Schedules/KDE4/4.2 Feature Plan

This is a list of planned features for the 4.2 release.

See also:

• Schedules/KDE4/4.2 Release Schedule
• Schedules/KDE4/4.1 Feature Plan
• Schedules/KDE4/Goals

Legend:

• todo => not started yet
• in-progress => started, but not completed yet
• done => completed

Other

Status	Project	Description	Contact
TO DO	System Settings	add Administrator mode button	? <?>
IN PROGRESS	Eigen	Finish version 2.0 and move it to kdesupport	Benoît Jacob <jacob@math.jussieu.fr>
TO DO	Eigen	Port all Eigen-using code in KDE and KOffice to Eigen 2.0	Benoît Jacob <jacob@math.jussieu.fr>

kdelibs

Status	Project	Description	Contact
IN PROGRESS	kross	Extend QtScript integration.	Sebastian Sauer <mail@dipe.org>
IN PROGRESS	KDEPrint	Reintroduce KDEPrint in some form, depending on what Qt4.4 delivers.	john Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO	KDEPrint	Add framework for standard actions for 'Send to...' for e-mail, fax, etc by printing to PDF/PS.	John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO	KDEPrint	Migrate FilePrinter class from Okular to enable file printing for all apps via QPrinter, modify to utilise new Qt4.4 features. To be discussed on k-c-d first.	John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO	KCalenderSystem	Add new calendar systems: Indian Civil (Saka), Ethiopean, Chinese, Pure Julian, Pure Gregorian. (Note, not all may live in kdelibs or be available as a global calendar system)	John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO	KLocale	Implement KLocale based methods to return weekend days and day of religious observance. Currently KCalendarSystem provides dayOfPray(), but for Gregorian this is not correct in all locales where it is used. Currently KDatePicker hardcodes Saturday and dayOfPray() as weekend days which may not be correct in all locales. To be discussed first on k-c-d and with kdepim.	John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO	Phonon	add Port class for fine grained control over data flow between Phonon objects	Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Phonon	make AbstractMediaStream/StreamInterface threadsafe	Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Phonon	"low-level" PCM I/O with at least an ALSA implementation	Matthias Kretz and Ian Monroe <kretz@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Phonon	VideoWidget snapshot function	Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>

kdebase-workspace

Status	Project	Description	Contact
TO DO	KDEPrint	reintroduce KDEPrint Print Management tools, e.g. KCM, kprinter, kjobviewer, etc. Depends upon progress of kdelibs side of KDEPrint and Qt4.4 feature set.	john Layt <john@layt.net>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma	welcome plasmoid	Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma	Plasmagik packaging (and package classes)	Riccardo Iaconelli <riccardo@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma	Networkmanager Plasmoid and DataEngine	Christopher Blauvelt <cblauvelt@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS	Krunner	Configuration options for blacklisting, user ranking, runner ranking, learning	Jordi Polo <mumismo@gmail.com>
TO DO	Krunner	Simple learning	Jordi Polo <mumismo@gmail.com>
TO DO	Krunner	Simple GUI for above options	Jordi Polo <mumismo@gmail.com>
TO DO	Krunner	Runners able to share parsing	Jordi Polo <mumismo@gmail.com>
TO DO	Krunner	Noun-Verb support	Ryan P. Bitanga <ryan.bitanga@gmail.com>
TO DO	Plasma	physics-based animator	Riccardo Iaconelli <riccardo@kde.org>
TO DO	Plasma	Improve the base set of plasmoids	Riccardo Iaconelli <riccardo@kde.org>
TO DO	Plasma	New wallpapers	Riccardo Iaconelli <riccardo@kde.org>
TO DO	Plasma	New way of handling wallpapers and different sizes (package format, and so on...)	Riccardo Iaconelli <riccardo@kde.org>
TO DO	Plasma	Top-level windows plasmoids	Riccardo Iaconelli <riccardo@kde.org>
TO DO	Color KCM	Add 'smart setting' of extended colors	Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad@users.sourceforge.net>
TO DO	Color KCM	Add KDE3 scheme import	Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad@users.sourceforge.net>
TO DO	Color KCM	Query kwin for supported colors; add full set of kwin colors	Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad@users.sourceforge.net>

kdepimlibs

Status	Project	Description	Contact

kdenetwork

Status	Project	Description	Contact
IN PROGRESS	Kopete	MSNP15 implementation for MSN	Matt Rogers <mattr@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Kopete	UPnp Support	Matt Rogers <mattr@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	Kopete	Updated contact list interface (uses Qt 4 rather than Qt 3)	Matt Rogers <mattr@kde.org>
TO DO	Kopete	Update Kopete to better support Decibel	Kopete Developers <kopete-devel@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS	KGet	MultiSource-Downloading	Lukas Appelhans <l.appelhans@gmx.de>
IN PROGRESS	KGet	Support mms://-protocol, see https://launchpad.net/libmms	Lukas Appelhans <l.appelhans@gmx.de>
TO DO	KGet	MLDonkey-Plugin based on libkmldonkey	Lukas Appelhans <l.appelhans@gmx.de>

kdepim

Status	Project	Description	Contact
TO DO	Kjots	Import notes from KNotes as KJots pages.	Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>
TO DO	Kjots	Email KJots pages using default mail client (bug #124509.	Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>

kdeutils

Status	Project	Description	Contact
TO DO	Power Manager	import either Guidance Power Manager or move kde4powersaver into kdeutils	? <?>
TO DO	Okteta	add Kate-like search tool	Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO	Okteta	refactor KByteArrayView	Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO	Okteta	add support for memory mapping of files	Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO	Okteta	parameter dialog for "Copy as..."	Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>

kdebindings

Status	Project	Description	Contact
IN PROGRESS	Smoke	Wrap some more APIs (at least Akanodi for all languages and Plasma for C#)	KDE-bindings developers <kde-bindings@kde.org>
TO DO	krossjava	Integrate into e.g. SuperKaramba and fix issues that show up.	Sebastian Sauer <mail@dipe.org>
TO DO	krossjava	Documentation++	Sebastian Sauer <mail@dipe.org>

kdegames

Status	Project	Description	Contact
IN PROGRESS	libkdegames	New highscore management system	Matt Williams <milliams>
TO DO	kdiamond	Drag jewels	Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
TO DO	kdiamond	Optional OpenGL rendering	Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
IN PROGRESS	ksirk	Map scrolling arrows	Gaël de Chalendar <kleag@free.fr>
TO DO	ksirk	KHotNewStuff skins	Gaël de Chalendar <kleag@free.fr>
TO DO	ksirk	Jabber based net game finding	Gaël de Chalendar <kleag@free.fr>

kdesdk

Status	Project	Description	Contact
DONE	Kate	Port and reenable the Snippets plugin.	Jakob Petsovits <jpetso@gmx.at>
IN PROGRESS	perldoc KIOSlave	Move perldoc KIOSlave from playground to kdesdk (awaiting feature window opening)	Michael Pyne <michael.pyne@kdemail.net>
IN PROGRESS	Lokalize	XLIFF support	Nick Shaforostoff <shafff-at-ukr.net>
IN PROGRESS	Lokalize	various Translation Memory enhancements	Nick Shaforostoff <shafff-at-ukr.net>
TO DO	Lokalize	Kross-based scripting	Nick Shaforostoff <shafff-at-ukr.net>
TO DO	Lokalize	QA: glossary checklists	Nick Shaforostoff <shafff-at-ukr.net>
TO DO	KAppTemplate	Add DBUS support in templates	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>

kdeedu

Status	Project	Description	Contact
TO DO	KLettres	Number support	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	KLettres	Theme manager	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	KHangMan	Add a Open File action	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	KHangMan	Integrate an editor	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	KHangMan	Plasmoid	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	KHangMan	Theme manager	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	KLettres	Visual indicator when letter is wrong	Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annma@kde.org>
TO DO	Kalzium	Port Kalzium's periodic table to use new QGraphicsView.	Marcus D. Hanwell <marcus@cryos.org>
TO DO	Step	Improve GUI for creating softbody	Vladimir Kuznetsov <ksvladimir@gmail.com>
TO DO	Step	Use common constraints handling code for collisions	Vladimir Kuznetsov <ksvladimir@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS	KAlgebra	New parser using QLALR	Aleix Pol <aleixpol@gmail.com>

kdemultimedia

Status	Project	Description	Contact
IN PROGRESS	Dragon Player	Make Dragon indipendent from Xine	Ian Monroe <ian.monroe@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS	Dragon Player	File Manager	Ian Monroe <ian.monroe@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS	Dragon Player	play media dialog	Ian Monroe <ian.monroe@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS	Dragon Player	slider changes	Ian Monroe <ian.monroe@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS	Dragon Player	show info while playing audio files	Ian Monroe <ian.monroe@gmail.com>

kdeaccessibility

Status	Project	Description	Contact
TO DO	KMagnifier	Refactor color menu, re-add invert, break current color blindness code into "daltonize" and "simulate"	Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad@users.sourceforge.net>
TO DO	KMagnifier	Add color-shift modes to help people with color blindness	Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad@users.sourceforge.net>