--- loncom/TODO 2001/07/06 14:23:11 1.96 +++ loncom/TODO 2001/10/29 17:40:10 1.132 @@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ c Continual G=Gerd A=Alex S=Scott -B=Ben Y=Guy N=Hon-Kie I=Issac +?=not yet assigned XMLPARSE + support text_TAG functionality (Y/A) @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ XMLPARSE + deregister() + register need to take care of overloading, and deregister needs to unload + answer target - for simple display of correct answer for a problem + ( done TODO) * tag needs to do variable evaluation before tth-ing the string, also add eval="nothing" to turn this off. - * convert the rest to use get_param CAPARESPONSE.C !+ pass back the reason (Y) @@ -35,38 +35,47 @@ RUN.pm a global in the safe enviroment using ->root()? EDIT INTERFACE - + undo (Y) - + delete (Y) * insert (getting there) (Y) + + have inserts at bottom of page (Y) c add more tags (Y) - & make it easier to add plain textfield stype entries (Y) + have textfield style entries protect against bad data ( in the parserlib textfiled (Y) + make default setup prettier + + more templates for different homework types + + editing works + * testing problems in construction space, need someway to reset + store/restore data HOMEWORK - + need to support /OR (Y) - !+ create (Y) + + need to support /OR (do _OR_ in answer="" fields) (Y) + !+ create (Y) !+ need to restore last submitted response (Y) + hints need to work (Y) - * break if name isn't spcified (Y) * breaks when no true foils are possible - & all response types need to be verified about what they do after the - answer date (Y) - + view problem as specific student (Y) + needs to be able to support multiple images and multiple clicks on an image, need a Java applet most likely * needs to protect input / output + * if there are <*response> in a and there are also + s defined the handling of the <*response> outside of the + will be done poorly. + * input areas need to hide after correct + + view problem as specific student (Y) + + show rendering of problem for another user in "view submissions" (please) + + 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 + + and flip back on display to the last + student entry when re-visiting a problem + & run student parser over instructor specified physical units + + + + metadata parsing for "stores" of .libraries /ADM/GRADES * show list of multiple students if multiple match (Y) - * allow specifying the domain (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) - + does IE 5.5 like it? (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 @@ -75,39 +84,94 @@ NUMERICALRESPONSE !* 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 + + TEST: randomlabel + & GLabel needs to better support image specifications that aren't URLs + & GLabel needs to be in the install process + 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!" + + navmaps shows new discussion postings + + 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 + c update rpm lists and rpm monitoring (S) + & improve output of 'make status(post)' target in loncom/build (S) BUILD - * make sure that ssh is always allowed, even for run-time servers + * make sure that ssh is always allowed, even for run-time servers (S) + + intelligently handle updating of configuration files (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) + +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 work on javascript library and modularizing code (S) + & fix handling of web browser windows (S) SQL DATABASE - * need to show status of library server retrieval (S) + + have result capping (S) + + scroll results page (S) + + enable abort button (S) + + e-mail admins if their sql setup is bad (S) + & restrict search fields to viewable fields (based on ENV{user.adv}) (S) + & update user-viewable metadata database documentation (S) + & restrict searching to browseable domain (S) + & cause user-specific hash db be memory specific to individual handlers (S) + c monitor speed and performance of metadata database (S) + + prepare for and upgrade to the much superior MySQL version 4 (S) + +PUBLISHING + + handle big text documents (?) 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 - !& tests interaction between parmset, problem handler and spreadsheet (G) + !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 tag doesn't use codebase to generate extlinks entries - + intelligent update of hosts.tab - * weird error "illegal URL method reload .gif" in menu.html + + intelligent update of hosts.tab (don't forget firewalls) * Looks like no window status in IE 5.5 on Mac, Remote logs out - + spreadsheet does different sheets in student mode for assessments + + 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 Applet codebase on .page + & pages do not register with remote if not on map + * navmaps deals correctly with multiple path maps + * navmaps displays answerdates correctly (not due date instead) + + points for feedback, counts on feedback/discussion + + "do you want to be a tutor"? + + logging support for all transactions, interface for checking logs + + critical messages too agressive with sending receipt back + (too many - make optional) + + mass deleting of messages from inbox RAT *?RAT error line 1413 "insert resource into link" for recon link (G) @@ -115,16 +179,21 @@ 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 - + "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 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) + c TEST: deal with absolute links + c TEST: deal with + + write dependencies to metadata + + incorporate thesaurus/vocabulary Large Chunks of funtionality that need work: @@ -142,15 +211,12 @@ 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) @@ -165,17 +231,12 @@ Large Chunks of funtionality that need w - homework engine - new parm - mode -> homework/exam/survey controls response renderings / awards and solved status - - edit interface / clone other problem - math stuff - - validating and multiple <*response> works as - advertised - - handling previous answers correctly - CAPA problems - need Java applet - -- metadata - - implement new method of handling what a problem stores +- Exams - RAT - choose parts @@ -191,3 +252,4 @@ Large Chunks of funtionality that need w - printing - tex target (CGI / daemon?) +