Current GNOME Journal articles:

• The Portland Project

  The Portland Project recently gained attention by announcing plans to create an additional set of standards for Linux desktop environments such as GNOME and KDE. Sri Ramakrishna explains its aims, gleaned from a conversation with one of its lead architects, Waldo Bastian.

• Deskbar: A Bar For Your Desk!

  With the release of GNOME 2.14, a new applet has been made available for the GNOME Panel: Deskbar. Deskbar is the all-in-one action bar, yet despite the name and its appearance, very few people actually know what it does, or how to use it. Davyd Madeley takes a closer look.

• Behind the Scenes: Elijah Newren

  Continuing with his series about people who contribute to GNOME, Lucas Rocha interviews Elijah Newren, the GNOME release manager. Elijah talks about computational biofluid dynamics, Metacity and other GNOME topics.

• Three Simple Tips for Interface Design You Should Know

  The GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) have always been a controversial topic among fans and third-party developers. Claus Schwarm shows you why the HIG is important and some subtle ways in how to utilize the HIG in simple but not always obvious ways.