Re: Plans for 2.20

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo novell com>]

On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 22:52 +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 10:53 +0100, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > So, it's time to start thinking about 2.20, since we have so many
> > changes we want to do. Here's a list of the things I've been collection
> > myself, to start the discussion:
> <snip>
> > * default apps:
> > 	- Merge with AT capplet
> > (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350263)
> > 	- Add package install/remove commands, to enable the Upgrade/Remove
> > items in the shell
> What's that for?
> 
for upgrading/removing installed applications. That's something slab
already has, that we disabled in upstream control-center, but that it
might make sense.

> - Add media application selected
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362578
> 
yeah, right

> > * keyboard:
> > 	- Merge with keyboard shortcuts
> > 	- Move to an 'input methods' capplet?
> > 	- Layout tabs in a separate dialog
> 
> - Pluggable keybindings:
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=410758
> Patch is ready to roll
> 
good!

> > * mouse:
> > 	- Move to an 'input methods' capplet?
> > 
> > * proxy settings:
> > 	- Extend it and call it 'Network'?
> > 	- Move it to NetworkManager or gnome-system-tools?
> 
> NetworkManager doesn't have any settings of its own, really. The proxy
> setting could host the multimedia network preferences (selection of
> "speed").
> 
what other network settings might make sense in this user-centered
capplet?

> > - Theme capplet:
> > 	- Include mouse cursors as part of the theme settings
> > 	- Include font settings as part   "       "     "
> What's that last line?
> 
- INclude font settings as part of the theme settings

> > - Settings daemon:
> > 	- Consolidate all xrdb calls into one
> > (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=314774)
> Unbreak the number of gdk_window_add_filter, there's just too many (and
> turning a11y on makes it install a filter that breaks other users of
> gdk_window_add_filter)
> 
I was thinking on structuring the different subsystems in g-s-d to be
more pluggable. That would allow 3rd party apps to install modules to be
started with g-s-d. That would help in cleaning up the code, quite messy
in some places right now. What do you think?

> > - General:
> > 	- Split into control-center and control-center-capplets?
> > 	- See betterdesktop.org for more ideas on capplets
> More ideas on removing capplets :)
> 
> How about a display capplet with screensaver, resolution settings and
> desktop background?
> 
> An appearance one with theme, menus and toolbars and fonts?
>
they make sense to me. If we could have mockups, it would be easier to
decide :-) But yeah, provided they don't get too cluttered, these 2
things sound good to me.
-- 
Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo novell com>