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Timeline

12th March 2018 - RM for 2.3.0 announced (James)
~~12th May 2018 - Mid term Beta~~ CANCELLED
12th June - Bigger new features from here on typically should be held over for 2.3.1.
- Exceptions to above, by arrangement/discussion.
More bugfixing
P1 bugs and certain P2 bugs can delay string freeze. See live counts below.

P2 (7)	7
total	7

We are past the bugs that blocked us from going into string freeze.
27th August - String Freeze
As of 31st August, continuing to find must-fix bugs.
15th September - Code Freeze
<--- We are here
29th September - Released

Release Process has a checklist showing progress close to release at a finer granularity.

Milestone work

using wxWidgets 3.1.1 (unpatched) on Windows.
using wxWidgets 3.1.1 (unpatched) on Linux.
using wxWidgets 3.1.1 (patched) on Mac.

MILESTONE wx transition. (needs to be before mid term beta)

tidy up mod-xxx building on Windows
tidy up mod-xxx building on Linux
tidy up mod-script-pipe building on Mac.

MILESTONE mod-xxx 'mainstream' (needs to be before mid term beta)

Misc 'under the hood' work

AppVeyor builds.
CMake proof of concept for Windows Debug.
Alternatives to 3.0.2 Windows patches, where needed.
Fix up Linux bugs caused by wx migration (e.g. Toolbar resizing).
Fix many compiler warnings on Mac

Requests to the RM

This is a place for requests to the RM for this release:

Please review the Wording page. <--
Please change some defaults:
- Please hide the Scrub Ruler by default
- Please turn overdubbing "off" by default - see ToDo: Unstick 'Stuck In a Mode'
- Please turn "Type to create a label" to be "off" by default - see ToDo: Unstick 'Stuck In a Mode'

Libs etc

Current plan is:

Upgrade to wxWidgets 3.1.1. This also copper-fastens discontinuation of Mac 10.6 (aka snow leopard) for 2.3.0 onwards.
Upgrade MSVC to 2017.
(aspirational) Upgrade to latest xcodebuild on mac, but target 10.7+
(aspirational) Compile as 64 bit.
Upgrades to other libs (libsoxr already done).

Mini Checklist

Play at speed.
Resizable Toolbars (and default sizes not ragged)
Mw2html upgraded to https
LUFS UI acceptable
Ditch C++ menu-generation, and generate using WIT. Fix hotspot locations and fix grey-clipping for off-screen.
Amazing Image Map up-to-date, Tooldock Image WITified, Remaining Annotated Toolbars hot-spotted.
WITification of mini-table in Keyboard Shortcut Reference.
Wild guess at Bug 42 (Timer Record fails to stop) bugfix, and feedback.
Get confirmation that Bug 1226 (Antivirus stops writes) is OK.
Reinstate AUD-DO for Nyquist
Implement ";type tool" option in Nyquist.
Remove Nyquist Effects Prompt (just use the one in tools).
Installer requires an update to take account of MSVC 2017 run time (probably).

Planned Release Announcement Text

Audacity 2.3.0 replaces all previous versions.

Over 90 bugs fixed since 2.2.2.
- Includes fixes to Timer Record, and to 'Envelope Points'.
- Peter 12Sep18: surely more than 100 by now ... ?
New feature - "Punch and Roll Recording".
Toolbars controlling volume and speed can now be resized for greater precision.
Play-at-speed now can be adjusted whilst playing.
Option to 'normalize by loudness' in normalize effect.
Macros (formerly 'Chains') substantially extended.
Pinned-play-head can now be repositioned by dragging.

Full details at New Features in 2.3.0

Headline Features

TBA

W.I.P. Features intended for 2.3.0

TBA

Headline Features (held over)

Take these with a big grain of salt... they could be vapourware.

Export Multiple - More flexibility in automatic naming.
Implement and document Export2 scripting command, adding the export options.
Implement and document Next command.
Implement Automatic Names.

Operating system support

TBA if we move past 10.6 on Mac, this will have implications for Mac support

Won't be reported on

These were some pieces of work done that won't be reported on in the release announcement.

TBA

Build/Infrastructure

RM's list

Patches to wxWidgets need to be better documented. What is each patch for? Need to be applied to our GitHub copy of wxWidgets too.
- Update workarounds for wxWidgets page, and track any reports back via wxWidgets Trac.
- Linux ASSERT Issues Not addressed yet to a safe level. We need code to guarantee we are building with patched wxWidgets under linux, I think.
- Pulse Audio issue leads to plan to keep sound card steams open.
Build instructions on Wiki must be brought up to date.

So is the Manual Release Ready?

This page lists pages that refer to 'ToDo-1' in the manual.

Manual team now maintain a div with the manual status on it on the front page.
Manual team also maintain a Clean-up Plan for dealing with P1s and critical P2s

So is the Code Release Ready?

This query shows us possibly problematic P1 and P2 bugs right now. If there is a P1 in there, the answer is 'NO'. The P2s need closer examination, and RM may decide that one or more of them block release, even at the last moment. The PXs (if any) might possibly be P1s - so we need to know about them.

ID	P	Status	Summary (7 tasks) ⇒	ID
1534	P2	NEW	Linux: Malformed tooltips/"Untitled window" in taskbar when clicking or hovering over toolbar sliders	1534
1964	P2	NEW	Untranslated menu items for Nyquist (using old config)	1964
1366	P2	NEW	Using the sliders in Mixer Toolbar in a Project-2 alters levels in on-going recording (or playback) in Project-1	1366
1913	P2	NEW	Mac: Audacity will not work with future versions of macOS	1913
276	P2	NEW	Linux: PULSE-AUDIO issues. Freeze repeatedly starting/stopping streams.	276
1826	P2	REOPENED	Linux: Dropout detection fails to detect dropouts on Linux	1826
1763	P2	REOPENED	Clicks on starting/stopping playback.	1763

Bugs Addressed in this Release

There are lots of tables here with information about work done on bugs for this version.

These bugs and fixes probably won't be reported on individually. However we should report on the P2s that we have fixed and summarise the general trend.

The next few table-descriptions are no longer true, as the 'Closed' date is not reliable. We can re-instate these tables for 2.3.1.

==Updated in this Release==

These are bugs which we knew about before we started on this version, and have updated, and that are now DEVEL-FIXED or better.  Often that will mean we DEVEL-FIXed them for this release.

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===Longstanding Bugs swatted===

These are low numbered bugs from the table above that were dealt with in this release.

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==Quick-Fix attempted for this version==

These are bugs which we learned about during work on this version, and have attempted to fix.  See status to see if we were successful. 

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==Quick-Fixed in this version==

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NEW in this version

These are new bugs which we learned about during work on this version.

ID	P	Status	Summary (48 tasks) ⇒	ID
1913	P2	NEW	Mac: Audacity will not work with future versions of macOS	1913
1964	P2	NEW	Untranslated menu items for Nyquist (using old config)	1964
1968	P3	NEW	Windows: Recording or monitoring from a USB sound device using WASAPI host yields "Error opening recording device"	1968
1948	P3	NEW	Buffer sizes below 20 ms (30 ms with MME) can cause clicky playback	1948
1920	P3	NEW	Mac: undocking any tool removes track focus	1920
1904	P3	NEW	Audio offset not honored in Export/Export Multiple/Export Selection	1904
1974	P3	NEW	Mac/Linux: Crash if monitoring too early using JACK	1974
1869	P3	NEW	Crash on close when uncompressed file imported "faster"	1869
1847	P3	NEW	Mac accessibility: VoiceOver does not read the names of text boxes	1847
1976	P3	NEW	Scrubbing & Seeking breaks down at 5 x zoom-in levels and greater	1976
1892	P3	NEW	Mac accessibility: VoiceOver does not read the categories in Preferences	1892
1929	P3	NEW	VST Instruments and VST3 Effects listed in plug in manager	1929
1919	P3	NEW	Mac: Export with "external program" gives spurious warning and does not output file	1919
1846	P3	NEW	Mac accessibility: VoiceOver does not read the names of tracks	1846
1953	P3	NEW	Timer Record: using Custom Mix causes automatic export to be interrupted	1953
1921	P3	NEW	With focus on a track, changing settings in a floated toolbar causes the track to lose focus	1921
1975	P3	NEW	Mac: Freeze using JACK with QjackCtl	1975
1848	P3	NEW	Mac accessibility: VoiceOver does not read the name of choice controls	1848
1927	P4	NEW	Help > Generate Support Data Takes more than 30s (crashes in debug)	1927
1987	P4	NEW	Enh: Export button on History Dialog	1987
1979	P4	NEW	Saving an unsaved project takes much longer in 2.2.2/2.3.0 versus 2.1.0	1979
1899	P4	NEW	Windows: previously deleted folders are unnecessarily re-created on next Save	1899
1857	P4	NEW	Spurious dropout detection when recording second track.	1857
1843	P4	NEW	Tracks menu error messages do not have "?" help butttons to link to the Manual	1843
1936	P4	NEW	Enh: Nyquist Generators ignore selection	1936
1984	P4	NEW	Enh: Themed sliders look odd on unthemed dialogs	1984
1963	P4	NEW	Many Effect dialogs do not update buttons when language changed	1963
1954	P4	NEW	Clicks starting/pausing play-at-speed	1954
1941	P4	NEW	Seek commands do not work during variable Play at Speed	1941
1922	P4	NEW	Time track points outside loop play interval wrongly influence the play indicator	1922
1911	P4	NEW	Windows: no input stream for WASAPI loopback freezes recording without warning	1911
1986	P4	NEW	Linux: Unwanted messages in console.	1986
1965	P4	NEW	Enh: Track name overlay display for all track types	1965
1945	P4	NEW	ASSERT (in debug builds only) importing opus format	1945
1982	P4	NEW	Numeric entry in Play-at-Speed dialog allows entries not supported by the slider or the PAS functionality	1982
1901	P4	NEW	Status bar message does not update when Recording or Playback sliders are moved	1901
1973	P4	NEW	Enh: Support WDM/KS	1973
1862	P4	NEW	Incorrect frequency displayed in spectrogram view (infrasound)	1862
1961	P4	NEW	Linux: No icon for Audacity in dock.	1961
1985	P4	NEW	Enh: in dark themes EGA dialogs and error messages remain light-themed	1985
1872	P4	NEW	Most Non-Modal dialogs do not update buttons when language changed	1872
1955	P4	NEW	Enh: Clicks loop-playing audio.	1955
1942	P4	NEW	Effects in wrong menu if type is changed	1942
1959	P5	NEW	Playback does not start for buffer length time.	1959
1849	P5	NEW	Adjusting Pan and Gain during recording gives weird Undo History"	1849
1956	P5	NEW	Windows: MME and WDS playback cursor is buffer length ahead of actual audio playing	1956
1939	P5	NEW	Scrubbing jitters when moving window.	1939
1909	P5	NEW	Our custom slider has themed background, even used in a dialog.	1909

Below the Fold

Notes that are relevant to next release.

WIBN stands for 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'

We are often overoptimistic about what can be achieved for the next release. The WIBN lists are things we thought might make it to the next release.

Some longer term (but still short term) aspirations have moved to:

Wish List

Enabled / Disabled

This is current status/plan:

WDM-KS out (considering a module, but not for 2.3.1 needs work on test support)