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Linux Mint 19
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rel_notes
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new features page
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[DONE in GIT] gnome-terminal: restore context menu the way it was before
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QA:
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FF is missing l10n? (related to mint-artwork-common?)
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choosing encrypt install and overrite empty space crashes installation and leaves drive with no os on it.
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cinnamon: "*.deb" files do no automatically associate with gdebi
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vlc-l10n should be a dep of mint-meta-codecs
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xfce:
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f1 doesn't produce help content
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Right clicking on a folder in Thunar and slecting open as root does nothing
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MATE:
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uses ntp? switch to chrony?
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mintupdate keeps displaying "Do you want to switch to a local mirror?", click OK -> never comes up with the mirror-speed-test https://github.com/linuxmint/mintupdate/pull/358
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Lock screen prompt takes about minute to show, and when I enter my password, it takes another minute to actually let me back to desktop. There are suspicious messages in journalctl:
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mate-screensaver-dialog: pam_ecryptfs: seteuid error
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gnome-keyring-daemon: couldn't initialize slot with master password: The password or PIN is incorrect
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remove gnome-session-bin?
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Launching mintdrivers from mintwelcome has the same missing label issue as in mintsources. However, running "pkexec mintdrivers" from terminal shows the label... weird.
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Launching codecs installation from mintwelcome shows a dialog that has no parent window set. It's easily covered by other windows and isn't shown in tasklist.
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Launching "install/remove languages" tool from mintlocale seems to keep the privileges (mate-polkit icon is shown in tray), it will ask for password next time anyway, when you close the install/remove dialog and launch it again. Weird.
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After multimedia codecs are installed, the entry for it is not disabled/removed from menus. It's still there in mintmenu (or Alt-F1 menu).
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System reports tool also still offers me to install the codecs, even though I did so from mintwelcome before.
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When using Mint-X theme, there are visual glitches in mate-screensaver-preferences in the side pane (list of screensavers). Just move the mouse over that pane back and forth, without clicking.
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Compiz doesn't have MATE compatibility plugin enabled, so Alt-F1 and Alt-F2 shortcuts don't work as MATE users would expect. There's GNOME compatibility plugin enabled, I have no idea what it does. Maybe some support from gnome-flashback session?
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There's some inconsistency between Compiz plugins enabled by mintdesktop and the ones enabled in CCSM.
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When you first switch to Compiz in matedesktop, it creates /org/compiz/profles/mate/ in dconf and puts plugins-with-set-keys key there, filled with list of enabled plugins. But it doesn't create /org/compiz/profles/mate/plugins/ which is supposed to contain settings of enabled plugins.
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When you launch CCSM after that, it has a different set of enabled plugins. For example, it doesn't have winrules plugin enabled at all. But CCSM actually creates /org/compiz/profles/mate/plugins/ in dconf and puts several subfolders there, which have the settings of currently enabled plugins. These plugins are the ones that are checked in CCSM itself, so there's no subfolder for winrules in dconf.
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I'm quite confused because winrules plugin actually seems to work (even though it looks disabled): mintmenu doesn't have a gap between itself and panel. Or maybe that bug isn't reproducible anymore with Ubuntu 18.04 base? No idea.
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For reference, old bug reports about the gap and the commits with the fixes for it:
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https://github.com/linuxmint/mintmenu/issues/121
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/1419346
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https://github.com/linuxmint/mintdesktop/commit/1a443159029b5021e69f0b3e75e3c8967880f8b2
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https://github.com/linuxmint/mintdesktop/commit/487257aa10eca92150a129246fd846b8d1800d35
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intel-microcode is missing
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mintdesktop still has a setting for terminal to enable fo
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need_update:
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minecraft-installer
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whatsapp-desktop
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spotify-client
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dropbox
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google-earth-pro-stable
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skypeforlinux
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artwork:
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grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings)
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wifi networks available notif is blue, but connected one is green
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thunar/caja -> use app icon? (is folder appropriate. doesn't currently change color with color variation)
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remove humanity-icon-theme and ubuntu-mono
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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
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gist-paste still used in xapps/mintsystem
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cinnamon settings startup, edit item with no delay, save -> python exception
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help
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rtd dev guide
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rtd security guide
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release upgrade tool
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migrate to pkexec
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make sure timeshift config is in place
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make sure mdm isn't in use anymore
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suggestions:
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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.
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mintupgrade replaces user modified configuration files in /etc without prompting, leaving *.dpkg-old files behind. Perhaps cover this tidbit in the tutorial.
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release notes
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warning about guest accounts not being confined
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warning about home directory encryption not unmounting on logout
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update translations
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LMDE 3
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lightdm asks username to be typed
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Backports
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flatpak/ostree/appstream?
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meson/debhelper/dh_autoreconf?
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Linux Mint 19.1
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===============
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update installation slideshow
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internet: flash/java
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movies: DVD
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connected: refs to ICQ..
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mate:
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consider brisk menu
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mintupdate:
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safeguard against package removals (for instance, don't let users perform updates which would remove sensitive packages).
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notice to reboot the computer when appropriate
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purge old kernels? https://github.com/Pjotr123/purge-old-kernels-2
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systray icon or infobar to notify user of new Mint versions
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remember sorting of updates
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mintreport:
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detect missing l10n packages and hint at mintlocale
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warn about root password if not set
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artwork
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add dark variant support to Mint-Y (needs fixes in Caja)
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mint-y lack of borders without compositing
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gtk color variations
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cursor theme?
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sound theme?
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slightly taller/darker panel?
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generic menu icon?
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cinnamon
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enable recent by default, fix mem leak https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop/commit/2015cc0f8a8fe46384225b0cf10df45f7d3d9315#diff-7ad95a88738c9b5cd253f469add87640
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muffin to render titlebars with GTK themes (i.e. drop support for metacity themes)
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investigate https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-Post-3.28-Perf-Work
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PR on network applet to use libnm/libnma (needs fixes in Debian Stretch)
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nemo
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video thumbnails are blurry
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mate
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marco: add support for GTK dark variants
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system
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plymouth: center text, hide "None" value
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slick
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would be nice to show release number
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xapps/cinnamon/nemo:
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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
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Roadmap
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=======
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desktop-search:
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local files
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web engines
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recent
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apps
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dictionary
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translations
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mate:
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switch mozo for menulibre
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mintreport:
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dmesg errors
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foreign packages if pinned by mint
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wrong lsb info..etc.
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slow boot sequence
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slow shutdown sequence
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implement an alarm clock
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cinnamon:
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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)
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cinnamon slow to start after boot --> delay execution of appsys/docinfo until the DE is loaded
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CSD: support mouse wheel speed? Evdev scrolling distance?
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menu keywords: looking for display in menu shows color first
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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.
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track/troubleshoot shutdown sequence (user should know what is happening when shutdown isn't immediate)
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track/troubleshoot vsync, compositing, unredirected windows and policy
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menu: consider adopting this layout (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/The-Panacea-Projects/Gnomenu/master/Screenshot.png), same as ours/mintmenu, only better.
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todo list applet/desklet
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calendar events applet/desklet
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multiple clocks https://github.com/simonwiles/cinnamon_applets
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network applet: airplane mode (quick way to rfkill all)
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nemo: retire computer:/// place (which is completely useless) or revamp it into something better
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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())
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actions in panel launchers aren't translated if not present in .desktop file
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gnome-system-monitor moves out of place in Expo
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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.
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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?
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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?
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make the GOA frontend an Xapp (it should be cross-DE), disable buggy/irrelevant services
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xapps
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implement an app-sharing protocol to quickly move a document from one app to another
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gestures support:
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pinch:
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zoom document in pix
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zoom view in nemo
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swipe:
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previous/next document in pix
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scroll:
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sound-volume/seek in xplayer
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click:
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pause/resume in xplayer
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double-click:
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full-screen in xplayer
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full-screen in xviewer
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pix
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doesn't rotate videos when playing them
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vignettes should look better, and the same in all themes
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support prefer-dark-themes
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treeview in sidebar shows unecessary "(empty)" when dirs have no subdirs
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xreader
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xreader-previewer use full-color icons
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artwork:
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Tray icons are black with mint-y themes.
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mint-x-icons: network status icons have a dark background in panel 33px and bigger (sound icon looks wrong in 41px and bigger).
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mint-y The maximize/restore window control button doesn’t change visually between in maximized and restored state (default theme and Mint-Y-Dark)
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system:
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compiler optimization: consider optimizing compiled binaries for Cinnamon/Xapps
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HiDPI support:
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upstream apps using GTK2: Gimp, Hexchat, Tomboy.
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R&D
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===
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system
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consider enabling recommends
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review logind.conf changes in:
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MATE
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Xfce
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libindicator++?
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client-rendered icon/menu (ala libindicator)
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support all the features from GTK statusicon (tooltips, left/right clicks etc..)
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network discovery:
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easy out-of-the-box interactions (messaging/presence/file-sharing) over the LAN
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windows compatibility layer:
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seamless wine integration
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Implemented
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===========
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cinnamon
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new combo options for spices settings (combo options, valid values)
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sound applet:
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can now also mute input on middle-click
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next/previous track on right/left scroll
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album art keep aspect ratio
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sound volume can go all the way to 150%
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better CSD windows support: titlebar click actions and button layouts
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faster to map windows
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better window animations
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better window list thumbnails
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notifications:
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can be shown at the bottom of the screen
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close button
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no more fade-effect
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no longer vanish when focusing caller app
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ability to show desklets on top of windows thanks to show-desklets applet, or Super+Tab
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nemo:
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symbolic icons
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faster view render
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stronger extension code
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File search:
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async search
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simplify UI/features
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artwork:
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symbolic icons
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new backgrounds
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new branded backgrounds
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improvements to mint-y-icons
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improved icons
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backports from moka
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crisper HiDPI with @2x icons
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xreader
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recent view
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preferences, optional toolbar buttons
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remove annotations
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epub support (thumbs fixed, allow to save document)
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thumbnail zoom
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smooth scrolling
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xed
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refined look/feel with GTK 3.22 support
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shortcuts window
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new preference window (from xapps)
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word completion plugin
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mint-tools:
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transition to aptdaemon/pkexec and gtk3/python3 (for remaining ones)
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mintsources:
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PPA: show already installed packages
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mintupdate:
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can be backported (locales ...)
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shortcut window
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timeshift integration replace levels/policy
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kernel install rely on meta
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automatic updates
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new type to mark updates from other PPA/repos
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switch type icons to symbolics
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mintupdate-tool -> mintupdate-cli
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support for lowlatency kernels
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mintinstall:
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python3
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better keyboard navigation
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better search (search in categories, async)
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use internal cache for apt/flatpak with better abstraction (this can potentially be used in mintupdate at a later stage)
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numerous UI improvements and animations
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loading and activity indicators
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old screenshots are cleaned up
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flatpak support for .flatpakref/.flatpakrepo (can click from website etc..)
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flatpak size/version
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mintstick:
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exfat support
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mintwelcome:
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new layout
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pia-manager:
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remembers username/password/gateway
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docs
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translation guide
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troubleshooting guide
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hidpi:
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2x icons
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pkexec instead of gksu
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software selection:
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pidgin removed
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ntp/ntpdate removed in Cinnamon (done by systemd)
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gnome-calendar added
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gnome-logs replaces gnome-system-logs in Cinnamon
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codecs now include ms fonts
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slick-greeter:
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user can specify which monitor to use
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xfce:
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whisker 2.1.7
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added gnome-logs |