User:AaronMT

Greetings

Hello, my name is Aaron Train. I am a recent graduate of Computer Programming and Analysis. As of the previous winter (08), I have transferred into the BSD program to earn a degree. Currently, I am enrolled in a whole slew of different courses ranging from the 3rd to the 7th semester. I find open source fascinating, particularly Mozilla's projects as well as Canonical's Ubuntu GNU/Linux project. I look forward to tinkering with the innards of Firefox, in DPS909. I also enjoy learning more about software development, open source and current/future web applications, and lastly modern programming languages. Name: Aaron Train Program: Bachelor of Software Design Hometown: Thornhill, Ontario

Contact

• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
  • AaronMT on IRC (moznet#seneca or freenode#seneca)
• E-Mail
  • Seneca E-Mail: amtrain@learn.senecac.on.ca
  • Personal E-Mail: aaron.train@gmail.com

Blog

• Open Source Weblog: Aaron on Software

DPS909A - Fall 2008

After reading about many projects and finding my interests, I have selected a project that stands out for me as something I'd be willing to help contribute to and sounds like fun to work with in the process. I have an interest in computer security and this seems like a fit.

• Project: Contribute to Private Browsing tests

Project for DPS909

Project Name	Description	Leader(s)	Community or Communities
Contribute to Private Browsing tests	The new Private Browsing feature (see bug 248970 and the test plan) needs thorough tests written in order to insure its proper functionality. This will involve collaborating with those writing the patch and tests in order to develop a full suite of tests.	Aaron Train	Mozilla

Labs

Mozilla Building

In preparation for DPS909 - Lab #2 (Week 3) I will outline my intended computer/OS that I will be documenting my process through the lab on ...

• Operating System: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
• Computer Used: Dell Inspiron 1501
• Date Performed: --AaronMT 18:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Ubuntu GNU/Linux - Mozilla Build (Minefield 3.1b1pre)

The process involved in building Mozilla Firefox (Minefield 3.1b1pre) on Ubuntu GNU/Linux involved many steps (all of which are new to me entirely):

• Hardware
  • 2048MB Ram and 15GB left on this Linux partition
• Preparation
  • Make sure Ubuntu is up to date

    sudo apt-get install update

  • Linux Build Prerequisites
    • A recent POSIX Shell
    • A C++ compiler.
    • Perl 5.6 or higher. Older perl versions may work if you upgrade File::Spec to version 0.8
    • GNU make 3.79.1 or higher. Other varieties of "make" will not work.
    • CVS 1.11 or higher
    • the GTK2 widget toolkit
    • libXt-devel for X11/Intrinsic.h, X11/Shell.h
    • libIDL 0.6.3
    • zip 2.3
    • freetype 2.1.0
    • fontconfig
    • pkg-config 0.9.0

Most if not all packages were installed with the following command

apt-get build-dep firefox

sudo apt-get install libdbus-glib-1-dev curl

sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev

Obtaining the Mozilla-Central Source & Installing/Configuring Mercurial

The next step, should you choose to install Firefox 3.01+ is to grab Mercurial and set it up properly.

• sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev build-essential 

• sudo easy_install -U mercurial

Configuration (Highly Suggested)

• It is highly suggested that you follow these configuration instructions here

Fetching the latest trunk build of Firefox

• hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/ ~/Desktop/src

Building on Ubuntu GNU/Linux

Configure and build as usual using a .mozconfig file and make -f client.mk.

• My ~/.mozconfig

# My first mozilla config
. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@
ac_add_options --disable-optimize
ac_add_options --enable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-static --enable-shared

• Building!

cd ~/Desktop/src/
make -f client.mk build

• Running Firefox

cd ~/Desktop/src/obj-i686-pc-linux-gnu/dist/bin/
./firefox

• Total Build Time: ~ 45 minutes

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Mozilla Ubiquity

Ubiquity Commands - Work in Progress

Display IP address

• Displays users IP address immediately
  

by AaronMT

Usage: ip

Utilizes the whatismyip website to parse the IP and display it right in the console

CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "ip",
  homepage: "http://aaronmt.wordpress.com",
  author: { name: "Aaron Train", email: "aaron.train@gmail.com"},
  description: "Displays your internal IP address.",
  help: "Just type IP",
  icon: "http://whatismyip.com/favicon.ico",
  preview: function(pblock) {
    var url = "http://whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp";
    jQuery.get( url, function(data) {
       pblock.innerHTML = data;
    });
  },
  execute: function() {
    var url = "http://whatismyip.com";
    Utils.openUrlInBrowser(url);
  },
});

Search MedicineNet

• Searches MedicineNet with a given keyword

by AaronMT

Usage: health keyword phrase

CmdUtils.CreateCommand(
{
	name: "health",
	homepage: "http://medicinenet.com",
	author: { name: "Aaron Train", email: "aaron.train@gmail.com" },
	description: "Takes keyword phrase and searches MedicineNet",
	help: "health <i>keyword phrase</i>",
	icon: "http://images.medicinenet.com/images/fav/MN.ico",
	takes: {"Enter a noun": noun_arb_text},
	preview: function(pblock, keywordPhrase)
	{
		pblock.innerHTML = "Search the MedicineNet by entering any phrase <b>" + keywordPhrase.text + "</b>"
	},

	execute: function(keywordPhrase)
	{
		var searchURL = "http://www.medicinenet.com/" + keywordPhrase.text;
		Utils.openUrlInBrowser(searchURL);
	}
});

Pastebin

• Transfers selected text to a new pastebin>
  

Usage: pb

CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "pb",
  homepage: "http://aaronmt.wordpress.com",
  author: { name: "Aaron Train", email: "aaron.train@gmail.com"},
  description: "Transfers selected text to a new Pastebin.",
  help: "Selected text will be sent to a new Pastebin",
  icon: "http://pastebin.ca/pastebin.ico",
  preview: function(pblock) {
    var text=context.focusedWindow.document.getSelection();
    var url = "http://pastebin.ca";
  },
  execute: function() {
    var url = "http://pastebin.ca";
    var text=context.focusedWindow.document.getSelection();
    displayMessage(text);
    Utils.openUrlInBrowser(url);
  },
});

Bugs

Ubuntu

[1] Bugs I have reported

Firefox

[2] Bugs I have reported

External Projects

I am deeply passionate with the Ubuntu project. Having first used it in its infancy and being involved with the community, collaborating with the community to better the product has been a hobby and passion of mine for the past few years. I have been contributing to many tutorials and solutions in the community, such as:

• Fixing laptop brightness in Ubuntu 8.04

• Collaborating on a fixes for laptop suspend issues in Ubuntu 7.10