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Weekly Summary

• Updated to Ghostscript 9.04: Printing performance (rendering PDF files in high resolution) vastly improved. Fixed LP: #668800 solved (TillKamppeter).

• Updated all printer driver packages (Foomatic, Ghostscript, CUPS, HPLIP, pxljr, foo2zjs, m2300w, ptouch-driver) to have "-dNOINTERPOLATE" in the Ghostscript command line to make Ghostscript's page rendering for printing even faster (TillKamppeter).

• Upstream release of Foomatic 4.0.8 and update of the appropriate Ubuntu packages (TillKamppeter).

• CUPS 1.5.0 released, started work on packaging it (TillKamppeter).

• Oneiric now will respect OnlyShowIn=Unity, so some things may be hidden that should be shown. Make sure to add Unity to most GNOME-specific .desktop files as needed. (mterry)

• Added support for default application by mimetype for the image builder (didrocks)

• OneConf API redefined with isd. server side almost complete. Still no design for the new software-center and still uncertain which version will be in oneiric, blocking the OneConf feature (didrocks)

Partner update

Unity

• Last week saw the new compiz (0.9.5.0) out. We noticed some performance regressions with it. There is currently a workaround in light-themes to minimize the added boot latency and the slowdown during it's running. Seeing the results of the unity dialogs, there is both code issues and design issues, we decided to revert the feature soon.
• Reverting the feature deps on new coming feature to add/update/remove existing compiz configuration. The branches are there but pending review. Asked the dx team to review and test this.
• Same statement for the gsettings backend. Some parts are approved though.
• Unity:
  • new unity release (unity-place-applications, nux, unity).
  • bring some initial new alt + tab support (available through ctrl + tab right now). This one doens't support multiple instances of applications for now. This will come soon. Once feature complete, it will become the new alt + tab (but depends on the above compiz feature)
  • We noticed misc breakage in keyboard and mouse handling (dash navigation, super key, mouse middle click). Some parts are due to the new compiz, other by the new unity.
  • New release normally this week
• Unity-2d:
  • imminent release (today or tomorrow). This one will bring indicator-gtk3 panel! (no more indicator gtk2 stack on the CD). Better navigation on the dash and full a11y support. dconf support for settings (and shared settings for launchers between unity 3D and 2D), enabling gnome3 integration.
  • dconf-qt packaged, some fixes, pushed in oneiric and MIR acked. Just wait on the new unity-2d to actually promote it
  • work on making kubuntu people life easier, but still having the appmenu gtk support without bringing gtk on the CD for them (will be brought by first gtk app there)

Software Center

• Ratings and Reviews
  • Server-side support for editing and deleting your own reviews has been deployed
  • New "Top-Rated" section added to the Software Center home screen
• Standalone deb installation (gdebi functionality) improvements
  • More than 50% speedup in startup time when installing a standalone deb
  • Correctly show spinner until the software item screen is displayed
• Software Center version 4.1.10 released, includes the above plus many bug fixes

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