by Mj Mendoza IV
As of current, I'm the only developer of Kage, so this is how I will implement features in shaping-up Kage and exit from early-BETA phase to Release Candidate phase.
Each one being checked off, versioning will increase by 0.1. For example, if current version is 0.7.yymmdd, will later become 0.8.yymmdd
This has been the focus since the release of v0.2.200220. Major parts of this are already available in v0.2.200330. But still need to make it possible to Adjust Frames across Layers via Add/Extend/Remove Frame (UPDATE: already implemented in v0.3 Maintenance Packages)
UPDATE: Released v0.3.200411 with backlogs for Timeline Pane completed
UPDATE 2: Released v0.3.200512 as first Maintenance Package for 0.3.x series
UPDATE 3: Released v0.3.200727 as last Maintenance Package for 0.3.x series
Improve editing of shapes via Properties Pane, especially Node editing (update: DONE in revision 751); create custom Color-selection Widget, etc
UPDATE: Released v0.4.201024 with most backlogs for Properties Pane completed
UPDATE 2: Released v0.4.210416 as first and last Maintenance Package for 0.4.x series
Simplify animation process by adding KeyFraming. Will only add LINEAR, EASE_IN, EASE_OUT. Other KeyFraming requests will be added to Missing Features
UPDATE: already implemented in v0.4 released last October 2020
UPDATE 2: reiteration mostly but with some Features from future Feature-set
Current implementation of Zoom-In/Out is very basic but performance degradation is obvious when working with Kage for long hours.
UPDATE: already implemented in v0.7 released last December 2022
Current implementation of Undo/Redo was designed for 1 Frame only. Working on several Frames is somewhat working but buggy, even more when working with Layers (add/delete/re-order)
UPDATE: already implemented in v0.8 released last Feb 2024
Still need to make the Timeline easy to manipulate, like draging layers and frames around as animator see fit.; Target Date: 2024
This will be the very last to be implemented -- once all items above are done and stable. As of this writing, plan is to still use KonsolScript since this tool existed for that purpose but I'm not closing doors to JavaScript since Kage currently supports Exporting to HTML5 as well.; Target Date: 2027+n
All Feature Requests and Bug Reports will be prioritized against this list, assuming it PASSED the Mantra screening. Reported Bugs will be reviewed for impact and will be reconsidered especially if it's a quick-fix and high impact.
Of course, help is welcome.
If it's not yet obvious, I'm only working on this project on my free time. The current COVID-19 pandemic made me stay home even on weekends thus the time to work on the backlog. Depending on my availability, above Target Dates will be adjusted.
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