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    1: TODO list
    2: 
    3: + add functionality
    4: & change functionality
    5: * bug
    6: ! Priority
    7: ? Questionable/unverified
    8: c Continual
    9: 
   10: G=Gerd
   11: A=Alex
   12: S=Scott
   13: Y=Guy
   14: N=Hon-Kie
   15: I=Issac
   16: 
   17: XMLPARSE
   18:     + support text_TAG functionality (Y/A)
   19:    !* needs to fixup missing end tags in source (Y/A)
   20:     + add <options> tag (A)
   21:     + counters and output formats for counters (A/Y)   
   22:     + deregister()
   23:     + register need to take care of overloading, and deregister needs to unload
   24:     + answer target - for simple display of correct answer for a problem
   25:       (<or> done <rbr> <ir> <nr> <sr> <fr> TODO)
   26:     * <m> tag needs to do variable evaluation before tth-ing the string, also 
   27:  	add eval="nothing" to turn this off.
   28: 
   29: CAPARESPONSE.C
   30:    !+ pass back the reason (Y)
   31: 
   32: RUN.pm
   33:     & ->share() a var rather than pass a parameter? Maybe set 
   34:       a global in the safe enviroment using ->root()?
   35: 
   36: EDIT INTERFACE
   37:     * insert (getting there) (Y)
   38:     + have inserts at bottom of page (Y)
   39:     c add more tags (Y)
   40:     + have textfield style entries protect against bad data (</parserlib> in 
   41: 	the parserlib textfiled (Y)
   42:     + make default setup prettier
   43:     + more templates for different homework types
   44:     + <rbresponse> editing works
   45:     * testing problems in construction space, need someway to reset 
   46:        store/restore data
   47: 
   48: HOMEWORK
   49:     + need to support /OR (do _OR_ in answer="" fields) (Y)
   50:    !+ create <formularesponse>(Y)
   51:    !+ <rbresponse> <oresponse> need to restore last submitted response (Y)
   52:     + <rbresponse> <oresponse> hints need to work (Y)
   53:     * <rbresponse> breaks when no true foils are possible
   54:     + <imageresponse> needs to be able to support multiple images and multiple
   55:         clicks on an image, need a Java applet most likely
   56:     * <essayresponse> needs to protect input / output
   57:     * if there are <*response> in a <problem> and there are also 
   58: 	<part>s defined the handling of the <*response> outside of the 
   59: 	<part> will be done poorly.
   60:     * input areas need to hide after correct
   61:     + view problem as specific student (Y)
   62:     + show rendering of problem for another user in "view submissions" (please)
   63:     + be able to view homework as another user, see variables
   64:       (possibly coupled with /adm/grades, prev. submission)
   65:     &?intelligently react if answerdate incorrectly set before duedate
   66:     + <rbresponse> and <optionresponse> flip back on display to the last 
   67:       student entry when re-visiting a problem
   68:     & run student parser over instructor specified physical units
   69:     + <formularesponse>
   70:     + metadata parsing for "stores" of .libraries
   71: 
   72: /ADM/GRADES
   73:     * show list of multiple students if multiple match (Y)
   74:     + handle ambiguous case (Y)
   75:     + handle extra fields (Y)
   76:     + interface needs to be driven more by the type field (Y)
   77:     + show only a subset of students (Y)
   78:     + set all to something (Y)
   79:     + set grades aren't correctly rendered in student view (Y)
   80:     + have $r->flush so that user sees it is working
   81: 
   82: NUMERICALRESPONSE
   83:    !* doesn't throw error when #response > #answer (Y)
   84:    !* bad message when #response < #answer (Y)
   85: 
   86: RANDOMLABEL
   87:     * Applet runs cross-platform, goes into library location /res/adm/pages
   88:     + template
   89:     + TEST: randomlabel
   90:     & GLabel needs to better support image specifications that aren't URLs
   91:     & GLabel needs to be in the install process
   92: 
   93: GOODIES
   94:     & indexer needs to show location - bring back flip-open/close (N)
   95:     + chatroom, etc
   96:     + annotations can be localized and published
   97:     + PURLs
   98:     + chart allows sorting/filtering by section
   99:     & chart handles multipart problems
  100:     & statistics handles multipart problems
  101:     + statistics link to problem
  102:     + "You've got mail!"
  103:     + navmaps shows new discussion postings
  104:     + LectureOnline converter handles optionresponse correctly
  105: 
  106: TEX/TTH/TTM
  107:    !* Address bugs in tth/ttm (A,Y,G) - get new versions
  108: 
  109: BUILD
  110:     * make sure that ssh is always allowed, even for run-time servers (S)
  111:     + intelligently handle updating of configuration files (S)
  112:     c test code (S)
  113:     + allow for debian and redhat 7.1 installation (S)
  114:     + match lpml_parse.pl output to be similar to parse.pl (S)
  115: 
  116: SCOTT STUFF
  117:     c code lines less than 80 characters (somewhat done, but now put
  118:       on back-burner till 2002) (S)
  119:     c xhtmlize output from perl modules (S)
  120:     c work on javascript library and modularizing code (S)
  121:     + cause groupsort handler to work with group search import (S)
  122: 
  123: SQL DATABASE
  124:     * need to show status of library server retrieval (S)
  125:     & some metadata fields hidden from non-advanced users 
  126:       (use $ENV{'user.adv'}, see lonmeta for example) (S)
  127: 
  128: GERD STUFF
  129:     + lond can add UNIX user and change UNIX password (G/S)
  130:     + londropadd does XML
  131:     +?TAs can open and close assignments
  132:     +?Students can force-open assignments with instructor notification
  133:    !c tests interaction between parmset, problem handler and spreadsheet (G)
  134:     + replication hinting/prediction 
  135:     + replication, search local access servers if library is uncontactable
  136:     + intelligent update of hosts.tab (don't forget firewalls)
  137:     * Looks like no window status in IE 5.5 on Mac, Remote logs out
  138:     + change passwords (domain coordinator/users)
  139:     & stabilize lond (maybe not prefork)
  140:     * straighten out co-author, author, coordinator junk 
  141:     + lonstatistics stores info with metadata of problem
  142:     + implement initial questionaire
  143:     + do "evaluate this"
  144:     + summary on top of spreadsheet
  145:     + adjusts output in spreadsheet to type
  146:     + sort courses with same role in lonroles, color scheme
  147:     + fix Applet codebase on .page
  148:     & pages do not register with remote if not on map
  149:     * navmaps deals correctly with multiple path maps
  150:     * navmaps displays answerdates correctly (not due date instead)
  151:     + points for feedback, counts on feedback/discussion
  152:     + "do you want to be a tutor"?
  153:     + logging support for all transactions, interface for checking logs
  154:     + critical messages too agressive with sending receipt back 
  155:       (too many - make optional)
  156:     + mass deleting of messages from inbox
  157: 
  158: RAT
  159:     *?RAT error line 1413 "insert resource into link" for recon link (G) 
  160:       (could not reproduce)
  161:     + need to be able to evaluate conditions in lonuserstate
  162:     + need to be able to set conditions in RAT client (G)
  163:     + simple RAT server-side interface
  164:     + mass import of files, sorting (S)
  165:     + "Browse" works (S/N)
  166:     * undefined "guff" - maps full of objects value="undefined"
  167:     * bombs if inf-window closed by hand (needs browser restart) 
  168:     * errors, lines 1118, 1119, 2153, 2310 after cutting link in table mode
  169:     + "insert resource in link" shows that it is busy working on it
  170: 
  171: PUBLISHER
  172:     * needs to devalidate spreadsheets in problem publishing (G)
  173:     * need to clear metacache of old versions of metadata when publishing
  174:     + deals with Micros*** files
  175:     *?entering construction space or a directory throws up a 
  176:       spurious error message (G)
  177:     c TEST: deal with absolute links
  178:     c TEST: deal with <allow>
  179:     + write dependencies to metadata
  180:     + incorporate thesaurus/vocabulary
  181: 
  182: 
  183: Large Chunks of funtionality that need work:
  184: ============================================
  185: 
  186: - Statistics
  187: 	- Simple
  188: 		- resource analysis class/system wide
  189: 		- resource correlation course wide
  190: 		- other stats from CAPA
  191: 	- Complex
  192: 		- foil level analysis/correlation measures
  193: 		- derandomized foils analysis
  194: 		- have/view reason student selected a foil
  195: 	- resource quality, how good is a resource
  196: 
  197: - Messaging
  198: 	- email gateways into/out of the system
  199: 	- handle more types of communication
  200: 	       - messages seeded with data from spreadsheet
  201: 	       - chat / whiteboard
  202: 	       - "round robin" feedback handling
  203:                - "mailing lists"
  204: 
  205: - Grading
  206: 	- simple grading needs cleaning up (see Guy's TODO list)
  207: 	- survey data extraction ( stat complex could handle most of
  208: 	  this)
  209: 	- essay / shortanswer
  210: 		- instructor / autoget all/none
  211: 		- team based submission
  212: 		- peer graded
  213: 		- peer suggest grade
  214: 
  215: - homework engine
  216: 	- new parm - mode -> homework/exam/survey controls response
  217: 	  renderings / awards and solved status
  218: 	- math stuff
  219: 	- CAPA problems 
  220: 	- <imageresponse> need Java applet
  221: 	- <randomlabel> 
  222: 
  223: - Exams
  224: 
  225: - RAT
  226: 	- choose parts
  227: 	- set conditions
  228: 	- language for conditions
  229: 	- browse link
  230: 	- some kind of non-anti-save
  231: 
  232: - Publish
  233: 	- review step
  234: 	- co-author locking
  235: 	- auto thumbnail / convert images
  236: 
  237: - printing
  238: 	- tex target (CGI / daemon?)
  239: 

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