- Add an option to move search box above application's plugin · Issue #11 · ubuntu-mate/mate-menu · GitHub
- Feature Request - Option for disabling super+<N> shortcuts · Issue #175 · ubuntu-mate/mate-dock-applet · GitHub
C
- [request] 300% Zoom Level · Issue #1109 · mate-desktop/caja · GitHub
- Allow to disable display of line number · Issue #407 · mate-desktop/pluma · GitHub
- Always show tabs · Issue #286 · mate-desktop/mate-terminal · GitHub
Also, I wrote a post a while ago on how to get started on forking our projects, building, testing, etc:
Take a look there and feel free to post more questions here.