Release

Linux Mint 18.3

implement an alarm clock
add a dictionary

slick-greeter:
    in live mode, show live-related info? (could be used to show the live login/password)

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

    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
        vignettes should look better, and the same in all themes
        support prefer-dark-themes

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

mintwelcome:
    consider accompanying the user and hinting at things he/she might want to do (codecs, popular settings, popular apps etc..)

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
    compiler optimization: consider optimizing compiled binaries for Cinnamon/Xapps

artwork:
    Tray icons are black with mint-y themes.
    Mint-Y themes Shade option is unavailable
    mintwelcome: don't use 32px png icons
    Choose places icons for Mint-Y

xplayer:
    add CD+G support

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]

mate 1.18
    swith MATE to GTK3
    switch mintmenu to GTK3

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