Done

mintreport: sysinfo tab migrate to systemd-coredump (to make it compatible with LMDE)

mintinstall/mintupdate: use common cache to know all manually installed packages, not just the ones installed via mintinstall (only in Mint, not LMDE)

Cinnamon 4.2: - preferred apps: Added an option for PDF reader - simplified docinfo - simplified appsys - cmenus ported to meson - onscreen keyboard in screensaver - background slideshow applet shows filename - faster input lag - faster menu - printer applet - vsync can be switched without restarting - configurable vsync method

mintupdate: able to blacklist a specific version detects apt lock and delays refresh instead of failing automated autoremove of kernels and packages inhibit shutdown/reboot during automation persistent and logrotate for /var/log/mintupdate.log auto-refresh is now configurable

mintupdate refreshes automatically when apt cache changes add man pages warns that reboot is required after kernel update info dialog updates in real time refresh mechanism uses timestamp, no longer impacted by suspends, can be configured to periods longer than the session warns 90 days before distro reaches EOL retire level and obsolete options checkAPT no longer run as root kernel series supported multiples can be installed/removed (queued operations) kernels show their EOL status page when mintupdate needs to update itself refresh page mintupdate page

artwork: mint-y: improved contrast in nemo sidebar switch to ubuntu fonts improved contrast clear and dark action icons remove noto-sans, noto-sans-hinted, noto-sans-unhinted? (create stuttering in chromium) currently debating mint-y-darker

blueberry: ability to connect/disconnect paired devices in systray

Non-blocking bugs

print test page https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/pull/77/files

artwork:

• mintwelcome icon
• package mint-y variations into flathub

pia-manager

cinnamon:

• Even after authorize Samba in gufw, Nemo doesn’t show the local network and machine on it. I must manually type smb://user@ip to get in (after workgroup and password) In Mint 18 that was directly available.
• When in tablet mode (that is, the screen is rotated and covering the keyboard) the RotateWindows key doesn't work anymore... It just does nothing...
• menu-editor: picking a pixmap in /usr/share/pixmaps for a category results in no icon being shown in the menu.
• Unable to unlock the screensaver via LDAP with libpam-ldap and nscd packages installed pointing to an openldap server.
• csd power: https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/82af1816f32a26f28027ea7ce8edc79cd833bc76
• in HiDPI, keyboard applet, the flags is not the proper size. Hovering it fixes it.
• mounted volume applet: no notification when unmounting (as opposed to when it's done in nemo).
• gwl: Enable "application name" label. Open FF, open at least two browser tabs. Close FF. The label slides over the icon and doesn't disappear: https://kepkuldes.com/image/UoNHl
• nemo: custom folder colors are blurry (they use png instead of svg)

xapps don't react consistently to ctrl+q and ctrl+w

mintupdate: safeguard against package removals (for instance, don't let users perform updates which would remove sensitive packages).

timeshift: after restoration and before reboot, run hooks (could be used to adjust grub menu)

update translations for installation guide

Linux Mint 19.2

add sum to download page directly

https/apt:
    add https support for packages.linuxmint.com
    switch to https by default?
    add feature in mintsources to list https mirrors only?

system:
    add support for 32-bit EFI: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=283381
    add support for https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
    add CLI support for foreign packages list/removal/downgrade

samba: https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues/125

wine: metapackage, mime handler and menu items https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wine/+bug/1576326

artwork considerations:
    revamp sound theme?
    revamp isolinux/grub menus?
    revamp plymouth splash?
    text-size to be configurable in panel zones?
    cinnamon/gtk mint-y: tooltips don't match theme
    grey-on-grey icons (many in cinnamon-settings)
    review color variations in mint-y
    solid opaque terminal background?
    update MATE metathemes
    mint-y-darker dark menus should use dark assets

mintlocale:
    https://github.com/linuxmint/mintlocale/issues/36

pia-manager:
    https://github.com/linuxmint/pia-manager/issues/11

help
    rtd dev guide
    rtd security guide

mate:
    consider brisk menu
    fix terminal apps not running (gnome-terminal --> mate-terminal)

mintupdate:
    remember sorting of updates
    have an option for update manager to initiate a timeshift backup prior to applying upgrades?

port mintstick to python3

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/marco)
    cursor theme?
    sound theme?
    bump resolution of branded backgrounds

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

xfce:
    consider backports https://blog.xfce.org/

cinnamon
    gtk windows
    merge appsys and cmenus
    ditch docinfo

nemo
    better navbar
    consider sping loaded folders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdUPrMjlLy8

xreader:
    consider zoom factor indicator

xed:
    option to remember past opened-documents

LMDE 4

remove debian-multimedia

Roadmap

main ideas
    mintsystem apt downgrade

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
    systray support

mintupgrade
    list/address foreign packages post-upgrade

implement an alarm clock

cinnamon:
    cinnamon slow to start after boot --> delay execution of appsys/docinfo until the DE is loaded
    CSD: support mouse wheel speed? Evdev scrolling distance?
    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
    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
    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?

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

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

network discovery:
    easy out-of-the-box interactions (messaging/presence/file-sharing) over the LAN