Linux Mint 19

gist-paste still used in xapps/mintsystem
gnome-calendar: support Cinnamon GOA in preferences
gnome-logs: window doesn't fit in 1024x768, can't maximize
upgrade live grub version - 2.02.beta2-36ubuntu3.13 -> 2.02 (bionic)
update translations
update mint-mirrors
update installation slideshow
APT: keyring isn't correct, warning shown on each update
apt sandboxing warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1522675
should codecs install ttf-ms-fonts?
[DONE] mintinstall: dconf-editor lists mint-y twice in deps, produces an error message saying mint-y is already installed.

ubiquity
    set LC_TIME
    encrypted home dir (works, but won't unmount on logout)
    grub title is ubuntu post-install

gdebi
    polkit message is ugly and not l10n
    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:
        color variations
        thunar/caja icons don't match places
        computer/trash/devices
        mimetypes
        grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings)
    gtk:
        green ticks in ubiquity
        folder-color restore button
        color variations
    tara backgrounds
    LO is not themed
    mate:
        terminal has white bg
        ugly white icons in caja
    CSD windows:
        yelp looks ugly (also check if 18.x patches need to reapply)
        simple-scan looks ugly
    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..)
    fix icon in autostart file

cinnamon 3.8:
    enable recent by default, fix mem leak https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop/commit/2015cc0f8a8fe46384225b0cf10df45f7d3d9315#diff-7ad95a88738c9b5cd253f469add87640
    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

xfce:
    no sound indicator

mate:
    no sound indicator

need_update:
    ubiquity
    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
    muffin to render titlebars with GTK themes (i.e. drop support for metacity themes)

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

slick-greeter: user can specify which monitor to use

xfce: whisker 2.1.7 added gnome-logs