5 This development plan sets a specific set of milestones for future
6 versions of glabels. Although subject to change, milestones leading
7 to version 2.0 are fairly well defined.
12 - port all current features/capabilities to the GNOME 2.0
15 - clean up the architecture, and create a bonobo shell.
21 ` - Clean up label and template formats.
22 (See data/glabels-2.0.dtd)
24 - A Properties toolbar. This will let the user change
25 certain properties (font, colors, and line widths) of
26 selected objects en-masse. [Completed]
28 - A docked property dialog. Instead of popping up individual
29 property dialogs, a single dialog will be docked in the
30 main window. This dialog will be automatically displayed
31 for new objects, so that the user can begin editing
32 text, selecting images, or entering barcode data.
34 - Migrate to libgnomeprint-2.2. [Completed]
40 - Editing text in-place.
42 - Make text items rich. I.e. allow multiple characteristics
43 to exist within a single object.
45 - Text effects. (follow contour, non-rectangular text boxes,
48 - Object shadows. This is very important for text that
49 overlays photographs, so that it stands out against
52 - Undo, Redo capability
54 - Create a druid for creating new label templates.
55 As part of the druid allow test sheets to be printed
56 and the new labels e-mailed to me (at the user's request).
57 Include a mini-preview, as the label is constructed.
59 - Along those same lines, create a druid to download new
60 templates from a central repository, much like in GBonds.
62 - Allow multiple label styles per template. For instance
63 a sheet may contain a CD label, and cover label. This
64 may cause problems for document merges -- labels could be
65 considered grouped for document merges when their numbers
66 match or they could have document merge applied to them
67 independently but in parallel. Arrange in a tabbed
68 notebook, or as multiple canvases arranged in view?
70 - support for the import of vector graphics formats such
75 Odds and ends WISHLIST for future versions:
77 - Ability to select/unselect individual records during a merge-print.
79 - Add additional "merge" backends. Candidates include:
82 freedb (CDDB) for CD labels
84 - Add facility for tweaking output (origin). This should really be
85 part of the underlying print system but is currently difficult to
86 accomplish, so I may want to add the hack.