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<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I was just wondering why the list has been so quiet lately (at least in terms of commits!) and thought I'd look at the release plan to figure out if there was something *big* coming that you'd all be working on :-)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Well, the least one can say is that the release plan in devel-docs is *outdated* ! How about trying to update it ? To get the process started, below is my own list of expectations :-)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'm not in a position to prioritize, nor to decide what should be done now and what should be held back until 2.0/Qt4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">/KDE4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (for instance because it will be much easier there, like possibly efficient datasheet view of data, undo/redo framework, etc...) but I'm sure there'll be feedback !</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> So, here we go:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- c</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ertainly the number one feature requested by users is<B> undo/redo</B>, but as just hinted I suspect it will have to wait until 2.0</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">proper handling of metadata</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">that is *both* import and integration in plots is certainly the most urgent need in my eyes, and I believe it is accessible without extensive changes. That wa</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">s initially expressed in bug #109430 "reserved areas/flow-around</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> + list of fields</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> which is probably the most concise presentation of the needs even though it's two requests in one bug (I know, that's wrong :-))</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. Relevant discussions to this can</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">also</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">be found in #132954</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> "can't use metadata in labels"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">#120772</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> "list of strings" which may need to be closed ?</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">)</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. I insist on the need</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">to put labels along the sides of the windows without interference with plot layout</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">… Possibly</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">#124573 "headers/footers for printing"</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">could be linked as well (in an interactive session you have access to metadata, which you don't on paper unless it appears there).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">easy selection of items from long lists</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(like #104935 "easier search for vector names" but extended to all cases/objects where long lists can occur, with a case-insensitive substring filter approach)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- the</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ability to mask points or work on subsets</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(bug #110734 "ability to mask datapoints…") very conveniently. Even though it had been suggested to wait for InterView for that and do it in spreadsheet mode, I think a graphical way to select regions/points is *required*</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- the</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">new plugin system</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">that will hopefully allow to group plugins and make them more usable (that is not really a new funtion and if I'm not mistaken that is what Adam has been working on lately)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- the ability to</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">save data with plot layout</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">as an option, if possible in a compact format :-) But very often data files change content and only storing a link to them can cause trouble…</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- some</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">usability improvements</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">for which I'll create bugzilla entries soon. They come from an extensive discussion with one user, who complained that some things took too long to do in kst and for which we found fairly simple "fixes". Stay tuned :-)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">3D</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> would certainly be useful as well, but that sounds like a major new feature requiring in-depth discussion… So not today !</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thoughts ?</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nicolas</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">P.S.: I often notice that users tend to ignore some nice kst features. I think we should add "tips of the day" like in other KDE apps, with a list of the nicest "tricks". It shouldn't be too hard to add, and non-developers can easily contribute...</FONT></SPAN></P>
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