Mac OS X Porting - Roadmap
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Features / ToDo's for OpenOffice.org 3.0
- This page lists the most important features and bugs that need to be fixed for OpenOffice.org 3.0 for Mac OS X.
- Our goal is to have at least all Prio 1-3 features done until the Beta Release.
- Please see the release schedule of OpenOffice.org 3.0 for the current timeline.
Roadmap
| Issue | Type | Prio | Status | Owner | CWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drag&Drop | Feature | 1 | integrated | tra | macosxdnd |
| Accessibility | Feature | 1 | ongoing | obr, fne | aqua11y01 |
| Use Setup for installation (.mpkg) | Feature | 1 | optional, not required yet | obr | |
| Support Language Pack installation | Feature | 1 | started | cloph, obr | cloph10 |
| Install Spotlight Plugin during setup | Feature | 1 | not started ( done ?? ) | obr | |
| Support multiple paper format print jobs | Feature | 1 | not started | pl | |
| Multi-Monitor support / resolution change | Feature | 1 | integrated | pl | aquavcl04 |
| Update Readme (minimal OS requirements, etc.) | Bug | 2 | not started | ||
| Java support: detection, extensions, applets, JDBC drivers, ... | Bug | 2 | ongoing | pl,jl | |
| Deadlocks (eg, when using extension manager) | Bug | 2 | integrated | pl | aquavcl05 |
| SDK (installation, setting build environment, check samples) | Feature | 2 | not started | pl | |
| Suppress empty window when opening files from finder | Bug | 2 | integrated | pl | aquavcl04 |
| Use system print dialog | Feature | 2 | integrated | ericb, pl, ismael | nativeprintdlg01 |
| Minimum font features (glyph fallback) | Bug | 2 | integrated | hdu | |
| Other font features (disabling kerning) | Bug | 2 | ongoing | hdu | |
| Advanced font features (clipped ligatures, better justification etc.) | Bug | 2 | ongoing | hdu | |
| Advanced font features (full BiDi support) | Bug | 2 | ongoing | hdu | |
| Font fallback (adapt VCL.xcu) | Bug | 2 | ongoing | hdu | |
| Severe paint issues while resizing | Bug | 2 | integrated | pl | aquavcl04 |
| NWF issues: many dialogs are too small, controls overlap | Bug | 2 | ongoing | pl | |
| Put Need Save status in closer | Feature | 2 | fixed | pl | aquavcl05 |
| Use Quicktime for media playback | Feature | 3 | integrated | msicotte | macosxquicktime01 |
| Image Capture Implementation (scanners etc.) | Feature | 3 | started | ericb, valeuf, Dyrcona | |
| Provide a way to start with something else than an empty writer (could be the template dialog on startup but with some face-lifting or/and a context menu in the dock icon) | Feature | 3 | integrated | pl | aquavcl05 |
| Change online help for Ctrl-Command mapping | Bug | 3 | not started | ||
| Update 'Recent Items' submenu (in the Apple menu) when opening files from OOo | Feature | 3 | fixed | aquavcl05 | |
| Implement canvas API using Quartz (for slideshow) | Feature | 3 | not started, concurrent Cairo canvas is underway | ||
| Detect input language/locale and notify changes | Feature | 3 | not started | pl | |
| Hide empty backing window | Feature | 3 | fixed | pl | aquavcl05 |
| Docking not possible by window move only | Bug | 3 | not started | pl | |
| Statusbar invisible after document load | Bug | 3 | integrated | pl | aquavcl04 |
| NWF issues: not all controls working correctly (spin buttons, scroll bars,...) | Bug | 3 | ongoing | pl, ismael | |
| Installation of extensions via double-click (may be OOo app must be registered for and support .oxt filetype directly) | Feature | 3 | not started | ||
| Toolbars do not restore their last position | Bug | 3 | fixed | pl | |
| Follow hyperlinks does not work (Ctrl-Click -> Command-Click) | Bug | 3 | not started | pl | |
| Show embedded document thumbnail in file picker / finder | Bug | 3 | not started | fheckl? | |
| Use system security API (keychain) for digital signatures | Feature | 4 | not started | obr/jl | |
| Support window zoom button in a useful way | Bug | 4 | not started | pl | |
| Support remote control for slideshow (unknown API?) | Feature | 5 | not started | ericb |
Known Issues
Use this query to list all open (i.e., not resolved) issues flagged with the aqua keyword.
Please make sure to add the aqua keyword when filing new issues specific to the Mac OS X port of OpenOffice.org.
Future tasks
Things that are not required for OpenOffice.org 3.0 but should be considered for future releases:
- Integration with Services menu
- Access to iPhoto/Aperture library (Gallery)
- Get user data from address book during installation
- Netbeans plugin for SDK
- Mozilla/Safari plugin
- reduced Toolbar Icon set
- Support for AppleScript
- ...
