Roadmap

This document cover release cycle and roadmap planing. For changes in current releases see the CHANGELOG.md of the release.

Table of Contents Release cycle What do the version numbers mean? Roadmap 0.21.x Jan 2011 0.22.x Feb 2012 Unscheduled Features

Release cycle

Releases are planned approximately a year a ahead. When time comes closer the release date gets more accurate. See http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2011/02/07/drawing-up-a-roadmap/(http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2011/02/07/drawing-up-a-roadmap/) for roadmap planning issues. Our release cycle follows http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/(http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/)

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What do the version numbers mean?

• x.0.0 - a major version - complete rewrites
• 0.x.0 - a minor version - new features
• 0.0.x - a revision version - bugfixes, maintenance

Roadmap

0.21.x Jan 2011

• Website Enhancements
  • Screencasts
  • Add a blog
  • link the current guides
• Settings Compilation/Bundling
• Translation Compilation/Bundling
• Aloha Blocks
• Copy & Paste Support For
  • Aloha Blocks
  • inline noneditables Handling
  • Support for editing/rendering/handling CMS widgets that exist within the post content. E.g. `This is a youtube video: [youtube]blah/youtube`
• Implement Aloha.execCommand stack
  • createLink
  • italic
  • removeFormat
  • strikethrough
  • subscript
  • superscript
  • underline
  • unlink

0.22.x Feb 2012

• Shed ExtJS and Adopt jQuery UI
  • http://aloha-editor.org/wiki/Migration_to_jQuery_UI
  • https://github.com/alohaeditor/Aloha-Editor/issues#issue/55
• MessageStack
• Implement Aloha.execCommand stack
  • insertHorizontalRule
  • insertImage
  • insertText
  • justifyCenter
  • justifyFull
  • justifyLeft
  • justifyRight
  • backColor
  • fontName
  • fontSize
  • foreColor
  • hiliteColor

Unscheduled Features

• implement createLink to be used as flow and/or phrasing element (http://html5doctor.com/block-level-links-in-html-5/)
• Allow for table columns and rows to be resized by dragging
• Semantic Annotation
  • Will add semantic value to your content as you type
  • Smart helpers to help you type repetitive content
• Copy & Paste Support For
  • Wikimedia Syntax
  • Markdown Syntax
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Docs
• Better HTML5 Support (section, article, video, canvas, etc)
• Drag&DropFiles
• AutoSave and AutoRestore Functionality
• Style Editor
• Insert Element Button
  • Plugin Gallery
    • http://bespinplugins.mozillalabs.com/
    • https://addons.mozilla.org/
    • http://plugins.jquery.com/
  • Developer Network and Showcase
    • *Developers can register on the Aloha Editor website and showcase what they are building with Aloha Editor, as well as give praise and feedback** Full Screen Mode for Editing
• Got ideas? Add them here
• Spellchecker
• remove jQuery from the core.
  • still use it, but allow inclusion from google CDN or local hosting. Would make it easier to integrate Aloha into an existing project.
• Remove ExtJS completely. Deliver with jQuery UI
• Undo-Function