- Port to Gnome 2.0 Platform
-- Should we create a new shell, perhaps based on bonoboMDI (see gedit2).
-
-- File format issues:
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- - <object type="text" ...> rather than <Text ...>
- - If text ever becomes rich, should we use a more apropos markup within
- text objects?
- - a label should include a template or "Sheet" tag instead of just
- the name of the media type, so that obsolete names don't render
- the label file useless. this should be created and parsed by
- functions from the template module.
- - external images should be put inline somehow so that the label
- file will not be rendered useless if on a different machine or
- the original image file is renamed, moved or deleted.
-
-- Should our "models" (labels, label objects, templates) become real objects?
-
-- Audit for memory leaks
-
-
-Feature wishlist
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-- Add preferences option to suppress the splash screen.
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-- Add preferences option for MDI style (assuming we keep MDI or bonoboMDI)
-
-- Ability to select/unselect individual records during a merge-print.
-
-- Add additional "merge" backends. Candidates include:
- vCard
- generic XML
- freedb (CDDB) for CD labels
-
-- Mod to text backend to filter out quotes ("). Field separators would be
- ignored when between quotes. Literal quotes would be inserted w/ a
- backslash.
-
-- Somehow allow insertion of a merge field so that if empty do not emit
- a newline. For example if FIELD{ADDRESS2} is on a line by itself, you
- probably do not want to print an empty line if the field is empty.
-
-- Add object rotation and flipping functions.
-
-- Add a configurable grid. Also add a "snap-to" capability.
-
-- Set object defaults in preferences dialog.
-
-- Investigate a property dialog that can run non-modal --
- Whenever a new item is selected, change that dialog (much like the properties
- dialog in Glade). The property dialog should be a full fledged view of the
- selected item, so that changes are made outside of the dialog the dialog
- is notified and updated.
-
-- Change label types on-the-fly. This should probably be some form of
- property of the label. Perhaps, a right-click away from any selection.
-
-- Add statusbar showing:
-
- % Zoom
- X, Y position
- Object parameters (size and origin) while being drawn by user
-
- Probably need to emit some additional signals from the display widget
- to support this.
-
-- Create a druid for creating new label templates. As part of the druid
- allow test sheets to be printed and the new labels e-mailed to me
- (at the user's request). Include a mini-preview, as the label is
- constructed.
-
-- Along those same lines, create a druid to download new templates from a
- central repository, much like in GBonds.
-
-- Capability to edit text in-place.
-
-- Add support for the import of vector graphics formats such as EPS or SVG.
-
-- Add facility for tweaking output (origin). This should really be part of the
- underlying print system but is currently difficult to accomplish, so I may
- want to add the hack.
-
-- Text effects. (follow contour, shadows, ...) If we can support SVG and
- EPS objects, this can be accomplished in a more suitable program.
-
-- Support label sheets with more than one type of label, i.e. a cd/dvd label
- sheet might also contain a jewel case label. Can we assume labels are
- grouped? Arrange in a tabbed notebook.
-
-- Support labels not exactly layed out on a grid, but in some other regular
- pattern. Like a running-bond:
-
- +------+ +------+
- | | | |
- +------+ +------+
- +------+ +------+
- | | | |
- +------+ +------+
- ...
-
-- Tools to change color, line width, and font for all selected objects.
- Perhaps just an edit properties dialog, with these common elements:
-
- Line Properties
- color, width
- Fill Properties
- color
- Text Properites
- font, size, B, I, color, alignment
-
-- Undo, Redo capability
-
-- Make text items rich. I.e. allow multiple characteristics to exist within
- a single object. I believe this may be facilitated better in the Gnome 2.0
- platform.
-
-- Add rounding option to rectangles
-
-- Add a mini style preview for barcode properties (possibly text too?).
-
-- Have some way to access property dialogs from the menu. Perhaps, each
- object should be given a unique name. Perhaps:
-
- Properties --> Label
- --> Objects -- Text1
- Line1
- Line2
-
- Or maybe there should simply be a properties-explorer that uses a tree
- widget or something. Once the objects have been given default names,
- one should also be able to name the objects in their property dialogs.
-
-- Investigate making "full fledged" objects for canvas items. Currently
- a lot of data is being hung off of these items in the form of
- gtk_object_data. Perhaps an item would be a simple object, with various
- backend objects.
-
-- Create a custom widget to replace spin buttons for positioning and sizing
- that have arrows in the proper direction. Eye candy.
-
- <- X ->
-
- ->||<- W |<-->|
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