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- | ====== Roadmap to 1.4 ====== | + | ====== Roadmap to 1.5 ====== |
- | ==== Pending for merge ==== | + | ===== Bug fixes ===== |
- | ==== Investigating / in preparation ==== | ||
- | * sync sliders in display tab so that they cannot have invalid values | ||
- | * critical power action does not work (maybe related to having more than one battery?) | ||
- | ==== Open Issues / Bugs ==== | + | ===== Code cleanup ===== |
- | * fix incorrect display brightness " | + | * do code cleanup until motivation runs dry |
- | * Update docs | + | * sync DPMS/ |
- | * Hide devices tab if there are no devices | + | * function names for the settings dialog refer to renamed tabs; rename them or find a better way of dealing with this |
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- | * < | + | ===== Improvements ===== |
- | * < | + | * sync the blanking or DPMS values between xfpm and X11 |
- | * < | + | * if the user sets the blank time e.g. in another application or a terminal ("xset s 10"), xfpm's UI wouldn' |
- | * < | + | * "Handle display power management" |
- | * < | + | * option |
- | * < | + | * open question: is setting all DPMS timeouts |
- | * < | + | * option b) We make it do what it says, i.e. just leave the DPMS values alone if 0 |
- | * < | + | * open question: when does this option actually make sense? |
- | * < | + | * further improve coexistance with xscreensaver |
- | * < | + | * Consider doing a fade-to-black, if X11's screensaver extension is used (instead of gnome-screensaver |
- | * < | + | * better handle machines |
- | * <del>make display sleep mode option a hidden option, defaulting to suspend</ | + | * UPower 1.0 has a concept of a display |
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- | * <del>the dbus call seems to have been removed anyway | + | ===== Documentation ===== |
- | * < | + | * update website docs |
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- | ==== Battery Plugin ==== | + | |
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- | * Fix plugin icon being cropped with themes | + | |
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- | ==== Backlight tab (not completely realized, dialog has been redesigned in a different way) ==== | + | |
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====== 1.6 (or later) ====== | ====== 1.6 (or later) ====== | ||
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* better handle machines that have more than one battery (especially warnings and remaining time, tooltip info about battery) | * better handle machines that have more than one battery (especially warnings and remaining time, tooltip info about battery) | ||
* UPower 1.0 has a concept of a display device that is supposed to fix that issue, but we do need it to work for earlier versions. | * UPower 1.0 has a concept of a display device that is supposed to fix that issue, but we do need it to work for earlier versions. | ||
- | * add functionality to execute command line programs or scripts on battery/AC changes | + | * [[https:// |
* enables the user to easily apply additional low-level powersaving stuff that is out of scope of power manager | * enables the user to easily apply additional low-level powersaving stuff that is out of scope of power manager | ||
* at the moment, this can be achieved via udev rules | * at the moment, this can be achieved via udev rules | ||
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* We should probably also add a timed-locking feature to xfpm, so it really controls all locking options | * We should probably also add a timed-locking feature to xfpm, so it really controls all locking options | ||
* Add code to handle cpu frequency / governor settings, e.g. powersave/ | * Add code to handle cpu frequency / governor settings, e.g. powersave/ | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
* Show current watt usage (upower energy rate available in battery info) | * Show current watt usage (upower energy rate available in battery info) | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * Add scale in the panel plugin to handle keyboard brightness |