Done

mintreport: sysinfo tab migrate to systemd-coredump (to make it compatible with LMDE better layout

mintinstall/mintbackup: use common cache to know all manually installed packages, not just the ones installed via mintinstall (only in Mint, not LMDE)

mintinstall: spinner while searching support for low resolution screens

Cinnamon 4.2: - enable recent by default - preferred apps: Added an option for PDF reader - simplified docinfo - simplified appsys - cmenus ported to meson - background slideshow applet shows filename - faster input lag - faster menu - printer applet - vsync can be switched without restarting - configurable vsync method - nemo conditional actions, exec condition https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/pull/2056 - nemo pinned items - menu no more duplicated names - natural scrolling for mice (not just touchpad) - cmenus ported to meson - screensaver no longer fades - screensaver on-screen keyboard - better samba support (check full permissions, warns about encrypted directories, fills rules for UFW) - session manager: don't let inhibitors stop a forced logout port to gdbus - connectivity checking in privacy

mintupdate: able to blacklist a specific version detects apt lock and delays refresh instead of failing automated autoremove of kernels and packages inhibit shutdown/reboot during automation persistent and logrotate for /var/log/mintupdate.log auto-refresh is now configurable

mintupdate refreshes automatically when apt cache changes add man pages warns that reboot is required after kernel update info dialog updates in real time refresh mechanism uses timestamp, no longer impacted by suspends, can be configured to periods longer than the session warns 90 days before distro reaches EOL retire level and obsolete options checkAPT no longer run as root kernel series supported multiples can be installed/removed (queued operations) kernels show their EOL status page when mintupdate needs to update itself refresh page mintupdate page

mintmenu: configurable tooltips configurable search bar position performance improvements preferences rewrite using xapp gsettings widgets recent -> documents first removed obsolete code added support for icon name in applet button

artwork: mint-y: improved contrast in nemo sidebar switch to ubuntu fonts improved contrast (more saturation, less value) improved progressbars less transparency in terminal clear and dark action icons remove noto-sans, noto-sans-hinted, noto-sans-unhinted? (create stuttering in chromium) currently debating mint-y-darker package mint-y variations into flathub

blueberry: ability to connect/disconnect paired devices in systray migrated to python3

xed: print preview fixes toggle comments

wine: wine-installed + wine-desktop-files winehq-stable in repos mintinstall support for wine-installer rel notes desktop-file-utils

python-xapp GSettings widgets

dev guide

xreader: optional zoom factor indicator ported to meson no recent documents screen

xapps: ctrl+w/q

lightdm-settings autologin delay (timeout)

mintdesktop use xapp.GsettingsWidgets Button layout for CSD windows

mintsystem search is more visible apt showsrc command

mintsources add missing keys remove duplicate sources

system boot repair

Linux Mint 19.2 BETA bugs

HiDPI
    mintlocale flags
    mintsources flags
    cinnamon theme settings

mate:
    caja
        wrong icon in engrampa compress action
        wrong icon in change color action
    theme settings
        folder icons too big
        mint-x background too dark
    hidpi
        titlebar buttons are blurry

xfce
    mintdesktop doesn't run

artwork:
    missing yellow icons

Maintenance

update mirrors
update translations for installation guide
advertise community website in get involved page
add sum to download page directly

Linux Mint 19.3

favorite/starred documents (nemo, xapps)

https/apt:
    add https support for packages.linuxmint.com
    switch to https by default?
    add feature in mintsources to list https mirrors only?

system:
    add CLI support for foreign packages list/removal/downgrade

artwork:
    new logo
        branded backgrounds
        splash screens
        isolinux/grub menu
    new website theme
    use dark-variants for dark apps (xplayer..etc) in Mint-Y (needs fixes in mint-themes and marco)
    icons
        grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings)
        review color variations in mint-y
    update MATE metathemes

mintlocale:
    ability to set time: https://github.com/linuxmint/mintlocale/issues/36

mintupdate:
    safeguard against package removals (for instance, don't let users perform updates which would remove sensitive packages).

timeshift: after restoration and before reboot, run hooks (could be used to adjust grub menu)

Ideas - Todos

fingerprint reader -> slick-greeter support
https://askubuntu.com/questions/46501/why-can-other-users-see-the-files-in-my-home-folder

artwork:
    revamp sound theme?
    cinnamon
        text-size to be configurable in panel zones?
        cinnamon/gtk mint-y: tooltips don't match theme

help
    rtd security guide

mate:
    consider brisk menu
    fix terminal apps not running (gnome-terminal --> mate-terminal)

mintupdate:
    remember sorting of updates
    have an option for update manager to initiate a timeshift backup prior to applying upgrades?

port mintstick to python3

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/marco)
    cursor theme?
    sound theme?
    bump resolution of branded backgrounds

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
    cinnamon-settings should use gsettingswidgets from xapp and retire its own

xfce:
    consider backports https://blog.xfce.org/

cinnamon
    gtk windows
    - When in tablet mode (that is, the screen is rotated and covering the keyboard) the RotateWindows key doesn't work anymore... It just does nothing...
    - menu-editor: picking a pixmap in /usr/share/pixmaps for a category results in no icon being shown in the menu.
    - Unable to unlock the screensaver via LDAP with libpam-ldap and nscd packages installed pointing to an openldap server.
    - csd power: https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/82af1816f32a26f28027ea7ce8edc79cd833bc76
    - in HiDPI, keyboard applet, the flags is not the proper size. Hovering it fixes it.
    - mounted volume applet: no notification when unmounting (as opposed to when it's done in nemo).
    - gwl: Enable "application name" label. Open FF, open at least two browser tabs. Close FF. The label slides over the icon and doesn't disappear: https://kepkuldes.com/image/UoNHl

nemo
    better navbar
    consider sping loaded folders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdUPrMjlLy8

xed:
    option to remember past opened-documents

LMDE 4

remove debian-multimedia add backports (priority 100)

Roadmap

main ideas
    mintsystem apt downgrade

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
    systray support

mintupgrade
    list/address foreign packages post-upgrade

implement an alarm clock

cinnamon:
    cinnamon slow to start after boot --> delay execution of appsys/docinfo until the DE is loaded
    CSD: support mouse wheel speed? Evdev scrolling distance?
    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
    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
    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?

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

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

network discovery:
    easy out-of-the-box interactions (messaging/presence/file-sharing) over the LAN