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+[Konsole2.Requirements]
+
+The current state of konsole asks for a redesign.
+
+While lower level material, especially the emulation
+comes out to be very stable over the years, the upper
+level level shifts because of new uses and fulfilled
+wishes.
+
+These cannot be implemented by evolutionary modification
+but require complete redesign/rewrites.
+
+This file is to collect requirements and ideas for this.
+
+- Here are some candidates -----------------------------
+
+- proper partification
+
+  While konsole became a proper platform for terminal
+  oriented working, fine integration with the desktop
+  did not happen yet.
+
+- connection/disconnect session to/from individual windows
+
+- gui style configuration for $KDEDIR/share/apps/konsole/*
+
+- improved history algorithm
+
+  Current history algorithm does not allow to limit the
+  histories size. Also, it descreases the speed.
+
+- improve unicode support
+
+  this is both an ncurses and terminfo issue.
+  We may need to provide some help for these packages.
+
+- tty vs. fullscreen mode solution.
+
+  The visual appearence of the problem is that information
+  may get lost when the screen is resized. Likely, lines
+  scrolled into the history could be unfolded.
+
+- systematic solution for the configuration issue.
+
+  Konsole can be configured from many sources.
+  Adding or changing configuration items needs
+  to be localized.
+
+  The compiled-in defaults should consistently
+  be handled like the default.Keytab.
+
+- Multi session startup
+
+  Having multible sessions in the beginning 
+  would be a nice option.
+
+- Event flow and class design.
+
+  The Emulation::setConnect logic has severe flaws.
+  The whole class design needs to be revisited in
+  light of the session material that came in, too.
+  Likely, cut&paste happily flows from the back
+  through the chest right into the eye.
+
+- Improved integration of technical documentation.
+
+  This is a freeware project and so, proper technical
+  documentation is even more importent than in a
+  commertial environment.
+
+- A more generic handling of different sorts of emulations.
+
+  This means to fix a long term problem in mc(1) first,
+  to allow using terminfo entries other then 'xterm'.
+
+  We could use these then to weed out obsolete material
+  and to make konsole having an ECMA compatible emulation
+  by default. This would perhaps allow to pull the emulation
+  straight again.
+
+... Check through wishlist and FIXME/Notes/PROJECTS
+
+--------------------------------------------------------
+- copy of the earlier file PROJECTS --------------------
+
+The state of konsole is that the lower level mechanics are very
+stable, while the overall program still shifts purpose.
+
+After a year or two of these shifts the upper levels ask for a
+redesign. This will come out to be konsole2.
+
+I'll start a Konsole2.requierements instead of this file.
+
+- current issues -------------------------------------------------
+
+- add configuration for function keys. (allmost done)
+  document broken keypad (It's a QT issue really)
+  document VT100 keypad codes (doc/missing.keys)
+
+* configuration
+
+  - codec selection unfinished.
+  - command line options
+    font, menu, scrollbar, schema, kdelnk, codec, keytrans, ...
+
+* improve/complete documentation
+
+  - include README.* into doc.
+  - explain configuration files
+
+
+
+* future stuff, perhaps ------------------------------------------
+
+
+* stuff centered around resizing and text vs. matrix:
+
+  [This needs a bit explaination]
+
+  - make resizing more clever
+    to see the issue, 'ls /dev', make window smaller
+    and then larger again.
+  - introduce the concept of "logical lines" for resizing and
+    cut'n'paste.
+  - selecting lines that wrap insert a '\n' in the middle of the
+    line when pasting. A related problem occures with resizing.
+
+* write configuration utility for configuration files.
+  (*.schema,*.kdelnk.*.keytab)
+
+- when manipulating binary files, sometimes one
+  screws up ones terminal settings.  xterm has
+  a convenient 'hard reset' menu choice.
+
+- keep session open after client program termination.
+  Useful for things like 'konsole -e ls'.
+
+- deflicker, setting all the attributes separately
+  both when creating and changing to a session
+  creates 3 setimage and 1 paint events. (This may
+  have improved, lately).