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wish_list [2016/09/13 12:35] – [Print Dialog and Printing Manager] Added mention of difference in support for obsolete vs new printers mmacd | wish_list [2018/07/03 00:00] – [Thunar] Save tabs and strike-thru kitchm | ||
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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 ===== | ||
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+ | * Allow a Super hotkey for showing the whisker menu or application menu that doesn' | ||
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* When a panel launcher button style is set to " | * When a panel launcher button style is set to " | ||
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* Organization features: as many of the target audience are on older machines that can not handle Compiz/ | * Organization features: as many of the target audience are on older machines that can not handle Compiz/ | ||
* Not to show the archives that appear in " | * Not to show the archives that appear in " | ||
- | * Tabs support | + | |
* Can change background of content window | * Can change background of content window | ||
* Small front-end to mkfs - right-clicking on usb drive provides format drive option in menu. | * Small front-end to mkfs - right-clicking on usb drive provides format drive option in menu. | ||
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* Ability to "Paste into folder" | * Ability to "Paste into folder" | ||
* Support for different shortcuts in each workspace. | * Support for different shortcuts in each workspace. | ||
+ | * Add the ability to have customized buttons for custom actions, in the main toolbar. | ||
+ | * Add the ability to create submenus for grouping custom actions, by manually editing the uca.xml file | ||
+ | * Save tabs on exit | ||
===== Window manager ===== | ===== Window manager ===== | ||
* See also [[xfwm4_changes|xfwm4 changes]] | * See also [[xfwm4_changes|xfwm4 changes]] | ||
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* Look into xfwm4-settings for the shortcuts, the default should be Alt+F11. | * Look into xfwm4-settings for the shortcuts, the default should be Alt+F11. | ||
* Ah, yes, I didn't know about that previously. But it's not really what I'm looking for... seems that expands the window to fill the screen, without the borders & decorations. What I miss from E16 is that Ctrl+Enter enlarges the window (so the dimensions are still the same -- my terminal emulator is still 80x25, but appears larger.) That's handy for a small screen like mine. | * Ah, yes, I didn't know about that previously. But it's not really what I'm looking for... seems that expands the window to fill the screen, without the borders & decorations. What I miss from E16 is that Ctrl+Enter enlarges the window (so the dimensions are still the same -- my terminal emulator is still 80x25, but appears larger.) That's handy for a small screen like mine. | ||
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+ | * Port Unity' | ||
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+ | * Allow window preview when hoovering over a window button. As < | ||
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+ | * Ditch xfwm4 in favor of mutter. xfwm4 has tearing (even with composition enabled) and compton is unmaintained and currently has problems with gtk 3 CSDs and shadows in QT applications. Xfwm also doesn' | ||
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* support for to use picturefeeds as wallpaper, like http:// | * support for to use picturefeeds as wallpaper, like http:// | ||
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+ | * Enable locating desktop icons on the desktop for the primary display (or any display in a multi-monitor setup). | ||
===== Display Manager ===== | ===== Display Manager ===== | ||
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* Make it possible to use a different font in individual tabs and / or windows, without changing the general font setting. | * Make it possible to use a different font in individual tabs and / or windows, without changing the general font setting. | ||
* Ideally, implement customizable profiles, which have some settings different from the default. A user would (optionally) choose a profile when opening a new tab or a terminal window. This could be done for example by holding down the left button for a second, or right clicking, on the new tab button, or via the menus. See other terminal emulators to see how this has been done. This would be a more general solution and would allow users to use all kind of settings in their profiles, not just setting the font. | * Ideally, implement customizable profiles, which have some settings different from the default. A user would (optionally) choose a profile when opening a new tab or a terminal window. This could be done for example by holding down the left button for a second, or right clicking, on the new tab button, or via the menus. See other terminal emulators to see how this has been done. This would be a more general solution and would allow users to use all kind of settings in their profiles, not just setting the font. | ||
- | * Second the request for named per-terminal profiles | + | * Second the request for //named// per-terminal profiles. They could be implemented in 2 or 3 stages: (1) afford selection of foreground/ |
* Ctrl + and Ctrl - to increase/ | * Ctrl + and Ctrl - to increase/ | ||
* Make the amount that is scrolled in history via mouse wheel configurable | * Make the amount that is scrolled in history via mouse wheel configurable | ||
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* Shouldn' | * Shouldn' | ||
* let me set this xfce4-settings-editor? | * let me set this xfce4-settings-editor? | ||
+ | * icon size should be settable, like font size (and for the same reason) | ||
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===== New Modules ===== | ===== New Modules ===== | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
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* How about using an online web Office application for example like Google Docs (it's the only good one I know off-head). In the word processor you will obviously have to support OO-XML and OASIS OpenDocument which is a real hard MF task otherwise there is no point as you will be in a small nutshell being the only one able to read and save the documents. Perhaps a MS Wordpad-like application with RTF documents? For what's in my case, I'm a happy OOo user. But at last there are also Desktop-wiki applications like **Zim** and **Tomboy** that support wiki/camel syntax, and even standalone HTML files with javascript like **Wiki on a stick** and **Tiddly wiki**. --- mike | * How about using an online web Office application for example like Google Docs (it's the only good one I know off-head). In the word processor you will obviously have to support OO-XML and OASIS OpenDocument which is a real hard MF task otherwise there is no point as you will be in a small nutshell being the only one able to read and save the documents. Perhaps a MS Wordpad-like application with RTF documents? For what's in my case, I'm a happy OOo user. But at last there are also Desktop-wiki applications like **Zim** and **Tomboy** that support wiki/camel syntax, and even standalone HTML files with javascript like **Wiki on a stick** and **Tiddly wiki**. --- mike | ||
* Well, an online app can't really substitute a local one in this case (especially on a mobile device). Wordpad-like app is nice, but I don't really see any point in choosing RTF as default - the specification is pretty obscure and not really implemented correctly in contemporary MS products (although the spec is open, you still get compatibility issues). Second, I can't see a reason why choosing ODT would make it necessary to support OOXML as well. OOXML specs are enormous and intricated to my knowledge (although I am not really competent here). But you are right about WordPad (or Ted, in terms of functionality) - that's exactly what I want, just a little bit more contemporary and supporting a more recent standard as default. --- ilembitov | * Well, an online app can't really substitute a local one in this case (especially on a mobile device). Wordpad-like app is nice, but I don't really see any point in choosing RTF as default - the specification is pretty obscure and not really implemented correctly in contemporary MS products (although the spec is open, you still get compatibility issues). Second, I can't see a reason why choosing ODT would make it necessary to support OOXML as well. OOXML specs are enormous and intricated to my knowledge (although I am not really competent here). But you are right about WordPad (or Ted, in terms of functionality) - that's exactly what I want, just a little bit more contemporary and supporting a more recent standard as default. --- ilembitov | ||
- | * I would be very much against an Xfword: Xfce is not in any way in the business of word processing. If you're looking for something lightweight and cool try **LyX**, a GUI to LaTeX that allows you to easily create beautifully typeset documents and presentations. The quality of the professionally-looking LaTeX- / LyX-generated PDF documents surpasses by far the capabilities of ordinary word processors (MS Word, OOo, Abiword, etc.). | + | * I would be very much against an Xfword: Xfce is not in any way in the business of word processing. If you're looking for something lightweight and cool try **LyX**, a GUI to LaTeX that allows you to easily create beautifully typeset documents and presentations. The quality of the professionally-looking LaTeX- / LyX-generated PDF documents surpasses by far the capabilities of ordinary word processors (MS Word, OOo, Abiword, etc.). |
+ | * Not " | ||
===== Easy Font Installer ===== | ===== Easy Font Installer ===== |