LR 3 beta-Beef up develop and print modules

Time is costly and we really need some Photoshop retouching tools where LR is very weak.The CS4 clone tool with opacity adjustment,patch tool,and healing brushes are better  than the circular clone tool in LR which cannot deal with irregular shapes.For whatever reason,the LR clone/heal tool slows up LR where it almost freezes when a lot of dust needs to be dealt with whereas CS4 spot healing brush copes well.The curves feature needs to be made more sensitive with points added.
I have not seen the ability to rename files in the develop mode to avoid having to transfer back to the Library module to rename.Also it would be better when making changes to an image in stages, particularly if the image has been sent to Photoshop a few times,if each variation could be clearly marked automatically in the film strip tool bar in the sequence the changes took place.The edit tags currently used get a bit confusing (although renaming the file with a description of the editing carried out does help)
Sharpening is a bit better but a texture enhancer for say clothing or in landscapes- rocks and stone like in third party plugins would be beneficial.The problem is that the masking slider is good at eliminating oversharpening but smoothes out texture too much.
In the Library and develop modules there is no file size or picture dimension information.When exporting from LR,there should be a targeted file size in MB which is required by some users.
Full support for Video files need to be added to process the latest SLR  technology.
In the Print module,the abilty to position text with title to the left instead of centred should be possible.Sometimes text might be set out in say ,two or three paragraphs as explanation of the picture without text being centered.This is very difficult to achieve at present.An international copyright symbol (not available on keyboard) should be added as a prefix option for use with the Identity plate (adjustable with the size and opacity slider) to prefix the photographer's name and date.
There appears to be no ability to print to the edge of the paper even at zoom to fill.

Jeff,
Thanks for the clarification and link to Bruce's article. I'm acquainted with the 3 pass approach and am trying to use LR as much as I can without ducking in and out of other applications.
I've heard that LR is good for output of small prints, but for anything intented for the wall, I would be better served by PS or Qimage.
I look forward to LR improving sharpening so that for images that don't need localized adjustments, I can stay in LR. (Did Mark ever give you a commitment for localized adjustments in LR 2.0? I'll have to listen to Podcast #29)
I've always considered sharpening one of the most important parts of the workflow. I'll be taking Mac and John's workshop at the end of June, so I'll get their additonal insight on sharpening.
Reid

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