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= Sage Tasks Outline =

This is a general outline of targeted areas, including specific tasks, for improving the usability of [[http://www.sagemath.org/ | Sage]]. The sources include the [[SageUsability | Sage Usability Improvements List]] and [[http://sage.math.washington.edu:8100/file/tip/sagenb/todo.txt | sagenb/todo.txt]], but the scope here is wider. Feel free to make changes.


############################## GENERAL ##############################
== 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]].


############################## BUILD / TEST ##############################
== Build / Test ==

 * Tests:
   * Increase coverage.
   * Meaningful statistics / benchmarks, e.g., %timeit for individual doctests.

 * Build logs:
   * Separate file for each spkg for parallel builds.
   * Group by install, upgrade, or spkg install event.
   * Remotely aggregate and display refreshed statistics.

 * Porting:
   * !VirtualBox Sage.
   * andLinux Sage.
   * Windows.
   * Windows build farm.
   * Sagelite for Windows.
   * Binary distributions that don't use SSE3, etc.

 * Automated notebook benchmarking and [stress] testing: [[http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/mechanize/ | mechanize]], [[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]].


############################## DEVELOPMENT ##############################
== Development ==

 * Auto-reload / auto-build changed files - [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/reference/sage/misc/attach.html | attach]], [[http://pythonpaste.org/script/ | paster serve --reload]], !CherryPy's [[http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/AutoReload | AutoReload]].

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/msg/fb95603488afd9de | More convenient development workflow]]:
   * Code review tools - [[http://code.google.com/p/rietveld/ | Rietveld]].
   * Automated, continuous builds and testing for new patches.

 * [[http://www.doughellmann.com/articles/CompletelyDifferent-2008-03-linters/index.html | Static Python code analysis]].


############################## DOCUMENTATION ##############################
== Documentation ==

 * [[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]].

 * Document:
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/msg/35e97a1d1cedfdfd | pexpect interface for users]].
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/6d94c8655e41ba24# | notebook port forwarding]].
   * [[SageNotebook | Notebook server technical overview]].


############################## NOTEBOOK: ADMIN ##############################
== Notebook: Admin ==

 * Authentication - abstract interface:
   * LDAP.
   * UNIX accounts.

 * Dashboard for server settings / status:
   * Statistics: all / logged-in users, load, processes, worksheets [per user], etc.
   * Backups: all critical data, selective.
   * Configure thresholds, alerts, snapshot behavior.
   * Manage user accounts, groups, privileges.
   * Restricted version for users.
   * Install new / updated modules and spkgs.

 * Registration:
   * [[http://recaptcha.net/ | reCAPTCHA]].
   * Challenge questions.
   * Admin approval.
   * Revokable custom tokens.

 * Users:
   * Groups.
   * Privileges.
   * Email address as username.
   * Use secure tokens to reset passwords.


######################### NOTEBOOK: INTROSPECTION #########################
== Notebook: Introspection ==

 * Use Sphinx for sagenb.org docstrings.

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

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

 * Completions link for mobiles.

 * Live introspection cells.

 * Introspection cross-links.

 * Improve introspection / completion interface: floating div, RHS div.

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


############################## NOTEBOOK: "MODES" ##############################
== Notebook: "Modes" ==

 * %timeit.

 * %cython mode, full and outside `sage`.

 * Slideshow mode.

 * interacts:
   * Auto updates.
   * Live published.
   * Control over widget layout.
   * Examples to include with Sage.
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/8aa6a3a84365f06d/42c7edf1c23ca169?#42c7edf1c23ca169 | Free-form workspace with pipelines]].
   * Display nicely formatted docstrings (or captions).
   * Simplify extension, via HTML templates or an API.
   * More widgets: vertical sliders, spreadsheets, interactive plots, etc.

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

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

 * reST:
   * [[http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/examples/example_09.php# | TinyMCE-style editor]].
   * `%rest` cells (auto-hide, double-click to show) converted to HTML by Sphinx.

 * Preparse in the browser: implicit multiplication, less work for server.

 * Chat - [[http://qwebirc.org/ | qwebirc]], [[http://webchat.freenode.net/ | Web IRC]].
   * Rich content, e.g., equations.
   * Sage compute bot.
   * Add to help page.

 * Debugging:
   * Prettier tracebacks for %modes.
   * Python debugger a la [[https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Pylons | Pylons]].

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/86429406fb3bba17/dd3163cb2a47fa38?#dd3163cb2a47fa38 | Vector graphics]] - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/6973 | #6973]].
   * Draw - [[http://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/ | SVG-edit]].
   * Annotate output from matplotlib's SVG backend.

 * Code editor a la [[https://bespin.mozilla.com/ | BeSpin]]
   * Command-line history.
   * Syntax highlighting.
   * Context-sensitive completion.

 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/da578e3918f08709/da54258f1783b874?#da54258f1783b874 | Math input GUI plug-ins]].


######################### NOTEBOOK: UNDER THE HOOD #########################
== Notebook: Under the hood ==

 * Implement `base_url`.

 * Move `is_valid_username`, etc., out of `twist.py`.

 * `notebook()`:
   * Allow `default_mode='python'`, i.e., not 'sage'.
   * Allow a different sage command on a remote machine.

 * Smartly manage Jmol applet count, or memory use.

 * Use Python's [[http://docs.python.org/library/logging.html | logging facility]].

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

 * Cythonize pexpect.

 * Processes:
   * Balance server pool loads.
   * Run the worksheet process as another user.
   * Make ctrl-c quit the server's reference implementation.
   * Upload worksheets without blocking the server.
   * Remote worksheet processes.
   * Use fork, named pipes, and/or [[http://docs.python.org/library/mmap.html | memory-mapped]] files for worksheet processes.

 * Client-server and server-server interaction:
   * TinyMCE problem.
   * Load JS / CSS components on demand.
   * Load browser-specific code only in the specific browser.
   * Better handling of concurrent worksheet use.
   * Server-to-server for backups, possibly with authentication.

 * Decouple secure transport from sage/dsage. Use OpenSSL.

 * Storage:
   * Implement infinite undo with revision logs, not snapshots.
   * Track user data / worksheets with Mercurial.
   * Deprecate the [unused] `objects` directory.
   * Access a user's data directory securely, e.g., via an API.
   * Use the filesystem or a database, '''not''' an sobj:
     * Worksheet list.
     * Notebook configuration.

 * Migrate to server / framework: [[http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ | Django]], [[http://pylonshq.com/ | Pylons]], [[http://pyjs.org/ | Pyjamas]], [[http://www.tornadoweb.org/ | Tornado]], etc.:
   * Switch from twisted.web2 to [[http://jcalderone.livejournal.com/tag/sixty+seconds | twisted.web]].
   * [[http://routes.groovie.org/ | URL routes]].


######################### NOTEBOOK: USER INTERACTION #########################
== Notebook: User Interaction ==

 * Help:
   * Reorganize help page.
        * Search for commands
        * linking to similar and related commands
   * Easy set up of shipped jsMath fonts.
   * Automatic tips for keyboard shortcuts, editing features, etc. Opt out.
   * Friendly bug buddy that emails reports, bundles session history, etc.

 * Customization:
   * Typeset output default setting.
   * Implicit multiplication default setting.
   * Custom window close callback.
   * Function to update worksheet titlebar.
   * Easy backups of own work, with or w/o data, output, snapshots, etc.
   * Download zip files of multiple worksheets, even if `accounts=True`.

 * Keys
   * Restart worksheet shortcut.
   * Splash-screen with common keys.
   * Insert new cell after current cell shortcut.
   * Custom shortcuts, e.g., ctrl-bksp to delete previous word, not join cells - [[http://code.google.com/p/js-hotkeys/ | js-hotkeys]].

 * Cells:
   * Auto-updating cells, e.g., interacts.
   * Prevent text movement by a pixel on cell frame focus.
   * Always show links for long output cells, regardless of length or interruption.
   * Easily identify idle, queued, and running cells.
   * Select, delete, (un)group, move [[http://boagworld.com/demos/sitemap/ | multiple cells]].
   * Leading space input bug - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/6729 | #6729]].

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

 * Worksheets:
   * Export screen with checkboxes for images, data, etc.
   * Use notebook as IDE for running sage instance.
   * Always visible menubar at top of worksheet.
   * Make "Browse your computer" upload fields editable.
   * Fix "undefined" bug on first save in Safari 4.0.3.
   * Don't list "Sage Users" when sharing.
   * "Save as" option, e.g., for downloading, that prompts for a name.
   * Toolbar with buttons to interrupt running code, save, attach files, etc.
   * Parens matching - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/3646 | #3646]].
   * 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]].

 * Published worksheets:
   * Delete them.
   * RSS feeds.
   * Live cells, e.g, interacts.
   * Only to selected users or groups.

 * Notebook:
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/e46f0a59d5cf70dc | Tags]].
   * Suppress browser warning for Konquereor.
   * Manage logins:
     * View recent account activity.
     * Invalidate other sessions' cookies.
     * Unique cookies for logins from different browsers / computers.
   * Full-text search: SQLalchemy, [[http://whoosh.ca/ | Whoosh]] ([[http://groups.google.com/group/codenode-devel/browse_thread/thread/d3ffefa3b09937b6/98bdf00f65441934?#98bdf00f65441934 | codenode-devel]]).

 * Fix !MoinMoin.

 * External:
   * Embed live cells / worksheets - [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/6855 | #6855]].
   * [[http://wave.google.com/ | Wave]] [[http://code.google.com/apis/wave/guide.html | gadgets and robots]].
   * Live published worksheets.