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|'''Braille transcription'''
|'''Braille transcription'''
|Self-explanatory
|Self-explanatory
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|'''eBay Toolbar'''
|A possible idea for a small utility for RISC OS users, to aid with buying, selling, quick links to My eBay etc
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|'''EXIF Editor'''
|'''EXIF Editor'''
|Software to allow easy editing of EXIF data on JPEGs, allowing the user to easily change the date/time on digital photos
|Software to allow easy editing of EXIF data on JPEGs, allowing the user to easily change the date/time on digital photos. Currently, [[Chris Williams]] has ported [[EXIFtags]], a family of UNIX programs for reading and editing EXIF data.
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|'''Genealogy'''
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|A professional OCR application which would control the scanner and have the same facilities at least as [http://www.nuance.com/omnipage/ Omnipage Pro]
|A professional OCR application which would control the scanner and have the same facilities at least as [http://www.nuance.com/omnipage/ Omnipage Pro]
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|'''Photodesk'''
|'''[[Photodesk]]'''
|It would be great to see continued development and bug fixes of the Photodesk image editing software. [http://cjemicros.co.uk CJE] are said to have commissioned development, but it's been awfully quiet for a long time
|It would be great to see continued development and bug fixes of the Photodesk image editing software. [http://cjemicros.co.uk CJE] are said to have commissioned development, but it's been awfully quiet for a long time
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|'''Spreadsheet'''
|'''Spreadsheet'''
|Able to cope with later Excel capabilities (although [http://home.allgaeu.org/areiser/riscos/software/ ViewXLS] does go quite a long way to allowing RISC OS users to view Excel files
|Able to cope with later Excel capabilities (although [[ViewXLS]] does go quite a long way to allowing RISC OS users to view Excel files, and [[Schema 2]] has some Excel convertors).
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|'''Unicode Printing for RISC OS 5'''
|[[NetSurf]] won't print from the [[Iyonix]], due to limitations in [[!Printers]]. It seems like quite a high priority to get !Printers working with the Unicode font manager
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|'''VoIP'''
|'''VoIP'''
|Some form of RISC OS H.323 voice communications system. A port of [http://www.skype.com Skype] is unlikely, as the product is commercial, but the Open Source [http://www.gizmoproject.com Gizmo] may be more possible
|Some form of RISC OS H.323 voice communications system. A port of [http://www.skype.com Skype] is unlikely, as the product is commercial, but the SIP compatible [http://www.gizmoproject.com Gizmo] may be more possible
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|'''Weather analysis'''
|'''Weather analysis'''

Revision as of 22:44, 10 October 2006

This is a wikified version of Paul Vigay's wishlist with his permission. If you have a solution, or a suggestion, feel free to add it. Use the discussion page to voice your particular opinion as to the validity of anything listed below.

Stuff People Want

Accounts A lot of businesses use the superb Prophet 3 Professional accounts package, but development seems to have stopped, and it would be nice to see either Prophet brought up to date, or a new accounts package being developed and actively supported.
Braille transcription Self-explanatory
eBay Toolbar A possible idea for a small utility for RISC OS users, to aid with buying, selling, quick links to My eBay etc
EXIF Editor Software to allow easy editing of EXIF data on JPEGs, allowing the user to easily change the date/time on digital photos. Currently, Chris Williams has ported EXIFtags, a family of UNIX programs for reading and editing EXIF data.
Genealogy A lot of people have requested a decent 'family tree' application, possibly something like Reunion on Mac OS X
OCR A professional OCR application which would control the scanner and have the same facilities at least as Omnipage Pro
Photodesk It would be great to see continued development and bug fixes of the Photodesk image editing software. CJE are said to have commissioned development, but it's been awfully quiet for a long time
Presentation An up to date presentation package, like MS Powerpoint or Mac OS's Keynote
Real Audio Possibly quite difficult, due to licensing confusion
Spreadsheet Able to cope with later Excel capabilities (although ViewXLS does go quite a long way to allowing RISC OS users to view Excel files, and Schema 2 has some Excel convertors).
Unicode Printing for RISC OS 5 NetSurf won't print from the Iyonix, due to limitations in !Printers. It seems like quite a high priority to get !Printers working with the Unicode font manager
VoIP Some form of RISC OS H.323 voice communications system. A port of Skype is unlikely, as the product is commercial, but the SIP compatible Gizmo may be more possible
Weather analysis A program to download weather data from a Davis Vantage 2 weather station via USB and automatically upload to the Internet - eg. a replacement for the PC program WeatherLink 5.7

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