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    2 # WeBWorK mod_perl (c) 2000-2002 WeBWorK Project
    3 # $Id: TODO,v 1.7 2002-08-22 23:32:08 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
   29 	
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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 	Calling LaTeX/dvipng and PDFLaTeX in a nice way
   44 		- create LaTeX.pm (?)
   45 		- &latex2pdf
   46 			- create secure tempdir
   47 			- write hardcopy to tex file
   48 			- call pdflatex
   49 			- move resulting pdf file to tmp/hardcopy/whatever.pdf
   50 			- remove tempdir
   51 		- &latex2png (dvipng method)
   52 			- create secure tempdir
   53 			- write equations to tex file
   54 			- call latex
   55 			- run dvipng (as per ImageGenerator) on dvi file
   56 			- move resulting images to tmp/dvipng/whatever.png
   57 			- remove tempdir
   58 	
   59 	Integration of dvipng method of image generation
   60 		- who the fuck knows...
   61 		- choice between writing to a temporary TeX file from within
   62 		  dangerousMacros, or queueing the equations up in RAM and
   63 		  passing them out to the caller (via PG_flags?) who will then
   64 		  call &latex2png
   65 		- write tempfile from dangerousMacros
   66 			- PRO: gets it out of RAM
   67 			- PRO: no dependancies between equations
   68 			- CON: have to coordinate between latex2png and
   69 			       dangerous macros for tempfile locations
   70 		- queue equations in RAM
   71 			- PRO: all file access and external calls happen
   72 			       outside of the safe compartment.
   73 			- PRO: latex2png gets to decide where to put files
   74 			- CON: stuff sits in RAM
   75 			- CON: uses a package array to queue equations :p
   76 	
   77 	display of screen set header in ProblemSet.pm (easy)
   78 	display of screen problem header in Problem.pm (wait, why do i want this?)
   79 	make "enter" on the problem form trigger "submit answer", not "redisplay"
   80 	remove "set" and "prob" from URL generation, remove s/^(set|prob)//;
   81 	add template escape for error status
   82 	handling of PG warnings (?!?!?!?!)
   83 	Options
   84 		- email address and password
   85 		- or link to old system
   86 	Feedback (or link to old system)
   87 		- need nice modular way of sending email
   88 	Pretty die messages