Re: 3.20 Headline Features

[Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>]

On Mon, 2016-03-07 at 11:44 +0000, Allan Day wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We are gearing up to write the 3.20 release notes. As usual, there
> will be two pages of headline features, with around 6 headlines per
> page. The first page is supposed to contain our biggest features.
>
> Right now the draft structure looks like this:
>
> Main page
>
> Wayland ready
> XDG app - installable nightly apps
> Operating system upgrades in Software
> Shortcuts windows
> Editing in Photos
> Polari improvements (lots of improvements to list)
>
> Second page
>
> Music controls in the notifications area
> User reviews in Software
> Cantarell improvements
> Redesigned mouse and touchpad settings

I would put support for "what did you plug in" jack detection and
support for rfkill keys above that, in terms of hardware integration.

> Better Maps app (lots of improvements to list)
> Nibbles has been redesigned
>
> Other possible headlines include:
>
> Per-application location access controls in the shell and control
> center

That only works with the xdg-app bundles which you're (rightly)
reluctant to advertise.

> Questions and discussion
> How do the two pages look in general?
> Wayland is a tricky sell - it is unlikely that distributions will
> switch to it by default for this release, and there are some missing
> bits and pieces. Nevertheless, this is the first release where we can
> recommend using Wayland to the majority of users.

Not the ones with Wacom tablets yet, FWIW.

> XDG app isn't particularly a user facing feature at this stage. The
> most relevant new feature is the availability of nightly apps [1].
> However, these nightly builds don't get much attention, and they
> require the command line to install, so are somewhat technical. In
> general I don't like selling user features if they require a
> terminal!
> Polari is somewhat niche in that it is an IRC client, which raises
> the question of how prominently we should promote it. I think that
> 3.20 will be a strong release for it though.
> Music controls in the notifications area: there's really not very
> much to say here. It's not a complex or multifaceted feature.
> Cantarell is just a font, so it might seem like a detail to some. The
> changes do make a big difference, but will it be noteworthy to our
> users?
> Allan
>
> [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/SandboxedApps/NightlyBuilds
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