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    2 # WeBWorK mod_perl (c) 2000-2002 WeBWorK Project
    3 # $Id: TODO,v 1.10 2002-09-13 20:54:59 sh002i Exp $
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    6 Son of WeBWorK - TODO list
    7 
    8 OK	write template file from what we drew on the board
    9 OK	normalize files:
   10 		- (c) header on all files
   11 		- standard order of preamble lines:
   12 			1. (c) header
   13 			
   14 			2. package PACKAGENAME;
   15 			
   16 			3. short summary of the package (pod's NAME section)
   17 			
   18 			4. use - pragmatic modules
   19 			5. use - standard perl modules
   20 			6. use - CPAN modules
   21 			7. use - webwork modules
   22 		- ALWAYS use strict and use warnings
   23 		- use "use base" rather than "our @ISA"
   24 		- no warnings or errors!
   25 		- (later on) POD documentation for all files
   26 OK	fix templating code in ContentGenerator, add new escape functions
   27 OK	implement the new template
   28 OK	finish ProblemSets and ProblemSet
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   31 	
   32 DONE	New interface to PG.pm
   33 	DONE	- instead of it accessing the database directly, accept $user,
   34 		  $set, and $problem as arguments (instead of $setName, etc.)
   35 	DONE	- UPDATE PG.pm'S DOCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   36 	DONE	- Fix Problem.pm and Hardcopy.pm to work with the new interface
   37 	
   38 	Hardcopy generation
   39 	DONE	- ad-hoc version of &latex2png in Hardcopy.pm (move later)
   40 	DONE	- fix code (heh heh)
   41 		- fix hardcopySetHeader
   42 	
   43 	Integration of dvipng method of image generation
   44 	N/A	- choice between writing to a temporary TeX file from within
   45 		  dangerousMacros, or queueing the equations up in RAM and
   46 		  passing them out to the caller (via PG_flags?) who will then
   47 		  call &latex2png
   48 	DONE	- write tempfile from dangerousMacros
   49 			- PRO: gets it out of RAM
   50 			- PRO: no dependancies between equations
   51 			- CON: have to coordinate between latex2png and
   52 			       dangerous macros for tempfile locations
   53 	FORGET	- queue equations in RAM
   54 			- PRO: all file access and external calls happen
   55 			       outside of the safe compartment.
   56 			- PRO: latex2png gets to decide where to put files
   57 			- CON: stuff sits in RAM
   58 			- CON: uses a package array to queue equations :p
   59 	
   60 DONE	display of screen set header in ProblemSet.pm (easy)
   61 DONE	add <!--#if can="blah" warning="1" error="1"-->
   62 	time and transaction logging
   63 	make "enter" on the problem form trigger "submit answer", not "redisplay"
   64 	remove "set" and "prob" from URL generation, remove s/^(set|prob)//;
   65 	remove webwork-dvipng-xxxxx temp directories when finished with them
   66 	have logout button invalidate key
   67 	handling of PG warnings (?!?!?!?!)
   68 	Options
   69 		- email address and password
   70 		- or link to old system
   71 	Feedback (or link to old system)
   72 		- need nice modular way of sending email
   73 	Pretty die messages (from outside of the translator)
   74 	GD not compiling
   75 	
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   79 	
   80 	Calling LaTeX/dvipng and PDFLaTeX in a nice way
   81 		- create LaTeX.pm (?)
   82 		- &latex2pdf
   83 			- create secure tempdir
   84 			- write hardcopy to tex file
   85 			- call pdflatex
   86 			- move resulting pdf file to tmp/hardcopy/whatever.pdf
   87 			- remove tempdir
   88 		- &latex2png (dvipng method)
   89 			- create secure tempdir
   90 			- write equations to tex file
   91 			- call latex
   92 			- run dvipng (as per ImageGenerator) on dvi file
   93 			- move resulting images to tmp/dvipng/whatever.png
   94 			- remove tempdir
   95