[wiki] 100 paper cuts in SFOS 3

asked 2019-11-22 23:38:52 +0200

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Similar to Ubuntu's 100 paper cut project, I propose to launch a similar project listing 100 bugs persistent in the latest SFOS release (3.2.0.12), which are annoying/damaging user experience while also being relatively minor to fix.

Not sure if similar ideas have been launched or proposed (and succeeded or failed), but the goal is to help Sailfish OS developers identify, in one wiki post, the most annoying minor bugs that, if fixed, can hugely improve the experience of using SFOS.

I propose the following rules :

• A minor bug that annoy/damage the user experience
• Only for SFOS core OS for starter (no Android compatibility bugs)
• Targets also Jolla's official apps (mail, calendar, etc.)
• No major features (new browser engine, QT version upgrade, etc.), these are not paper cuts
• Separate post or answer for each paper cut bug, and listing as a link in the main wiki post
• Unofficial patches are not considered as a fix. Users need not to hack their device to have a usable OS.

Please read through the entire list before adding items to avoid duplication

Please don't use this question as a dump for bug reports and feature requests. This is for paper cut bugs

The 100 paper cut bugs for SFOS 3:

1. Sound volume bar disappearing Fixed in 3.2.1
2. XA2 call volume is low
3. Opening email from notifications does not mark it as read
4. Call volume is muted at both ends (post 1, post 2)
5. Can't select a default calendar, also here
6. Can't set the first day of week in calendar, and also here
7. Email app UI
8. The Settings app Apps and Accounts options dont fit with the rest. (Screenshot to explain what is wrong)
9. DuckDuckGo as search engine Workarounds: one two
10. Mark/Flag/Star emails (papercut?)
11. Search by date in email (papercut?)
12. Better search options in email (papercut?)
13. Add "Mark as unread" to the pull-menu when reading an e-mail
14. Show textual download state for system update downloads
15. synchronize Twitter account from events view
16. Adressbar in native browser does not disappear on some pages
17. Caller name is sometimes not shownThis issue seems to have been fixed in version 3.2.1.20
18. On call end sometimes the call lenght is missing in 3.2.0.12
19. Add an option to toggle a keyboard number row on default layouts Feature request.
20. Sticky swipe when changing keyboard layouts. (might be a design decision but at least needs to be discussed)
21. Remove the X-icon on the remorse timer as it is confusing "Fixed" in 3.2.1.20 - Bring back old remorse timer functionality
22. Add an option to get back the brilliant "swipe to close" and "swipe to lock" behaviour that was standard in SFOS1
23. Add an option to delete all history in Phone app
24. Add an option to delete all SMSs in Messages app. (And another one)
25. Select and delete multiple SMS messages
26. Provide option to sort phone numbers of one contact or flag one number as default.
27. Add remorse timer when deleting Clock Alarms
28. Add remorse timer to any selected button in the Sailfish Utilities App
29. Add GUI option for pkcon refresh to Sailfish Utilities
30. Show number being called, as well as name. See proposed rules above
31. Attach photos direct to sms from within messages See proposed rules above
32. Monthly calendar events on same day each month (e.g. 2nd tuesday of month) See proposed rules above
33. White in contact photos hides UI elements
34. Email inbox selection bounces the page to the top
35. Global proxy settings having no effect in SFOS 3 Bug, not paper-cut
36. Doubletap zoom not working in Jolla browser (https://together.jolla.com/question/204856/bug-double-tap-zoom-does-not-work-in-sailfish-browser/) Bug, not paper-cut
37. Zooming out causes Jolla browser go blank Bug, not paper-cut
38. Battery notifications hide the battery percentage indicator
39. Flashlight doesn't always turn on
40. Add option to choose which synced account contacts are saved Feature request.
41. email sync bug (under investigation): email auto-sync doesn't work as expected (see https://together.jolla.com/question/217890/email-sync-bug/) Bug, not a paper-cut
42. Calendar event reminder appears at original time and new time if reminder was moved
43. Bluetooth gets stuck after disabling
44. No quick-scroll (To Top/Bottom of page) available in Messages app
45. Browser sometimes crashes most other apps (out of memory condition?) See proposed rules above
46. master-password-for-browser (https://together.jolla.com/question/104491/master-password-for-browser/) - code already in browser app (Firefox based)
47. Option to disable browser asking for password saving (a solution exist using about:config)
48. Keyboard opening hides text to edit (e.g. editing post here, selecting text position, keyboard popping up and hiding text),
    similar to Keyboard slips up and hides text
49. Time app should remember the selected tab on closing and re-open on the same tab again. See proposed rules above
50. Top menu overrides pulley menu to 'close all'
51. Fix high power consumption on LTE Bug, not paper-cut
52. Data on EXT4 formatted sd-cards, can be seen in gallery, but not shared with Android apps Bug, not paper-cut
53. No calendar event reminders beyond 2 days
54. No search in Messages Feature request.
55. Clearing individual notifications has no swipe option just. (inconsistent with everything else in SFOS)
56. Top menu shortcuts for "Apps" and "Accounts" in Settings
57. Swiping vertivaly nearly anywhere on the camera screen results in change from vid to pic mode and vice versa.
58. Camera settings are tap and not swipe based. (resulting in far to reach motions)
59. Hide photo deletion (and maybe info) in a pulley. Its quite easy to tap the trashcan and might result in accidental deletion of photos (also because of #21).
60. No way to import or export the SMS to or from SFOS to another non SFOS device, until you do a database dump. See proposed rules above. Also this is a feature request.
61. Add a bcc mail address permanent
62. Show all emails in the unified inbox in email app regardless if read/unread
63. Customize the Events view Twitter feed length
64. Events view Twitter feed tweet length
65. No feedback on "Force Stop" and others for Android apps in Settings / Apps
66. Indistinguishable colours in tabs with lighter ambiances
67. No way to remove "Tutorial" from launcher
68. Move capture key selection of the camera app in the settings.
69. Not easily distinguishable text in the Clear Clipboard popup Seems to be fixed since 3.2.1
70. Power button menu shouldn't look just like the top menu
71. Notes app: useless cover with clipped text that's scaled too big
72. Glitchy animation transitioning in the home screen from close app screen
73. People: Doesn't search Notes field (and lacks keys/tags,groups fields)
74. Lock screen too similar to the home screen
75. Can't send SMS with "sender does not support replies", maybe due to formatting issue Bug, but not a paper cut bug.
76. Messages: no longer possible to select text
77. possibility to hide/delete recent contacts
78. Undo (Cancel) option in Notes App
79. No quick scroll buttons in native browser app
80. Can't lock with a swipe (see here) (Revert UI regression)
81. Can't close app consistency swiping down. Solution 1 is adding a configurable option here, solution 2 is revert the old code. This is a temporary solution (Revert UI regression)
82. Create/add different calendars on device https://together.jolla.com/question/1563/createadd-different-calendars-on-device/
83. Messages: default/accidental long press action is Delete
84. Incoming email -> display not activated?
85. Backup should handle 'no space left on device'
86. USSD codes not working correctly regression, not a paper-cut Regression AND paper-cut: "A minor bug that annoy/damage the user experience"
87. No call history for phone numbers not stored in contact database- even older: https://together.jolla.com/question/143264/bug-past-communication-events-not-shown-for-unsaved-phone-numbers/
88. Email client - possibility to mark emails as Spam Feature request, not a paper-cut
89. Week View - improve the calendar fragment Feature request, not a paper-cut
90. USB tethering / Internet connection sharing doesn't work anymore Regression, not a paper-cut
91. Most of the world is actively blocked from buying SFOS: i.e. No android support, no keyboard enhancements, no updates etc. Not a paper cut bug
92. Backup and restore failing to restore contacts. Not a paper cut bug
93. No bug tracker. Troll
94. Calendar view doesn't update on midnight
95. One-liner messages have distracting strikethrough on XA2 Ultra
96. Improve possibilities to (auto-)lock the device
97. Dial keypad feedback lag (DTMF playback)

Please feel free to complete the list with more paper cut bugs (already reported and not fixed, or new ones as new posts/answers). Again: This is for papercut-bugs. See definition above.