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This is a list of planned features for the SC 4.5 release.

See also:


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


kdeadmin

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO system-config-printer-kde Restore feature parity with KDEPrint3 where possible. [mailto: Jonathan Riddell, John Layt <>]



kdeartwork

Status Project Description Contact


kdebase-apps

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO Konqueror Improvements in session-management Eduardo Robles Elvira <edulix@gmail.com>
TO DO Konqueror Improvements in tab-bar widget Eduardo Robles Elvira <edulix@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS Konqueror New Konqueror bookmarks using Akonadi and Nepomuk, awesome bar Eduardo Robles Elvira <edulix@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS print-manager New Print manager KCM and applet replacement, using C++ Daniel Nicoletti <dantti85-pk@yahoo.com.br>


kdebase-runtime

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO KWallet Single Sign On using PAM Michael Leupold <lemma@confuego.org>
TO DO network kioslave Backend for LISa Friedrich Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO network kioslave Backend for SMB Friedrich Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO network kioslave Integrate with remote and zeroconf kioslaves Friedrich Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Locale KCM Add support for new KLocale features (see kdelibs section) including Digit Groups, AM/PM, etc. Improvements to usability of existing money display options. John Layt <john@layt.net>
IN PROGRESS network kioslave Backend for UPnP Friedrich Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO network kioslave Backend to discover bluetooth devices and they services Eduardo Robles Elvira <edulix@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS bluetooth kioslave Backend to browse bluetooth devices Eduardo Robles Elvira <edulix@gmail.com>


kdebase-workspace

Status Project Description Contact
Non-Plasma, Non-KWin
TO DO Icons KCM More configurable icon sizes Christoph Feck <christoph@maxiom.de>
TO DO Fonts KCM More configurable fonts Christoph Feck <christoph@maxiom.de>
TO DO Solid Write a new Bluetooth backend Alex Fiestas <alex@eyeos.org>
TO DO Screenedges Screenedges handling outside of kwin/plasma Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>


Plasma
IN PROGRESS systemtray monochrome statusnotifier based systray icons support Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
TO DO systemtray sort icons by category Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS systemtray put hidden icons in a popup menu Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
DONE notifications split systemtray and notifications applet Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS notifications new look and behaviour for notifications Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
DONE notifications support for remote applets for notifications Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
DONE netbook/SAL use QStandardModels Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS netbook/SAL support for drag and drop of items Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
TO DO libplasma/extenders put extendergroups in scrollwidgets Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
TO DO libplasma/extenders possibility to detach exteneritems as standalone windows Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS libplasma/theme more transparent dialogs when the blur effect is enabled Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
TO DO libplasma/desktop Activity Manager UI Chani <chani@kde.org>
TO DO accounts applet a plasma widget that is a central place to add accounts to social sites like identica and opendesktop, optimized for the netbook shell Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
TO DO libplasma Improvements to Calendar/Clock widgets. Improved config ui. Allow multiple holidays on same day. Allow multiple Holiday Regions. Weekends. etc. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO folderview "Open folder" icon to open folder into pop-up at request instead of automatically. Bruno Bigras <bigras.bruno@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS Extend Calendar DataEngine with Akonadi calendar incidents Allows to query calendar events/todos from Akonadi in Plasma Frederik Gladhorn <gladhornKDEorg>


KWin
TO DO Tiling Merge window tiling branch Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
TO DO core New flag to exclude windows from switchers Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
DONE KCM Decoration New decoration kcm with previews and GHNS Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
DONE Aurorae Port Aurorae to GraphicsView and KDecoration Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
IN PROGRESS Aurorae Better themeing support Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
TO DO Aurorae Window tabbing support Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
TO DO Aurorae Decorations on window sides Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
TO DO Aurorae Autohiding decoration for maximized windows Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>


kdeedu

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO KStars Display Comet Magnitudes whenever possible Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Information links in-place for each technical term Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Tool to suggest star-hopping techniques??? Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Extend conjunction tool to have one object unspecified, but have a genre of objects specified instead Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Simulate Lunar Eclipses Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Simulate Satellites and Iridium Flares Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Social and Geographical Integration for KStars Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com>
TO DO KStars Marble widget for Geolocation tool Médéric Boquien <mboquien@free.fr>
TO DO KStars Better printed star charts Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
TO DO KStars Better rendering of comets/asteroids Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
TO DO KStars Texture mapping of the skymap??? Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
TO DO Marble Add proper support for GPX waypoints, tracks and routes display Anders Lund <anders@alweb.dk>
TO DO Marble Export map to MxN pixel bitmap Inge Wallin <inge@lysator.liu.se>
TO DO Marble Map Contents translation Torsten Rahn <tackat@kde.org>
TO DO Kalzium Port Kalzium to use QGV based periodic table widget Marcus D. Hanwell <mhanwell@kde.org>
DONE Marble Support OpenStreetMap Nominatim as search backend (MarbleRunner) Dennis Nienhüser <earthwings@gentoo.org>
IN PROGRESS Marble Generalized Animations with GeoDataLookAt support Dennis Nienhüser <earthwings@gentoo.org>
IN PROGRESS Marble Online-Routing Dennis Nienhüser <earthwings@gentoo.org>
IN PROGRESS Marble GPS improvements Dennis Nienhüser <earthwings@gentoo.org>
IN PROGRESS Marble Maemo Support Dennis Nienhüser <earthwings@gentoo.org>
IN PROGRESS Marble GeoGraphicsScene for Online Service Plugins Bastian Holst <bastianholst@gmx.de>
IN PROGRESS Marble Download region Jens-Michael Hoffmann <jmho@c-xx.com>
IN PROGRESS Marble Implement sun locator blendings as derived classes of Marble::Blending Jens-Michael Hoffmann <jmho@c-xx.com>
IN PROGRESS Marble Configurable texture layer blending Jens-Michael Hoffmann <jmho@c-xx.com>
DONE KAlgebra Type checker for expressions to statically detect errors Aleix Pol <aleixpol@kde.org>
IN PROGRESS Parley Parley practice mode rewritten Daniel Laidig, Frederik Gladhorn <gladhornKDEorg>
TO DO Cantor import and polish Qalculate! backend Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>


kdegames

Status Project Description Contact
DONE KBounce Difficulty levels Andreas Scherf <ascherfy@gmail.com>
DONE KBounce Random images as background Andreas Scherf <ascherfy@gmail.com>
TO DO KBreakOut Level Sets Fela Winkelmolen <fela.kde@gmail.com>
TO DO KBreakOut Sound Fela Winkelmolen <fela.kde@gmail.com>
TO DO KGoldrunner Add the Demolition game (20 levels) Ian Wadham <iandw.au@gmail.com>
TO DO Kolf Replace with Kolf 2 (help on coding and artwork desired) Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
TO DO KsirK rewrite AI code or at least correct most problems related in bug #170777. Volunteers wanted! Gaël de Chalendar <kleag@free.fr>
TO DO KsirK Boost playing over Jabber Gaël de Chalendar <kleag@free.fr>
TO DO KSquares Re-write computer player, make it act faster and more intelligent Eckhart Wörner <ewoerner@kde.org>
TO DO KSquares Add more types of boards: hexagonal, triangular Eckhart Wörner <ewoerner@kde.org>
TO DO KSudoku Import new engine Johannes Bergmeier <joselb@gmx.net>
TO DO KSudoku Port game to new engine Johannes Bergmeier <joselb@gmx.net>
TO DO KSudoku Adapt view to show information provided by engine Johannes Bergmeier <joselb@gmx.net>
TO DO KSudoku Add new actions to GUI Johannes Bergmeier <joselb@gmx.net>
TO DO Granatier Arena Editor Mathias Kraus <k.hias@gmx.de>
IN PROGRESS Kajongg New traditional Mahjongg for four players Wolfang Rohdewald <wolfgang@rohdewald.de>
TO DO Kajongg Default voices for computer players Wolfgang Rohdewald <wolfgang@rohdewald.de>
TO DO Kajongg Make playing against computer suspendable/resumable Wolfgang Rohdewald <wolfgang@rohdewald.de>
DONE Kigo Load SGF games from command line and register to mimetype 'application/x-go-sgf' Sascha Peilicke <sasch.pe@gmx.de>
IN PROGRESS KTuberling A new "fast switch" between playgrounds Alex Fiestas <alex@eyeos.org>
TO DO Palapeli Recieve new puzzles over KNewStuff Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
TO DO Palapeli Introduce handicap as a means to configure difficulty Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
IN PROGRESS Palapeli Implement puzzle piles to organize pieces Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
TO DO Palapeli Quick piece grouping Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
TO DO Palapeli Add magnifying glass Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
IN PROGRESS Palapeli Rewrite puzzle table mouse interaction stack Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
TO DO Konquest Merge the patch by Sean D'Epagnier to implement many features like map editing Pierre Ducroquet <pinaraf@pinaraf.info>


kdegraphics

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO libkdcraw Make color management options more flexible Marcel Wiesweg <marcel.wiesweg@gmx.de>
DONE libksane Improve auto-selection Kåre Särs <kare.sars@iki.fi>
TO DO gwenview Show Nepomuk info in image meta info Aurelien Gateau <agateau@kde.org>
TO DO gwenview Persistent changes Aurelien Gateau <agateau@kde.org>
TO DO okular Thumb creators via Okular Core Harsh J <harsh@harshj.com>



kdelibs

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO katepart Add visual block mode and make the basic commands support it Erlend Hamberg <ehambergαgmail.com>
TO DO katepart context dependent indenters Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
TO DO katepart scripting configuration, esp. for indenters Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
TO DO katepart list of available scripts and indenters Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
TO DO katepart GHNS for scripts/indenters Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
TO DO katepart easier writing of indenters, esp. by automatically reloading them when changed Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
TO DO katepart extend list of available default styles for highlighting, remove hardcoded colors from existing XML files Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
TO DO katepart improve AutoBrace plugin Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
IN PROGRESS katepart/ktexteditor defaultvalues, regular expressions, mirroring master, scripting of templates Joseph Wenninger <jowenn(you_know)kde(here_too)org>
IN PROGRESS ktexteditor plugin InsaneHTML_LE (zencoding like selector input (light edition) Joseph Wenninger <jowenn(you_know)kde(here_too)org>
TO DO katepart replace smart cursor/ranges API Christoph Cullmann <cullmann@kde.org>
TO DO kdeui API to integrate KStatusNotifierItem and KNotification: both as class api and DBus specification API Davide Bettio <davide.bettio@kdemail.net>
TO DO KCalendarSystem Add new astronomical calculation support classes to be used in kdelibs to build new astronomically based calendar systems, and in kdepim to build new version of libkholiday. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KCalendarSystem Add new calendar systems: Bahaii, Coptic, Ethiopean, Chinese, Japanese, Buddhist, etc. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO kdecore Group policy (Windows) backend for KAuth Dario Freddi <drf@kde.org>
TO DO KDEPrint If no file printing support in Qt4.5, migrate FilePrinter class from Okular to enable file printing for all apps via QPrinter. To be discussed on k-c-d first. 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 kdeui Implement caps-lock warning for password entry widgets Michael Leupold <lemma@confuego.org>
TO DO kio Better file information in file conflict dialog Todd <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
TO DO KLocale Implement support for number grouping other than thousands using LC_NUMERIC and LC_MONETARY formats, e.g. India 00 00 000 and China 0000 0000. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Add configuration for AM/PM symbols. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Full POSIX compliant format support for date, time, numbers and money. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Implement more 'named' date/time formats, e.g. ISO, UnixTimestamp, RFC3339, etc. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Add Full date format in addition to existing short and long. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Add default colour to optionally display negative numbers. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Implement separate backends for each supported platform/desktop to use platform localisation in place of KDE locale. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Implement support for additional Country Code standards: ISO Alpha 3, ISO Numeric 3, FIPS-10. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO KLocale Implement support for Country Code sub-regions, i.e. States/Provinces/etc. Needed for new KHolidays. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO kdeui Improvements to KDatePicker/KDateTable for feature parity with Plasma Calendar widget, i.e. holiday support, select calendar system, etc. John Layt <john@layt.net>
TO DO kdeui DBus interface in StatusNotifierItem to connect it with freedesktop notifications instances Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
TO DO Khtml Improvements in kwallet integration Eduardo Robles Elvira <edulix@gmail.com>
TO DO Khtml Basic audio/video tag support Michael Howell and Germain Garand <germain@ebooksfrance.org>
TO DO Khtml Implement more of DOM3's CSSOM View module Germain Garand <germain@ebooksfrance.org>
DONE KNewStuff Improved Download Dialog, multiple previews, better integration of details, changelog is displayed Frederik Gladhorn <gladhornKDEorg>
IN PROGRESS KNewStuff Icon view mode Reza Shah, Frederik Gladhorn <gladhornKDEorg>
DONE KNewStuff Upload dialog rewritten: It now supports updating of old uploads, previews, most data that can be entered on the website and allows direct login to the account Frederik Gladhorn <gladhornKDEorg>
TO DO kdeui Social About Dialog Téo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
TO DO kio SSL client certificate support Andreas Hartmetz <ahartmetz@gmail.com>
TO DO kio SSL root certificate list GUI + backend Andreas Hartmetz <ahartmetz@gmail.com>


kdemultimedia

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO JuK Remove Qt/KDE3 support lib requirements -- will move to KDE 4.5 feature plan Michael Pyne <mpyne@kde.org>
TO DO JuK Allow setting covers directly from URLs supported by KIO - drag/drop already allows this however -- will move to KDE 4.5 feature plan Michael Pyne <mpyne.org>



kdenetwork

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO Kopete UPnp Support Matt Rogers <mattr@kde.org>
TO DO Kopete Jabber Jingle video support Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@gmail.com>
TO DO Kopete Jabber Jingle ICE support Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@gmail.com>
TO DO Kopete Add support for urls to Bonjour plugin Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Kopete Rich text support for ICQ Roman Jarosz <kedgedev@gmail.com>
DONE Kopete Extended video controls Frank Schaefer <fschaefer.oss(at)googlemail.com>
TO DO Krdc Connection status screen and reconnect Tony Murray <murraytony@gmail.com>
DONE Krdc Much improved new connection screen: more info, sortable, interactive, and better use of space Tony Murray <murraytony@gmail.com>
IN PROGRESS KGet Use plasma notifications to show the progress Matthias Fuchs <mat69@gmx.net>
IN PROGRESS KGet Refaktor Torrent-Plugin to base on the newly created libktorrent from extragear Lukas Appelhans <l.appelhans@gmx.de>


kdeplasma-addons

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO knowledgebase port knowledgebase plasmoid to new engine Eckhart Wörner <ewoerner@kde.org>
TO DO knowledgebase Add categories Eckhart Wörner <ewoerner@kde.org>
DONE Bookmarks widget New Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
DONE Mandelbrot Wallpaper Performance improvements Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@gmail.com>
DONE Mandelbrot Wallpaper Rendering improvements (through dithering, extra iterations, and better/simpler formulas) Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@gmail.com>
DONE Mandelbrot Wallpaper Allow to import/export parameters and to export to PNG images Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@gmail.com>
DONE Comic Applet Add option to show "text", "icons" or both "text and icons" for tabs Matthias Fuchs <mat69@gmx.net>
DONE Comic Applet Prefetch next and previous comic strip (thx to Miha Cancula) Matthias Fuchs <mat69@gmx.net>
DONE Character Runner New Anton Kreuzkamp <akreuzkamp@web.de>
IN PROGRESS KDE Observatory Performance improvements, new data engine Sandro Andrade <sandroandrade@kde.org>


kdesdk

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO Lokalize Integrate snowball stemmer for glossary Nick Shaforostoff <shafff@NOSPAMukr.net>
TO DO Lokalize Continue implementing XLIFF spec Nick Shaforostoff <shafff@NOSPAMukr.net>
TO DO Lokalize Segmentation [editing] functionality Nick Shaforostoff <shafff@NOSPAMukr.net >
TO DO Lokalize Remote translation memories Nick Shaforostoff <shafff@NOSPAMukr.net>
TO DO Lokalize Integrate with nepomuk (fast stats retrieval, tag cloud - incl sharing!) Nick Shaforostoff <shafff@NOSPAMukr.net>
IN PROGRESS Kate Replace old snippet plugin through TNG plugin and enhance the usability of the new plugin Joseph Wenninger <jowenn(you_know)kde(here_too)org>


kdeutils

Status Project Description Contact
TO DO Ark Add an options dialog (maybe) Harald Hvaal <haraldhv@stud.ntnu.no>
TO DO Ark Support for custom options from the compression interface (eg. a slider for selecting compression level for rar files) Harald Hvaal <haraldhv@stud.ntnu.no>
TO DO Ark Add feedback for the latest operation in the status bar Raphael Kubo da Costa <kubito@gmail.com>
TO DO Ark Add feedback for the latest operation in the status bar Raphael Kubo da Costa <kubito@gmail.com>
TO DO Ark Try multiple plugins for each archive type before failing Raphael Kubo da Costa <kubito@gmail.com>
TO DO Ark Make the internal previewer optional Raphael Kubo da Costa <kubito@gmail.com>
TO DO KGpg Make keyserver actions possible to use on multiple keyservers at once Rolf Eike Beer <kde@opensource.sf-tec.de>
TO DO Okteta add Kate-like search tool Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta add support for import by drop, both url and data Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta copy again puts also a value or char variant of the data to clipboard Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta add support for memory mapping of files and 64-bit addressing Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta add support for jobs like io, printing, string search or filter Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Add Okular like embedded notifications Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Store bookmarks and other view settings for next load Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Add global toggle option for the offset display, hex or decimal Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Add Kate-like combined dialogs to query for actions on files Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Improve the titels of the changes to the bytearray to be more descriptive, best using ids to avoid text string Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Merge row and column widgets into one Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Refactor mouse input to controllers for the bytearray widget Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Add a general KPart adapter to Kasten, than finish port of Okteta KPart to Okteta Kasten Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Make all user interaction in the KastenCore managers plugin-based Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Store bookmarks Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
TO DO Okteta Add KNewStuff support to the structures tool Alex Richardson <alex.richardson@gmx.de>
TO DO printer-applet Restore feature parity with KDEPrint3 where possible. [mailto: Jonathon Riddell, John Layt <>]
IN PROGRESS kdelirc/kremotecontrol Transition from KDELirc to KRemoteControl Michael Zanetti <michael_zanetti@gmx.net>
IN PROGRESS Okteta Allow writing structure definitions in JavaScript Alex Richardson <alex.richardson@gmx.de>
DONE Okteta new export formats: S-Record, Intel Hex, Base32, Ascii85, Uuencoding, Xxencoding Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
DONE Okteta add QIODevice for AbstractByteArrayModel and make mimetype detection use this instead of only filename Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>


Other

Status Project Description Contact