It is time to get the ball rolling for Lucid. There is a lot of time, but it's important to tread with certainty and hit the deadlines comfortably [Lynx metaphor goes here].
Here is a list of goals and deadlines to be aware of for Lucid. With this list, I hope to be more organized, and more certain about where the project is rolling so that everything comes together neatly. Hopefully there is a bit for everyone, so if you are interested in contributing to something, feel free take a look and pick out something that interests you :) (On that note, I will be putting up blueprints and the like at some point, so make sure to check around the project information at <https://launchpad.net/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu> before getting too absorbed in something; it may already be done!). --- First of all, I intend to keep the design fairly close to where it is now. I spoke really quickly with Ivanka at UDS, and she says she is happy with the design but that the copy could use a bit of work (and I have been meaning to follow up on that. Ugh, I hate Calculus). Importantly, there is TONS of interest in having slideshows for derivatives and upgrades. That's possible, although a clever change to the build infrastructure will be necessary, so we can maintain multiple versions under the one source package without too many duplicate files. I want that to be the main goal with this for Lucid, and hopefully everything will be ready for derivatives by Alpha 2, which is January 14th. There is a blueprint for that one: <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/+spec/alternate-versions> There should definitely be an ubuntu-upgrade slideshow, ideally explaining what's new for an existing user. It may run in the karmic->lucid upgrade, but probably won't run for hardy->lucid (since the slideshow currently demands Webkit or Gecko, although that's fixable in a few ways if someone is keen to do it!). With regards to the slides, it would make lots of sense to update the Ubuntu slideshow withe something about PiTiVi, and _maybe_ to mention the new default games selection (which could be interesting). lielf has a games slide in his bzr branch, which is a good starting point. The Software Centre will be seeing some exciting changes, so that slide in the Ubuntu slideshow may benefit from some updating when the dust has settled. It may be fun to present some examples of the software in there (for example, GIMP), but that all depends on the space available. I hope the number of slides can stay about the same and instead to move, delete or modify existing stuff to fit in what's new. It would be amazing if we could read peoples' minds and figure out which slides are most useful ;) translate-toolkit's html2po in SVN now supports a --keepcomments argument with which it maintains HTML comments as translator notes in a generated .pot file. It would be perfect if the patch landed in Lucid, as it will make things easier for translators in our case (and hopefully a few others). Not an urgent thing, though; I can always generate the .pot files on my end. I think it may be worth making the slide content area scrollable. (Not as something we EXPECT to use, but a useful fallback when translations end up being too long for the existing space. Some clever Javascript could result in a pretty decent looking design, I think). Still some interest in having user-friendly controls to go back / forwards along the slideshow. I'm hoping that somebody will manage to implement that in a graceful fashion. Important guideline on that: this project should not raise itself to any level of importance beyond a little slideshow that runs for 20 minutes every 6 months. That's why I am a bit hesitant on the controls idea, (it takes it a step closer to being an owner's manual), but it absolutely deserves a chance! Everything except graphics must be absolutely settled before the documentation string freeze, which is March 25th. --- Other contributions and ideas are welcome as well, of course, but this is what I really would love to get rolling for Lucid. Any help in these areas would be fantastically amazing. Thanks, Dylan McCall _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubiquity-slideshow Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubiquity-slideshow More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
