[Bug 872374] Re: Oneiric-proposed: new version of Onboard with GI, gsettings, ...

[Francesco Fumanti]

** Summary changed:

- Feature Freeze exception request: new version with GI, gsettings,...
+ Oneiric-proposed: new version of Onboard with GI, gsettings,...

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Title:
  Oneiric-proposed: new version of Onboard with GI, gsettings,...

Status in “onboard” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “onboard” source package in Oneiric:
  New
Status in “onboard” source package in Precise:
  New

Bug description:
  Sorry for getting this release ready only this late. I hope that it
  will nevertheless make it into oneiric.

  Here is the list of the principle changes taken from the NEWS file:
      * Uses gobject introspection (GTK3), (LP: #858988)
      * Uses gsettings rather than gconf (LP: #801208)
      * Show on new lock screen (LP: #857813)
      * Make Caps Lock stick on single click, (LP: #68716)
      * Use dh_python2 (LP: #788514)
      * Make Caps Lock stick on single click (LP: #68716)
      * Add a hide button (LP: #564040 , LP: #584119)
      * Add options for transparency of the onscreen keyboard window (LP: #643204)
      * Add option to use a window without decoration
      * Add tooltips to some keys of Onboard
      * Add option to force Onboard window to top (work around bug 739812)
      * Add possibility to differentiate snippets with custom labels
      * Add buttons to control the hover click eature provided by the system
      * Enhance the layout creation with parts that are visible on all layer
      * Reworked the layouts and renamed Classic Onboard layout to Compact layout
      * Many other little fixes and adjustments (details in commits on launchpad)

  A reason to grant the exception might be that it provides among others
  gobject introspect on and the use of gsettings. Moreover, it ships
  some new features that were requested by onscreen keyboard users by
  filing bugs. Finally, for users that are not able to click, it fixes
  the regression since the Unity desktop that was previously provided by
  the dwell applet: the fonctionality of the dwell applet is now
  available in Onboard.

  As an onscreen keyboard user and part of the development team (I am
  not the coder however), I have been creating a new debian package for
  my personal use every few commits and the problems encountered during
  its usage were addressed.

  I am going to attach a debian source package to this email with
  defaults that should suit oneiric.

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