Linux Mint 19
gist-paste still used in xapps/mintsystem
update translations
update installation slideshow
apt sandboxing warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1522675
gdebi
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
Artwork
icons:
thunar/caja -> use app icon? (is folder appropriate. doesn't currently change color with color variation)
mimetypes
actions (gtk-yes in ubiquity, white navigation in caja..etc)
grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings)
gtk:
folder-color restore button
color variations
tara backgrounds
default look:
slightly taller/darker panel?
generic menu icon?
mintwelcome:
write content and hint at things users might want to do (codecs, popular settings, popular apps etc..)
xfce:
no sound indicator (xfce4-pulseplugin needs to be added)
add notif and power plugins
icons for plugins
need_update:
minecraft-installer
whatsapp-desktop
spotify-client
dropbox
google-earth-pro-stable
skypeforlinux
help
rtd dev guide
rtd security guide
release upgrade tool
migrate to pkexec
make sure timeshift config is in place
make sure mdm isn't in use anymore
suggestions:
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.
mintupgrade replaces user modified configuration files in /etc without prompting, leaving *.dpkg-old files behind. Perhaps cover this tidbit in the tutorial.
release notes
warning about guest accounts not being confined
warning about home directory encryption not unmounting on logout
LMDE 3
lightdm asks username to be typed
Backports
flatpak/ostree/appstream?
meson/debhelper/dh_autoreconf?
Linux Mint 19.1
mate:
consider brisk menu
mintupdate:
safeguard against package removals (for instance, don't let users perform updates which would remove sensitive packages).
notice to reboot the computer when appropriate
purge old kernels? https://github.com/Pjotr123/purge-old-kernels-2
systray icon or infobar to notify user of new Mint versions
mintreport:
detect missing l10n packages and hint at mintlocale
warn about root password if not set
artwork
add dark variant support to Mint-Y (needs fixes in Caja)
mint-y lack of borders without compositing
cinnamon
enable recent by default, fix mem leak https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop/commit/2015cc0f8a8fe46384225b0cf10df45f7d3d9315#diff-7ad95a88738c9b5cd253f469add87640
muffin to render titlebars with GTK themes (i.e. drop support for metacity themes)
investigate https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-Post-3.28-Perf-Work
PR on network applet to use libnm/libnma (needs fixes in Debian Stretch)
nemo
video thumbnails are blurry
mate
marco: add support for GTK dark variants
system
plymouth: center text, hide "None" value
slick
would be nice to show release number
xapps/cinnamon/nemo:
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
Roadmap
desktop-search:
local files
web engines
recent
apps
dictionary
translations
mate:
switch mozo for menulibre
mintreport:
dmesg errors
foreign packages if pinned by mint
wrong lsb info..etc.
slow boot sequence
slow shutdown sequence
implement an alarm clock
cinnamon:
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)
cinnamon slow to start after boot --> delay execution of appsys/docinfo until the DE is loaded
CSD: support mouse wheel speed? Evdev scrolling distance?
menu keywords: looking for display in menu shows color first
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.
track/troubleshoot shutdown sequence (user should know what is happening when shutdown isn't immediate)
track/troubleshoot vsync, compositing, unredirected windows and policy
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
network applet: airplane mode (quick way to rfkill all)
nemo: retire computer:/// place (which is completely useless) or revamp it into something better
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
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?
make the GOA frontend an Xapp (it should be cross-DE), disable buggy/irrelevant services
xapps
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
vignettes should look better, and the same in all themes
support prefer-dark-themes
treeview in sidebar shows unecessary "(empty)" when dirs have no subdirs
xreader
xreader-previewer use full-color icons
artwork:
Tray icons are black with mint-y themes.
mint-x-icons: network status icons have a dark background in panel 33px and bigger (sound icon looks wrong in 41px and bigger).
mint-y The maximize/restore window control button doesn’t change visually between in maximized and restored state (default theme and Mint-Y-Dark)
system:
compiler optimization: consider optimizing compiled binaries for Cinnamon/Xapps
HiDPI support:
upstream apps using GTK2: Gimp, Hexchat, Tomboy.
R&D
system
consider enabling recommends
review logind.conf changes in:
MATE
Xfce
libindicator++?
client-rendered icon/menu (ala libindicator)
support all the features from GTK statusicon (tooltips, left/right clicks etc..)
network discovery:
easy out-of-the-box interactions (messaging/presence/file-sharing) over the LAN
windows compatibility layer:
seamless wine integration
Implemented
cinnamon new combo options for spices settings (combo options, valid values) sound applet: can now also mute input on middle-click next/previous track on right/left scroll album art keep aspect ratio sound volume can go all the way to 150% better CSD windows support: titlebar click actions and button layouts faster to map windows better window animations better window list thumbnails notifications: can be shown at the bottom of the screen close button no more fade-effect no longer vanish when focusing caller app ability to show desklets on top of windows thanks to show-desklets applet, or Super+Tab
nemo: symbolic icons faster view render stronger extension code File search: async search simplify UI/features
artwork: symbolic icons
improvements to mint-y-icons improved icons backports from moka crisper HiDPI with @2x icons
xreader recent view preferences, optional toolbar buttons remove annotations epub support (thumbs fixed, allow to save document) thumbnail zoom smooth scrolling
xed refined look/feel with GTK 3.22 support shortcuts window new preference window (from xapps) word completion plugin
mint-tools: transition to aptdaemon/pkexec and gtk3/python3 (for remaining ones)
mintsources: PPA: show already installed packages
mintupdate: can be backported (locales ...) shortcut window timeshift integration replace levels/policy kernel install rely on meta automatic updates new type to mark updates from other PPA/repos switch type icons to symbolics mintupdate-tool -> mintupdate-cli support for lowlatency kernels
mintinstall: python3 better keyboard navigation better search (search in categories, async) use internal cache for apt/flatpak with better abstraction (this can potentially be used in mintupdate at a later stage) numerous UI improvements and animations loading and activity indicators old screenshots are cleaned up flatpak support for .flatpakref/.flatpakrepo (can click from website etc..) flatpak size/version
mintstick: exfat support
mintwelcome: new layout
pia-manager: remembers username/password/gateway
docs translation guide troubleshooting guide
hidpi: 2x icons pkexec instead of gksu
software selection: pidgin removed ntp/ntpdate removed in Cinnamon (done by systemd) gnome-calendar added gnome-logs replaces gnome-system-logs in Cinnamon codecs now include ms fonts
slick-greeter: user can specify which monitor to use
xfce: whisker 2.1.7 added gnome-logs