With the wxWidgets upgrade to GTK3 underway via T5600, there are a multitude of applications in the unstable repository in need of testing.
Below is a table of applications that need to be tested, as well as their tested / issue state. If you're using the unstable repository and wish to help test, please perform a full upgrade and test the below applications (that are not indicated as tested).
If there are any issues with an application that's related to this upgrade, please report it on this task. If there aren't, still report it so we know what's been tested and know what works. Thanks!
Application | Description | Tested | Issues |
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audacity | free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing. | yes | no |
codeblocks | cross platform, free C, C++ and Fortran IDE. | yes | Notebook bar looks like it's from the 90s. Strange gradient in dark mode. wxGTK3-related |
codelite | an open source IDE for the C//C++ languages. | yes | Tab bars don't respect dark theming / mode. (Fixed in v12.0 - bug) |
digikam | an advanced digital photo management application, which makes importing and organizing digital photos a 'snap' | yes | no |
displaycal | Display Calibration and Characterization powered by Argyll CMS | yes | no |
eviacam | Enable Viacam (eviacam) is a mouse replacement software that moves the pointer as you move your head | yes | Takes forever getting the webcam via v4l - new ticket |
filezilla | a FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SSH, etc. client with a lot of features. | yes | Notebook bar looks like it's from the 90s. Strange gradient in dark mode. - new ticket |
frei0r | a large collection of free and portable video plugins | no | |
gnuplot | a portable command-line driven graphing utility | yes | no |
guayadeque | a music player | yes | no |
hugin | a panorama photo stitcher | no | |
kicad | an open source software suite for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) | yes | Cairo Render mode is REALLY slow, but GL mode is fine - new ticket |
mediainfo | a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files | yes | no |
megaglest | an open source cross-platform 3D real-time strategy game | yes | no |
nomacs | a free, open source image viewer that features several image manipulation tools and metadata support | yes | no |
pcsx2 | open-source PlayStation 2 (AKA PS2) emulator | yes | minors (see comments) |
playonlinux | software which allows you to easily install and use numerous games and apps designed to run with Microsoft Windows | yes | new ticket |
printrun | Pure Python 3d printing host software | yes | no (only interface tested, looks similar to the version originally packaged with wxGTK2) |
poedit | a cross-platform gettext catalogs (.po files) editor | yes | no |
radiotray-ng | an Internet radio player for Linux | yes | no |
retroshare | a decentralized, private and secure communication and sharing platform. RetroShare provides filesharing, chat, messages, forums and channels | yes | some icons missing |
spek | an acoustic spectrum analyser written in C and C++ | yes | no |
trelby | Trelby is a screenplay writing program | yes | no |
veracrypt | disk encryption software based on TrueCrypt | yes | no |
VisualBoyAdvance-M | an open-source Nintendo Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Advance Emulators | yes | no |
woeusb | a simple tool that enable you to create your own USB stick Windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD | yes | no |
wxmaxima | a document based graphic interface for the computer algebra system Maxima | yes | no |
wxPython | a blending of the wxWidgets C++ class library with the Python programming language | no | |
wxsqlite3 | a C++ wrapper around the public domain SQLite 3.x database | yes | no. tested via guayadeque. |