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  * datetime menu support for browsing calendars ([[Bug:726531]])
  * ALT-F2 ([[Bug:580295]]) -> Done and uploaded
  * Easy application installation ([[Bug:670403]])
  * places a11y ([[Bug:731403]])
  * overlay scrollbar ([[Bug:730740]])
  * multi-touch support in Unity (depends on other MT FFEs, [[Bug:XXX]])

 * Note: old FFEs made out-of-scope:
  * compiz dialog style (plugin only, but too late as it may impact the decorator)
  * places scrollbar (njpatel: it’s too late to do this)
  * bamf transient API (https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-appmenu/+bug/664711)
  * appmenu FS case (https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-appmenu/+bug/591189)
  * compiz mandatory plugins (does that need an FFE?)		   * Datetime menu support for browsing calendars ([[Bug:726531]]) -> Done and released
  * ALT-F2 ([[Bug:580295]]) -> Done and released
  * Zeitgeist-0.7.0 ([[Bug:732551]]) -> Done and released
  * Easy application installation ([[Bug:670403]]) -> Done and released
  * places a11y ([[Bug:731403]]) -> Blocked by regressions
  * overlay scrollbar ([[Bug:730740]]) -> We confirm our request for an exception
  * multi-touch support in Unity ([[Bug:737601]]) -> In progress
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  * The Unity team is on fire, with
   * 41 bugs fixed on Thursday! See [[https://launchpad.net/unity/+milestone/3.6.4]]
   * on top of the 30 others fixed on Monday [[https://launchpad.net/unity/+milestone/3.6.2]]
  * lots of a11y fixes, but places was not at reach this week
  * overlay scrollbar got a priority increase: we're working at full speed to fix bugs we see [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-scrollbar/+bugs]] and got support from QA & Platform in general to get more user testing		   * 65 (!) bugs fixed this week See [[https://launchpad.net/unity/+milestone/3.6.6]]
   * including numerous gl & a11y crashers
   * the alt keypress bug ([[Bug:689179]])
   * KDE apps can now be pinned to the launcher
  * A lot of UI adjustments in the dash, like the new auto-resizing layout or ALT-F2 support
  * still no a11y for places, due to focus/grab mgmt improvements that created regressions in the a11y integration
  * overlay scrollbar: lots of fixes to extend the list of supported applications: [[Ayatana/ScrollBars]]
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 * 0.6.3 indicator-sound released: Fast Forward/Rewind working nicely when you keep either previous or next pressed from either the mouse or keyboard, icons for playlist menu items are now fixed (Banshee is the client that exports icon names for now) and a new dbus method to complete the blacklist dbus api (to help clients adapt properly to the preferred behaviour outlined in the spec) and few other fixes (https://launchpad.net/indicator-sound/+milestone/0.6.3).

 * A lot of bug fixing on dbusmenu and indicators

 * Feature Freeze Exceptions:
  * ALT-F2 ([[Bug:580295]])
  * Zeitgeist-0.7.0 ([[Bug:732551]])

 * Unity Place Applications received a lot of attention
  * Landing the Alt-F2 work by didrocks
  * Highly improved latency of searches
  * Improved relevancy ranking of searches
  * Showcasing random apps from Software Center
  * The Foundations team wants to double the shell guys: 30 bugs fixed in a week! See [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-foundations/+milestone/unity-3.6.6]]
 * including highly improved latency of searches, improved relevancy ranking of searches & showcasing random apps from Software Center
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## Critical/High Milestoned Bugs, ie "bugs on our radar":
## * https://launchpad.net/ayatana/+milestone/ubuntu-11.04-beta		 Critical/High Milestoned Bugs, ie "bugs on our radar":
 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-foundations/+milestone/unity-3.6.8
 * https://launchpad.net/unity-foundations/+milestone/unity-3.8.0-beta
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 * Working with QA & HW Cert teams to gather GL driver support matrix
 * First results from the HW cert team campaign with 10 representative configurations: 8/10 OK, 2 nvidia installation problems under investigations		  * Keeping up with the new bugs
 * Provided test cases for GL, Compiz and Ayatana Scrollbar
 * Work on compiz automated testcases for the 3 main regressions (invisible windows, stacking order issues and decorator crashers)

=== Misc ===

For references, FFEs we choose not to request for the release:
 * compiz dialog style (plugin only, but too late as it may impact the decorator)
 * places scrollbar (njpatel: it’s too late to do this)
 * bamf transient API (https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-appmenu/+bug/664711)
 * appmenu FS case (https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-appmenu/+bug/591189)
 * compiz mandatory plugins (does that need an FFE?)

General status

Feature Freeze Exception Requests

  • Datetime menu support for browsing calendars (726531) -> Done and released

  • ALT-F2 (580295) -> Done and released

  • Zeitgeist-0.7.0 (732551) -> Done and released

  • Easy application installation (670403) -> Done and released

  • places a11y (731403) -> Blocked by regressions

  • overlay scrollbar (730740) -> We confirm our request for an exception

  • multi-touch support in Unity (737601) -> In progress

Unity

Critical/High Milestoned Bugs, ie "bugs on our radar":

Of note this week:

  • 65 Info (!) bugs fixed this week See https://launchpad.net/unity/+milestone/3.6.6

    • including numerous gl & a11y crashers

    • the alt keypress bug (689179)

    • KDE apps can now be pinned to the launcher
  • A lot of UI adjustments in the dash, like the new auto-resizing layout or ALT-F2 support
  • still no a11y for places, due to focus/grab mgmt improvements that created regressions in the a11y integration

  • overlay scrollbar: lots of fixes to extend the list of supported applications: Ayatana/ScrollBars

Unity Foundations

Critical/High Milestoned Bugs, ie "bugs on our radar":

General status:

  • The Foundations team wants to double the shell guys: 30 bugs fixed in a week! See https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-foundations/+milestone/unity-3.6.6

  • including highly improved latency of searches, improved relevancy ranking of searches & showcasing random apps from Software Center

  • Zeitgeist FTS Extension got a long waited fix extending the capabilities of the event filtering mechanism which was required in order to filter out applications from searches in the files place
  • Dee ABI+API stability since 0.5.12 (released Monday) also with a range of new functionality to help optimize the Unity shell(s) and place daemons alike

Critical/High Milestoned Bugs, ie "bugs on our radar":

QA

General status:

  • Keeping up with the new bugs
  • Provided test cases for GL, Compiz and Ayatana Scrollbar
  • Work on compiz automated testcases for the 3 main regressions (invisible windows, stacking order issues and decorator crashers)

Misc

For references, FFEs we choose not to request for the release:

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