May 2010 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 308955] Thunderbird KDE integration
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

Feature added by: Peter Gumbrell (gumb) Feature #308955, revision 1 Title: Thunderbird KDE integration openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Peter Gumbrell (gumb) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Would be great if the same sort of KDE integration could be applied to Thunderbird as with Firefox and OpenOffice. The interface in general with TB3 on openSUSE 11.2 actually looks fine using the default theme, but KDE file and helper application dialogs would be a big improvement. Even better if this could be included with the 4.3.5 online update or the possible openSUSE 11.2 KDE4.4 respin that I've heard rumours of. Use Case: Take my parents, using a KDE setup but with Firefox and Thunderbird as the two main non-KDE apps installed, for whom the existing GTK file dialogs completely throw them every time they need to pick a file attachment, or to open/save attachments sent to them. It is the only place on their system where they encounter non-KDE dialogs and they are confused. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: I see Thunderbird and GIMP as the two other popular, key apps having a large cross-desktop userbase that could do with better KDE integration. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308955

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[openFATE 307393] Webcam
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Feature added by: Adrian Perezlindo (cybersabalero) Feature #307393, revision 1 Title: Webcam openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Adrian Perezlindo (cybersabalero) Description: Why don't add a control to configure webcams in de yast module? It would be great in the part of "Hardware" 'cause is pretty dificult to set a webcam. I'm currently trying to set an Encore webcam and I'm tired to try a fail. Thanks a lot. Adrian (Argentina) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307393

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[openFate 305112] Add webcam configuration module for yast
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Feature added by: Michael Loeffler <michl(a)novell.com> Feature #305112, revision 1, last change by Title: Add webcam configuration module for yast openSUSE-11.1: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Michael Loeffler <michl(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Webcam is configured automatically. But for users having trouble with configuration a webcam configuration module would be useful. See also bug #359729 Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users in trouble with webcam configuration need a webcam configuration possibility in YaST. As the usage of webcams is rising, eg. through instant messanger this feature request adresses more and more users -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305112

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[New: openFATE 308383] use other icon theme than DMZ
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Feature added by: matthias propst (l1zard) Feature #308383, revision 1 Title: use other icon theme than DMZ openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: matthias propst (l1zard) Description: i was packagin the Obsidian iconthem http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Obsidian+Cursors?content=73135 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/l1zard/openSUSE_11.2/noarch/ which i find looks better with the new suse theme. So maybe we can make this the default icon theme for 11.3 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308383

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[New: openFATE 308248] OBS Admin Setup Tool
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Feature added by: Adrian Schröter (adrianSuSE) Feature #308248, revision 1 Title: OBS Admin Setup Tool Buildservice: Evaluation Priority Requester: Important Projectmanager: Important Requested by: Adrian Schröter (adriansuse) Description: The OBS admins need a tool for initial setup and later configurations of operations, which can't be done via the API. This setup tool may be implemented as CLI or as (WEB) YaST module. The setup needs to setup the frontend and web part, and the backend part. The parts may run on different systems. Tasks which should be offered are: webclient/software: * Used api server * run services api (aka frontend) server: Basically the steps as documented in README.SETUP and README.UPDATE of the packages, this includes: * Database setup and initialisation * rails migration (also on update) * configure backend interfaces (may be announced via SLP) * Admin password settings * run services backend setup: * sign daemon setup (gpg key generation) * run services ( and show their state ) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308248

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[openFATE 307378] YaST2 Partitioner should detect external partition type changes and update fstab
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Feature added by: Alexander shaduri (alex_sh) Feature #307378, revision 1 Title: YaST2 Partitioner should detect external partition type changes and update fstab openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Alexander shaduri (alex_sh) Description: If partition was changed from fat32 to ntfs externally, there's no way to specify that in YaST Partitioner. Initial partition layout: sda1: fat32 (empty), sda2: ext3 linux /, etc... The first thing I did was install openSUSE 11.1. YaST correctly identified fat32 partition and wrote the respective line to fstab. Then, I installed Vista on sda1. The problem with Vista is that it won't install to fat32, it needs ntfs. So, it converted sda1 to ntfs and installed ok. Now, the problem is that fstab in openSUSE still contained "vfat" as filesystem type. KDE4 wouldn't open in from Konqueror, etc... I tried to make YaST re-learn the type of sda1, so it would write the correct line to fstab, since I didn't remember what are the openSUSE-default options for ntfs-3g. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to do this. I think this will affect lots of people who, for example, had XP and decided to switch to Vista. Also, since openSUSE doesn't allow formatting to ntfs, this will also affect all the people who install Linux on a clean disk (reserving a space for Windows with fat32 partition), and then install XP or Vista, converting the filesystem to ntfs in the process. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install openSUSE on a clean disk, making the first partition fat32. 2. Convert the first partition to ntfs via third-party tool. 3. Try to use the drive from openSUSE as an average "joe the user". I filed it as a bug https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524784 and was told that this was a feature request - "The partitioner does assume that the enties in fstab are correct and does not try to fix them. Changing this behaviour requires a feature request." So, here it is. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307378

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[New: openFATE 309234] Make expert partitioner more intuitive
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Feature added by: Marco Poletti (poletti_marco) Feature #309234, revision 1 Title: Make expert partitioner more intuitive openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Marco Poletti (poletti_marco) Description: I propose to restructure the expert partitioner, my suggestions are these: 1) I think the "Overview" and "Used devices" tabs associated with each drive are out of place, I think they should become the property window of the drive, that can be accessed by right-clicking the drive and selecting the new item "Properties" or by selecting it and clicking the new button "Properties" in the "Hard disk" view, or by right-clicking an empty space in the drive's own view and selecting Properties, or by clicking the new button "Drive properties" in the drive's own view. 2) About partitions, I'd completely remove them from the tree and move those informations to the partition's Properties window, accessible from right-clicking the partition and selecting the new item "Properties" or selecting the partition and clicking the new "Properties" button, both in the drive view and in the "Hard disks" view. 3) In computers with not too many HDs, say max 6, I'd show all the graphical bars in the "Hard disk" view. Test Case: Use Case: -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309234

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[New: openFATE 308940] zypper: provide ways to show reason for install
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

Feature added by: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) Feature #308940, revision 1 Title: zypper: provide ways to show reason for install openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The smart package manager had a --explain option with which one could have the pm dump reasons for a package being installed. The same would be desirable to have for zypper, as there are sometimes strange updates. Use Case: # zypper up The following NEW packages are going to be installed: bundle-lang-gnome-ar glib2-lang gnome-keyring-lang gnome-vfs2-lang gtk2-lang With an --explain switch, there could be: glib2-lang (required by updated glib2-2.22.4-0.1.1) Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576623 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308940

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[openFATE 306927] GLOM
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Feature added by: Marcus Wild (Affrostralian) Feature #306927, revision 1 Title: GLOM Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Marcus Wild (affrostralian) Description: Database Frontend - easy to use GUI What you need, without the nonsense! With Glom you can design database systems - the database and the user interface. * Glom has high-level features such as relationships, lookups, related fields, related records, calculated fields, drop-down choices, searching, reports, users and groups. * Glom keeps things simple. It has Numeric, Text, Date, Time, Boolean, and Image field types. * Glom systems require almost no programming, but you may use Python for calculated fields or buttons. * Each Glom system can be translated for multiple languages and countries. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306927

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[openFate 305148] Automatic Compiling of Kernel Modules
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger <aj(a)novell.com> Feature #305148, revision 1, last change by Title: Automatic Compiling of Kernel Modules openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andreas Jaeger <aj(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The Standard Linux-Kernel provides a lot of hardware drivers/kernel modules. Nevertheless there are still devices not supported by the kernel. If a user compiles a kernel module by himself, he has to redo this step after each kernel update (if he is aware at all, that this step is needed). My idea was to install kernel-source, kernel-syms, gcc and make with each standard installation and to define a standard directory for the source code of kernel modules, e.g /usr/src/updates. When a Kernel Update is done, the system looks on boot in /usr/src/updates for directories and does there a 'make' and 'make install'. (build a kmp-package ?) If this could become a standard for other distributions (LSB) as well and corresponding init scripts would exist, third party kernel modules could be installed automagically after extracting code to /usr/src/update, so there would be some kind of standard for installing external kernel modules. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305148

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