Patrick Shirkey schrieb: >> Hi, >> >> maybe it's time now to look at the features we want for 0.9.5 and hammer >> out which stuff needs to be done. >> >> This has been done already: >> - We're using QtXml now instead of tinyXml >> - Better support for OSX >> >> Now we have to think about wolkes branch and if we pick single features >> out of this branch or merge the whole branch at once. >> In a previous ( private ) mail to him, i mentioned that i would prefer >> it to pick single features out of this branch and merge them one after >> another. >> At this time, it was not clear if all features of the branch are useful >> or if they will be accepted by the community. In the last months we >> received a lot of positive feedback (esp. at the forum) >> and i think now that most of the features of the fx-branch should go to >> trunk. The only feature i'm not really convinced of is the >> "advanced-midi-recording", but maybe it needs just a better integration. >> >> Apart from wolke's features, there are some other interesting things for >> 0.9.5. >> Here's a quick list: >> >> - better support for midi controller, extend gui elements so that they >> are able to react on midi events ( and vice versa[req. midi out first..]) >> - make it possible to customize key bindings (maybe based on the work >> done for the midi support) >> - improve the preferences dialog ( sounddrivers shouldn't be restarted >> every time, even if there were no changes at all..) >> - fix some long known bugs, for example the problem that hydrogen >> exports a song not correctly ( cut off a beat to early) >> - undo ? >> - select some demo patterns which will be shipped with hydrogen. maybe >> extend the drumkit format and include demo patterns in h2drumkit-files? >> - think about how we can handle the problem of playing a song with >> different drumkits ( what happens if the snare is on note 36 in one >> drumkit and 37 in the other? how we can improve this? "tag" the >> instrument? different "maps" ? >> - better integration of online help ( maybe add "help" buttons to some >> areas which point to the manual, like a >> "how-can-i-build-a-multilayered-drumkit"-button in the load-layer dialog. >> >> Just some ideas :) Everybody is inveted to add more... But maybe we >> should work on a smaller set of features for 0.9.5 so that we could >> focus on a shorter release-cycle. >> - Sebastian >> >> >> > > It would be immensely helpful for me if we could decide on the priority > of tasks/bugs and features that need to be worked on. > > If we can pick out a few items from the list which is getting pretty > long now then prioritise them that would be the best for me. > > Also which branch should I be working on? > > I think merging Wolkes sample fx branch is probably the priority right > now. That by itself could constitute0.9.5 > > 0.9.6 could become the release target for what happens after the merge... > > Although I like Wolkes idea of just copying everything from sample_fx > over the top of the old branch. Maybe it would be easier to just > make the sample fx branch the new default branch and discontinue working > on the old branch? Well, there are 2 things which have to be done without a doubt:
1) get all features of the wolke's branche to trunk 2) test and polish those features. Not everything there is ready for a release now. I remember that the timeline had some flaws the last time i checked it. 3) fix remaining bugs from the bugtracker (no priority between them..) 4) document the new features (in the manual) Those are the items with the highest priority at the moment.. The other features of the roadmap are more or less optional. @Wolke: Is your branch up-to-date? It would be cool if you could merge all new things from trunk so we can copy your branch to trunk ( if everyone is ok with that). Patrick, i think it's up to your preferences which item you choose to work on. All of them need to be done, so they all have the same priority.. I haven't looked too close into wolke's branch in the last month so i don't know what works and what not, i'm testing it this week. Wolke, do you have other ideas for patrick? Or something which has to be done at the moment? Thanks, Sebastian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Hydrogen-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hydrogen-devel
