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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:     * <m> tag needs to do variable evaluation before tth-ing the string, also 
   26:  	add eval="nothing" to turn this off.
   27: 
   28: CAPARESPONSE.C
   29:    !+ pass back the reason (Y)
   30: 
   31: RUN.pm
   32:     & ->share() a var rather than pass a parameter? Maybe set 
   33:       a global in the safe enviroment using ->root()?
   34: 
   35: EDIT INTERFACE
   36:     * insert (getting there) (Y)
   37:     + have inserts at bottom of page (Y)
   38:     c add more tags (Y)
   39:     + have textfield style entries protect against bad data (</parserlib> in 
   40: 	the parserlib textfiled (Y)
   41:     + make default setup prettier
   42:     + more templates for different homework types
   43:     + <rbresponse> editing works
   44:     + testing problems in construction space
   45: 
   46: HOMEWORK
   47:     + need to support /OR (Y)
   48:    !+ create <formularesponse>(Y)
   49:    !+ <rbresponse> <oresponse> need to restore last submitted response (Y)
   50:     + <rbresponse> <oresponse> hints need to work (Y)
   51:     * <rbresponse> breaks when no true foils are possible
   52:     + view problem as specific student (Y)
   53:     + <imageresponse> needs to be able to support multiple images and multiple
   54:         clicks on an image, need a Java applet most likely
   55:     * <essayresponse> needs to protect input / output
   56:     + show rendering of problem for another user in "view submissions" (please)
   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:     * sigfigs are poorly supported (metadata needs to be better)
   61:     * multiple response in a multipart question are screwing up
   62:     * input areas need to hide after correct
   63:     * <randomlist> needs to be stable
   64:     * previous answers need to be ignored
   65:     * id in parameter_... (see tol on mmp resources, s10)
   66:     + be able to view homework as another user, see variables
   67:       (possibly coupled with /adm/grades, prev. submission)
   68:     &?intelligently react if answerdate incorrectly set before duedate
   69:     + <rbresponse> and <optionresponse> flip back on display to the last 
   70:       student entry when re-visiting a problem
   71:     & free up use of "special" variable names $unit, etc
   72:     & run student parser over instructor specified physical units
   73:     + <formularesponse>
   74: 
   75: /ADM/GRADES
   76:     * show list of multiple students if multiple match (Y)
   77:     + handle ambiguous case (Y)
   78:     + back to homework link (Y)
   79:     + handle extra fields (Y)
   80:     + interface needs to be driven more by the type field (Y)
   81:     + show only a subset of students (Y)
   82:     + set all to something (Y)
   83:     + set grades aren't correctly rendered in student view (Y)
   84:     + have $r->flush so that user sees it is working
   85:     & recognize "timestamp" field and print time in plaintext localtime
   86: 
   87: NUMERICALRESPONSE
   88:    !* doesn't throw error when #response > #answer (Y)
   89:    !* bad message when #response < #answer (Y)
   90: 
   91: RANDOMLABEL
   92:     * Applet runs cross-platform, goes into library location /res/adm/pages
   93:     + template
   94:     + TEST: randomlabel
   95: 
   96: GOODIES
   97:     * bookmarks don't work correctly (B)
   98:     & indexer needs to show location - bring back flip-open/close (N)
   99:     + chatroom, etc
  100:     + annotations can be localized and published
  101:     + PURLs
  102:     + chart allows sorting/filtering by section
  103:     & chart handles multipart problems
  104:     & statistics handles multipart problems
  105:     + statistics link to problem
  106:     + "You've got mail!"
  107:     + navmaps shows new discussion postings
  108:     + LectureOnline converter handles optionresponse correctly
  109: 
  110: TEX/TTH/TTM
  111:    !* Address bugs in tth/ttm (A,Y,G) - get new versions
  112: 
  113: BUILD
  114:     * make sure that ssh is always allowed, even for run-time servers (S)
  115:     + intelligently handle updating of configuration files (S)
  116:     c test code (S)
  117:     + allow for debian and redhat 7.1 installation (S)
  118:     + match lpml_parse.pl output to be similar to parse.pl (S)
  119: 
  120: SCOTT STUFF
  121:     c code lines less than 80 characters (somewhat done, but now put
  122:       on back-burner till 2002) (S)
  123:     c xhtmlize output from perl modules (S)
  124:     c work on javascript library and modularizing code (S)
  125:     + cause groupsort handler to work with group search import (S)
  126: 
  127: SQL DATABASE
  128:     * need to show status of library server retrieval (S)
  129:     & some metadata fields hidden from non-advanced users 
  130:       (use $ENV{'user.adv'}, see lonmeta for example) (S)
  131: 
  132: GERD STUFF
  133:     + lond can add UNIX user and change UNIX password (G/S)
  134:     + londropadd does XML
  135:     +?TAs can open and close assignments
  136:     +?Students can force-open assignments with instructor notification
  137:    !c tests interaction between parmset, problem handler and spreadsheet (G)
  138:     + replication hinting/prediction 
  139:     + replication, search local access servers if library is uncontactable
  140:     + intelligent update of hosts.tab (don't forget firewalls)
  141:     * Looks like no window status in IE 5.5 on Mac, Remote logs out
  142:     + change passwords (domain coordinator/users)
  143:     & stabilize lond (maybe not prefork)
  144:     * straighten out co-author, author, coordinator junk 
  145:     + lonstatistics stores info with metadata of problem
  146:     + implement initial questionaire
  147:     + do "evaluate this"
  148:     + summary on top of spreadsheet
  149:     + adjusts output in spreadsheet to type
  150:     + sort courses with same role in lonroles, color scheme
  151:     + fix Applet codebase on .page
  152:     & pages do not register with remote if not on map
  153:     * navmaps deals correctly with multipart
  154:     + logging support for all transactions, interface for checking logs
  155: 
  156: RAT
  157:     *?RAT error line 1413 "insert resource into link" for recon link (G) 
  158:       (could not reproduce)
  159:     + need to be able to evaluate conditions in lonuserstate
  160:     + need to be able to set conditions in RAT client (G)
  161:     + simple RAT server-side interface
  162:     + mass import of files, sorting (S)
  163:     + "Browse" works (S/N)
  164:     * undefined "guff" - maps full of objects value="undefined"
  165:     * bombs if inf-window closed by hand (needs browser restart) 
  166:     * errors, lines 1118, 1119, 2153, 2310 after cutting link in table mode
  167:     + "insert resource in link" shows that it is busy working on it
  168: 
  169: PUBLISHER
  170:     * needs to devalidate spreadsheets in problem publishing (G)
  171:     * need to clear metacache of old versions of metadata when publishing
  172:     + deals with Micros*** files
  173:     + public resources - /pub/domain space
  174:     *?entering construction space or a directory throws up a 
  175:       spurious error message (G)
  176:     c TEST: deal with absolute links
  177:     c TEST: deal with <allow>
  178: 
  179: 
  180: Large Chunks of funtionality that need work:
  181: ============================================
  182: 
  183: - Statistics
  184: 	- Simple
  185: 		- resource analysis class/system wide
  186: 		- resource correlation course wide
  187: 		- other stats from CAPA
  188: 	- Complex
  189: 		- foil level analysis/correlation measures
  190: 		- derandomized foils analysis
  191: 		- have/view reason student selected a foil
  192: 	- resource quality, how good is a resource
  193: 
  194: - Messaging
  195: 	- email gateways into/out of the system
  196: 	- handle more types of communication
  197: 	       - messages seeded with data from spreadsheet
  198: 	       - chat / whiteboard
  199: 	       - "round robin" feedback handling
  200:                - "mailing lists"
  201: 
  202: - Grading
  203: 	- simple grading needs cleaning up (see Guy's TODO list)
  204: 	- survey data extraction ( stat complex could handle most of
  205: 	  this)
  206: 	- essay / shortanswer
  207: 		- instructor / autoget all/none
  208: 		- team based submission
  209: 		- peer graded
  210: 		- peer suggest grade
  211: 
  212: - homework engine
  213: 	- new parm - mode -> homework/exam/survey controls response
  214: 	  renderings / awards and solved status
  215: 	- edit interface / clone other problem
  216: 	- math stuff
  217: 	- validating <part> and multiple <*response> works as
  218: 	  advertised
  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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