[Sugar-devel] Feature cleanup meeting: 11.01.10 --- Summary

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 18:44, Simon Schampijer <simon at schampijer.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> today we went through the list of Features proposed for the 0.88 release
> and pending Feature requests. I will summarize here the outcome:
>
> *** Accepted:
>
> Enhanced Color Selector:
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Enhanced_color_selector
> ---> in review process, first patch has been reviewed already
>
>
> TableView: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/TableView_Widget
> The current use of the gtk.treeview is quite hacky. The new widget will
> improve maintenance and will support multiple selections.
> ---> in review process http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1586
> ---> adds new API, if not ready before the Freeze will be added internal
> to the shell only for now
>
>
> 3G-Support: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/3G_Support
> ---> requested from the field, implemented from local developers, not
> too invasive
> ---> in review process already
> http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/230
> http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1586
>
>
> Enhanced-Gettext: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Enhanced_Gettext
> ---> has been requested from the field several times (e.g. Sri Lanka)
> ---> adds new API
>
>
> Font configuration: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Font_configuration
> ---> first part, the GConf option, has been landed
> ---> Sayamindu is working on a daemon thet monitors gconf and X about it
> as soon as something changes. The advantage of using X is that it is
> cross-desktop and works for all X apps (e.g. GTK, QT). In terms of
> performance reason the daemon could only run when resources are
> available and otherwise a restart would be needed for changes to take
> affect.
> ---> API changes
> ---> we are looking for a developer that would code a simple Control
> Panel interface to increase/decrease the font size

I think this could be a major feature in 0.88.

Regards,

Tomeu

>
> Write to Journal anytime:
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Write_to_journal_anytime
> ---> the outstanding issue is a design one, we need to find consensus
> about the design
>
>
> Thumbs View in Journal:
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Thumbs_View_in_Journal
> ---> it already had been accepted for 0.86 but got delayed, the code is
> basically done only needs to be adopted to the new TableView widget
>
> _________________________________________________
>
>
> *** Pending
> Dotted activity Versions:
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Dotted_Activity_Versions
> ---> needs an owner
> ---> final poll to take a decision which scheme to use
>
>
> Sugar Bundles: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Sugar_Bundles
> ---> Original request cam up to simplify the ASLO updater
> (infrastructure request)
> ---> we agreed in the goal itself, we would like to know how important
> it is for a deployment to know if we better do it now or later
> ---> request feedback from deployers on the ml
>
>
> Tags in Journal: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Tags_in_Journal
> ---> design feedback needed, there are mockups already, a first attempt
> to get this in would be great
>
>
> Regards,
>    Simon
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