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* Name: [[User:vicodan| Wolfgang Ulbrich]]
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* Tracker bug: [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086149 #1086149]


== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==
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   - mpaste tool for using Mate's paste website
   - mpaste tool for using Mate's paste website
   - caja-beesu extension for opening a file as superuser
   - caja-beesu extension for opening a file as superuser
   - support for upower-1.0 (60% is done in rawhide)
   - support for upower-1.0
   - allow rotation of mate-panel background
   - allow rotation of mate-panel background
   - add support for Metacity as window manager
   - add support for Metacity as window manager
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   - middle click on volume-applet toggles mute state
   - middle click on volume-applet toggles mute state
   - add undo functionality to Sticky-note applet
   - add undo functionality to Sticky-note applet
  - gnome-main-menu panel-applet (review request comming soon)


* Renaming some packages
* Renaming some packages
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* Drops
* Drops
   - mate-character-maps
   - mate-character-map


== Benefit to Fedora ==
== Benefit to Fedora ==
1. Leaner, better, faster MATE Desktop
1. Leaner, better, faster MATE Desktop


== Scope ==
Proposal owners:
1) Upgrade all packages to 1.8 version. (done)
2) Update comps with new package set. (done)
3) Submit review requests for the following renamed packages:
mate-file-manager -> caja (done)
mate-window-manager -> marco (done)


== Scope ==
mate-image-viewer -> eom (done)
 
mate-file-archiver -> engrampa (done)
 
mate-text-editor -> pluma (done)
 
mate-document-viewer -> atril (done)
 
mate-menu-editor -> mozo (done)
 
 
4) Retire the following dropped packages:


Proposal owners: Upgrade all packages to 1.8 version, and comps needs to be updated (already done).
libmatewnck (done)


mate-doc-utils (done)


The following packages have been renamed:
libmatekeyring (done)


mate-file-manager -> caja
mate-keyring (done)
mate-window-manager -> marco
mate-image-viewer -> eom
mate-file-archiver -> engrampa
mate-text-editor -> pluma
mate-document-viewer -> atril
mate-menu-editor -> mozo


Obsoleted:
mate-character-map (done)
libmatewnck
mate-doc-utils
mate-keyring




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== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==


Upgrades will be seamless and pushed down to previous Fedora releases.
Upgrades will be seamless.


== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
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Non release blocking. If deadline is not met, it will be included in the next Fedora release.
Non release blocking. If deadline is not met, it will be included in the next Fedora release.
* Contingency mechanism: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No


== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 13 October 2014

MATE Desktop 1.8

Summary

Update MATE Desktop to version 1.8

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 21 (release is approximate; new versions are released monthly about the middle of the month)
  • Last updated: 2014-03-24
  • Tracker bug: #1086149

Detailed Description

Release 1.8

  • New features
 - new mate-user-quide
 - add window snapping/tiling support to Marco window-manager
 - improved support for systemd-logind
 - command line panel-applet for displaying the result of a command in the panel
 - mpaste tool for using Mate's paste website
 - caja-beesu extension for opening a file as superuser
 - support for upower-1.0
 - allow rotation of mate-panel background
 - add support for Metacity as window manager
 - add shuffle mode in slideshow of eom image-viewer
 - eom image-viewer is migrated to lcms2
 - show date and time in mate-screensaver lock dialog
 - show graphical time in logout/shutdown dialog
 - switch complete to pulseaudio, good bye gstreamer mixer
 - middle click on volume-applet toggles mute state
 - add undo functionality to Sticky-note applet
  • Renaming some packages
 - mate-file-manager to caja
 - mate-window-manager to marco
 - mate-text-editor to pluma
 - mate-document-viewer to atril
 - mate-menu-editor to mozo
 - mate-file-archiver to engrampa
 - mate-image-viever to eom
  • Replacements
 - mate-doc-utils with yelp-tools, help in all packages works now
 - single caja extensions packages are now summarized in the new caja-extensions package
 - libmatewnck with libwnck
  • Drops
 - mate-character-map

Benefit to Fedora

1. Leaner, better, faster MATE Desktop

Scope

Proposal owners:

1) Upgrade all packages to 1.8 version. (done)

2) Update comps with new package set. (done)

3) Submit review requests for the following renamed packages:

mate-file-manager -> caja (done)

mate-window-manager -> marco (done)

mate-image-viewer -> eom (done)

mate-file-archiver -> engrampa (done)

mate-text-editor -> pluma (done)

mate-document-viewer -> atril (done)

mate-menu-editor -> mozo (done)


4) Retire the following dropped packages:

libmatewnck (done)

mate-doc-utils (done)

libmatekeyring (done)

mate-keyring (done)

mate-character-map (done)


Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Upgrades will be seamless.

How To Test

Install using the spin, netinstall or DVD.

User Experience

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A

Contingency Plan

Non release blocking. If deadline is not met, it will be included in the next Fedora release.

  • Contingency mechanism: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes