From ba429d344132c088177e853cce8ff7181570b221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:42:51 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 44.2. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- docs/roadmap.md | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/roadmap.md (limited to 'docs/roadmap.md') diff --git a/docs/roadmap.md b/docs/roadmap.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ae5e770 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap.md @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +gedit roadmap +============= + +This page contains the plans for major code changes we hope to get done in the +future. + +See the [roadmap-done.md](roadmap-done.md) file for done tasks. + +See the [NEWS file](../NEWS) for a detailed history. + +See also the +[Tepl roadmap](https://gitlab.gnome.org/swilmet/tepl/-/blob/main/docs/roadmap.md). + +Continue to make the gedit source code more re-usable +----------------------------------------------------- + +Status: **in progress** (this is an ongoing effort) + +Next steps: +- Use more features from the Tepl library, and develop Tepl alongside gedit. + The goal is to reduce the amount of code in gedit, by having re-usable code + in Tepl instead. + +Replace search & replace dialog window by an horizontal bar +----------------------------------------------------------- + +Status: **todo** + +To not occlude the text. + +Be able to quit the application with all documents saved, and restored on next start +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Status: **todo** + +Even for unsaved and untitled files, be able to quit gedit, restart it later and +come back to the state before with all tabs restored. + +Improve the workflow for printing to paper +------------------------------------------ + +Status: **todo** + +Show first a preview of the file to print and do the configuration from there. + +Handle problem with large files or files containing very long lines +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Status: **started in Tepl** + +See the [common-bugs.md](common-bugs.md) file. + +Use native file chooser dialog windows (GtkFileChooserNative) +------------------------------------------------------------- + +Status: **in progress** + +To have the native file chooser on MS Windows, and use the Flatpak portal. + +Do not allow incompatible plugins to be loaded +---------------------------------------------- + +Status: **todo** + +There are currently no checks to see if a plugin is compatible with the gedit +version. Currently enabling a plugin can make gedit to crash. + +Solution: include the gedit plugin API version in the directory names where +plugins need to be installed. Better solution: see +[this libpeas feature request](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642694#c15). + +Avoid the need for gedit forks +------------------------------ + +Status: **todo** + +There are several forks of gedit available: [Pluma](https://github.com/mate-desktop/pluma) +(from the MATE desktop environment) and [xed](https://github.com/linuxmint/xed) +(from the Linux Mint distribution). xed is a fork of Pluma, and Pluma is a fork +of gedit. + +The goal is to make gedit suitable for MATE and Linux Mint. This can be +implemented by adding a “gedit-classic” configuration option. Or implement it +similarly to LibreOffice, to give the user a choice between several UI +paradigms. -- cgit v1.2.3