November 18th 2024 - Technology Road Map Announcement

CODE NAME	Date	New Features
OCTANE - v2.2	January 2025	Introduction of MaXXsettings - Configuration Management MaXXsettings Integration via CLI 5DWM improvements, multi-screen and speed improvements 5DWM implementation of _NET_WM protocols (75% of the specification) Introduction of Task Switcher (Alt-Tab) Introduction of new tools: telldesktop, desktopenv, switchable filemanager (rox-filler, pcmanfm, & etc.)
ONYX - v2.3.x	Q1-Q4 2025 - rolling releases	Toolchest support for Menu Specs (Freedesktop .desktop files) New Desktop Preference Panels UI - with MaXX Links integration Mouse Keyboard DtUtilities Windows MaXX Settings Integration into the Desktop Preference Panels Quick Search Introduction of Desktop Manager and new File Manager, aka fm Introduction of MaXX Links - High Performance communication framework Introduction of MaXX GPES - General Purpose Execution Service Integration of MaXX Links in Toolchest Workspace Manager for multiple virtual screens 5DWM implementation of missing _NET_WM protocols New Desktop Preference Panels UI DtSounds Desktop Schemebr
FUEL - v2.4	??	Introduction of MaXX Launcher GUI Introduction of IconCatalog

Legend:
- MaXX ViewKlass - Vk
- MaXX Vue - Mv
- MaXX Links - Ml
- MaXX Settings - Ms

	Milestone	Date	Features
✓	Fork of ViewKlass	July 2020	Forking the code of ViewKlass 0.7.2 into MaXX View Klass
✓	Modernize Vk	July 15 2020	Adding _NET_WM support
✓	Update v2.1.1	July 26th 2020	Bug fixes, new XFT rendered for 5Dwm and Dumpster
✓	Ms CLI	January 2021	MVP 1 : complete
✓	Ms API	August 15 2020	MVP 1 of MaXX Settings C++ API
	MaXX Links		MVP1 : Context, Message, InterProcessTransport, Endpoint, Consumer
	MvScale		Motif XmScale wrapper component
	MvApplication		Base class for MaXX Desktop Application - enable MaXX Links Messaging
	MvDesktopPref		Ms specific component
	MvGauge		Ms specific component
	MvChoice		Ms specific component
	MvLogical		Ms specific component
	Mouse Preference Panel
	Keyboard Preference Panel
	DtUtilities Preference Panel
	Window Preference Panel

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	MaXXvue Canvas MaXXvue MIDView		Adding Modern Canvas components to support various renderer technology. MVP1 will be with Modern GL v3.3+. Those components are needed to support the development of MIDView component used in both fm and iconcatalog
	MaXXvue Desktop		Main Component for the Desktop Manager background window. aka the Desktop
	more to come...