= [Draft] Haiku R1/beta2 Release Notes

This page is intended as a draft for the release notes. Eventually these should be formatted for and published on the main website.

== Sources
Use [https://dev.haiku-os.org/query?status=closed&changetime=Sep+28%2C+2018..Apr+13%2C+2020&resolution=fixed&type=%5Eenhancement&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=type&col=status&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority this query] to get all closed enhancement tickets with resolution type fixed between September 28 2018 and April 13 2020, to find a list of enhancements.

== Possible items that may be expanded more
There are some items that may be featured at the top. Here's a selection.
 - #15294 Meta key in Terminal - has a great description of what it does.
 - #5126 Improvements to the Tracker API

== Applications

=== Deskbar
 - #4971 Resize Deskbar from the Deskbar settings, our by using the CTRL-ALT-right click drag
 - #8537 In menus, the size of the icon will now always be the same size as your chosen font size
 - #8691 The icons of replicants are running in the Deskbar, will scale according to the settings
 - #13304 Auto-raised deskbar will now also auto-unraise

=== DriveSetup
 - #10098 Encrypted disks will actually display that they are encrypted instead of empty

=== HaikuDepot
 - #10358 When a package is queued for download and installation, it will now have the status 'queued' in the interface.
 - #11652 When showing all packages, the installed packages are part of the list by default. Before they were hidden by default. 
 - #12198 HaikuDepot can now display multiple screenshots, when the package has multiple to show.
 - #12428 It is possible to switch between a view with all tabs, and a view with featured packages, by using the tabs at the top of the window.
 - #13806 The application will now clearly show when it is downloading screenshots for the packages you are looking at.
 - #13808 Overall, it is more clear when HaikuDepot is contacting the web to retrieve information or updates.


=== Installer
 - #14310 The installer now supports the user showing and selecting optional packages, when they are available on the installation medium

=== Launchbox
 - #11237 Launchbox will now start automatically at boot, when that has been configured in its settings.
 - #13835 Icons of 96x96 and 128x128 pixels are now supported.

=== MediaPlayer
 - #6628 When MediaPlayer is opened by opening a media file from Tracker, there will be a mark at the timestamp at the point where the user last stopped listening/viewing that file. 

=== People
 - #9397 It is possible to quickly create a new Person file from Tracker, with the 'Create new...' feature

=== SoftwareUpdate
 - #14002 When updating the system packages itself, SoftwareUpdater will now display a 'Restart' button to inform the user that a restart is necessary.

=== Terminal
 - #15294 Support for an emulated Meta key

=== Tracker
 - #1264 multi-range selection in Tracker and list views
 - #3011 Directories with a large number of files are now loaded quicker
 - #5126 Improvements to the Tracker API
 - #10529 For files that are part of a package, show information about that package in the info window.

=== WebPositive
 - #14845 Allow selecting any font size (was previously limited to 18pt).

=== Command Line Utilities
 - #10288 `uname` now shows which specific Haiku nightly revision is built
 - #12665 the built in `ftp` is now replaced with [https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/net/tnftp/README.html tnftp]



== Translator Improvements
 - #10354 WebP images now support images with an alpha channel.