--- loncom/TODO	2001/09/24 19:19:09	1.125
+++ loncom/TODO	2001/11/28 21:41:33	1.139
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ S=Scott
 Y=Guy
 N=Hon-Kie
 I=Issac
+?=not yet assigned
 
 XMLPARSE
     + support text_TAG functionality (Y/A)
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ HOMEWORK
     &?intelligently react if answerdate incorrectly set before duedate
     + <rbresponse> and <optionresponse> flip back on display to the last 
       student entry when re-visiting a problem
-    & free up use of "special" variable names $unit, etc
     & run student parser over instructor specified physical units
     + <formularesponse>
+    + metadata parsing for "stores" of .libraries
 
 /ADM/GRADES
     * show list of multiple students if multiple match (Y)
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ 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
+    + <label> needs to use descriiption args
+    * web render of image labels is broken
 
 GOODIES
     & indexer needs to show location - bring back flip-open/close (N)
@@ -104,27 +109,42 @@ GOODIES
 TEX/TTH/TTM
    !* 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 (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)
 
-SCOTT STUFF
+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 xhtml-ize output from perl modules (S)
     c work on javascript library and modularizing code (S)
-    + cause groupsort handler to work with group search import (S)
+    & fix handling of web browser windows (S)
+    c add in CPAN and POD conventions into modules and scripts (S)
 
 SQL DATABASE
-    * need to show status of library server retrieval (S)
-    & some metadata fields hidden from non-advanced users 
-      (use $ENV{'user.adv'}, see lonmeta for example) (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)
+    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)
     + londropadd does XML
     +?TAs can open and close assignments
     +?Students can force-open assignments with instructor notification
@@ -144,8 +164,14 @@ GERD STUFF
     + 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 multipart
+    * 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) 
@@ -153,8 +179,6 @@ 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
@@ -164,11 +188,12 @@ PUBLISHER
     * needs to devalidate spreadsheets in problem publishing (G)
     * 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 <allow>
+    + write dependencies to metadata
+    + incorporate thesaurus/vocabulary
 
 
 Large Chunks of funtionality that need work:
@@ -204,12 +229,9 @@ 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
 	- math stuff
 	- CAPA problems 
 	- <imageresponse> need Java applet
-	- <randomlabel> 
 
 - Exams
 
@@ -217,7 +239,6 @@ Large Chunks of funtionality that need w
 	- choose parts
 	- set conditions
 	- language for conditions
-	- browse link
 	- some kind of non-anti-save
 
 - Publish