Feature jar for Maemo Official Applications and Maemo Official Platform
Missing an important request? Please vote for your favourite issues in
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Please note that for non-trivial enhancement requests maemo.org
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General stats (March numbers in brakets):
574 (568) open non-moreinfo Enhancement requests; 508 (515) of them
filed against Fremantle
15 (15) open moreinfo Enhancement requests
17 (14) Enhancement requests filed in the last 36 days:
* [DUPL] Cannot export calendars if MyDocs is not in vfat format
* [INVALID] Contacts: Problems and compatibility issues with
Import and Export of contacts
* [MOVED] Alarms for tasks and events should always ring, even
with Silent profile
* [WORKSFORME] Add clock to Unlock screen
* Missing "backspace" button in dialling pad which comes after you
have received any call
* [MOVED] Short vibro on start/stop conversation
* [WONTFIX] Alarm history is too long
* A way to add an alarm without keeping it once it has occurred
* [MOVED] Advanced Playlist Management
* Behavior of "long press" on a key should have a standard
configuration option
* provide status information about what Modest is currently doing
9 (No. messages, sizes, ETA, etc)
* Be able to archive old messages in conversations (or limit
history by date or size)
* one can not switch between back and front camera for video chat
* Desktop section getting overcrowded (themes and wallpapers mixed
with widgets)
* Can't store date fields other than Birthday for a contact
* Day numbers in month view too small by default
* [WONTFIX] No calendar alarm in Silent mode
________________________________________________________________________
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%) 2796 [Media player] Media player should play audio tracks
continuously (gapless) (+1 this month)
6. (3%) 5139 [Chat & Call & SMS] Provide multi-user chat
(chatroom / IRC) support again (-1 this month)
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%) 5345 [Chat & Call & SMS] Enable or disable IM/VoIP accounts
based on connection (+1 this month)
10. (2%) 5327 [Utilities] Reintroduce shortcut configuration into
Maemo5 XTerm (-1 this month)
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
* Browser History button should represent its actual
functionality (back *and forward*)
* the Add-ons install interface should be finger friendly
(new this month)
* Calendar
* Support for modifying a single occurrence of repeating
event
* Add support for tasks descriptions in the n900 calendar
application
* Day picker shows no daynames - hard to enter recurrence
for e.g. 5 days only
* Remember alarm setting for new events as default
* Birthday events: Display age behind name
* Alarms for birthdays can only be set one day before
* Add "Category" field for tasks/events/notes
* 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
* Camera does not remind user to close lens cover on
application close
* Allow user to disable orange photo/video indicator lamp
* Geotagging and adding GPS information should be switched
on/off separately (+1 this month)
* No Flashlight for Video recording. (-1 this month)
* Map
* Maps not available when there is no connectivity
* Search in maps offline
* Screen should never automatically dim when using Maps
* Use Volume hardware key to change Zoom level instead of
Volume
* Recalculation of the path (e.g. after wrong turn)
* Pre-download maps without MSWindows machine + Maps
downloader
* 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
* RSS news reader should be able to display shorter
summary for each news item
* 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
* After repository refresh changelogs for application
should be viewable
* Add option to prevent ambient light sensor from
adjusting screen brightness
* Don't show disclaimers unnecesarily when
installing/updating software
* 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)
* Allow searching in PDF documents
* Requesting integration of some community supplied XTerm
enhancements
* No kinetic scrolling and rubber banding (bounce effect)
in PDF reader
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
2. 7002 Change "swipe from right" behaviour to "back one page"
through browser history
3. 1282 List new applications in Application Manager
4. 430 Show and edit filename extensions
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
________________________________________________________________________
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. (7%) 9314 [Licensing Change Requests] relicense BME
3. (4%) 5371 [Desktop platform] Allow same shortcut to be used on
multiple home screen desktops
4. (4%) 793 [System software] lock screen should have 'if lost'
info (e.g. display owner contact info)
5. (4%) 6685 [Core] Generic pc105 layout is not supported
6. (3%) 1043 [Connectivity] Add priority to defined wifi
connections
7. (3%) 5835 [Synchronization] Mail for Exchange does not Sync all
Information for Google Contacts
8. (3%) 6357 [UI Specification] HildonPannableArea: Support arrow
keys (in Image Viewer/Photos)
9. (3%) 8483 [Connectivity] Bluetooth HID does not work
10. (3%) 5791 [Connectivity] Unable to set alternate APN
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
* Unable to set alternate APN
* Will not auto connect to WPA-Enterprise
* Disconnect inactive internet connections after idle
timeout
* "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
* Enable features in Busybox to increase its tools
GNU/Debian compatibility
* Publically document CAL config entries in /dev/mtd1
config area
* 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
* Please allow separation of Calendar and Tasks sync
(Google only support Calendar, thus Calendar sync with
Google fails) (+1 this month)
* Mail for Exchange sync very brittle (-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
* (Cellular) voice volume should be remembered
* 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
10. 100 Left handed mode
-andre
--
Andre Klapper (maemo.org bugmaster)
Missing an important request? Please vote for your favourite issues in
maemo.org Bugzilla! Make managers, developers and the maemo.org
community aware of what you think is important to get in!
Please note that for non-trivial enhancement requests maemo.org
Brainstorm is the place to file them.
General stats (March numbers in brakets):
574 (568) open non-moreinfo Enhancement requests; 508 (515) of them
filed against Fremantle
15 (15) open moreinfo Enhancement requests
17 (14) Enhancement requests filed in the last 36 days:
* [DUPL] Cannot export calendars if MyDocs is not in vfat format
* [INVALID] Contacts: Problems and compatibility issues with
Import and Export of contacts
* [MOVED] Alarms for tasks and events should always ring, even
with Silent profile
* [WORKSFORME] Add clock to Unlock screen
* Missing "backspace" button in dialling pad which comes after you
have received any call
* [MOVED] Short vibro on start/stop conversation
* [WONTFIX] Alarm history is too long
* A way to add an alarm without keeping it once it has occurred
* [MOVED] Advanced Playlist Management
* Behavior of "long press" on a key should have a standard
configuration option
* provide status information about what Modest is currently doing
9 (No. messages, sizes, ETA, etc)
* Be able to archive old messages in conversations (or limit
history by date or size)
* one can not switch between back and front camera for video chat
* Desktop section getting overcrowded (themes and wallpapers mixed
with widgets)
* Can't store date fields other than Birthday for a contact
* Day numbers in month view too small by default
* [WONTFIX] No calendar alarm in Silent mode
________________________________________________________________________
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%) 2796 [Media player] Media player should play audio tracks
continuously (gapless) (+1 this month)
6. (3%) 5139 [Chat & Call & SMS] Provide multi-user chat
(chatroom / IRC) support again (-1 this month)
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%) 5345 [Chat & Call & SMS] Enable or disable IM/VoIP accounts
based on connection (+1 this month)
10. (2%) 5327 [Utilities] Reintroduce shortcut configuration into
Maemo5 XTerm (-1 this month)
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
* Browser History button should represent its actual
functionality (back *and forward*)
* the Add-ons install interface should be finger friendly
(new this month)
* Calendar
* Support for modifying a single occurrence of repeating
event
* Add support for tasks descriptions in the n900 calendar
application
* Day picker shows no daynames - hard to enter recurrence
for e.g. 5 days only
* Remember alarm setting for new events as default
* Birthday events: Display age behind name
* Alarms for birthdays can only be set one day before
* Add "Category" field for tasks/events/notes
* 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
* 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
* Camera does not remind user to close lens cover on
application close
* Allow user to disable orange photo/video indicator lamp
* Geotagging and adding GPS information should be switched
on/off separately (+1 this month)
* No Flashlight for Video recording. (-1 this month)
* Map
* Maps not available when there is no connectivity
* Search in maps offline
* Screen should never automatically dim when using Maps
* Use Volume hardware key to change Zoom level instead of
Volume
* Recalculation of the path (e.g. after wrong turn)
* Pre-download maps without MSWindows machine + Maps
downloader
* 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
* RSS news reader should be able to display shorter
summary for each news item
* 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
* After repository refresh changelogs for application
should be viewable
* Add option to prevent ambient light sensor from
adjusting screen brightness
* Don't show disclaimers unnecesarily when
installing/updating software
* 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)
* Allow searching in PDF documents
* Requesting integration of some community supplied XTerm
enhancements
* No kinetic scrolling and rubber banding (bounce effect)
in PDF reader
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
2. 7002 Change "swipe from right" behaviour to "back one page"
through browser history
3. 1282 List new applications in Application Manager
4. 430 Show and edit filename extensions
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
________________________________________________________________________
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. (7%) 9314 [Licensing Change Requests] relicense BME
3. (4%) 5371 [Desktop platform] Allow same shortcut to be used on
multiple home screen desktops
4. (4%) 793 [System software] lock screen should have 'if lost'
info (e.g. display owner contact info)
5. (4%) 6685 [Core] Generic pc105 layout is not supported
6. (3%) 1043 [Connectivity] Add priority to defined wifi
connections
7. (3%) 5835 [Synchronization] Mail for Exchange does not Sync all
Information for Google Contacts
8. (3%) 6357 [UI Specification] HildonPannableArea: Support arrow
keys (in Image Viewer/Photos)
9. (3%) 8483 [Connectivity] Bluetooth HID does not work
10. (3%) 5791 [Connectivity] Unable to set alternate APN
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
* Unable to set alternate APN
* Will not auto connect to WPA-Enterprise
* Disconnect inactive internet connections after idle
timeout
* "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
* Enable features in Busybox to increase its tools
GNU/Debian compatibility
* Publically document CAL config entries in /dev/mtd1
config area
* 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
* Please allow separation of Calendar and Tasks sync
(Google only support Calendar, thus Calendar sync with
Google fails) (+1 this month)
* Mail for Exchange sync very brittle (-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
* (Cellular) voice volume should be remembered
* 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
10. 100 Left handed mode
-andre
--
Andre Klapper (maemo.org bugmaster)