--- loncom/TODO 2001/08/22 21:05:11 1.119
+++ loncom/TODO 2005/10/11 19:51:05 1.189
@@ -1,124 +1,101 @@
-TODO list
+This file is being phased out. Remove your bugs as you move them to
+bugs.loncapa.org
+TODO list
+
+ add functionality
& change functionality
* bug
! Priority
? Questionable/unverified
-c Continual
+c Continual and currently in an okay status
+C Continual and in need of a lot of work right now
G=Gerd
A=Alex
S=Scott
-B=Ben
Y=Guy
N=Hon-Kie
-I=Issac
+I=Isaac
+M=Matthew
+?=not yet assigned
XMLPARSE
- + support text_TAG functionality (Y/A)
- !* needs to fixup missing end tags in source (Y/A)
+ add <options> tag (A)
+ counters and output formats for counters (A/Y)
- + deregister()
- + register need to take care of overloading, and deregister needs to unload
- + answer target - for simple display of correct answer for a problem
- * <m> tag needs to do variable evaluation before tth-ing the string, also
- add eval="nothing" to turn this off.
-
-CAPARESPONSE.C
- !+ pass back the reason (Y)
-
-RUN.pm
- & ->share() a var rather than pass a parameter? Maybe set
- a global in the safe enviroment using ->root()?
-EDIT INTERFACE
- * insert (getting there) (Y)
+EDIT INTERFACE (Y)
+ have inserts at bottom of page (Y)
c add more tags (Y)
+ have textfield style entries protect against bad data (</parserlib> in
the parserlib textfiled (Y)
+ make default setup prettier
- + more templates for different homework types
+ + <imageresponse>
+ * hints need to be coupled to tag 2 levels up
-HOMEWORK
- + need to support /OR (Y)
- !+ create <formularesponse>(Y)
- !+ <rbresponse> <oresponse> need to restore last submitted response (Y)
- + <rbresponse> <oresponse> hints need to work (Y)
- * <rbresponse> breaks when no true foils are possible
- + view problem as specific student (Y)
+HOMEWORK (Y)
+ <imageresponse> needs to be able to support multiple images and multiple
clicks on an image, need a Java applet most likely
* <essayresponse> needs to protect input / output
- + show rendering of problem for another user in "view submissions" (please)
* if there are <*response> in a <problem> and there are also
<part>s defined the handling of the <*response> outside of the
<part> will be done poorly.
- * sigfigs are poorly supported (metadata needs to be better)
- * multiple response in a multipart question are screwing up
- * input areas need to hide after correct
- * <randomlist> needs to be stable
- * previous answers need to be ignored
- * id in parameter_... (see tol on mmp resources, s10)
- + be able to view homework as another user, see variables
- (possibly coupled with /adm/grades, prev. submission)
- &?intelligently react if answerdate incorrectly set before
- duedate (Felicia pointed out)
+ + student should be able to see previous submissions
+ + <verbatim>
+ + <optionresponse> reports # options correct through a <responseparam>
+ (Make editing of this pretty)
+ & allow functions in response to be case insensitive
/ADM/GRADES
- * show list of multiple students if multiple match (Y)
- + handle ambiguous case (Y)
- + back to homework link (Y)
+ handle extra fields (Y)
+ interface needs to be driven more by the type field (Y)
+ show only a subset of students (Y)
- + set all to something (Y)
- + set grades aren't correctly rendered in student view (Y)
- + have $r->flush so that user sees it is working
+ + XML upload
-NUMERICALRESPONSE
+NUMERICALRESPONSE(HINT)
!* doesn't throw error when #response > #answer (Y)
!* bad message when #response < #answer (Y)
-RANDOMLABEL
- * Applet runs cross-platform, goes into library location /res/adm/pages
- + template
-
GOODIES
- * bookmarks don't work correctly (B)
- & indexer needs to show location - bring back flip-open/close (N)
- + chatroom, etc
+ annotations can be localized and published
+ PURLs
- + chart allows sorting/filtering by section
-TEX/TTH/TTM
- * Address bugs in tth/ttm (A,Y,G)
+USER NEEDS
+ & have great installation, upgrading, configuring documents (S)
+ & have great installation, upgrading, configuring process (S)
+ & have great interface, how-to-use educational system
+ documentation (John Williamson)
BUILD
- * make sure that ssh is always allowed, even for run-time servers (S)
- + intelligently handle updating of configuration files (S)
- c test code (S)
- + allow for debian and redhat 7.1 installation (S)
- + match lpml_parse.pl output to be similar to parse.pl (S)
+ c test code... up to date with latest CPAN modules (S)
+ + allow for debian and redhat 7.1 installation... redhat 7.1
+ installation well pioneered (S)
+ c add in new perl modules and update old ones (S)
+ c build and distribute CD-ROMs, upgrades, and installation/upgrade docs (S)
+ c document and reasonably automate aspects of source-to-build procedure (S)
+ & loncapafiles.lpml has too many lines (pod2man.sh or pod2html.sh) which
+ are over 80 characters (S)
-SCOTT STUFF
- c code lines less than 80 characters (somewhat done, but now put
+CODE QUALITY
+ C code lines less than 80 characters (somewhat done, but now put
on back-burner till 2002) (S)
- c xhtmlize output from perl modules (S)
- c work on javascript library and modularizing code (S)
- + cause groupsort handler to work with group search import (S)
+ C xhtml-ize output from perl modules (S)
+ c add in CPAN and POD conventions into modules and scripts (S)
+ c get rid of void context map blocks and replace with foreach blocks
+
+JAVASCRIPT
+# see CVS:doc/window_handling.txt for initial plans at organizing this -Scott
SQL DATABASE
- * need to show status of library server retrieval (S)
- & change number of lonsql daemon processes
- & metadata partly hidden from non-advanced users
- (use $ENV{'user.adv'}, see lonmeta for example) (S)
+ Located now at
+ http://bugzilla.lon-capa.org/buglist.cgi?component=Searching
+
+RANDOM BUGS
+
+PLOTTING
+ http://zaphod.lite.msu.edu/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?component=Randomized+Plots
GERD STUFF
- + lond can add UNIX user and change UNIX password (G/S)
+ londropadd does XML
+?TAs can open and close assignments
+?Students can force-open assignments with instructor notification
@@ -126,18 +103,24 @@ GERD STUFF
+ replication hinting/prediction
+ replication, search local access servers if library is uncontactable
+ intelligent update of hosts.tab (don't forget firewalls)
- * weird error "illegal URL method reload .gif" in menu.html
- * Looks like no window status in IE 5.5 on Mac, Remote logs out
+ !* Looks like no window status in IE 5.5 on Mac, Remote logs out
+ change passwords (domain coordinator/users)
- & stabilize lond (maybe not prefork)
* straighten out co-author, author, coordinator junk
- + lonstatistics stores info with metadata of problem
+ implement initial questionaire
- + do "evaluate this"
+ summary on top of spreadsheet
+ adjusts output in spreadsheet to type
+ sort courses with same role in lonroles, color scheme
- + fix codebase on .page
+ + fix Applet codebase on .page
+ & pages should not register with remote if not on map
+ * navmaps displays answerdates correctly (not due date instead)
+ + points for feedback, counts on feedback/discussion
+ + "do you want to be a tutor"?
+ +!interface for checking logs
+ + button to show deleted email and to "compact"
+ !* discussion for users in sections
+ & more informative message for "maybe part of a course"
+ * hung lond child - produce status info
+ & share spreadsheets among courses
RAT
*?RAT error line 1413 "insert resource into link" for recon link (G)
@@ -145,24 +128,23 @@ RAT
+ need to be able to evaluate conditions in lonuserstate
+ need to be able to set conditions in RAT client (G)
+ simple RAT server-side interface
- + mass import of files, sorting (S)
- + "Browse" works (S/N)
* undefined "guff" - maps full of objects value="undefined"
* bombs if inf-window closed by hand (needs browser restart)
* errors, lines 1118, 1119, 2153, 2310 after cutting link in table mode
+ "insert resource in link" shows that it is busy working on it
+ & use 'unknown.gif' for icon of unknown file types instead of broken img.
PUBLISHER
* needs to devalidate spreadsheets in problem publishing (G)
* need to clear metacache of old versions of metadata when publishing
- +?does HTML to XHTML cleanup job
+ deals with Micros*** files
- + public resources - /pub/domain space
*?entering construction space or a directory throws up a
spurious error message (G)
- *?Diffs of construct versus publication space as a co-author don't work
c TEST: deal with absolute links
c TEST: deal with <allow>
+ + incorporate thesaurus/vocabulary
+ + handle big text documents (?)
+ & do not change everything to absolute URLs, but clean up URL garbage
Large Chunks of funtionality that need work:
@@ -185,6 +167,7 @@ Large Chunks of funtionality that need w
- messages seeded with data from spreadsheet
- chat / whiteboard
- "round robin" feedback handling
+ - "mailing lists"
- Grading
- simple grading needs cleaning up (see Guy's TODO list)
@@ -197,28 +180,27 @@ Large Chunks of funtionality that need w
- peer suggest grade
- homework engine
- - new parm - mode -> homework/exam/survey controls response
- renderings / awards and solved status
- - edit interface / clone other problem
- math stuff
- - validating <part> and multiple <*response> works as
- advertised
- CAPA problems
- <imageresponse> need Java applet
- - <randomlabel>
+- Exams
- RAT
- choose parts
- set conditions
- language for conditions
- - browse link
- some kind of non-anti-save
- Publish
- review step
- co-author locking
- auto thumbnail / convert images
+ - stricter control mechainsms
+ - copyrighted stuff
+ - Private stuff
+ - ACL? (by author or resource?)
+ - update metadata without full publish
- printing
- tex target (CGI / daemon?)