Sonny

Software and Organization Engineer
I care about emancipatory technologies for everyone.

GNOME @ #GUADEC2026 (npub1dug…kxeq)

GNOME :gnome:: https://gnome.org
Workbench 🛠️: https://apps.gnome.org/Workbench
🏠: [#Berlin](https://floss.social/tags/Berlin )
🔤: EN / FR / ES

Public Key

npub133lhm45xzl4vmrk7cnj5drgml3d0nvpy8drd8xyz7uyd3qr0nnwsyvpfxe

NIP-05 Address

sonny_at_floss.social@momostr.pink

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsgclma66rp06kd3m0vfe2x35dlckhekqjrk3knnzp0wzxcspheehgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsuqpvwm

Publishing to

nostr.mom

nos.lol

relay.damus.io

Author Public Key

npub133lhm45xzl4vmrk7cnj5drgml3d0nvpy8drd8xyz7uyd3qr0nnwsyvpfxe

Show more details

Last Notes

2025-03-28 15:43:25 UTC

- reply

up to 7 inch (but would prefer smaller). Thickness/weight not an issue if it's sturdy, decent battery life and I can dock to keyboard/screen.

2025-02-22 13:19:37 UTC

- reply

I released Eloquent 1.2 which fixes the problem https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Eloquent

2025-02-21 22:12:09 UTC

- reply

I see
Are you able to test this? https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/pull/20
GNOME Builder will let you build/run LanguageTool from git easily.
Make sure to quit the current/stable instance of Eloquent first.

2025-02-21 18:57:02 UTC

- reply

No idea, I don't use Thunderbird. If you manage to solve let me know and I'll document it.

2025-02-21 12:20:07 UTC

- reply

cc @npub1ns5…ah7f [@Conan_Kudo](https://fosstodon.org/@Conan_Kudo ) [@mattdm](https://hachyderm.io/@mattdm )

2025-02-19 23:33:07 UTC

- reply

nothing besides tons of work as usual :)

2025-02-19 22:54:51 UTC

- reply

https://discourse.flathub.org/t/please-remove-hardware-probe-it-is-not-a-desktop-application-and-has-surprising-network-activity/1803

2025-02-19 22:36:05 UTC

- reply

as someone involved 15 years ago, what strikes me is how similar the narrative was back then.
One thing I remember well was the initiative to culturally align Mozilla with Big Tech (Microsoft, Google, Facebook, …) in order to be attractive on the job market.
It worked but didn't achieve what was hoped for…

2025-02-19 22:09:49 UTC

- reply

You need this https://dev.languagetool.org/finding-errors-using-n-gram-data
Which Eloquent doesn't have yet https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues/6

2025-02-19 22:00:28 UTC

- reply

my bad https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libspelling/-/blob/main/meson.build#L8
I think it can be made optional

2025-02-19 21:59:17 UTC

- reply

libspelling does not require GtkSourceView
It works with any GtkTextView

2025-02-19 21:31:10 UTC

- reply

FYI https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libspelling/libspelling-1/

2025-02-19 21:13:24 UTC

- reply

both GtkTextView and LanguageTool make it pretty simple but let me know if I can clarify something.
https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/blob/08e2cb5e8c97dc267c66d36fbe1e7f300cc270f7/src/window.js
Although I wish instead there was a xdg portal API to add this kind of features system-wide rather than per app (or per toolkit).

2025-02-19 20:13:13 UTC

- reply

See https://dev.languagetool.org/software-that-supports-languagetool-as-a-plug-in-or-add-on for integrations

2025-02-19 20:10:45 UTC

Eloquent proofreading assistant 1.1 is out with improved language detection and support for running LanguageTool server in the background 👻
This allows 3rd parties such as LibreOffice and Firefox to connect to a local and offline instance of the LanguageTool server. :libreoffice: :firefox: :thunderbird: :vim:
https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Eloquent
#GNOME #grammar #Flatpak #Flathub #privacy #offline #Linux
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/114/032/352/833/886/031/original/e7ea16ed8bafcd38.png
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/114/032/334/680/455/969/original/eafd297f4f5c871c.png

2025-02-18 11:47:35 UTC

- reply

got it https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues/8

2025-02-18 11:31:11 UTC

- reply

AFAIK GTK does not have an API for this

2025-02-18 11:30:31 UTC

- reply

good idea, can you file a suggestion https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues ?

2025-02-18 11:29:44 UTC

- reply

I'm afraid suggestions are broken on mobile https://github.com/sonnyp/Eloquent/issues/4

2025-02-17 16:12:44 UTC

Finally took some time to polish and publish Eloquent.
It's a proofreading assistant, that works fully offline; powered by LanguageTool.
https://blog.sonny.re/eloquent-proofreading-assistant
#GNOME #Flatpak #Flathub #grammar #Linux
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/114/020/042/845/467/846/original/6dac5e655edd8974.png

2025-02-01 12:13:24 UTC

- reply

cc @npub1y8y…sana

2024-12-12 14:22:36 UTC

Workbench 47 is out!
The highlight of this release is experimental TypeScript support by GSoC student @npub1amf…cqxu
But there's more!
https://blog.sonny.re/workbench-47
#GNOME #GTK #TypeScript
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/640/294/671/599/896/original/d708f019fa93650a.png

2024-12-11 16:23:21 UTC

- reply

https://floss.social/@sonny/110992111095951385 😃

2024-10-25 09:47:09 UTC

- reply

great writing.
It's also important to note the fundraising opportunities it could bring from philanthropies and other non-technical investors.
It's difficult to explain what GNOME is, as soon as it becomes a fully fledged operating system; the mission and benefit to society is much easier to convey.

2024-06-24 11:26:40 UTC

- reply

GIR for it would be nice, perhaps it can be used for Blueprint
cc @npub13kl…rq5g

2024-06-18 18:05:29 UTC

Update on Newton, the Wayland-native accessibility project ✨
https://blogs.gnome.org/a11y/2024/06/18/update-on-newton-the-wayland-native-accessibility-project/
Great work @npub19nh…v7fc !
Looking forward to work with you again next year and ship this!
Thank you @npub1yng…nhrk 💓
#Wayland #freedesk #Linux #GNOME #GTK #Flatpak #accessibility #a11y

2024-06-09 17:17:06 UTC

- reply

I could play with this all day
Now with documentation and automatically suggest proposals
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/112/587/791/571/628/844/original/d7211c787b4ce507.mp4

2024-05-31 09:31:20 UTC

Auto complete coming to Workbench 🛠️
Besides writing GTK faster than light, I want to use it to help newcomers discover and learn about widgets and properties.
Thanks @npub1q8v…9a9n for the help!
#GNOME #GTK
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/112/534/977/794/865/738/original/091214aa77bfe51a.mp4