State of the 0.2.9 branch

[Ge van Geldorp]

At the moment, there's one blocker bug registered, 1107: Opening a Command
Prompt (console) window causes the desktop to hang.

A lot of networking apps crash, all due to the same bug. Arty is working on
that one.

On each boot, I have to get rid of 5 device install screens. I'm not
complaining, I understand PnP is a work in progress, but if nobody objects
I'll change the code in the branch to never pop up the device install
screens.

Last item is perhaps a bit controversial. I don't like the huge icons in the
start menu. It also makes the start menu not fit in 640x480. Can we please
go back to smaller icons?

Other than these items (only 1 of them serious as far as I'm concerned) I
like the branch and I believe it will become a good release.

GvG

[Brandon Turner]

Ge van Geldorp wrote:

>  At the moment, there's one blocker bug registered,
> 1107: Opening a Command
> Prompt (console) window causes the desktop to hang.
>
> A lot of networking apps crash, all due to the same bug. Arty is working on
> that one.
>
>   
>  
Excellent, I didnt know he was working on that.

>  On each boot, I have to get rid of 5 device install
> screens. I'm not
> complaining, I understand PnP is a work in progress, but if nobody objects
> I'll change the code in the branch to never pop up the device install
> screens.
>
>   
>  
Go for it.

>  Last item is perhaps a bit controversial. I don't
> like the huge icons in the
> start menu. It also makes the start menu not fit in 640x480. Can we please
> go back to smaller icons?
>
>   
>  
I plan on changing the default to 800x600x16.  Is this a better idea 
then making smaller icons?  I think we really need the res changed 
because a lot of windows wont fix in the screen and it just looks so 
much nicer on the eyes.

>  Other than these items (only 1 of them serious as far
> as I'm concerned) I
> like the branch and I believe it will become a good release.
>
>   
>  
I think it is also going to be a good release.

>  GvG
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[WaxDragon]

I have the tenative blocker list, I just haven't sent it out and
adjusted the bugs. I was trying to get a good test finished before
sending out the list.   I should be able to later tonight.

On 12/11/05, Ge van Geldorp <gvg(a)reactos.org> wrote:
>   At the moment, there's one blocker bug registered,
> 1107: Opening a Command
>  Prompt (console) window causes the desktop to hang.
>
>  A lot of networking apps crash, all due to the same bug. Arty is working on
>  that one.
>
>  On each boot, I have to get rid of 5 device install screens. I'm not
>  complaining, I understand PnP is a work in progress, but if nobody objects
>  I'll change the code in the branch to never pop up the device install
>  screens.
>
>  Last item is perhaps a bit controversial. I don't like the huge icons in the
>  start menu. It also makes the start menu not fit in 640x480. Can we please
>  go back to smaller icons?
>
>  Other than these items (only 1 of them serious as far as I'm concerned) I
>  like the branch and I believe it will become a good release.
>
>  GvG
>
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<Russell> argh
<Russell> iterator shenanigans :/

[WaxDragon]

Well, he's the tentative blocker list:

http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1026

By far the biggest source of complaints.  I don't mind it just being
disabled for 0.2.9, as GvG suggests.

http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1099
http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1097
http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1107
http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1116

That's it really.  I tested most apps on my testing cd (Abiword, Gvim,
OO..) and they either worked the same, or had progressed.  I didn't
spend too much time testing network apps, due to the FastMutex bug
arty is looking at, but ncftp worked for me.

On the other hand, a great deal of long standing issues have been
resolved. Page files, wallpaper persistence, environment variable
dialog.

The only real issue I've seemingly encountered is a registry/shutdown
issue.  Sometimes I cannot get the page file setting to stick, and get
crashes on shutdown. Since this is new code and does progress
shutdown, I'm hesitant to block 0.2.9 due to those issues.

Please discuss. Unless someone disagrees with these blockers, I will
update their severities tomorrow.


On 12/11/05, WaxDragon <waxdragon(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>   I have the tenative blocker list, I just haven't
> sent it out and
>  adjusted the bugs. I was trying to get a good test finished before
>  sending out the list.   I should be able to later tonight.
>
>  On 12/11/05, Ge van Geldorp <gvg(a)reactos.org> wrote:
>  > At the moment, there's one blocker bug registered, 1107: Opening a Command
>  > Prompt (console) window causes the desktop to hang.
>  >
>  > A lot of networking apps crash, all due to the same bug. Arty is working on
>  > that one. 
If he can get it fixed soon, great, but I don't think I'll hold up the
release for it.

>   >
>  > On each boot, I have to get rid of 5 device install screens. I'm not
>  > complaining, I understand PnP is a work in progress, but if nobody objects
>  > I'll change the code in the branch to never pop up the device install
>  > screens. 
It's a blocker.

>   >
>  > Last item is perhaps a bit controversial. I don't like the huge icons in the
>  > start menu. It also makes the start menu not fit in 640x480. Can we please
>  > go back to smaller icons? 
+1

>   >
>  > Other than these items (only 1 of them serious as far as I'm concerned) I
>  > like the branch and I believe it will become a good release.
>  >
>  > GvG 

Thanks for your work, GvG.

WD

[Ge van Geldorp]

>   From: WaxDragon
>  
>  I have the tenative blocker list, I just haven't sent it out 
>  and adjusted the bugs. I was trying to get a good test finished before
>  sending out the list.   I should be able to later tonight. 
Sorry, didn't mean to jumpt the gun on this. Thanks for the list.

GvG