Requests & suggestions

[Aaron J. Seigo]

while there are some good items in your list, there are MANY more which are 
either outside the scope of KDE or already implemented. some of these are 
noted below; you may want to revise your list and then you will likely have a 
small enough list that you can submit them via bugs.kde.org. if you think you 
don't have the time to do so, then perhaps think of the mountains of time you 
are asking others to commit to fulfilling your wishes =)

On Wednesday 11 August 2004 02:07, Pamous Smith wrote:
> Windows-compatible DVD Burning
>      Burn data DVDs that are compatible with Windows
>      without any hassle.

does K3B's DVD burning not work?

> NETWORK & SECURITY (Please give Home Directory
> Encryption!)

this, along with things like your request for better AA is not within the 
scope of KDE but underlying layers of software such as the operating system 
kernel and X Window.

> Network Browsing
>      Browse AFP, NFS, SMB, managed and ad-hoc network
>      servers directly in KDE.

lan:/, smb:/, nfs:/ etc.... already exist =) so consider this wish 
pre-fullfilled ;-)

> Authenticate on Wake
>      Ensure maximum security of system by prompting
>      user name and password when system wakes from
>      sleep.

already supported in the screensaver.

> Text and Image Selection and Copy
>      Select PDF text and graphics to copy and paste to
>      other applications.

kword imports PDF and provides these abilities. so.. done.

> Full Screen PDF
>      Display any PDF full screen for easy cross
>      platform presentations.

kpdf already supports this.

> Drag and Drop Printing Proxies
>      Manage print jobs easily via individual printer
>      icons accessible on the Desktop & in folders.

> Fax Receive via Folder, Email or Printer
>      Receive a fax from the built-in fax modem as a
>      file, in email or printed to any printer.

> Fax Sending From any Application
>      Print any document as a fax through built-in
>      internal modem.

already done. print in any KDE app, select "Print to Fax" as your printer.

> Fax Cover Page
>      Create customized cover page for sending faxes.
> SMB Printing
>      Print directly to Windows shared printers over
> the
>      SMB protocol.

already possible, though it isn't a KDE trick =)

> One-button Font Installation
>      Install fonts by clicking a single button.

hey, and you can do just that! fonts:/, the fonts control panel, or just right 
click go to Actions -> Install.

> Underline, Strike-through and Shadow Controls
>      Create strike-throughs, underlines and elegant
>      shadows.

> Unicode 4 Support
>      Take advantage of support for new languages as
>      defined by the latest Unicode standard.

visit i18n.kde.org. done.

> Software Update Activation
>      Activate Software Update directly from the KDE
>      menu.
> Download Updates in Background
>      Automaticlly download important software updates
>      in the background.

this is operating system specific. nothing for KDE to do here. fortunately all 
top-tier Linux distributions provide this already.

> Install and Keep Package
>      Retain a software update package to install on
>      another KDE environment without redownloading.

???

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo
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