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Roadmap for 1.0

Milestone 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0

Tools

The current tool we use, is subversion. This is the tool provided by Adullact , but we'll change for git early 2010.

Branches

• Stable version (will become 1.x ) is named trunk and is based on OOO320_m10 (will follow the OOO320 OpenOffice.org branch for the fixes)
• Unstable (will become 2.x ) does not exist at the moment, will be created after git switch, and will be based in DEV300 branch
• branches/1.0 : will be removed. We used it until 0.6. This branch is based on DEV300_m57, but is obsolete already.

Milestones (stable version)

Milestone 0.1

Fixed

• better changes at build time
• fixed crash when inserting a DataBase ( Insert -> Field -> Other (Database TAB )
• removed: insert Database tab in insert -> other
• improved connectivity changes (no longer building a lot of databases)
• Removed Base options from preferences -> what happens when opening a Database ? -> nothing (ok)
• Galaxy iconset : removed "by default" (fr only)
• fixed the crash hen opening documents containing macros
• modified splashscreen ( thanks to Ben Bois for the new one !! )
• modified about logo
• First try for the new applications iconset (thanks to Ben Bois again) :

Milestone 0.2

Fixed:

• have the right default toolbars on Writer
• default icons are now Crystal / big size
• removed useless templates
• yet another new About logo : thanks again to Ben !!
• build process on Linux ( .deb) works nicely
• (Mac only) performance : patches from issues 100172 + other : not perfect, but the delay when the first character has been hit in a new document, is now more acceptable

Milestone 0.3

Status:

Goals : provide

• Linux Intel (both 32 and 64 bits)
• Linux PowerPC
• Linux MIPS64 (gdium like)
• Mac OS X Intel
• Mac OS X PowerPC
• Windows XP

... and complete the list of tasks below

Timeline : end of April May

Todo :

• (Mac OS X, buildtime): fix the application name .lst file at packaging time, and force it to use the new OOo4Kids dedicated file
• Implement a new .png loader, to replace the current .bmp one (if not done)
• (performance, usability) change the default number of open sheets in Calc to 1
• (performance, usability)change the number of columns to a multiple of 16 ( say 64) and the number of rows a multiple of 128 ( proposed : 128). See OOo wiki, number of rows
• fix the toolbar positions at first launch (broken ?)
• remove the security with macro
• deactivate the macros in Basic (Macros in Python still work. Tested on Mac OS X Tiger Intel)
• define a (first) list for icons
• new start center (thanks to Ben Bois )
• start to remove the copyrighted icons (no longer visible at runtime)
• 1st round : cleanup the patch (scp2, vcl, svtools, officecfg,svx)

Milestone 0.4

Status:

Todo:

• Localize the Start Center in French
• Localize the Start Center in Spanish ( thanks to Alexandro Colorado )
• (Linux, buildtime) : fix cleanly the freeze at packaging time (undefined filename in epmfile.pl file in solenv) [ 1 day of work]
• (Linux, runtime) : fix the crash when trying to uncheck Java [only occuring when using OOo on 64 bits machines] [1 day of work]
• stabilize the build for all ports
• find builders for all ports
• change the (patented) color for the splashscreen (and use a more funny ;) ) (cf. OOo4Kids style guidelines)
• [Design] start implementing the new iconset
• start fixing licenses issues [2 days of work (1 day of discussions ... )]

Expected Timeline : end of May, early June End june, early July End August ?

Milestone 0.5

Status:

Goal : provide public ports ( Mac / Linux Intel, PowerPC and MIPS, and Windows)

• [Design] provide new application icons (Writer, Draw, Calc, Impress, Writer
• [Design] have a new iconset
• modify preferences to choose between : dummy/average/expert
• implement the matching behavior with functions in calc
• localization : en-US
• localization : fr
• localization : es
• localization : pt

Expected Timeline : end of June => during RMLL 2009 End August

Delivered : Mid September

Milestone 0.6

Status:

Implement new features :

• create a complete tree for all ports [1 day of work]
• modify the UI, to define/use a password in the prefs
• Be sure all remaining copyrighted icons have been removed
• improve the UI, continue to simplify
• improve the installers for .deb
• improve the installers for .rpm
• Fix the StartCenter layout cleanly (current is hand calculated, for a given resolution <- uggly ) [4 days of work]
• provide languagepacks ( .deb, .rpm and installed )

Expected Timeline : 0.6 due by mid October

Milestone 0.7

Status:

• localization : es
• localization : nl
• localization : de
• localization : it
• localization : zh-CN
• Fix crashes : launching OOo4Kids in commandline
• Added puppy Linux flag for epm at configure time
• Improve.rpm and .deb packaging : simplified the list of the archives to be creatd ( e.g. base + its associated dependencies)
• Fixed crashes and issues with testers
• Fixed the crash, when clicking on the icon, while OOo4Kids is already launched
• Fix more .deb and .rpm issues
• Choose the toolbar content, per level, with the teachers
• Added help strings, when the mouse cursor rolls over application icons in the Start Center
• Added missing strings, for the Portuguese version (Windows only)
• (trunk only) code rebased with OOO320_m11 sources

Expected Timeline : 0.7 due in same time as 0.8 (both milestone will be grouped in one milestone only)

Milestone 0.8

Status:

alpha

• fixe more crashes
• fix the .doc freeze / crash
• Goal : finalize the first version

Expected Timeline : 0.8 due by end November 2009 January 2010

Milestone 0.9

Status:

Expected timeline : 0.9 aka beta, due by december 2009

beta

• Linux Provide Debian archives (.deb) on Linux (expérimental) FIXME : change the packaging for a real Debian way after 1.0
• Big size cursor (Mac OS X only)
• Annotations mode available (color, pen size, can be modified, saved, erased during a presentation (Impress)
• OOo4Kids is now available in finnish
• Linux 3D OpenGL transitions (Impress, Mac OS X only)
• Linux Added gstreamer feature (sound and video on Linux with Impress)
• Add a password in the prefs, to avoid children hacking the configuration [4 days of work]

Milstone 1.0

• FIXME -> fix other issues in the code (lost calls, dead code .. )* fix the crash when starting a Macro
• fix the (random) crash with Impress at first try
• fix yet other crashes, issues OOo4Kids related, and severe issues reported by testers

Expected by Christmas 2009 ?  :-)

Future version

• Implement a new .png loader, to replace the current .bmp one (if not done)
• (performance, usability) change the default number of open sheets in Calc to 1
• (performance, usability)change the number of columns to a multiple of 16 ( say 256) and the number of rows a multiple of 128 ( proposed : 1024). See OOo wiki, number of rows
• Fix (means choose) the code tree to be used : will be 3.2 branch
• new idea (suggested by Kevin Le Roy) redesign the Start Center: propose a template or to open a file once the type of file has been choosen
• implement an assistant for every type of document (needs to write all the scenarii first)
• remove dead code : everything calling Database (and take care about the side effects)
• remove complicated features in Calc, and other applications (FIXME: list me ...)
• in order to teach children how to type properly, it could be nice to have a kind of "type or die", TuXType, ktouch game implemented in OOo4kids. This could be launchable under the Tools menu.
• Very important : default font : have a dyslexic friendly font instead of "times new roman". Let's say "Lexia" (check licence problems) or Andika : http://scripts.sil.org/Andika, suggested by Christian Lohmaier (Andika Basic is released under the SIL Open Font License)