Things I'd like to get done for beta2

[Stephan Arts]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Jannis Pohlmann <jannis at xfce.org> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> this is a list of things that -- as the subject of this mail already
> suggests -- I'd like to see finished before beta 2. I'll start working
> on them *now* but I'd be happy to see others join me.
>
> 1. Window manager shortcuts. (Olivier and I are already working on
>   this. I expect them to be ready in time.)
>
> 2. Use generic names/titles in all settings dialogs and settings menu
>   items. Instead of things like "Xfce Settings Manager" or "Xfce4 Mouse
>   Settings" or "Mouse Settings" use "Preferences" (or "Settings") or
>   "Mouse". Due to the context (all these dialogs are part of the
>   settings menu and show up inside the settings manager), they don't
>   need to have that "Settings" suffix, I think.
>
> 3. Rework strings in all core components. Fix typos, improve grammar,
>   remove ambiguous expressions. Simplify strings and improve
>   consistency where it makes sense.
>
> 4. Add X-XfcePluggable and X-XfceHelpFile support to all settings
>   dialogs. How important are the docs at this point? If I remember
>   correctly, they need to be translated. I guess we'll have to add a
>   string freeze exception for the docs because a lot of the new
>   components (xfce4-settings, xfconf, xfce4-mixer etc.) don't have any
>   end-user documentation at all.
>
> Any objections? Volunteers for any of these tasks?

I have a few of my own (gonna work on them tonight):

1. Fix bug #4539
2. Add multihead support (in the form of a dialog) to the wallpaper plugin
3. Finally fix the 'edit' capabilities of xfce4-settings-editor

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Stephan