partitionmanager/TODO

Plans and ideas for 1.1:

* don't hardcode any support for libparted-related stuff like shrinking fat16
  in the file system classes.

* save SMART details to html file?

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Bugs to fix for 1.1:

* handling of illegal values in the size dialog spin boxes is not correct: we
  need to make use of the validator, not just overwrite with the previous value
  if the new one is not legal. i.e., we must constantly update the valid ranges
  of the spin boxes if any value changes.

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For releases after 1.1:

* write a setup-kcm in the style of k3b's so that the user can set the r/w
  permissions of the disks there; also use kauth to update the partition table
  in the kernel. that should cover all cases where we actually need root
  privileges now. -- we actually also need root privs for SMART now.

* The whole lvm/dm debacle.

* The interface between core and the file systems needs some more thought.
  Ideally we'd be free to use either external helper apps (like we do now) or
  libraries to achieve the same things. Libraries in this case being libntfs-3g
  and libext2fs. There's one for reiserfs too, iirc.

* Convert the fs implementations into plugins.

* Write a udisks backend plugin.

* Add a SMART self test operation, only available if the backend plugin
  supports that (udisks does, libparted does not).

* support KLocale::BinaryUnitDialect and use KLocale's formatting methods (how
  feasable is that? does it make sense?)

* Information about file system on a separate tab in the properties, unique
  to the file system in use.

* let the user specify external command locations and options in the settings;
  use some program and binary management setup internally like k3b has it

* parse progress information at least from e2fsck and ntfsclone (do we use the
  latter at all? if not we should); maybe others.