Plasma/PW2Todo

This document describes the necessary steps towards Plasma Workspaces 2 running on Wayland.

Planned Changes in Plasma Framework

Framework-based tasks that need completion before PW2:

Status	Action	Method	Developer
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::Applet	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::Containment	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::Corona	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::DataContainer	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::DataEngine	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::Service	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::Theme	API Review status	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Plasma::RunnerManager	API Review status]	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Misc API Changes	More API Issues	<all>

Not all relevant classes have been reviewed yet, this list might expand in the future.

Planned Changes in Plasma Workspaces 2

Status	Action	Method	Developer
IN PROGRESS	QML Porting	Plasmoids and Containments to QML	<all>
TODO	Screen Locker	Componentize Lock Screen	<all>
TODO	Screen Locker	Port screen locker config to QML	<all>
TODO	Screen Locker	Port Greeter Widget away from QGV	<all>
TODO	Shell structure	New kde-workspace structure	<all>
TODO	Shell Switching	Create KWin effect for switching	<all>
TODO	Shell Switching	Shell switching mechanism in plasma-shell	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Shell Switching	kded Module to keep track of formfactor changes	<Aaron>
TODO	Shell Switching	Port formfactor KCM	<all>
TODO	Shell Switching	Enable/disable virtual keyboard based on formfactor	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Shell Package	Create shell package for Desktop UX	<all>
TODO	Shell Package	Create shell package for Active UX	<all>
IN PROGRESS	Look & Feel Package	Create Look & Feel package for Desktop UX	<sebas>
TODO	Desktop Scripting	Dynamic Activity-Desktop association	<all>
TODO	Desktop Scripting	Property Activity-related API	<all>
TODO	Desktop Scripting	Introspectible Plasmoid configuration	<all>
TODO	Desktop Scripting	Rework wallpaper API	<all>
TODO	Step Back	Step back, look at it as a whole, polish it like there's no tomorrow.	<all>

Planned Changes in KWin

The following changes are needed in coordination with KWin:

Status	Action	Method	Developer
TODO	Window Placement	Wayland-compatible placement of dialogs and tooltips and other windows	<all>
TODO	libtaskmanager	Porting libtaskmanager to Wayland-compatible API	<all>

Planned Changes in Qt

The following changes needed coordination with Qt and will end up upstream:

Status	Action	Method	Developer
TODO	Window Placement	Conditional import policies	<all>