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== General Must-Read ==

 * Y. Aner's [[http://www.gingerlime.com/20090901_securing_sage_notebook.pdf | notebook threat model (PDF)]].
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 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/8fa0d854b6928f2b/dc4cfe0a941762aa#dc4cfe0a941762aa | Allow $ for reST math]] - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/6892 | #6892]].

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/msg/35e97a1d1cedfdfd | Document pexpect interface]].

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/6d94c8655e41ba24# | Document notebook port forwarding]].
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 * Dashboard for server settings / status.
   * View logged-in users, load, processes, etc.
   * Backup all critical data.
   * Configure thresholds, alerts, snapshot behavior.
   * Manage user accounts, groups, privileges.
   * Restricted version for users.

 * Selective registration with [[http://recaptcha.net/ | reCAPTCHA]], challenge questions, admin approval, and/or revokable custom codes.

 * Custom authentication: LDAP, UNIX accounts, etc.

 * Recovery passwords.

 * Email address as username.

 * User groups.

 * Privileged users, e.g, admins.

== Notebook: Introspection ==

 * Use Sphinx for sagenb.org docstrings.

 * Live introspection cells.

 * Introspection cross-links.

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/e9d0fc2c75ec6354/2634152df8f85f59?#2634152df8f85f59 | New documentation browser]]. Send docstrings to this browser.

 * Better error detection, e.g., for Maxima command completion.

 * Matrix `B` mentioned twice in `B.solve_left?`: `B.solve_left(B, ...)`.

== Notebook: Special modes ==

 * Graph editor - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/1321 | #1321]].

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/msg/e86932eeadd88c6a | LaTeX doc mode]].

 * reST editing.
   * [[http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/examples/example_09.php# | TinyMCE-style editor]].
   * `%rest` cells (auto-hide, double-click to show) sent to Sphinx on-the-fly.
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 * Automatic tips for keyboard shortcuts, editing features, etc. Opt out.

 * Friendly bug buddy that emails reports, bundles session history, etc.

 * Easy backups of own work, with or w/o data, output, snapshots, etc.

 * Toolbar with buttons to interrupt running code, save, get key help, etc.

 * Easily identify idle, queued, and running cells.

 * Keys: intuitive, splash-screen.

 * Interactive 2D/3D plots
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support/browse_thread/thread/c29abdaaa4f0ee13 | coordinates]], zoom, pan, annotate
   * [[http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=6e8d907b0909012053s19e7c5fl29cdcd0e1fab1d50%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=matplotlib-devel | matplotlib]], canvas, SVG, [[http://code.google.com/p/flot/ | Flot]], [[http://teethgrinder.co.uk/open-flash-chart-2/ | Open Flash Chart]].

 * Animated 2D/3D plots using only !JavaScript.

 * Always show long output links, regardless of interrupt or length.

 * Custom window close callback.

 * Suppress browser warning for Konquereor.

 * Unique cookie for each login.
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 * Smartly manage Jmol applet count, or memory use.

 * [[http://bitbucket.org/brickenstein/rumcomponent/src/tip/rumcomponent/ | Component architecture]].

 * Cythonize pexpect.

 * Client-server synchronization: TinyMCE problem, fail-over servers.

 * Balance server pool loads.

 * Load JS / CSS components on demand.

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Sage Usability Tasks

Source: Sage Usability Improvements List. This is an attempt to organize the desired changes into tasks of varying difficulty (e.g., easy, medium, hard).

1. General Must-Read

2. Documentation

3. Notebook: Admin

  • Dashboard for server settings / status.
    • View logged-in users, load, processes, etc.
    • Backup all critical data.
    • Configure thresholds, alerts, snapshot behavior.
    • Manage user accounts, groups, privileges.
    • Restricted version for users.

  • Selective registration with reCAPTCHA, challenge questions, admin approval, and/or revokable custom codes.

  • Custom authentication: LDAP, UNIX accounts, etc.
  • Recovery passwords.
  • Email address as username.
  • User groups.
  • Privileged users, e.g, admins.

4. Notebook: Introspection

  • Use Sphinx for sagenb.org docstrings.
  • Live introspection cells.
  • Introspection cross-links.

  • New documentation browser. Send docstrings to this browser.

  • Better error detection, e.g., for Maxima command completion.

  • Matrix B mentioned twice in B.solve_left?: B.solve_left(B, ...).

5. Notebook: Special modes

6. Notebook: User Interaction

  • Automatic tips for keyboard shortcuts, editing features, etc. Opt out.
  • Friendly bug buddy that emails reports, bundles session history, etc.
  • Easy backups of own work, with or w/o data, output, snapshots, etc.
  • Toolbar with buttons to interrupt running code, save, get key help, etc.
  • Easily identify idle, queued, and running cells.
  • Keys: intuitive, splash-screen.
  • Interactive 2D/3D plots

  • Animated 2D/3D plots using only JavaScript.

  • Always show long output links, regardless of interrupt or length.
  • Custom window close callback.
  • Suppress browser warning for Konquereor.
  • Unique cookie for each login.

7. Notebook: Under the hood

  • Smartly manage Jmol applet count, or memory use.

  • Component architecture.

  • Cythonize pexpect.
  • Client-server synchronization: TinyMCE problem, fail-over servers.
  • Balance server pool loads.
  • Load JS / CSS components on demand.

8. Build / Tests