Re: Plans for 2.20

[Denis Washington <dwashington gmx net>]

One thing we should really think about IMHO is how the 2.20 capplets 
should generally look like. Should they stay simple notebooks? I may be 
wrong, but I don't think that we really can merge very many preferences 
without making a second categorization level possible at least for some 
capplets. We shouldn't work around this issue with just opening extra 
windows for certain preferences to reduce the number of tabs. I know 
that notebooks in notebooks are not a very popular option (though not 
against HIG as some seem to think), but I'm pretty sure we need some way 
of sub-categorization; it may also help to find thinks better if the 
preferences are grouped in a clever way.

Denis

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:
>
> * libslab:
> 	- API review, to allow the library to be moved, in a near future, to
> the platform, given that other apps are starting to use it.
> 	- Replace bonobo_app usage with GtkUnique
>
> * shell:
> 	- GUI for new GConf keys? (double click behaviour, actions list in the
> left side below the search entry, ...)
> 	- Performance fixes (to go hopefully also to the 2.18 branch)
>
> * 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
>
> * keyboard:
> 	- Merge with keyboard shortcuts
> 	- Move to an 'input methods' capplet?
> 	- Layout tabs in a separate dialog
>
> * mouse:
> 	- Move to an 'input methods' capplet?
>
> * proxy settings:
> 	- Extend it and call it 'Network'?
> 	- Move it to NetworkManager or gnome-system-tools?
>
> - Theme capplet:
> 	- Include mouse cursors as part of the theme settings
> 	- Include font settings as part   "       "     "
>
> - Settings daemon:
> 	- Consolidate all xrdb calls into one
> (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=314774)
>
> - General:
> 	- Split into control-center and control-center-capplets?
> 	- See betterdesktop.org for more ideas on capplets
>
> We have a wiki page (http://live.gnome.org/ControlCenter) which I'll be
> updating with the results of this discussion, so feel free to reorganize
> it if you will.
>