[1_4-pre] 

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CODE DESIGN
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- [todo] (Java 1.5) use Enum instead of the so-hassle-prone constant interface design pattern 

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FORMATER/PARSER
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- [bug] parsing old LaTeX's picture-env files does not work (e.g. TeXcad) (not reproducible)
- [bug] "shadow" flag not taken into account when exporting to PsTricks (not reproducible)
- [bug] "F2" sometimes does not work when one wants to edit a text element
- [todo] simplify FormatterFactory architecture (esp. createFormatter) 
         so as to make it easier for developpers to build their
         own content-type w/o having to bother at length with obscure implementation details.
         This may imply : 
         * creating an AbstractFormatterFactory, with e.g. abstract methods like createParallelogramFormatter, createEllipseFormatter,...
         * enforcing the need for subclasser to implement a default ElementNotSupportedFormatter
         * fetching the comment-string (e.g. "%" or "//") from the factory, in order to properly comment the JPIC-XML prolog
- [feature] include PostScript formatter ; 
- [feature] support for EPIC format (that is, w/o EEPIC macros).
- [feature] Pstricks : add \psstyle
- [feature] implement opaque and transparent dashes in LaTeX or eepic mode, as well as dotted style.
- [feature] modularize (aka plug-ins) formaters and parsers. Load installed ContentType dynamically (need own classloader);
	 The point will be to allow users to write their own plug-in to provide a support for their own
	 graphic elements, formatter (m4, picTeX,...), etc...

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* MODEL
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- [todo] Drawing and EditorKit : add a "copyListeners(Drawing src)" and
	ibid. in EditorKit, so that plugging a new kit/drawing from PECanvas doesn't raise the
	need for registered listeners to do a re-registration.
- [feature] PicAttributeSet : add "equals()" method (useful for BSH) ; maybe also in AbstractElement.
- [feature] init PicAttributeSet from an XML file
- [todo] overstrike colour
- [todo] gradient paint (need using Graphics2D.clip())
- [feature] PicGroup : add EditPointConstraint "ROTATE" to perform a rotation when calling setPoint() ; ibid. with SHEARING.
- [feature] "Modify Group" mode ; add Element to group ; remove Element from group.
- [refactor] create a Drawing interface on top of the current implementation of Drawing (change it to DefaultDrawing)
- [feature] add static and dynamic geometric transformations.

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* VIEW + TOOLKIT
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- [feature] DockableAttributesCustomizer : in order to gray out panels or widgets which
  	    are irrelevant with the content-type of the currently active canvas, add a
	    isSupportedAttribute(PicAttributeName) method to the ContentType interface,
	    from where on each panels would know what field should be grayed out, if any.
- [todo] multi-curves : implement support of GlobalEditPointConstraints (see mail from Vincent)
- [todo] improve "shearing" transforms. Currently implemented in BSH macro only.
- [todo] PicGroup : add EditPointConstraint's to manage rescaling of groups containing PicCircle's => SIMILITUDE, SCALING, SHEARING,...
         as well as an exception mechanism (TransformationNotSupportedException) allowing the caller to adapt its
         behaviour if rescaling the group is to be constrained to e.g. a similitude.
- [feature] add "cutter" tool allowing to cut any shape (this would necessarily transform it into a MultiCurve)
- [feature] (re)introduce the "shortened display" for texts which are too long.
- [feature] View.repaint and getContainer : add the possibility for a View
            to have more than one hosting container (aka multi-view).
- [feature] add \\pscustom-like Element ; probably requires creating a
            EnhancedGeneralPath supporting arcs as well as bezier curves (see Batik project)

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* GUI
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- [bug] rounded bracket: incorrect default values
- [bug] PicGroup's action : toggle highlighting does not work when
        selHandler mode = GLOBAL_MODE ; should gray action in this case.
- [todo] PEDrawingBoard : status bar : mouseCoord should have a fixed size
- [todo] improve ergonomics of DockableToolBar : too many buttons, should implement buttons that can raise
         a popup menu allowing too choose aka "sub-button".
- [feature] add a "copy/paste attributeSet" tool.
- [feature] change JViewPort's layout so that the drawing board is center justified instead of left justified.
- [feature] create a jPicEdt PNG icon (KDE/Win9x/...)
- [feature] add kbd shortcuts documentation in help file (e.g. Ctrl+F6 for switching between internal frames)
- [feature] could someone localize the on-line help file ?
- [feature] Create a lightweight version of PECanvas and EditorKit for
  displaying drawings only (i.e. w/o editing capabilities but zoom) ; this could be adapted from jpicedt.test.*; 

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