Free visual software for linux

Glossword project is a system to publish dictionaries, glossaries, and encyclopedias.

It features an installation wizard, support for multiple languages, visual themes, multi-domain installation, an administrative interface with multi-user support, built-in search and cache engines, the ability to export/import dictionaries in XML format, and W3C-validated code.

Glossword is useful for any sort of dictionary-like content, including sites with game cheat codes, online translators, references, and various kinds of CMS solutions.

Pipe Viewer project is a terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline.

It can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion.

pv is now considered to be stable code: it appears to work reliably on systems it has been tested on.

Business Process Visual ARCHITECT is a full-featured business process modeler that supports the latest OMG Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN).
Business Process Visual ARCHITECT provides an easy-to-use diagramming environment for you to model your business process, and is a proven solution for bridging the gap between business analysts and IT professionals.
Main features:
- Frictionless business modeling environment
- On-the-fly syntax check and correction according to BPMN specification
- Advanced printing facility for outputting large business process diagram
- Share business process diagram among your company with Teamwork Server
- Incorporate user-defined images to the business process diagram to increase the readability.
Enhancements:
- Branch and tag capabilities were added to the VP Teamwork Server, including Subversion and CVS repository integration.
- This allows different modeling projects to be run in parallel while keeping the release quality project stable in the trunk.
- There were also a number of enhancements for various other features.

MAST project is set of audio streaming tools using RTP over IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast/Unicast.

Unlike VAT and RAT, which are designed primerily for audio conferencing, MAST is designed to be used for audio distribution and broadcast. It is currently limited to recieving a single audio source, unlike RAT which can mix serveral sources.

It supports many of the audio payload types in the Audio-visual Profile (RTP/AVP).

MAST is licenced under the GNU General Public License.

Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic (but it is NOT a clone !).
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI, access MySQL or PostgreSQL databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into many languages, create network applications easily, and so on...
This project aims at making a graphical development environment based on a Basic interpreter, so that we have a language like Visual Basic under Linux.
The phenomenal quantity of bugs and inconsistencies that makes Visual Basic so delightful persuaded me to start this project.
It seems that Microsoft is aware of the poor quality of its language, as VB .Net is not backward compatible with older versions of Visual Basic. I think they have thrown away the Visual Basic interpreter source code, and that VB .Net is just a .Net runtime compiler whose syntax looks like the Visual Basic one. Well, its just my own opinion...
I want to clear up any misunderstanding immediately. Gambas does not try to be compatible with Visual Basic, and will never be. Im convinced that its syntax and internals are far better than the ones of its proprietary cousin.
I took from Visual Basic what I found useful : the Basic language, the development environment, and the easiness to quickly make programs with user interfaces.
But I dislike the very bad level of common Visual Basic programmers, often due to bad pratices imposed by the bugs and strangeness of this language. So I will try to make Gambas as coherent, logical and reliable as possible, and I hope that Gambas programmers will make effort in return !
At the moment, Im looking for programming help. The kernel of Gambas is now stabilized, if not well documented. There is a component example to help people learning how to write components.
I hope other people will join me to help to increase the possibilities of the language. There is so much to do !
Gambas is made up of the following programs :
- A compiler.
- An interpreter.
- An archiver.
- A graphical user interface component.
- A development environment.
The development environment is written with Gambas itself, so that I can show the abilities of the language. And it is very useful for debugging !
Enhancements:
Development Environment
- NEW: Russian translation made by Sergey Irupin.
Interpreter
- BUG: Fixed a crash when displaying an error while reading the .project file.
Gb.db.mysql Component
- BUG: Fixed memory leaks.

Vshnu project is a visual shell for Linux/Unix finally done right. Best used as an optional color visual mode to a regular command line shell, vshnu is handy for powerful directory listing and navigation, Unix command assembly, special actions on file types, and fileset handling. Written in Perl for portability and high configurability, it also provides the advantages of a Perl interpreter as part of your Unix shell environment.
Skilled Unix users know the importance of the shell or command line interface (CLI). (Old-time Unix users didnt even have a choice about it). While having more of a learning curve than a graphical user interface (GUI), it permits powerful, creative, complex operations to be specified quickly and reliably. For anyone but the superficial user, learning a CLI is an investment that pays off rewardingly. Command line environments are still readily usable over low-bandwidth network connections and restricted displays.
However, when one is concerned about file manipulation and management (which is a very good thing to be concerned about as the basis of your interface, as most GUIs would rather lead you to forget), a CLI can be a frustratingly terse interface to the filesystem. Too many tedious ls(1) and cd(1) commands are needed to keep watch on whats there. A GUI file manager can address this problem, but then youre in mouseland and have lost the advantages of the CLI.
Enter the visual shells. Not a new idea, visual shells can operate within an entire terminal or console screen. File listings are displayed for your constant reference. Common commands and operations can typically be performed in fewer keystrokes in a visual interface. As the vi(1) visual editor evolved from the ed(1) and ex(1) command line editors, visual shells have attempted to evolve from command line shells. Some visual shells have promoted themselves as simpler menu-oriented interfaces suitable for novices, while others emphasize more expert functionality.
Nonetheless, visual shells have never really caught on, except some in certain circles such as Emacs "dired" mode and the Midnight Commander program. I believe this is because they have been designed as largely self-contained applications with limited configurability. Using a visual shell has required a significant jump into a new base interface tool, and few are so compelling or standard to make that worthwhile.
Hence the design of vshnu, the New Visual Shell. In the Unix tradition, it works with things already there and fills a empty niche. When incorporating it into your Unix environment, you keep your command line shell, your editor, your pager, and access to all your tools, tricks and know-how.
Vshnu can operate as an optional supplemental visual mode to your command line shell. You switch between command line and visual mode easily as you wish. Your interface bandwidth and power for Unix operations is on a higher plane and life gets sweeter. In addition, being written in Perl, it ports to any Unix system without compilation, gives you the advantages of a Perl interpreter running readily at hand, and permits visual command customizability limited only by your creativity, yet doesnt require knowledge of Perl for normal usage. Vshnu is a tool thats worthwhile even if only used occasionally as an interactive, pageable, color ls(1), yet still pays back, with interest, whatever more you put into using it.
Main features:
- Extensive options for sorting and listing a directorys files
- Multiple methods for navigating directories and selecting files
- Directory locations may be marked for quick returns
- Lists command outputs alongside files, including a builtin "ls -l"
- Directory and file histories
- In color terminals, uses color for more informative displays, including file coloring by type via the standard LS_COLORS environment variable
- Expands and collapses chosen subdirectories
- Option to display Internet (Swatch) time
- Multiple methods for choosing and operating on individual or arbitrary sets of files
- Key commands and file actions are 100% configurable, extensible, self-documenting and arbitrarily complex, including multiple choice options
- File actions are customizable by file name/type/contents/etc, with common actions configured by default
- Online help descriptions of key commands and file actions, by mode and by command
- Separate per-site and per-user configurability
- Adjustable file column displays
- Adapts to changing screen sizes (but works best on screens 80 characters wide or more)
- Current directory and environment is propogated between vshnu and the parent command line shell
- Multiple interfaces for shell commands and Perl statements
- Perl statements may be {{embedded}} within shell commands
- A Perl "where" clause to subset the displayed files
- Can use the CD_PATH environment variable as a search path for files and directories
- Recognizes the following standard environment variables: DISPLAY, EDITOR, HOME, HOST, LS_COLORS, MAIL, PAGER, PATH, PERL_RL, SHELL and VISUAL