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 * [[http://carsonified.com/blog/design/top-10-ux-myths/ | Keith Lang's Top 10 UI Myths]].
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 * Selective registration with [[http://recaptcha.net/ | reCAPTCHA]], challenge questions, admin approval, and/or revokable custom codes.  * Selective registration with [[http://recaptcha.net/ | reCAPTCHA]], challenge questions, admin approval, and/or revokable custom tokens.
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 * Recovery passwords.  * Password "recovery:" Use secure tokens.
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== Notebook: Special modes ==  * Completions link for mobiles.

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

== Notebook: "Modes" ==
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 * %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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   * Insert new cell after current cell.    * Insert new cell after current cell shortcut.
   * Restart worksheet shortcut.
   * Custom shortcuts, e.g., ctrl-bksp to delete previous word, not join cells.
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 * Slideshow mode.
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   * Delete them.
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   * Only to selected users or groups.
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 * 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.
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 * Client-server synchronization: TinyMCE problem, fail-over servers.  * Client-server synchronization:
   * TinyMCE problem
   * Server-to-server sync for backups, possibly with authentication.

 * Track worksheets and user data with Mercurial.
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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).

General

Documentation

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.

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.

Notebook: "Modes"

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

  • 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).

  • Math-enabled chat. qwebirc / Web IRC.

  • 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.

Notebook: Under the hood

  • Better handling of concurrent worksheet use.
  • Smartly manage Jmol applet count, or memory use.

  • 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: Django, Pylons, Pyjamas, Tornado, etc.

  • URL routes.

Build / Tests