Mer/Sprints/0.12

2009-04-20T12:00:29Z

212.76.37.184: /* Component: User interface (localization) */

Period: 6. April 2009 - 20 April 2009. Testing period: 20 April 2009 - 27 April 2009 [[Mer/Releases/0.12|Release]]

= Tasks =

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:LightGreen" | Completed
| style="background:LightBlue" | Good progress
| Just standing
| style="background:Orange" | Some help needed!
| style="background:Tomato" | Really stuck/delayed
| style="background:Red" | Urgent for next release
|}

== Guide ==

*If you want to take on a task, write your nickname in the task item (at the ?) contact the mentor of the task.
*If you want something tested when the task is done, move the task to Component: Testing, tell the mentor of the testing component, and change Owner, Mentor

to "?, your nickname". You're now the mentor for the tester in this particular task.
*If you want to propose a task, contact the mentor of the component
*If you find a bug, report it on http://bugs.maemo.org in the Mer product.

== Component: Documentation ==

Mentors:
* None at the moment, ask Stskeeps

High-level goals for sprints 0.11 and 0.12:

* Provide initial documentation for Nokia N8x0 installation, jffs2 and installer version with screenshots
* Establish "initial" Mer developer documentation, linking to Maemo developer documentation and indicating sections which are still valid
* Locate a mentor for this area

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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== Component: Builders and developer tools ==

Mentors:
* lbt

High-level goals for sprints 0.11 and 0.12:

* Move infrastructure to maemo.org (repository, builder)
* Provide builder for Mer/x86, Mer/armv5te and Mer/armv4t (lenny based) and release the software for it (SDK)

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-03-16 || Build a cross-compilation toolchain for Ubuntu Jaunty armel gcc+glibc || zenvoid, Stskeeps || 80% || [http://zenvoid.org/software/cross-compiler/ provided here.]
|- style=""
| 2009-03-16 || Build a cross-compilation toolchain for Debian Lenny armel gcc+glibc || zenvoid, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| 2008-03-16 || Investigate usage of OpenSUSE Build Service as builder and SDK ability || lbt, Stskeeps || 80% || Meeting on #mer with OBS people, making good progress.
|- style=""
| not yet || Discuss with maemo.org their requirements for including Mer repository and builders || Stskeeps || 0% || Will be done at Copenhagen developer meeting
|- style=""
| not yet || Move repository.mer.tspre.org to maemo.org infrastructure || Stskeeps || 0% || Will be done after copenhagen developer meeting
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-01-17 || Move project from launchpad to maemo.org garage || Stskeeps || 40% || Project retrieved (mer.garage.maemo.org),

[https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mer Mer on bugs.maemo.org]. Blockers:

[https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3319&group_id=841&atid=3136 Multiple git repositories per project]

[https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3320&group_id=841&atid=3136 Personal git repositories].
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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== Component: Ports and base system ==

Mentors:
* None at the moment, ask Stskeeps

High level goals for sprints 0.11 and 0.12:

* In addition to existing ports, provide Mer/armv4t (lenny based) image for [[http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner Neo Freerunner]]
* Provide battery reporting on Nokia N8x0(W) (optionally 770)
* Provide accelerated X on Nokia 770 + Nokia N8x0(W), using Xomap
* Locate a mentor for this area

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2009-03-29 || Create imager scripts for Mer/armv4t (lenny based) || Stskeeps || 100% || In bzr.
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement hald-addon-bme open source based on [https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/dsme/trunk/adhoc/dummy_bme.c?revision=155&root=dsm&view=markup dummy BME] and [[Mer/Documentation/BME_Protocol]] , see [http://gitweb.pingu.fi/?p=hald-addon-retu-adc.git;a=tree this] for example || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || docpurge should interact better with dpkg and upgrades || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2009-04-16 || set kernel.core-pattern to something sane consistent across platforms || qwerty12, timeless || 100% || [http://webwizardry.net/~timeless/10-coredumps.conf this sysctl conf file], needs packaging: mkdir -p /var/cores from postinst. In repository as core-pattern.
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement a libconic ICD dbus messages handler relaying to NetworkManager || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Adapt imager scripts for Beagleboard to be using .scr like in http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Implement an installer within Mer/N8x0 which uses Maemo update repositories to download HW support, battery and sound and install associated applets/support packages || qwerty12, Stskeeps || 50% || tablet-sound is already in repository, and so is advanced-power. tablet-battery-monitor is now in the repository.
|- style=""
| not yet || Include patch from MB2249 in Mer kernels || ?, andre_ || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Include patch from MB2504 in cx3110x-module-src and rebuild cx3110x-module || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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== Component: User interface (code) ==

Mentors:
* None at the moment, ask Stskeeps

High level goals for sprints 0.11 and 0.12:

* Provide resolution independent hildon desktop code and layout, accessible even on 320x240
* Start building generic control panel applets for the Mer system
* Locate a mentor for this area

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/About_product_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Date_and_time_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Display_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Memory_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Xournal || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Modest || neatojones, Stskeeps || 0% || (not sure anyone would use it, but it is for some libraries that other apps need.) Need to import microb-engine first since it's a dependency. Might try libwebkit instead of mozilla.
|- style=""
| not yet || Port claws-mail (hildonized || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port BoaFM || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Canola2 and associated python libraries || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2009-04-16 || Port galculator-hildon || qwerty12, Stskeeps || 100% || In repository as galculator.
|- style="background:Tomato"
| not yet || Port Tear || none, Stskeeps || 0% || In need of armel fix for webkit, Bundyo will look at it
|- style=""
| not yet || Port a proper PDF reader || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2009-04-20 || Hildonize Blueman || qwerty12, Stskeeps || 100% || [http://trac.tspre.org/qwerty12/blueman/bl1.png Tap and hold in Manager] [http://trac.tspre.org/qwerty12/blueman/bl3.png Applet and Manager window] [http://trac.tspre.org/qwerty12/blueman/bl6.png Sending file] [http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/screenshots/bt-tethering.png Tethering]
|- style=""
| not yet || package a tslib calibration tool for X or framebuffer? || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || home applets behave oddly when in non-800x480 || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Patch libvte with further maemo changes (blinking interval, Enter, etc) || none || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Figure out why Hildon Input Method refuses to show when under Xomap || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Build qt4.5-hildon for armel || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Screen should not dim and turn off during first boot wizard || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || http://armin-warda.de/noscreenblank.c works fine for keeping the screen alive. It just needs D-Bus running so it can osso_initialize properly. Quick patch so it actually compiles under Mer: http://trac.tspre.org/qwerty12/noscreenblankfix.diff. Apply patch, run "apt-get install libosso-dev && gcc noscreenblank.c -o noscreenblank `pkg-config --cflags --libs libosso". qwerty12 is also available for integrating the above functionality into zenity itself.
|- style=""
| not yet || Magic X menu stretches too far, before adding v ^ buttons. || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Magic X menu should have current app highlighted and in top of list || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style="background:Tomato"
| not yet || Update Midori Mer package || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || Waiting for Ubuntu people to update libwebkit
|- style=""
| not yet || Chase missing or malplaced icons || b-man, stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Fix http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/screenshots/second-level-statusbar.png || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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== Component: User interface (artwork) ==

Mentors:
* wazd

High level goals for sprints 0.11 and 0.12:

* Provide a furry of themes, icons, backgrounds (in multiple resolutions) to make Mer look pretty.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Make replacement(s) for SDK icons (hildon-icons) || Meizirkki, wazd || 40% || List of Hildon icons and their Oxygen-based replacements: http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/icons.list . About half of the icons replaced.
|- style=""
| not yet || Develop new themes based on -mer layout || none, wazd || 0% || none
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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== Component: User interface (localization) ==

Mentors:
* None at the moment, ask Stskeeps

High level goals:
* Locate a mentor for this area
* Establish component activity.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:Tomato"
| not yet || Work with maemo.org & Transifex || none || 10% || Stskeeps: submitted initial l10n and it got refused by launchpad.
|- style=""
| not yet || Find and package l10n for osso-xterm || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || look at timeless' enus stuff in extras || none, timeless || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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== Component: Outreach ==

Mentors:
* mtc (Chief Evangelist)

High level goals:

* Recruitment, presentations, developer meetings, - reaching out to potential community members.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-03 || [[MozillaMaemoDanishWeekend]] - preparing for the Mer part || Stskeeps || 50% || [[Mer/HackfestCopenhagen09]], [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=278371&postcount=7 iTT post]
|}

== Component: Testing ==

Mentors:
* Meizirkki

High level goals:

* This is where all needed items to be tested are put.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| not yet || Drag lock and dragging fixed in mer32 of hildon-desktop, || ?, Stskeeps || 100% || Fixed. Tested on n810
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| not yet || hildon-plugins-settings-cpa: creates duplicate application menu. || ?, Stskeeps || 100% || Fixed. Tested on n810
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| not yet || Port large-statusbar-clock || ? ,Stskeeps || 100% || In repository, Tested on n810
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) || ?, johnx || 95% || Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| not yet || Figure out why upstart from https://code.launchpad.net/~mer-committers/m-r/upstart fails to boot on armel || Meiz, Stskeeps || 100% || Rebuilt using ARMchroot. Tested.
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

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|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
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== Upstream ==

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to Mer development but not within Mer:

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