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342 lines
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Markdown
Linux Mint 19
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=============
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gist-paste still used in xapps/mintsystem
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update translations
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update installation slideshow
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apt sandboxing warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1522675
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ubiquity
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OEM doesn't stop login sequence (revert commit)
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gdebi
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polkit message is ugly and not l10n
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pkexec doesn’t work when double-clicking from nemo https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+bug/1760910 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+bug/1749728
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Artwork
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icons:
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color variations
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thunar/caja icons don't match places
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computer/trash/devices
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mimetypes
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grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings)
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file operations stop sign (process-stop)
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gtk:
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green ticks in ubiquity (gtk-yes)
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folder-color restore button
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color variations
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mate-terminal color
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tara backgrounds
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LO is not themed
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mate:
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terminal has white bg
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ugly white icons in caja
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CSD windows:
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yelp looks ugly (also check if 18.x patches need to reapply)
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simple-scan looks ugly
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default look:
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slightly taller/darker panel?
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generic menu icon?
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mintwelcome:
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write content and hint at things users might want to do (codecs, popular settings, popular apps etc..)
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fix icon in autostart file
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cinnamon 3.8:
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enable recent by default, fix mem leak https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop/commit/2015cc0f8a8fe46384225b0cf10df45f7d3d9315#diff-7ad95a88738c9b5cd253f469add87640
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investigate https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-Post-3.28-Perf-Work
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PR on network applet to use libnm/libnma (needs fixes in Debian Stretch)
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nemo
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video thumbnails are blurry
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xfce:
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no sound indicator
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mate:
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no sound indicator
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need_update:
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minecraft-installer
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whatsapp-desktop
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spotify-client
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dropbox
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google-earth-pro-stable
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skypeforlinux
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help
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rtd dev guide
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rtd security guide
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release upgrade tool
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migrate to pkexec
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make sure timeshift config is in place
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make sure mdm isn't in use anymore
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suggestions:
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Re-enable 3rd party repositories after upgrade. A backup of the APT sources gets stored in ~/Upgrade-Backup/APT but the tutorial didn't cover this or what to do with it (probably best to just find what the 3rd party repositories were and re-enable them manually from instructions on their website). Important for things like Google Chrome.
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mintupgrade replaces user modified configuration files in /etc without prompting, leaving *.dpkg-old files behind. Perhaps cover this tidbit in the tutorial.
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release notes
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warning about guest accounts not being confined
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warning about home directory encryption not unmounting on logout
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LMDE 3
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======
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lightdm asks username to be typed
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Backports
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flatpak/ostree/appstream?
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meson/debhelper/dh_autoreconf?
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Linux Mint 19.1
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===============
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mate:
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consider brisk menu
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mintupdate:
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safeguard against package removals (for instance, don't let users perform updates which would remove sensitive packages).
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notice to reboot the computer when appropriate
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purge old kernels? https://github.com/Pjotr123/purge-old-kernels-2
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systray icon or infobar to notify user of new Mint versions
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mintreport:
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detect missing l10n packages and hint at mintlocale
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warn about root password if not set
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artwork
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add dark variant support to Mint-Y (needs fixes in Caja)
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mint-y lack of borders without compositing
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cinnamon
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muffin to render titlebars with GTK themes (i.e. drop support for metacity themes)
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mate
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marco: add support for GTK dark variants
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system
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plymouth: center text, hide "None" value
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slick
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would be nice to show release number
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xapps/cinnamon/nemo:
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don't ship icons with generic names in /usr/share/hicolor. All icons should be prefixed (cs-, xapp-, nemo-..etc..) so they don't conflict with other packages
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Roadmap
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=======
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desktop-search:
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local files
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web engines
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recent
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apps
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dictionary
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translations
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mate:
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switch mozo for menulibre
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mintreport:
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dmesg errors
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foreign packages if pinned by mint
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wrong lsb info..etc.
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slow boot sequence
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slow shutdown sequence
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implement an alarm clock
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cinnamon:
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CSD/Cinnamon should set GtkSettings' gtk-print-preview-command to "xreader-previewer -u -p %s %f" (test by launching xreader from terminal, ask for a print preview and see error trying to launch evince on stdout)
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cinnamon slow to start after boot --> delay execution of appsys/docinfo until the DE is loaded
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CSD: support mouse wheel speed? Evdev scrolling distance?
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menu keywords: looking for display in menu shows color first
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preferences > keyboard > custom shortcuts. Used with a Spanish keyboard layout. Recorded: crtl+number and ctrl+Shift+number (e.g. ctrl+1 and ctrl+shift+1 = ctrl+!) they are recorded correctly. When using the shortcut the command defined in the shift combination is triggered with just ctrl+number (i.e. ctrl+1). The complete combination triggers nothing (i.e. ctrl+shift+1 does nothing) and the comand defined in ctrl+number can never be used. This worked in 17.3.
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track/troubleshoot shutdown sequence (user should know what is happening when shutdown isn't immediate)
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track/troubleshoot vsync, compositing, unredirected windows and policy
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menu: consider adopting this layout (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/The-Panacea-Projects/Gnomenu/master/Screenshot.png), same as ours/mintmenu, only better.
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todo list applet/desklet
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calendar events applet/desklet
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multiple clocks https://github.com/simonwiles/cinnamon_applets
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network applet: airplane mode (quick way to rfkill all)
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nemo: retire computer:/// place (which is completely useless) or revamp it into something better
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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())
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actions in panel launchers aren't translated if not present in .desktop file
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gnome-system-monitor moves out of place in Expo
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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.
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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?
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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?
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make the GOA frontend an Xapp (it should be cross-DE), disable buggy/irrelevant services
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xapps
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implement an app-sharing protocol to quickly move a document from one app to another
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gestures support:
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pinch:
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zoom document in pix
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zoom view in nemo
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swipe:
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previous/next document in pix
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scroll:
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sound-volume/seek in xplayer
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click:
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pause/resume in xplayer
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double-click:
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full-screen in xplayer
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full-screen in xviewer
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pix
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doesn't rotate videos when playing them
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vignettes should look better, and the same in all themes
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support prefer-dark-themes
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treeview in sidebar shows unecessary "(empty)" when dirs have no subdirs
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xreader
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xreader-previewer use full-color icons
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artwork:
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Tray icons are black with mint-y themes.
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mint-x-icons: network status icons have a dark background in panel 33px and bigger (sound icon looks wrong in 41px and bigger).
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mint-y The maximize/restore window control button doesn’t change visually between in maximized and restored state (default theme and Mint-Y-Dark)
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system:
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compiler optimization: consider optimizing compiled binaries for Cinnamon/Xapps
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HiDPI support:
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upstream apps using GTK2: Gimp, Hexchat, Tomboy.
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R&D
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system
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consider enabling recommends
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review logind.conf changes in:
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MATE
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Xfce
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libindicator++?
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client-rendered icon/menu (ala libindicator)
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support all the features from GTK statusicon (tooltips, left/right clicks etc..)
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network discovery:
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easy out-of-the-box interactions (messaging/presence/file-sharing) over the LAN
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windows compatibility layer:
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seamless wine integration
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Implemented
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===========
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cinnamon
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new combo options for spices settings (combo options, valid values)
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sound applet:
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can now also mute input on middle-click
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next/previous track on right/left scroll
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album art keep aspect ratio
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sound volume can go all the way to 150%
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better CSD windows support: titlebar click actions and button layouts
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faster to map windows
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better window animations
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better window list thumbnails
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notifications:
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can be shown at the bottom of the screen
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close button
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no more fade-effect
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no longer vanish when focusing caller app
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ability to show desklets on top of windows thanks to show-desklets applet, or Super+Tab
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nemo:
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symbolic icons
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faster view render
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stronger extension code
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File search:
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async search
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simplify UI/features
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artwork:
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symbolic icons
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improvements to mint-y-icons
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improved icons
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backports from moka
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crisper HiDPI with @2x icons
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xreader
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recent view
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preferences, optional toolbar buttons
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remove annotations
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epub support (thumbs fixed, allow to save document)
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thumbnail zoom
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smooth scrolling
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xed
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refined look/feel with GTK 3.22 support
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shortcuts window
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new preference window (from xapps)
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word completion plugin
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mint-tools:
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transition to aptdaemon/pkexec and gtk3/python3 (for remaining ones)
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mintsources:
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PPA: show already installed packages
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mintupdate:
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can be backported (locales ...)
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shortcut window
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timeshift integration replace levels/policy
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kernel install rely on meta
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automatic updates
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new type to mark updates from other PPA/repos
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switch type icons to symbolics
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mintupdate-tool -> mintupdate-cli
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support for lowlatency kernels
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mintinstall:
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python3
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better keyboard navigation
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better search (search in categories, async)
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use internal cache for apt/flatpak with better abstraction (this can potentially be used in mintupdate at a later stage)
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numerous UI improvements and animations
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loading and activity indicators
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old screenshots are cleaned up
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flatpak support for .flatpakref/.flatpakrepo (can click from website etc..)
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flatpak size/version
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mintstick:
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exfat support
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mintwelcome:
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new layout
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pia-manager:
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remembers username/password/gateway
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docs
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translation guide
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troubleshooting guide
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hidpi:
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2x icons
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pkexec instead of gksu
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software selection:
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pidgin removed
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ntp/ntpdate removed in Cinnamon (done by systemd)
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gnome-calendar added
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gnome-logs replaces gnome-system-logs in Cinnamon
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codecs now include ms fonts
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slick-greeter:
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user can specify which monitor to use
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xfce:
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whisker 2.1.7
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added gnome-logs |