On Mon, 2016-03-07 at 11:44 +0000, Allan Day wrote: > Hi all, > > We are gearing up to write the 3.20 release notes. As usual, there > will be two pages of headline features, with around 6 headlines per > page. The first page is supposed to contain our biggest features. > > Right now the draft structure looks like this: > > Main page > > Wayland ready > XDG app - installable nightly apps > Operating system upgrades in Software > Shortcuts windows > Editing in Photos > Polari improvements (lots of improvements to list) > > Second page > > Music controls in the notifications area > User reviews in Software > Cantarell improvements > Redesigned mouse and touchpad settings
I would put support for "what did you plug in" jack detection and support for rfkill keys above that, in terms of hardware integration. > Better Maps app (lots of improvements to list) > Nibbles has been redesigned > > Other possible headlines include: > > Per-application location access controls in the shell and control > center That only works with the xdg-app bundles which you're (rightly) reluctant to advertise. > Questions and discussion > How do the two pages look in general? > Wayland is a tricky sell - it is unlikely that distributions will > switch to it by default for this release, and there are some missing > bits and pieces. Nevertheless, this is the first release where we can > recommend using Wayland to the majority of users. Not the ones with Wacom tablets yet, FWIW. > XDG app isn't particularly a user facing feature at this stage. The > most relevant new feature is the availability of nightly apps [1]. > However, these nightly builds don't get much attention, and they > require the command line to install, so are somewhat technical. In > general I don't like selling user features if they require a > terminal! > Polari is somewhat niche in that it is an IRC client, which raises > the question of how prominently we should promote it. I think that > 3.20 will be a strong release for it though. > Music controls in the notifications area: there's really not very > much to say here. It's not a complex or multifaceted feature. > Cantarell is just a font, so it might seem like a detail to some. The > changes do make a big difference, but will it be noteworthy to our > users? > Allan > > [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/SandboxedApps/NightlyBuilds > _______________________________________________ > engagement-list mailing list > engagement-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list _______________________________________________ engagement-list mailing list engagement-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list
