--- loncom/TODO	2001/07/27 01:10:01	1.100
+++ loncom/TODO	2002/03/04 05:31:09	1.187
@@ -1,119 +1,152 @@
 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
+    + <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.
+    * input areas need to hide after correct
+    & run student parser over instructor specified physical units
+    + student should be able to see previous submissions
+    + <verbatim>
+    + support giving hints even when there are 0 tries (only <*hint> hint show)
+    + <optionresponse> reports # options correct through a <responseparam>
+         (Make editing of this pretty)
+    & allow functions in response to be case insensitive
+    +  added ability to ignore ws in string answers
+
 /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
+    + CSV upload, XML upload
 
-NUMERICALRESPONSE
+NUMERICALRESPONSE(HINT)
    !* doesn't throw error when #response > #answer (Y)
    !* bad message when #response < #answer (Y)
+    + show tol range and sigfig in answer mode
+
+RANDOMLABEL
+    + template
+    + <label> needs to use descriiption args
+    * web render of image labels is broken
 
 GOODIES
-    * bookmarks don't work correctly (B)
     & indexer needs to show location - bring back flip-open/close (N)
-    + messaging (G)
     + chatroom, etc
     + annotations can be localized and published
     + PURLs
+    + chart allows sorting/filtering by section
+    & chart handles multipart problems
+    & statistics handles multipart problems
+    + statistics link to problem
+    + "You've got mail!"
+    + LectureOnline converter handles optionresponse correctly
 
 TEX/TTH/TTM
-    * Address bugs in tth/ttm (A,Y,G)
+   !* Address bugs in tth/ttm (A,Y,G) - get new versions
+
+SYSTEM MONITORING
+    http://bugzilla.lon-capa.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70
+
+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)
-    + implement the "LPML" standard (S)
-
-SCOTT STUFF
-    c code lines less than 80 characters (S)
-    c xhtmlize output from perl modules (S)
-    * fix bookmarks (S)
-    c work on javascript library and modularizing code (S)
-    * fix browser incompatibility problems with IE (S)
-    c start to actually use this TODO list (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)
+
+CODE QUALITY
+    C code lines less than 80 characters (somewhat done, but now put
+      on back-burner till 2002) (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
+    C work on javascript library and modularizing code (?)
+   !& fix handling of web browser windows (?)
 
 SQL DATABASE
-    * need to show status of library server retrieval (S)
-    & change number of lonsql daemon processes
+   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)
-    + feedback, mailing and announcement mechanism finished
     + londropadd does XML
     +?TAs can open and close assignments
     +?Students can force-open assignments with instructor notification
    !c tests interaction between parmset, problem handler and spreadsheet (G)
     + replication hinting/prediction 
     + replication, search local access servers if library is uncontactable
-    * lonpage.pm doesn't properly handle applet codebase arg, needs to use
-      Apache::lonnet::dirlocation
-    * londefdef <applet> tag doesn't use codebase to generate extlinks entries
-    + intelligent update of hosts.tab
-    * weird error "illegal URL method reload .gif" in menu.html
-    * Looks like no window status in IE 5.5 on Mac, Remote logs out
+    + intelligent update of hosts.tab (don't forget firewalls)
+   !* 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 
+    + implement initial questionaire
+    + summary on top of spreadsheet
+    + adjusts output in spreadsheet to type
+    + sort courses with same role in lonroles, color scheme
+    + 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) 
@@ -121,18 +154,23 @@ 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 (S)
-    + "Browse" works (S/N)
-    * undefined "guff" - maps full of objects value="undefined" 
+    * 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)
-    +?does HTML to XHTML cleanup job
+    * need to clear metacache of old versions of metadata when publishing
     + 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:
@@ -150,15 +188,12 @@ Large Chunks of funtionality that need w
 	- resource quality, how good is a resource
 
 - Messaging
-	- crtical messages
 	- email gateways into/out of the system
 	- handle more types of communication
-	       - stu <-> stu
-	       - ins <-> stu
-	       - ins -> class/section
 	       - messages seeded with data from spreadsheet
-	       - chat / whiteboard / bbs
+	       - chat / whiteboard
 	       - "round robin" feedback handling
+               - "mailing lists"
 
 - Grading
 	- simple grading needs cleaning up (see Guy's TODO list)
@@ -171,31 +206,28 @@ 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
-	- handling previous answers correctly
 	- CAPA problems 
 	- <imageresponse> need Java applet
-	- <randomlabel> 
 
-- metadata
-	- implement new method of handling what a problem stores
+- 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?)
+