In this first status update, I don't want to come up with an extensive bug list, but rather outline some main goals I have in mind for the next release, and list some of the really important bugs (please fill in).
As far as 1.5.2 is concerned, we seemed to have made a huge progress in terms of stability. We fixed many crashes, and we didn't get many new crash reports yet, so 1.5.2 appears to be rather stable. However, we also introduced some regressions, and ironing these out is one of the main tasks. In this context, I'd like to encourage everybody to use and stress-test the stable branch in real work. I think we could have detected some regressions (such as those introduced by the pixmap cache and the AMS classes rewrite) before the release this way. I will probably freeze the stable branch for bigger patches earlier this time for exactly the same reason. So here are some major goals: * Pixmap cache: there are still some remaining issues. First and foremost, some users are not pleased by the on-screen quality of the pixmap cache (subpixel hinting etc.), some even attributed this a showstopper. We have to find a solution for 1.5.3. The best would be to improve the cache. If this is not possible, we have to introduce a pref option to switch it off (I don't like this solution very much). Also, could someone check if this report is related, and if it is still valid: http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4293 * Pavel reported some regressions. We should check if Abdel's wide patch solves them. I'd really like to have the wide patch in, but we must test this very carefully, to avoid bad surprises. * some (Mac) users reported that the temporary directory could not be deleted (cf. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg59368.html) We need to investigate this. * Here are some bugs that have high priority IMHO: 2178 maj create empty layout in all text classes 3172 maj lyxsum doesn't work on Windows (We need a Windows user for bug hunting) 4260 nor RMB opening of outliner doesn't select correct list 3118 nor editing first row of long math insets is impossible You'll find some more stuff on bugzilla (TARGET 1.5.3) and on Michael's list. Pick out yours, and have fun. Jürgen
