Roadmap
From Lazarus-ccr
This document gives an idea of the current status of the various parts of Lazarus and also helps new contributors to find a suitable place where they can help. It also shows the people implementing the various parts and the targets.
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Working - Stable, most or all parts implemented.
Partially Implemented - Works, but has some features missings
In progress - Someone is working on this
Not Implemented - Nothing done, needs your help
Unknown - Please review if this component works and set it´s status here
[edit] General status of widgesets
| Unit | Item | State | Target | Skills | Responsible | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTK1 | Deprecated interface | working | 1.0 | Gtk | - | - |
| GTK2 | Main Linux (and similar UNIXes) interface | working | 1.0 | Gtk2 | - | - |
| Win32 | Desktop Windows for both 32 and 64 bits | working | 1.0 | WinAPI | Vincent | - |
| Qt | The QT interface | working | post 1.0 | Qt and LCL | Zeljan | Depends on qt bindings |
| WinCE | The Windows CE interface | working | post 1.0 | Windows API and LCL | Felipe | Depends on FPC 2.1.x |
| fpGUI | The fpGUI interface | in progress | post 1.0 | fpGUI and LCL | - | Depends on fpGUI completeness and stability |
| Carbon | The Carbon interface | working | 1.0 | Carbon and LCL | Tombo | - |
| Cocoa | The Cocoa interface | in progress | post 1.2 | Cocoa, Carbon and LCL | Felipe, Skalogryz | - |
| MSEgui | The MSEgui interface | planing | post 1.0 | MSEgui and LCL | Domingo | Depends on volunteers |
[edit] Current status of the various parts of Lazarus
| Unit | Item | State | Target | Skills | Responsible | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDE | TCollection Editor | working | 0.9.x | FCL, RTTI, IDE | - | A generic TCollection editor for the various TCollections in the LCL/FCL. |
| IDE | TActionList | working | 0.9.x | - | - | - |
| IDE | Doc Editor | working | - | fpdoc | - | The doc editor will be an intergrated fpDoc editor similar to fpde. It will be a process of its own, so that it can show help for dialogs as well. It should also be able to write help for packages. |
| IDE | Export LFM as xml | working | - | - | - | Load and save LFM files to XML. |
| IDE | Icon Editor Roadmap | in progress | post 1.0 | - | Tombo | A simple icon editor with the ability to create lrs files. It will be a good example and can help newbies to create icons for their components. |
| LCL | Borderspacing | working | 0.9.x | - | - | for aligned controls |
| LCL | Drag&Drop | working | - | - | ||
| LCL | Port to Darwin Power PC, Mac OS X | working | 0.9.x | - | - | depends on FPC 1.9.5 |
| LCL | Port to Mac OS X x86 | working | - | - | - | depends on FPC 2.1.1 |
| LCL | TSplitter | working | 0.9.x | easy | - | - |
| LCL | TFindDialog | working | - | - | - | Implemented in 0.9.16 |
| LCL | TReplaceDialog | working | - | - | - | Implemented in 0.9.16 |
| LCL | TControl.Font | in progress | 0.9.x | - | - | - |
| LCL | TTabControl | in progress | 0.9.x | - | - | - |
| LCL | Docking (= the combination of forms) | partially working, in progress | post 1.0 | deep LCL and interfaces | Mattias | - |
| LCL | Frames (= forms as childs) | in progress | 0.9.28 | deep knowledge of LCL | Mattias, Paul | - |
| IDE | Visual Form Inheritence | in progress | post 1.0 | IDE | Mattias | IDE's File-New dialog needs to be extended so you can select which forms in you project to inherit form. The Form Designer must be extended to support
VFI as well. |
| LCL | MDI - Multiple Documents Interfaces Putting fo ... | not implemented | - | - | - | - |
| LCL | Palette support | not implemented | - | - | - | Required to correctly show colors on a 256 colors display |
| LCL | TControlBar | not implemented | - | - | - | - |
| LCL | TMaskEdit | working | - | - | - | - |
| LCL | TDirectoryTreeView | not implemented | - | - | - | - |
| LCL | Constrain maximization to specific area | not implemented | - | winapi, gtk | - | When maximizing a window, the left, top, width and height can all be constrained to a specific rectangular area on the screen/desktop. After this is done, constrain the source editor and maybe other windows |
| Components | TIcon | working | 0.9.26 | - | Marc | - |
| Components | CUPS Package | working | 0.9.x | easy | - | See sourceforge project cups for lazarus. |
| GTK | Focus | working | 0.9.x | Gtk, X | - | switching focus between windows. Might be impossible due to windowmanagers and limitations of gtk1 |
| GTK | Special Keys | working | 0.9.x | Gtk, X | - | for example Ctrl-Shift-1 |
| GTK | BringToFront, SendToBack | in progress | - | Gtk, X | - | - |
| GTK | Doublebuffering | in progress | - | Gtk, X | - | - |
| GTK | Minimizing windows | Working | - | Gtk, X | - | - |
[edit] Status of features on each widgetset
| Component | win32 | gtk | gtk2 | carbon | qt | wince | fpgui | cocoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerator Keys | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Partially Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not Applicable | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Caret | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Clipboard | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Cursors | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Drag & Drop | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Not Applicable | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Drop files event | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Not Applicable | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| MDI Support | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Printing | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Regions | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TCustomControl descendents | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| Unicode Support | Working | Impossible to Implement | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working |
| BidiMode | Working | Not Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
[edit] Status of components on each widgetset
| Component | win32 | gtk | gtk2 | carbon | qt | wince | fpgui | cocoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TArrow | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TBevel | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TBitBtn | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TButton | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TCalendar | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TCheckBox | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TCheckGroup | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TCheckListBox | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TColorDialog | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TComboBox | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TDrawGrid | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TEdit | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TFontDialog | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TForm | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Partially Implemented |
| TGroupBox | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TIdleTimer | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TImage | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TImageList | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TLabel | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TListBox | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TListView | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TMainMenu | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TMemo | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TMenuItem | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TNoteBook | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TOpenDialog | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPage | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPageControl | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPaintBox | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPairSplitter | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPanel | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPopupMenu | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPrinterSetupDialog | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TProgressBar | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TRadioButton | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TRadioGroup | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TSaveDialog | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TScrollBar | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TScrollBox | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TShape | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TSpeedButton | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TSpinEdit | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TSplitter | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TStaticText | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TStatusBar | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TStringGrid | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TTabSheet | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Unknown | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TTimer | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TToggleBox | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TToolBar | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TToolbutton | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TTrackbar | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TTrayIcon | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TTreeView | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TUpDown | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
[edit] Status of other classes on each widgetset
| Component | win32 | gtk | gtk2 | carbon | qt | wince | fpgui | cocoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TApplication | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TBitmap | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TBrush | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TFont | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Working | Working | Working | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TGraphic | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TIcon | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPen | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
| TPixmap | Working | Working | Working | Working | Working | Partially Implemented | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
