Roadmap

For changes in current releases see the CHANGELOG.md of the release.

Table of Contents Roadmap 0.22.x 2012/Q4 0.23.x 2013/Q1 Unscheduled Features Community Enhancements Release cycle What do the version numbers mean?

Roadmap

0.22.x 2012/Q4

• Keyboard Accessibility
• Drag & Drop files / blocks
• Guides and Documentation

0.23.x 2013/Q1

Unscheduled Features

• Settings Compilation/Bundling
• Translation Compilation/Bundling
• Aloha Blocks
• Message Stack
• Copy & Paste support for
  • Aloha Blocks
  • inline noneditables Handling
  • Support for editing/rendering/handling CMS widgets that exist within the post content. E.g. `This is a youtube video: [youtube]blah/youtube`
  • Wikimedia Syntax
  • Markdown Syntax
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Docs
  • OpenOffice / LibreOffice
  • oEmbed
• Implement Aloha.execCommand stack
  • createLink
  • italic
  • removeFormat
  • strikethrough
  • subscript
  • superscript
  • underline
  • unlink
  • insertHorizontalRule
  • insertImage
  • insertText
  • justifyCenter
  • justifyFull
  • justifyLeft
  • justifyRight
  • backColor
  • fontName
  • fontSize
  • foreColor
  • hiliteColor
• implement createLink to be used as flow and/or phrasing element (http://html5doctor.com/block-level-links-in-html-5/)
• Allow for table columns and rows to be resized by dragging
• Semantic Annotation
  • Will add semantic value to your content as you type
  • Smart helpers to help you type repetitive content
• Better HTML5 Support (section, article, video, canvas, etc)
• AutoSave and AutoRestore Functionality
• Style Editor
• Insert Element Button
• Full Screen Mode for Editing
• Google Fonts picker like: http://www.innovastudio.com/
• Predefined fancy CSS3 style picker with options to customize (a bit like word art) like: http://www.innovastudio.com/
• Spellchecker
• remove jQuery from the core.
  • still use it, but allow inclusion from google CDN or local hosting. Would make it easier to integrate Aloha into an existing project.
• Undo-Function

Community Enhancements

• Website Enhancements
  • Screencasts
• Plugin Gallery
  • http://bespinplugins.mozillalabs.com/
  • https://addons.mozilla.org/
  • http://plugins.jquery.com/
• Developer Network and Showcase
  • Developers can register on the Aloha Editor website and showcase what they are building with Aloha Editor, as well as give praise and feedback
  • Got ideas? Add them here**

Release cycle

Releases are planned approximately a year a ahead. When time comes closer the release date gets more accurate. See http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2011/02/07/drawing-up-a-roadmap/(http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2011/02/07/drawing-up-a-roadmap/) for roadmap planning issues. Our release cycle follows http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/(http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/)

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What do the version numbers mean?

• x.0.0 - a major version - complete rewrites
• 0.x.0 - a minor version - new features
• 0.0.x - a revision version - bugfixes, maintenance