March 2009 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[openFate 305725] Use gettext for gconf schemas translations
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Vincent Untz (vuntz) Feature #305725, revision 1, last change by Title: Use gettext for gconf schemas translations openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vincent Untz (vuntz) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The translations of all the descriptions of gconf keys in schemas are already in the gettext files of the application. Removing them from the schemas would make the packages smaller and would possibly improve gconf performance in normal usage (ie, outside of gconf-editor, where the descriptions are used). Martin Pitt and I talked about this, and Martin has implemented it for Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123025 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305725

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[openFATE 306310] Improve Section About Keyboard Configuration
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Karl Eichwalder (keichwa) Feature #306310, revision 1, last change by Title: Improve Section About Keyboard Configuration openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Karl Eichwalder (keichwa) Description: What about explaining here how to add the Euro sign to e.g. the 5 key on the keyboard... And what to do with the 'Win/Start' key. Should it be Meta, Hyper, Super, etc? What is the difference? http://doccomments.provo.novell.com/admin/main?/admin/viewcomment/10258 References: http://doccomments.provo.novell.com/admin/main?/admin/viewcomment/10258 Comment: 8174 http://www.novell.com/documentation/opensuse110/opensuse110_startup/data/ch… Customer email: beheer at vahsen dot nl Customer name: Rob Vahsen -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306310

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[openFATE 305946] NetworkManager - Autoselect correct peap version
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Helmut Schaa (hschaa) Feature #305946, revision 1, last change by Title: NetworkManager - Autoselect correct peap version openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Helmut Schaa (hschaa) Description: If no peap version is specified wpa_supplicant will already choose the right one. However, NetworkManager does not make use of that feature yet. It would be much easier for users to select peapversion "Auto" instead of having to know if the authentication server allows version 0 or 1. The peap version selection should still be possible as the user may restrict the connection to a specific peap version. Hence, I suggest a drop down combo with the items "Auto", "version 0" and "version 1". -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305946

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[openFATE 305851] Include kiwi-ltsp in Factory
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Stephan Kulow (coolo) Feature #305851, revision 1, last change by Title: Include kiwi-ltsp in Factory openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jigish Gohil (cyberorg) Description: I've been maintaining KIWI-LTSP: LTSP5 implementation on openSUSE using KIWI in server:ltsp Build Service repository, now it is at the stable and production ready state. This is request to include the packages(not all of them) in openSUSE Factory, and possibly 11.3 later. Relations: - Include kiwi-ltsp in Factory (novell/bugzilla/id: 474360) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474360 Discussion: #1: Jigish Gohil (cyberorg) (2009-02-10 08:42:08) Should this have gone on https://features.opensuse.org/ ? #2: andrea florio (anubisg1) (2009-02-10 09:16:58) +1 for me... kiwi-ltsp is great and works fine! #3: Shrenik Bhura (sbhura) (2009-02-11 05:20:31) The inclusion will largely serve as an impetus for further development of this great project. With increased exposure, the motivation to deliver a quality project shall also increase. #4: Ken Yap (ken_yap) (2009-02-11 06:31:44) Yes, please include it in OpenSUSE, it will make OpenSUSE more attractive to people who want to build thin client clusters. #5: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-02-11 06:53:23) why not Factory:Contrib? And I agree with #1 Having it in Factory means currently that someone from novell needs to review them and that's why we created contrib where everyone capable can maintain packages that go with a specific openSUSE release. And for having it on the DVD it's a bit too special use case, so it would be online repo only anyway. #6: Jigish Gohil (cyberorg) (2009-02-11 07:00:00) Not on the DVD, but Factory and OSS online repo. Instead of Contrib isn't current location - server:ltsp more appropriate? Idea is to include it officially in the distribution. I am sure we can make a same kind of arrangement we have in place for compiz to maintain this as well. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305851

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[openFATE 306291] ADD ability to launch YaST modules via SystemSettings
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Stephan Kulow (coolo) Feature #306291, revision 1, last change by Title: ADD ability to launch YaST modules via SystemSettings openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Paul Lubetsky (vegeek) Description: It would be better and simplier for novice to have only one configuration panel in the system, both for KDE and general System Administration via YaST. Similiar work was done for gnome: now opensuse has an integrated all-in-one control panel there. I propose to add an Administration tab in systemsettings, which would provide launchers for YaST`s system administration tools. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Simply open menu: you`ll find there two different launchers for YaST and SystemSettings. Actual Results: Now SystemSettings and YaST aren`t integrated. Expected Results: User want to do some system administration tasks, he/she opens SystemSettings and opens required configuration tool. Something similiar was in SuSE 10.0 with KDE3.4. Relations: - ADD ability to launch YaST modules via SystemSettings (novell/bugzilla/id: 487611) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487611 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306291

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[openFATE 306308] Preview and cancel functions in openFATE edit mode
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Rajko Matovic (rajko_m) Feature #306308, revision 1, last change by Title: Preview and cancel functions in openFATE edit mode openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Rajko Matovic (rajko_m) Description: Preview button - adds user comment, reply, usecase, testcase but leaves edit window opened, so that user can change layout. Cancel button - quits edit mode and drops all changes. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306308

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[openFATE 306194] openFATE Client
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Raúl García (bgta) Feature #306194, revision 1, last change by Title: openFATE Client openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Raúl García (bgta) Description: It would be interesting to create a client like Bug Buddy to openFATE. With a desktop shortcut, the users can suggest new requirements for future developments. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306194

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[openFate 305690] Replace System-V init with upstart init
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Vitaliy Tomin (HighwayStar) Feature #305690, revision 1, last change by Title: Replace System-V init with upstart init openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Vitaliy Tomin (highwaystar) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Upstart - an event-based init daemon. It can provide more flexible init system for more faster and effective boot and communication with the init daemon over D-Bus. upstart home page http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305690

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[openFate 305312] OpenSUSE <= 11.1 Alpha 2 don't install on SD card
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Feature added by: Arvin Schnell <aschnell(a)novell.com> Feature #305312, revision 1, last change by Title: OpenSUSE <= 11.1 Alpha 2 don't install on SD card openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Harald Welte <haraldwelte(a)viatech.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: [Please note that I'm working for the CPU+Chipset maker VIA and this is an actually important feature for the 'netbook' class of devices in the coming months] Recently, BIOS vendors have been starting to implement a 'boot from SD card' feature, much like they have added 'boot from USB memory stick' some years ago. The only SD-card host controller that I've seen this implemented for is SDHCI compliant host controllers. While this is a nice feature to support, for most systems it is just a gimmick and not something neccessarry. However, there are hand-held devices such as netbooks in the pipeline which do not have any other mass storage device. No hard disk and no IDE-attached flash disk or the like. They just have one (more likely two or more) SD card slots and you install and store not only your data but the entire operating system on that SD card. Furthermore, there are products like Samsung moviNAND which are basically a SDcard in a BGA package that can be soldered onto a PCB. So from a protocol and software point of view it is a SD card, but it is mechanically soldered onto the board. Such device have gained some popularity in ARM-based designs, but we'll likely see them in the x86 world, too. To make this happen, The distribution installation initrd needs to 1. include and auto-load the sdhc.ko and sdhci_pci.ko kernel modules 2. create the /dev/mmcblk* device nodes as per udev/hotplug events The actual distribution installation program needs to 1. recognize /dev/mmcblk* as block devices that can be used as target device 2. use a grub-install or similar program that can discover the bios drive number to /dev/mmcblk* device name mapping I have outlined the full details at http://wiki.gpl-devices.org/wiki/Installing_Linux_on_booting_SD_card -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305312

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[openFate 305706] Facebook chat/Pidgin Integration
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 07 Sep '10

07 Sep '10

Feature added by: Kevin Dupuy (kdupuy9) Feature #305706, revision 1, last change by Title: Facebook chat/Pidgin Integration openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Kevin Dupuy (kdupuy9) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Facebook is currently the most popular social networking site, and it's chat functionality is being used as an IM client for many people. With pidgin-facebookchat (http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-facebookchat/) , Pidgin seamlessly integrates Facebook friends and chats as it would any other IM service. The plugin is already there, and licensed under the GPLv3 (see website above). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305706

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