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== General == * Y. Aner's [[http://www.gingerlime.com/20090901_securing_sage_notebook.pdf | notebook threat model (PDF)]]. * [[http://carsonified.com/blog/design/top-10-ux-myths/ | Keith Lang's Top 10 UI Myths]]. * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/258c07ae672a3617 | Sage Forge]]. |
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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 tokens. * Custom authentication: LDAP, UNIX accounts, etc. * Password "recovery:" Use secure tokens. * 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, ...)`. * Completions link for mobiles. * Improve introspection / completion interface: floating div, RHS div. == Notebook: "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. * %timeit. * Preparse in the browser: implicit multiplication, less work for server. * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/da578e3918f08709/da54258f1783b874?#da54258f1783b874 | Math input GUI plug-ins]]. * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/86429406fb3bba17/dd3163cb2a47fa38?#dd3163cb2a47fa38 | Vector graphics editor]] - [[http://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/ | SVG-edit]]. |
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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 * Insert new cell after current cell shortcut. * Restart worksheet shortcut. * Custom shortcuts, e.g., ctrl-bksp to delete previous word, not join cells. * Use js-hotkeys. * Splash-screen with common keys. * 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. * Cells: Select, delete, (un)group, move [[http://boagworld.com/demos/sitemap/ | multiple cells]]. * Slideshow mode. * Published worksheets: * Delete them. * RSS feeds. * Live cells, e.g, interacts. * Only to selected users or groups. * jsMath fonts: * Ship with Sage. * Clear install directions. * TinyMCE [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/msg/e2eb3f848a21faa3 | synchronization]] [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_frm/thread/4cd1cc188470c723/c2477e1bdba68028?q=tinymce+bug+group:sage-devel#c2477e1bdba68028 | problem]]. * Default options: * Implicit multiplication. * Typeset output. * Reorganize help page. * Automatically save / restore worksheet state. Pause / resume. * Function to update worksheet titlebar. * Auto-update cells, e.g., interacts. * Full-text search: SQLalchemy, [[http://whoosh.ca/ | Whoosh]] ([[http://groups.google.com/group/codenode-devel/browse_thread/thread/d3ffefa3b09937b6/98bdf00f65441934?#98bdf00f65441934 | codenode-devel]]). * Math-enabled chat. [[http://qwebirc.org/ | qwebirc]] / [[http://webchat.freenode.net/ | Web IRC]]. * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/e46f0a59d5cf70dc | Tags]]. * Externally embed live cells / worksheets. Live published workseets. [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/6855 | #6855]]. * Prevent text movement by a pixel on cell frame focus. * Leading space input bug - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/6729 | #6729]]. * Python debugger a la [[https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Pylons | Pylons]]. * Editor a la [[https://bespin.mozilla.com/ | BeSpin]] * Command-line history. * Syntax highlighting. * Context-sensitive completion. * Fix MoinMoin. * Use notebook as IDE for running sage instance. * Download zip files of multiple worksheets, even if `accounts=True`. * Parens matching - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/3646 | #3646]]. * Optional always visible menubar at top of worksheet. |
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* Better handling of concurrent worksheet use. * 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 * Server-to-server sync for backups, possibly with authentication. * Track worksheets and user data with Mercurial. * Balance server pool loads. * Load JS / CSS components on demand. * Migrate to another server and/or framework: [[http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ | Django]], [[http://pylonshq.com/ | Pylons]], [[http://pyjs.org/ | Pyjamas]], [[http://www.tornadoweb.org/ | Tornado]], etc. * [[http://routes.groovie.org/ | URL routes]]. |
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* Notebook testing infrastructure: [[http://seleniumhq.org/ | Selenium]], [[http://testled.com/ | Testled]], [[http://code.google.com/p/webdriver/ | Webdriver]], [[http://pylonshq.com/docs/en/0.9.7/testing/ | WebTest]], [[http://www.getwindmill.com/ | Windmill]]. * Binary distibutions that don't use SSE3, etc. * Windows port. * Windows build farm. * !VirtualBox Sage. * andLinux Sage. |
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
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 tokens.
- Custom authentication: LDAP, UNIX accounts, etc.
- Password "recovery:" Use secure tokens.
- 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, ...).
- Completions link for mobiles.
- Improve introspection / completion interface: floating div, RHS div.
5. Notebook: "Modes"
Graph editor - #1321.
- reST editing.
%rest cells (auto-hide, double-click to show) sent to Sphinx on-the-fly.
- %timeit.
- Preparse in the browser: implicit multiplication, less work for server.
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
- Insert new cell after current cell shortcut.
- Restart worksheet shortcut.
- Custom shortcuts, e.g., ctrl-bksp to delete previous word, not join cells.
- Use js-hotkeys.
- Splash-screen with common keys.
- Interactive 2D/3D plots
coordinates, zoom, pan, annotate
matplotlib, canvas, SVG, Flot, 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.
Cells: Select, delete, (un)group, move multiple cells.
- Slideshow mode.
- Published worksheets:
- Delete them.
- RSS feeds.
- Live cells, e.g, interacts.
- Only to selected users or groups.
- jsMath fonts:
- Ship with Sage.
- Clear install directions.
TinyMCE synchronization problem.
- Default options:
- Implicit multiplication.
- Typeset output.
- Reorganize help page.
- Automatically save / restore worksheet state. Pause / resume.
- Function to update worksheet titlebar.
- Auto-update cells, e.g., interacts.
Full-text search: SQLalchemy, Whoosh (codenode-devel).
Tags.
Externally embed live cells / worksheets. Live published workseets. #6855.
- Prevent text movement by a pixel on cell frame focus.
Leading space input bug - #6729.
Python debugger a la Pylons.
Editor a la BeSpin
- Command-line history.
- Syntax highlighting.
- Context-sensitive completion.
Fix MoinMoin.
- Use notebook as IDE for running sage instance.
Download zip files of multiple worksheets, even if accounts=True.
Parens matching - #3646.
- Optional always visible menubar at top of worksheet.
7. Notebook: Under the hood
- Better handling of concurrent worksheet use.
- Smartly manage Jmol applet count, or memory use.
- Cythonize pexpect.
- Client-server synchronization:
- TinyMCE problem
- Server-to-server sync for backups, possibly with authentication.
- Track worksheets and user data with Mercurial.
- Balance server pool loads.
- Load JS / CSS components on demand.
Migrate to another server and/or framework: Django, Pylons, Pyjamas, Tornado, etc.