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wish_list [2014/05/05 18:12] – Update mousepad requests andreldm | wish_list [2016/02/18 16:43] – [Window manager] moebiusfal | ||
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* Provide a way to undo changes made in settings. I realize that a Cancel button is anathema to the instant-apply conventions used by the XFCE dialog boxes, but some dialogs provide the user with dozens of edit choices that are not easily remembered by humans. For example, say I want to experiment with the compositor settings to see what each of the sliders affect. I'd have to take a screen-shot of the dialog box prior to making any changes if I want to restore the sliders back to their original positions. | * Provide a way to undo changes made in settings. I realize that a Cancel button is anathema to the instant-apply conventions used by the XFCE dialog boxes, but some dialogs provide the user with dozens of edit choices that are not easily remembered by humans. For example, say I want to experiment with the compositor settings to see what each of the sliders affect. I'd have to take a screen-shot of the dialog box prior to making any changes if I want to restore the sliders back to their original positions. | ||
===== Panel ===== | ===== Panel ===== | ||
+ | * When a panel launcher button style is set to " | ||
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+ | * Icon sort order in a panel launcher is the inverse of the sort order of the same icons in the config screen for that same launcher. Request: make the icons appear sorted the same way in both places. | ||
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+ | * Request: Checkbox in launcher config screen to auto-sort the icons alphabetically. Use a checkbox, so as items are added the whole menu will automatically be resorted with the new item. | ||
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* In the recent 4.8 release the bottom ' | * In the recent 4.8 release the bottom ' | ||
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* Full size panels should not overlap each other (on a screen corner). That's something about usability I suppose ;) | * Full size panels should not overlap each other (on a screen corner). That's something about usability I suppose ;) | ||
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+ | * Make panels borders stickable together - it allow make custom panels with different orientation/ | ||
* A global (per panel) switch to disallow plugins to expand the panel. | * A global (per panel) switch to disallow plugins to expand the panel. | ||
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*Like in Xfce3 and the early versions of xfce4. Why this was disabled is beyond me. No, using devilspie is not a user friendly option. | *Like in Xfce3 and the early versions of xfce4. Why this was disabled is beyond me. No, using devilspie is not a user friendly option. | ||
* When auto-hide enabled, add option to show the panel (and it will be automatically autohiding afterward) when switching desktop (with command-line). | * When auto-hide enabled, add option to show the panel (and it will be automatically autohiding afterward) when switching desktop (with command-line). | ||
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===== Thunar ===== | ===== Thunar ===== | ||
+ | * In custom actions, seperate sets of appearance conditions for when a single file is selected vs. for when multiple files are selected and more flexibility in the latter case. For instance, I just wrote a custom action which I would like to appear in the context menu for a single selected file only in the case of directories, | ||
+ | * Change the built in context menu items to custom actions. This would have multiple benifits: 1-They would be nice examples of custom actions; 2-We can get rid of the ones we don't want (I for example, really don't like having delete in a context menu, trash is enough.) 3-We can tweak them (for example I'd like a confirmation dialogue for Trash). As things stand to do this I'd have to edit the source code and recompile every time a new version came out. Not fun. | ||
+ | * Command line option to open specified folder as a new tab in existing window would be awesome, OR setting to have ALL locations opened in the same window. I find one window with multiple tabs much easier to navigate than multiple windows. | ||
* The ability to play a sound file on mouse over, integrated on Thunar. This is really useful when working with music files, because it allows you to listen to a file without having to open the music player. Also there' | * The ability to play a sound file on mouse over, integrated on Thunar. This is really useful when working with music files, because it allows you to listen to a file without having to open the music player. Also there' | ||
* Ability to change a folder icon from the properties view, just like in gnome. | * Ability to change a folder icon from the properties view, just like in gnome. | ||
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* A global option to disable .Trash folders on removable devices. Alternatively, | * A global option to disable .Trash folders on removable devices. Alternatively, | ||
* A right-click option to empty the trash on a specific volume. | * A right-click option to empty the trash on a specific volume. | ||
- | + | * Ability to right-click and choose paste to paste files into a folder of which you're currently viewing the contents, and where the amount of files fills the Thunar window (i.e. no empty visual space). Current necessity is to view contents of parent folder, right click on desired folder, and choose "Paste into folder." | |
+ | * Ability to "Paste into folder" | ||
===== Window manager ===== | ===== Window manager ===== | ||
* See also [[xfwm4_changes|xfwm4 changes]] | * See also [[xfwm4_changes|xfwm4 changes]] | ||
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* Show/hide windows by clicking on active workspace. | * Show/hide windows by clicking on active workspace. | ||
* Window Management | * Window Management | ||
+ | * It would be nice, when using two screens (the computer' | ||
* Intelligent placement is annoying. The configuration of more or less intelligence is also not intuitive in this respect. please, allow for turning that feature off and having windows always pop up at center or do it more intelligent, | * Intelligent placement is annoying. The configuration of more or less intelligence is also not intuitive in this respect. please, allow for turning that feature off and having windows always pop up at center or do it more intelligent, | ||
* Placeable " | * Placeable " | ||
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* Allow file icons on the desktop *and* application launchers in the top level of the desktop right-click menu, at the same time. Xfce 4.4 allowed this. 4.6 apparently does not. | * Allow file icons on the desktop *and* application launchers in the top level of the desktop right-click menu, at the same time. Xfce 4.4 allowed this. 4.6 apparently does not. | ||
- | * Icons should allow for single click. The title could pop up at a longer mouseover. | + | * <del>Icons should allow for single click. The title could pop up at a longer mouseover. |
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* God, no. --kelnos | * God, no. --kelnos | ||
* When looking at ristretto, I can say you DON'T EVER want a full-screen 1600x1200 animated background-image. It will most likely be the only thing your computer will be good for then. Showing wallpapers.... Therefore I can only agree with kelnos on this. -stephan | * When looking at ristretto, I can say you DON'T EVER want a full-screen 1600x1200 animated background-image. It will most likely be the only thing your computer will be good for then. Showing wallpapers.... Therefore I can only agree with kelnos on this. -stephan | ||
* let the users decide | * let the users decide | ||
* Yes, it is always preferrable to allow the user to set any setting they could ever desire. | * Yes, it is always preferrable to allow the user to set any setting they could ever desire. | ||
+ | * Screens of mini pc's with 7 - 10 " aren't 1600x1200 and one little Gif/Mng, in the middle of the screen .... not sure it would low the system that much . But that's ok, i stop to search a way. | ||
- | >> Screens of mini pc's with 7 - 10 " aren't 1600x1200 and one little Gif/Mng, in the middle of the screen .... not sure it would low the system that much . But that's ok, i stop to search a way. | + | * <del> |
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- | * Thumbnails on the desktop. Yes, just like nautilus. | + | |
* Of image files? | * Of image files? | ||
- | * Drop the grid that block the freedom to move the desktop icons. | + | * <del>Drop the grid that block the freedom to move the desktop icons.</ |
* That requires a rewrite of most of the desktop view widget. | * That requires a rewrite of most of the desktop view widget. | ||
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* Configurable spacing implemented for 4.6. See xfdesktop [[http:// | * Configurable spacing implemented for 4.6. See xfdesktop [[http:// | ||
- | * I put in question if XFCE could drop desktop icons--and possibly even panel support--in favour of a generalized ' | + | * <del>I put in question if XFCE could drop desktop icons--and possibly even panel support--in favour of a generalized ' |
+ | * XFCE uses the classic desktop metaphor --nodiscc | ||
* Launcher icons && minimized window icons (simultaneously) | * Launcher icons && minimized window icons (simultaneously) | ||
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* Add option to arrange or keep icons arranged on the desktop. | * Add option to arrange or keep icons arranged on the desktop. | ||
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+ | * Arranging icons in desktop just like KDE-refresh desktop/ | ||
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* This has nothing to do with xfdesktop. | * This has nothing to do with xfdesktop. | ||
- | * Arranging icons in desktop just like KDE-refresh desktop/ | + | |
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* There should be an option so that when minimizing applications to the desktop they can be removed from the task list. Eg in this mode the task list would contain unminimized applications and all your minimized applications would be on the desktop. | * There should be an option so that when minimizing applications to the desktop they can be removed from the task list. Eg in this mode the task list would contain unminimized applications and all your minimized applications would be on the desktop. | ||
- | * desktop file settings dialog should look like the thunar one(lets me choose emlems etc) | + | * <del>desktop file settings dialog should look like the thunar one(lets me choose emlems etc)</ |
+ | * Works for me --nodiscc | ||
- | * Support for enlightenments(E17) animated backgrounds(or support for *.mng' | ||
- | * Same behaviour as Thunar when editing filename : select the filename without the extension | ||
- | * maybe use thunar to display the desktop, this can fix the the behavior or the display of thumbnails | + | * < |
+ | * Works for me --nodiscc | ||
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+ | * <del>maybe use thunar to display the desktop, this can fix the the behavior or the display of thumbnails</ | ||
+ | * Works for me --nodiscc | ||
* support for to use picturefeeds as wallpaper, like http:// | * support for to use picturefeeds as wallpaper, like http:// | ||
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* Xfce needs one as an official component, its a shame that some Xfce-Distributions comes with gdm as display manager | * Xfce needs one as an official component, its a shame that some Xfce-Distributions comes with gdm as display manager | ||
- | * maybe someone can fork lxdm or slim... | + | |
- | | + | * the most promising DM at the moment is LightDM. Perhaps Xfce would consider accepting the project under its umbrella |
+ | * I use LightDM as a display manager, with '' | ||
===== Run dialog ===== | ===== Run dialog ===== | ||
* Completion of commands, not only already typed commands. | * Completion of commands, not only already typed commands. | ||
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* This feature was introduced in version 0.3.0. Useful and mousepad remains lighweight. | * This feature was introduced in version 0.3.0. Useful and mousepad remains lighweight. | ||
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* Keep mousepad as fast as it is now (I'm using 0.2.12), no need to bloat it with features. Sometimes I wonder if it actually is a gtk+ 2 application, | * Keep mousepad as fast as it is now (I'm using 0.2.12), no need to bloat it with features. Sometimes I wonder if it actually is a gtk+ 2 application, | ||
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* < | * < | ||
- | + | * Loving the gtksourceview syntax highlighting feature, but it seems to be incomplete. Specifically, | |
- | * Encrypt-Decrypt for text formatted as base64 hex and so on | + | * This is done in Git, will be available next release (I added lots of GSV-related prefs). |
- | * I think this would bloat the app. In most editors things like this are implemented as plugins. Unfortunately mousepad doesn' | + | |
+ | * GTKspell - [[https:// | ||
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+ | * Ability to split view horizontally/ | ||
===== Terminal ===== | ===== Terminal ===== | ||
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* Select all option would be useful. | * Select all option would be useful. | ||
* Option to redirect all output to a log file, ideally, the log file could be set by tag. | * Option to redirect all output to a log file, ideally, the log file could be set by tag. | ||
+ | * Option to automatically copy the selected text with double click | ||
===== GTK engine ===== | ===== GTK engine ===== | ||
* Documentation of how it does what it does (what is the effect) and how to use it for theming. | * Documentation of how it does what it does (what is the effect) and how to use it for theming. | ||
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* '' | * '' | ||
* Try catfish (by the developer of Postler and Midori) | * Try catfish (by the developer of Postler and Midori) | ||
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===== Bindings ===== | ===== Bindings ===== | ||
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*and please let me choose the audio track | *and please let me choose the audio track | ||
*make it skinable like gmplayer or the xine ui | *make it skinable like gmplayer or the xine ui | ||
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+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * It is [[http:// | ||
+ | * MOC - music on console, does the job (not the same feeling, though) & it could be a good start-up for GUI development aimed for youth that are pretty nervous when it comes to Cli (command-line) interface or Console via a terminal emulator. | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | *ZIK is not Ruby, and AFAIK, Xfce Goodies should be C/C++. I have started a [[http:// | ||
===== XFCE-splash ==== | ===== XFCE-splash ==== | ||
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* and it seem to be that the folowing project is an XUL fork, see: http:// | * and it seem to be that the folowing project is an XUL fork, see: http:// | ||
- | ===== 1by1 clone for Xfce ===== | ||
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- | * you can't resist it ;) | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
- | * http:// | ||
- | * http:// | ||
- | * http:// | ||
- | * http:// | ||
- | * It is [[http:// | ||
- | * MOC - music on console, does the job (not the same feeling, though) & it could be a good start-up for GUI development aimed for youth that are pretty nervous when it comes to Cli (command-line) interface or Console via a terminal emulator. | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
- | *ZIK is not Ruby, and AFAIK, Xfce Goodies should be C/C++. I have started a [[http:// | ||
===== Productivity tools for XFCE ===== | ===== Productivity tools for XFCE ===== | ||
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* Until now, the Xfce4-power-manager does not recognize if one types on tty 1-6. That means that one works on tty 1-6 and the Xfce-power-manager hibernates the Computer. It would be great, if xfce-power-manager would provide a daemon which runs in the background when the system boots and not only when i logged in into my XFCE session and which cares about tty 1-6, because some users work on the entire machine and not only on X. I think an background daemon is a good Idea to overcome this situation. ;-) Thanks | * Until now, the Xfce4-power-manager does not recognize if one types on tty 1-6. That means that one works on tty 1-6 and the Xfce-power-manager hibernates the Computer. It would be great, if xfce-power-manager would provide a daemon which runs in the background when the system boots and not only when i logged in into my XFCE session and which cares about tty 1-6, because some users work on the entire machine and not only on X. I think an background daemon is a good Idea to overcome this situation. ;-) Thanks | ||
+ | * Moreover, it would be nice if there was an option that prevents the machine from going to sleep when there is some computational load. This way, one could just leave the machine crunching through a large amount of data and have it go to sleep after it has finished. | ||
+ | * An easy-to-implement feature request: Please add an advanced configuration option for telling the power manager which backlight interface to use (e.g. " | ||
===== Xfce4-appfinder ===== | ===== Xfce4-appfinder ===== | ||
* Add simple arithmetic evaluator. Just the 4 basic operations (addition, substraction, | * Add simple arithmetic evaluator. Just the 4 basic operations (addition, substraction, | ||
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+ | Finding Files by Date and Metadata. When one starts typing the name of a file in Thunar currently the words typed are displayed in a textbox and files matching the text in the current directory are shown. | ||
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+ | But imagine if someone only wants to find files by a specific date or date range, camera they were taken with, or sort files by tags. | ||
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+ | This can be quickly acomplished if a feature adding search options in an " | ||
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+ | For example to display files by a specific date one could type " | ||
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+ | For a range of time one could type " | ||
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+ | To display only files with a metadata eliment one could use " | ||
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+ | A Recursive option such as " r: " Would help users find files in subdirectories and this could be used with the other options. | ||
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+ | This whole idea is based on how the Vim text editor manages text, and I believe this form of functionality could give a Lot more power to the XFCE desktop. |