Linux Mint 19 ============= rel_notes new features page [DONE in GIT] gnome-terminal: restore context menu the way it was before FF is missing l10n? need_update: minecraft-installer whatsapp-desktop spotify-client dropbox google-earth-pro-stable skypeforlinux artwork: grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings) wifi networks available notif is blue, but connected one is green thunar/caja -> use app icon? (is folder appropriate. doesn't currently change color with color variation) remove humanity-icon-theme and ubuntu-mono gdebi: 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 gist-paste still used in xapps/mintsystem cinnamon settings startup, edit item with no delay, save -> python exception 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 update translations LMDE 3 ====== lightdm asks username to be typed Backports flatpak/ostree/appstream? meson/debhelper/dh_autoreconf? Linux Mint 19.1 =============== update installation slideshow internet: flash/java movies: DVD connected: refs to ICQ.. 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 gtk color variations cursor theme? sound theme? slightly taller/darker panel? generic menu icon? cinnamon enable recent by default, fix mem leak https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop/commit/2015cc0f8a8fe46384225b0cf10df45f7d3d9315#diff-7ad95a88738c9b5cd253f469add87640 muffin to render titlebars with GTK themes (i.e. drop support for metacity themes) 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 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 new backgrounds new branded backgrounds 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 codecs now include ms fonts slick-greeter: user can specify which monitor to use xfce: whisker 2.1.7 added gnome-logs