Release ======= rel notes whatsnew start pages FF in live repo mint-mirrors kernel selection update translations RC Blockers =========== update installation slideshows new backgrounds cinnamon: all spices should work ubiquity: fix issue when upgrading grub2-amd64-efi-signed Planned ========== ubiquity: don't set the root password check upstream changes consider adjusting grub.cfg instead of 10_linux should apt keep conf files by default recheck possibility to unset grub_distributor (should default to LSB) Considered ========== xapps: gestures support: pinch: zoom document in pix zoom view in nemo swipe: previous/next document in pix scroll: sound-volume/seek in xplayer click: pause/resume in xplayer double-click: full-screen in xplayer full-screen in xviewer pix doesn't rotate videos when playing them should use a generic name in the application menu mintwelcome: consider accompanying the user and hinting at things he/she might want to do (codecs, popular settings, popular apps etc..) cinnamon: review default panel layout menu: look-n-feel, make searchbox seemless artwork: Tray icons are black with mint-y themes. Mint-Y themes Shade option is unavailable mint-x-icons: in MATE (with a high panel), network status icons have a dark background in 32px and bigger. they would look much better in the panel with a transparent bg like other icons. mintwelcome: don't use 32px png icons Choose places icons for Mint-Y isolinux splash http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=109630 slick-greeter: padding issue when hovering session button system: compiler optimization: consider optimizing compiled binaries for Cinnamon/Xapps Linux Mint 18.3 =============== cinnamon: track/troubleshoot shutdown sequence (user should know what is happening when shutdown isn't immediate) nemo thumbnail error happens too often (too picky, does it always require root perms?) cinnamon slow to start after boot --> delay execution of appsys/docinfo until the DE is loaded track/troubleshoot vsync, compositing, unredirected windows and policy add cinnamon-session (present but inactive) and cinnamon-settings-daemon to Launchpad/cinnamon-translations menu: consider adopting this layout (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/The-Panacea-Projects/Gnomenu/master/Screenshot.png), same as ours/mintmenu, only better. todo list applet/desklet calendar events applet/desklet multiple clocks https://github.com/simonwiles/cinnamon_applets menu: use search providers to search local files network applet: airplane mode (quick way to rfkill all) network applet: https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/2746 nemo: retire computer:/// place (which is completely useless) or revamp it into something better network applet: if possible, add a little refresh icon to ask for a new scan alt-tab and panel use icon provided by appsys, ignoring icon set by the application itself (example: a python window using widow.set_icon_name()) actions in panel launchers aren't translated if not present in .desktop file sound: add an option to switch sound to HDMI when an HDMI output device is plugged hidpi issues: top of mint menu is cut off in HiDPI (1920×1280) gnome-system-monitor moves out of place in Expo When using Cinnamon bar at top, and secondary monitor with higher height than the main display, some apps like KDE Apps (Krita, Kdenlive) or Wine Based Apps (teamviewer) will display menus from toolbar in the wrong place. Being more specific: The menus will be displayed in the position that they should be displayed at main monitor, however in this case the window is maximized in the secondary monitor. Is there any reason why there are two names for the same item, eg. "Trash" and "Rubbish Bin"? Would it be better to standardise on only one name? add gnome-screenshot to panel, right-click and select "Take screenshot of a selected area". This runs gnome-screenshot -a.. it should work but it doesn't. Is it because of the panel launcher capturing the click event or something? In Nemo, right-click on "File System" -> "Properties" gives the details of the Home folder, not the File System, making it difficult to determine the overal disk space available. In Nemo, if i select a new tab, the folder name that appears in the tab appears with a separation line underneath, separating the tab name from the list of files in the folder. This style of separation is onconsistent to XED, where the Tab name and content under that tab have no such visible horizontal separation line. system settings modules should be singletons (only one possible instance) and have their window use their own icon (in alt-tab, and window list) xviewer make the position (left/right, top/bottom won’t make much sense) of the sidebar configurable (like the gallery) at least via dconf! xapps add an option to blank other monitors when in full screen in xviewer/xreader/pix implement an app-sharing protocol to quickly move a document from one app to another mintinstall: UI redesign when apt cache is missing, it just says not available. Instead it could tell the user or even help the user to refresh the cache. redesign main page to feature essential apps mintupdate: mint notices implement rules and notification system: dmesg errors foreign packages if pinned by mint wrong lsb info..etc. slow boot sequence slow shutdown sequence safeguard against package removals (for instance, don't let users perform updates which would remove sensitive packages). mate 1.20 sound events vs sound themes multi-monitor: caja doesn't always show the desktop on the primary monitor (using a laptop as main/left monitor, and HDMI screen with higher res on the right, it surprisingly ends up showing icons on the right screen) system: for non-english speaking people, it is not possible to change language, nor keyboard settings, when starting livemedia. implement a crash-intercepter R&D === mintbackup: consider using another alternative? mintupdate: prompt for reboot after kernel install? nemo: remove duplication between Eject and Safely Remove (for removable devices). system consider adding snapd consider adding flatpak consider enabling recommends review logind.conf changes in: MATE Xfce KDE ubiquity: inhibit sessions via libxapp (need to do it in KDE too) firefox: enable bookmark toolbar by default enable plugins by default libindicator++? client-rendered icon/menu (ala libindicator) support all the features from GTK statusicon (tooltips, left/right clicks etc..) use aptdaemon? aptdaemon doesn't work in LMDE and is being abandoned upstream in mintupdate, remove dep on synaptic, remove admin rights for checkAPT.py in mintwelcome and codec menu entry, switch from apturl to aptdaemon in mintsources, remove dep on synaptic remove synaptic from default selection remove synaptic from mintmenu's favorites network discovery: easy out-of-the-box interactions (messaging/presence/file-sharing) over the LAN windows compatibility layer: seemless wine integration HiDPI support: upstream apps using GTK2: Gimp, Hexchat, VLC, Pidgin, Tomboy. mint projects using GTK2: mintinstall, mintsources, gksu, cinnamon's mount dialog (seen when asking for a password for an encrypted external HDD). Linux Mint 18.2 [Implemented] ============================= XAPPS: xplayer: option to prefer dark theme now loads subtitles files automatically no longer shows subtitles by default fixed OSD cycle through languages with L key cycle through subtitles with S key control playback speed with [], {}, Backspace show seek position in OSD removed visualizations focus window when a video file is opened implement simpler layout (ala Parole), all controls on one line, remove statusbar xed: sorting lines: add a simple Edit->Sort Lines (F9), which sorts the selection or the entire file (if no selection is done) make sure it's undoable remove the sort plugin import libpeas support from gedit, to allow python3 extensions add word-wrap setting to View menu and buttons available in the toolbar customization mousewheel across tabs new UI, smart side/bottom bars regex support in search text zoom sidebar filebrowser revamp inhibit session when files aren't saved xviewer: toolbar revamp fixed: after a fullscreen-view the sidebar is gone and must be enabled manually again. xreader: toolbar revamp gestures support: pinch: zoom document in xreader swipe: previous/next page in xreader blueberry: OBEX support improved UI ability to change adapter name cinnamon applet Mint tools: mintsources: Select all button in foreign pkgs: https://github.com/linuxmint/mintsources/issues/59 support for pkexec mintupdate: provide a CLI for automated upgrades much improved help refined levels and recommendations add ability to tick multiple updates by pressing Shift key add shortcut keys mintwelcome: support for dark themes system: display manager: switch to LightDM + unity-greeter implement a settings tool mintsystem: markauto/markmanual cinnamon: split CSD into multiple processes power applet: show different icon when battery is low mouse/touchpad: fix sensitivity settings (shouldn't be inverted... should be described as motion-threshold or even better, as what they actually do). Also, add a way to reset their value. switch cjs from mozjs24 to mozjs38 split nemo and desktop into multiple processes nemo desktop grid nemo seeing RW volume as read-only and failing to write on it (in this case the user can write to the volume via command line but not via nemo) mate 1.18 swith MATE to GTK3 switch mintmenu to GTK3 artwork: mintupload: use icon names rather than path to SVG LMDE 3 ====== gnome-calculator app title is "gnome-calculator" mintsystem: /usr/local/bin/pastebin shadows xapps-common: /usr/bin/pastebin mint-md5sum script in /usr/local/bin ? live-installer should show partition labels