4.1 planning

Joshua Joseph joejoshw at gmail.com
Wed Mar 12 07:56:35 PDT 2014


On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, Dirk Hohndel <dirk at hohndel.org> wrote:
>
> As I mentioned in January, I really wanted to switch to a time based
> model for releases. Clearly that did NOT happen. A maintainer can
> dream...
>
> That said, I still want to get a 4.1 version taken care of relatively
> soon, preferably by early April.
>
> Can I ask if anyone has features that they are working on and that
> should get in before 4.1?
>
> What I know of right now:
>
> - new profile still needs more TLC - it's mostly details, but I want to
> make sure that this is not perceived as a step back by our users.
>
> - modal dialogs - I ignored these changes yesterday as I was still
> feeling rather sick. I'll try to think this through today and come up
> with a plan
>
> - git load/save - this will be disabled in 4.1. We should continue to
> work on it, but I really think that we need to spend more time on the
> user impact, on failure modes, on UI questions, etc.
>
> - documentation - Willem is way ahead compared to any other time of
> preparing for a release. But he needs a chance to do screen shots, etc.
>
> - translations - the usual dance. Bug fixing will cause string changes,
> but we need to get started on the translations or this will be the
> critical path at the end.
>
> Here are my requests:
>
> - if you are working on anything that causes UI changes or string
> changes, please respond and let the rest of us know. I would like to
> freeze the UI and strings in two weeks at the very latest.
>
> - if you are an experienced user, please test, test, test, test. I know
> that some of you are very good at working through all the different
> flows and menus and test dives and different scenarios. Play with the
> buttons on the toolbar. Preferences.
>
> - everyone, especially GSoC students: read the documentation and provide
> feedback to Willem
>
> - translators - I'll push the latest strings in a couple of hours and
> then you could get started
>
>
> What am I missing?

Hi Dirk,

I am working on the check for updates feature.


>
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