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User: [Yes/No] => Next Step... + - Something intuitive for the binary/-ies (for debugger and + execution of program), libtool ([Yes/No] for the debugger), build + tool (qmake, automake,...?), etc.., too. + - use mimetype to determine code files, not extension + (see bug # + - Make the help buttons (that we already have) open the KDevelop Handbook on + the correct page (or the index if the subject is not covered yet). + - New and improved VCS framework (Needs better description) + - Another look at the plugin system (Nees better description) + - Another look at the project files (shared, non-shared, session) + - fix(redesign?) project language switching + - editor handling could be made a bit saner if editor plugin switching was an after-restart-only feature + + - Programming Language Support Parts + - Create base classes for language support parts: + - AntlrLanguageSupport + - AntlrBackgroundParser + - AntlrProblemReporter + - Same for: + - YaccLanguageSupport + - YaccBackgroundParser + - YaccProblemReporter + - There is a possibility to create even something like + - LanguageSupportBase + + Look at java, pascal and ada support parts to get more inspiration. + There should be base classes for ada, java and pascal language supports - too much code duplication. + + - CppSupportPart + - Extended "make member" functionality - run on a .h to implement stubs for all unimplemented non-abstract methods + - Code Refactoring + - text hint type info tooltips (edit mode) + - text hint value info tooltips (debug mode) + - Make the language plugin know stuff like what file patterns to look for (for instance, "find in files" needs this) + + - Build tools Parts + - Show .po files in project management + - Custom actions for groups, targets and files for project managers: + - any menu item should be a KAction plugged into KPopupMenu, also we need to define shortcuts for any such action, + also we should make sure those actions are properly executed from a shortcut. + - AutoProjectPart + - Should be able to DND files from other targets / file list / konq to add to targets + - Should loose the experimental crashy and nonstandard "add files" dialog + - Update configure.in when sub projects are added and the project doesn't use am_edit + - Keep the correctly cased project name and save it to the project file + + - Debugger Parts + - Create a debugger support base classes. Make the current GDB support a plugin. + - Implement parts for other debuggers i.e. DBX, WDB, Ladebug, JDB, XDB, bashdb, the Perl debugger, or the Python debugger. + We can use DDD as inspiration. + - General debugger + - variable widget + - set variable by editing the value in the tree + - cast value by editing the type in the tree + - disassembly + - add breakpoint display + - set breakpoint by selecting a line as in the edit window + - allow scrolling of disassembled code about and below current limits + - add source to disassembled code as comments + - basically just re-work the whole disassemble window :) + - Bugs + - Fix "core file" handling + - Fix "attach to" handling + - Breakpoints can disappear at odd times + - When the target program crashes, the debugger can't be started again. (intermittant?) + - Break on method() - could have multiple methods which require a choice. How to handle this? + + + - Plugins + - DocTreeViewPart + - Implement plugin system for doctreeview. + - improve documentation browsing + - Check if a man page exists before offering the context menu item 'Goto manpage' + - right click -> set as bookmark in docviewer + - ClassViewPart + - Implement language-dependant plugin system for classview: + - namespaces/classes/functions are not always applicable to a language, we need a way to correctly + fill a class view and combo boxes - only a language support can do that properly. + - Distinguish vanilla c++ support from c++ + Qt extensions and show signals/slots in the class view only with Qt. (is this still valid?) + - KonsoleViewPart + - Perhaps use konsole part for the application frontend + - cd's when selecting a file, but doesn't when selecting a dir, + desired: a menu option to "cd" to that directory + - QEditor + - Replace editors/qeditor/koReplace.* and editors/qeditor/koFind.* with kdelibs/kutils/kreplace.* and kdelibs/kutils/kfind.* + + +\section extensiontodo Extensions / New Functionality: + + - Core + - implement multiple-views per document (why?) + - Document manager (not obviously useful) + - Implement Add Plugin + - Show intro page on startup + - Programming Language Support Parts + - Build tools Parts + - Plugins + - better sourcenav part (all navigation tools should be supported with at least a "back" action - forward much less important) + - Integrate kontact's TODO-List and knotes plugin. (We need something like a + server/client system that all the knotes/toto-clients are always synced.) + - a generic macro-tool (if possible, probably best implemented as a KTE plugin) + - Free grouping of files in file group plugin + + +\section misctodo Miscellaneous (and possibly invalid) items: + + - UI bugs + - Editor options dialog missing when all views are closed (virtually impossible to fix) + - If you click an error in the output view, "Next Error"/"Previous + Error" should then start from that point (already implemented?) + - Messages in status bar would look nicer if they appeared with + the same border as other items (impossible) + - Browser tool bar should truncate long menu entries so it doesn't + take so much space (already implemented?) + - Extend KDevPlugin-API in order to have a preferred border for at + least the selection parts (Automake Manager, Class Browser, File + Groups, etc...) + +*/ |