The upcoming release 2.1.5 will be slightly restructured.

   * Plugin meta data is now utilized fully.

       * Configuration data and built-in .title attributes will no longer reside in plugins as code.

       * Plugin <kbd>priority:</kbd> fields are used for defaults on first startup.

   * Channel/plugin lookup code will use introspect/pkgutil.

       * ST2 no longer depends on a fixed global path. The /usr/bin loader is now just a slim wrapper.

       * Long term ST2 may become a proper Python package in itself even.

       * And this opens up the possibility to use local plugins in ~/.config/streamtuner2/plugins/ later.

   * It's planned to package it up as standalone PYZ (Python ZIP) application.  (As alternative to DEB/RPM builds).

       * Works pretty well already.

       * Also the GtkBuilder UI file is now compressed.

       * The logo/banner is now builtin. Channel icons are embedded in meta comment blocks (albeit that wasn't necessary, just looks tidier.)

   * State variables (`.current_channel`, <s>`.channel_names`</s>, `.channel().current`, `.default`, `.row()`) will partly be replaced by direct Gtk properties or lookups. In particular after initialization the mapping hasn't always be reliable.

       * For now only the channel enumeration is dynamic. (Allowed the reordering per GUI already).

       * The initialization woes, namely `.first_show()`, still need some rework. (State variables are not completely avoidable, as Gtk events usually fire before the widget state properties become usable.)