Hackfest2018 Topics

Other pages: Hackfest2018, Hackfest2018 Attendees.

Topics for Inkscape's 2018 Hackfest

• Inkscape Code
  • Overall structure review (Tav)
  • Source Directory Structure (Tav)
  • GTK 3
    • Use of "Popover" widget to reduce clutter. (Tav)

• Infrastructure
  • Fund raising
  • Marketing/Outreach (Inkscape Vectors)
  • Cloudscale.ch service hosting (Bryce)

• Roadmap planning
  • Which items targeted for 0.93 are still doable in available timeframe? Ensure all 0.93-targeted items are assigned to an active developer. Push remaining items to future milestones.
  • What else must be achieved before we can release 1.0? Make sure roadmap reflects it. Move anything extraneous to post-1.0 or to other lists.

Copied from 2017 Hackfest for inspiration... move up to add to 2018 topics

• Infrastructure
  • Forums
  • Website
  • Documentation
  • Developer Infrastructure
    • Git
    • Automatic builds (windows, mac os)
    • Testing
      • Jenkins
      • Failure with gitlab.

• Inkscape Code
  • GUI
    • GTK3
    • UX
      • Flexible layout
      • Keyboard shortcuts
      • Text Tool - Tool Bar
  • Internal
    • C++11
    • Coordinate system flip
    • Modularity/Extensibility/Addons
    • Performance
    • Standardize dialog code

• Bugs/Requests (from G+)
  • Dialogs
    • path/bitmap dialog doesn't remember defaults
    • Dockable: Properties, Export PNG dialogs.
    • Document Properties dialog too large.
    • Dockable dialogs steal keystrokes. (x2)
    • Export: foo.svg.png
  • Surface Pro 3 pen not recognized as having pressure
  • Native Mac OS X (x2)
  • Menus too long
  • Export to JPG.
  • User control over 90dpi vs 96dpi
  • Theme Dark/Light