[maemo-community] [Bugsquad] Feature Jar June 2010

From: Andre Klapper aklapper at openismus.com
Date: Wed Jul 7 18:48:55 EEST 2010
Feature jar for Maemo Official Applications and Maemo Official Platform 

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General stats (March numbers in brakets): 
568 (560) open non-moreinfo Enhancement requests; 515 (518) of them
filed against Fremantle
15 (14) open moreinfo Enhancement requests
14 (40) Enhancement requests filed in the last 27 days:

      * Can't synchronize with google calendar
      * Contacts does not support CATEGORIES field
      * [MOVED] When viewing an email, only sender (From) is shown, To
        and Cc are not
      * cannot choose provider from call log
      * [MOVED] List of alarm times for the events is not sufficient
      * importing VCARD data from Google produces "null" contact names
      * [INVALID] Vkeyboard not in password mode when open from xterm
      * [INVALID] Official Bluetooth Keyboard Support
      * [WONTFIX] Long press on desktop activates edit desktop
        shortcut / widget mode.
      * Application Manager doesn't remember your place in application
        list, if you use 'complete as you type' to install applications
      * [FIXED] upgrade libsdl-mixer1.2 to version 1.2.8
      * [MOVED] Clicking on artist or album should bring up song list
      * [DUPL] Feature suggestion - Fixed BCC
      * [DUPL] Feature suggestion - Support for PGP / GPG



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Maemo Official applications:

General Top 10 of OPEN reports (copied from Stephen's Bug jar): 

        
        
     1. (4%) 1695 [Browser] Browser: Provide "open link in background"
     2. (3%) 601 [Settings and Maintenance] should offer remove/install
        multiple packages at once
     3. (3%) 2557 [Email] Keep Sent and Drafts on IMAP server
     4. (3%) 5294 [Calendar] Support for modifying/deleting a single
        occurrence of repeating event
     5. (3%) 5139 [Chat & Call & SMS] Provide multi-user chat
        (chatroom / IRC) support again
     6. (2%) 2796 [Media player] Media player should play audio tracks
        continuously (gapless)
     7. (2%) 7740 [Chat & Call & SMS] Missing call duration for each
        call in Phone UI
     8. (2%) 1129 [Media player] Media player doesn't save the
        timeposition on close for audio
     9. (2%) 5327 [Utilities] Reintroduce shortcut configuration into
        Maemo5 XTerm
    10. (2%) 5345 [Chat & Call & SMS] Enable or disable IM/VoIP accounts
        based on connection



Per component: 
(only components listed where at least one report has at least two
votes) 

      * Browser
              * Browser: Provide "open link in background"
              * Add an option to zoom+reflow fonts, rather than the page
                image
              * Bookmark window should close automatically after opening
                a bookmark
              * Move MicroB to an open development process (+1 this
                month)
              * Browser History button should represent its actual
                functionality (back *and forward*) (-1 this month)
              * permanently remember zoom level for specific websites
                (also after restart)
      * Calendar
              * Support for modifying a single occurrence of repeating
                event
              * Add support for tasks descriptions in the n900 calendar
                application (+1 this month)
              * Day picker shows no daynames - hard to enter recurrence
                for e.g. 5 days only (-1 this month)
              * Remember alarm setting for new events as default
              * Birthday events: Display age behind name
              * Alarms for birthdays can only be set one day before (+1
                this month)
              * Add "Category" field for tasks/events/notes (-1 this
                month)
              * Add support for adding calendar events such as 'our
                wedding day' to smart calendar
      * Chat & Call & SMS
              * Provide multi-user chat (chatroom / IRC) support again
              * Missing call duration for each call in Phone UI
              * Enable or disable IM/VoIP accounts based on connection
              * When being called it is not clear what number someone
                used
              * Supporting Jabber through proxy
              * Phone call is not transmitted over FM Transmitter
              * Direct (no proxy or registrar) SIP URI dialing
              * Allow setting priority in Jabber/GTalk
              * Add OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging) support for IM client
      * Contacts
              * iSync (Mac Addressbook syncing) support is missing
              * Incomming CallerID on VoIP account fails to associate
                with existing contact
              * contacts search should include nicknames
              * Please support birthdays with unknown years
              * Can't sync to/from ovi.com contacts
              * Contacts does not allow to show only non-IM contacts
              * Mobile Icon for Mobile Number
      * Desktop Widgets
              * Please make the calendar widget resizable
              * The RSS widget doesn't support kinetic scrolling
      * Email
              * Keep Sent and Drafts on IMAP server
              * GPG/PGP support
              * Support managing subscriptions of IMAP folders
              * Add option to disable Email delete confirmation dialog
              * Support threaded/group view of messages
              * Add ability to specify IMAP folders in an account which
                are checked on startup
              * Modest doesn't support S/MIME encryption
              * Provide encrypted mail storage
      * Images and Camera
              * Offer lossless output formats (eg PNG) in "Save As"
                functionality (+1 this month)
              * Camera does not remind user to close lens cover on
                application close (-1 this month)
              * Allow user to disable orange photo/video indicator lamp
              * No Flashlight for Video recording.
              * Geotagging and adding GPS information should be switched
                on/off separately
      * Map
              * Maps not available when there is no connectivity
              * Search in maps offline (+2 this month)
              * Screen should never automatically dim when using Maps
                (-1 this month)
              * Use Volume hardware key to change Zoom level instead of
                Volume (-1 this month)
              * Recalculation of the path (e.g. after wrong turn) (+1
                this month)
              * Pre-download maps without MSWindows machine + Maps
                downloader (-1 this month)
      * Media player
              * Media player should play audio tracks countinuously
              * Media player doesn't save the timeposition on close for
                audio
              * Possibility to play audio files "by folder" in Media
                Player.
              * Buffer size should adapt to bitrate to avoid large
                latencies
              * Fast forward or rewind media files
              * Change between 2 audio tracks in a video file
              * MediaPlayer needs menu item to force tracker reindex:
                tracker-process --hard-reset
      * RSS feed reader
              * Add "Appear in Desktop" flag for each feed
              * No fullscreen button in RSS reader (+1 this month)
              * RSS news reader should be able to display shorter
                summary for each news item (-1 this month)
      * Settings and Maintenance
              * should offer remove/install multiple packages at once
              * Setting a device name should set also the hostname
              * Date format should be user defined (+1 this month)
              * After repository refresh changelogs for application
                should be viewable
              * Add option to prevent ambient light sensor from
                adjusting screen brightness (+1 this month)
              * Don't show disclaimers unnecesarily when
                installing/updating software (-1 this month)
      * Sharing
              * Indicate % of transfer for sharing services
              * Notification of shared photos to service
      * Statusbar widgets
              * Indicate charge level while charging
              * Mute volume when tapping on the volume icon in statusbar
              * Provide FM Transmitter Switch in the Status Bar also
                when it's off
      * Utilities
              * Reintroduce shortcut configuration into Maemo5 XTerm
              * Please add support for 'fit visible' option to PDF
                reader
              * Vibration is not an option in the alarm settings
              * Ctrl+A does not work when selecting files to
                move/copy/delete (worked in PR1.1.1) (new this month)
              * Allow searching in PDF documents (-1 this month)
              * Requesting integration of some community supplied XTerm
                enhancements (-1 this month)
              * No kinetic scrolling and rubber banding (bounce effect)
                in PDF reader (-1 this month)


General Top 10 of WONTFIX reports (Please note that this list might also
include requests filed against older Maemo versions that do not make
sense in Maemo5/6) : 

     1. 1833 N800 to PC video calls (+1 this month)
     2. 7002 Change "swipe from right" behaviour to "back one page"
        through browser history (-1 this month)
     3. 1282 List new applications in Application Manager
     4. 430 Show and edit filename extensions (+1 this month)
     5. 5679 Address fields should auto-complete text input
     6. 6738 Certificate "manager" missing management features on Maemo
        5
     7. 8640 Camera storage location intermittently resets to memory
        card
     8. 2670 bluetooth keyboard repeat rate control needed
     9. 3142 User defined settings for the look 'n feel of the RSS
        applet
    10. 2905 Support asking for passwords when accessing samba shares


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Maemo Official platform:

General Top 10 of OPEN reports (copied from Stephen's Bug jar): 

     1. (7%) 6368 [Connectivity] No way for car kit to access contact
        information (PBAP)
     2. (6%) 9314 [Licensing Change Requests] relicense BME (new this
        month)
     3. (4%) 5371 [Desktop platform] Allow same shortcut to be used on
        multiple home screen desktops (-1 this month)
     4. (4%) 793 [System software] lock screen should have 'if lost'
        info (e.g. display owner contact info) (-1 this month)
     5. (4%) 6685 [Core] Generic pc105 layout is not supported (-1 this
        month)
     6. (4%) 1043 [Connectivity] Add priority to defined wifi
        connections (-1 this month)
     7. (3%) 5835 [Synchronization] Mail for Exchange does not Sync all
        Information for Google Contacts (-1 this month)
     8. (3%) 6357 [UI Specification] HildonPannableArea: Support arrow
        keys (in Image Viewer/Photos) (-1 this month)
     9. (3%) 8483 [Connectivity] Bluetooth HID does not work
    10. (3%) 5791 [Connectivity] Unable to set alternate APN (-2 this
        month)



Per component: 
(only components listed where at least one report has at least two
votes) 

      * Connectivity
              * No way for car kit to access contact information (PBAP)
              * Add priority to defined wifi connections
              * Bluetooth HID does not work (+1 this month)
              * Unable to set alternate APN (-1 this month)
              * Will not auto connect to WPA-Enterprise (+1 this month)
              * Disconnect inactive internet connections after idle
                timeout (-1 this month)
              * "Connect automatically" should be connection specific
              * Add disconnect data connection function to save power
      * Core
              * Generic pc105 layout is not supported
              * Kernel lacks IPv6 support
              * ash saves only 15 lines of history (+1 this month)
              * Enable features in Busybox to increase its tools
                GNU/Debian compatibility (+1 this month)
              * Publically document CAL config entries in /dev/mtd1
                config area (+1 this month)
      * Data
              * Media Player: Support for ID3v2 chapters
              * media player does not show cover art from UPnP server
      * Desktop platform
              * Allow same shortcut to be used on multiple home screen
                desktops
              * Show Status for Physical Keyboard
              * Add sane shift mechanism to virtual input
              * HildonDateSelector should show day of the week on the
                day list
              * No way to clear/reset word prediction dictionary
              * Status menu not available in portrait mode
              * Add auto-correction/auto-capitalization to SMS writing
                (for "I" to be capitalized by default)
              * Provide hooks into the File manager and file selector
                for other file systems
      * Development platform
              * Development environment should support x86_64 and other
                non-x86 platforms
              * Development environment that runs on Mac OS X
              * scons version on Maemo SDK is very old
      * Flasher
              * Request for information on FIASCO format used for
                firmware images
      * Licensing Change Requests
              * relicense BME
              * Release source code of "getbootstate"
              * libosso-abook should be open source
      * Location
              * Request for information to allow hooking into A-GPS
                location framework
      * Multimedia
              * add equalizer
              * FM radio transmitter needs easy station tuning /
                autotune
              * add the gsm codec
              * Store two volume levels (headphone & internal speaker)
                and automatically switch
              * Mediaplayer does not find pictures on upnp server
      * Synchronization
              * Mail for Exchange does not Sync all Information for
                Google Contacts
              * Provide "provisioning support" for Exchange (+2 this
                month)
              * Mail for Exchange sync very brittle (-1 this month)
              * Please allow separation of Calendar and Tasks sync
                (Google only support Calendar, thus Calendar sync with
                Google fails) (-1 this month)
              * Birthdays of synchronized contacs (from gmail) are
                incorrect
              * MfE synchronizes data with server after initial setup
                fails and is canceled
      * System software
              * lock screen should have 'if lost' info
              * Prevent magnet from waking up device
              * Built-in MMC scripts only support FAT-formatted
              * Add GUI configuration for soft poweroff
              * Provide ability to call "in case of emergency" contacts
                from lock screen
      * Telephony
              * Provide Alternate Line Service support
              * Need way to disable cell calls and set SIP/Skype as
                default
              * Caller Name Service not supported (for Fido/Rogers,
                Canada)
      * UI Specification
              * HildonPannableArea: Support arrow keys (in Image
                Viewer/Photos)
              * Connection icon should show signalstrength (+1 this
                month)
              * (Cellular) voice volume should be remembered (-1 this
                month)
              * Make contextual menu appear left of the mouse position
                by default
              * Ability to press on scroll bar and adjust vertical
                positioning in windows
              * Polish hardware keyboard: Entering chars with
                diacritical signs cumbersome


General Top 10 of WONTFIX reports (Please note that this list might also
include requests filed against older Maemo versions that do not make
sense in Maemo5/6) : 

     1. 1235 Please consider open-sourcing the media player
     2. 3099 Network printing support
     3. 3519 Integrate screen rotation patches into stock kernel and X
        server
     4. 417 Support WEP with 802.1x EAP PEAP
     5. 2695 Please provide Java SDK and JVM for OS2007 and later
     6. 3655 EAP-LEAP (Cisco) not supported
     7. 1028 Power VR mbx support
     8. 1195 PAN Bluetooth Profile not supported
     9. 9927 SMS notification not audible enough when music player is
        running (new this month)
    10. 100 Left handed mode (-1 this month)


-andre
-- 
Andre Klapper (maemo.org bugmaster)
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