ICE-RS cycle notes for the cycle ending 2007-07-12

Summary

The previous cycle consisted of mainly bug fixes and minor required improvements mostly to do with the rendering rather then the scheduled tasks. This next cycle we will continue with the user testing specifically for the ICE templates and the work for the .ice folders. This cycle we are also running a workshop titled "Digital Scholarship tools".

Predicted work units: 60

Overview of completed tasks

Components

Administration

• Finish converting PHD dissertation by A. Robins (UNE) – Chapters have been converted

Application

• bugs fixes (bookmarks, Books: page styles, even page numbering, last paragraph of a chapter, formating stripped)

Templates

• ICE toolbar user testing

• ICE toolbar cross referencing made available for testing

Outstanding tasks

• .ice folders

  • remove the need for the .cache folder

  • user testing

  • refactoring

• ICE toolbar and cross referencing dialog box user testing

• ICE Zotero user testing

Overview of new tasks

Components

Administration

• Preparation for the "Digital Scholarship Tools" workshop

• Build Book and proof PHD dissertation by A. Robins (UNE)

• Build and release ICE version with improvements since last release

Application

• .ice folders

  • remove the need for the .cache folder

  • user testing

  • refactoring

Templates

• ICE toolbar and cross referencing dialog box user testing

• ICE Zotero user testing

About the cycle notes

The cycle notes are used to summarize the outcomes of the completed cycle and provide stakeholders with an overview of the tasks for the next cycle. They are also used to raise any issues for discussion and provide other information for those who are unable to attend the meetings. Specific information on tasks to be completed are available in the ticketing system, see below.

More information

http://ice.usq.edu.au/trac/roadmap

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Modified: Jun 28, 2007

ICE-RS cycle notes for the cycle ending 2007-06-28

Summary

By the end of the previous cycle the conversion of the dissertation by A. Robins was 60% complete. A Fedora repository was setup on a development machine and we we able to publish directly to it directly from ICE.

Dr Peter Sefton meet with Prof. Peter Murray-Rust and Jim Downing from the Unilever Center for Molecular Science Informatics while in the UK. We will be working with them to look at integrating the CML(Chemical Markup Language) into ICE as a 3D render. Peter has already done some initial work using their Crystaleye service, you can read this about on Peters blog.

On the application side work continued on removing the need for SVN properties and we are now at the start user testing and refactoring stage. After which work can continue again on the server side version.

The ICE templates are at a stage where they can be user tested and the ICE Zotero template has been relocated to the Zotero SVN repository.

Due to staff being unavailable and being a short cycle this next cycle we be mainly some user testing, bug fixes and refactoring.

Predicted work units: 25 (1 week cycle and staff resources at 60%)

Overview of completed tasks

Components

Administration

• Conversion of the PHD dissertation by A. Robins (UNE)

• Investigate requirements with the RUBRIC team to publish to UNE's repository

• 2 additional pilot users from UK.

Application

• Get ICE to use .ice folders instead of SVN properties:

  • Implement unit tests for Subversion to test any assumptions about SVN behavior

  • Directory and file system commands such as copy, paste etc

• Continue Book fixes from feedback

Templates

• Automate building the ICE OOo extension

• ICE template 2 OOo extension testing, fixes and improvements

• Start work on the ICE template 2 for Word

• Template activity box numbering testing

• Zotero template testing, fixes and improvements

• Cross referencing dialog box for Word and OOo ICE templates

Overview of new tasks

Components

Administration

• Finish converting PHD dissertation by A. Robins (UNE)

Application

• .ice folders

  • remove the need for the .cache folder

  • user testing

  • refactoring

• bugs fixes (bookmarks, Books: page styles, even page numbering, last paragraph of a chapter, formating stripped)

Templates

• ICE toolbar and cross referencing dialog box user testing

• ICE Zotero user testing

About the cycle notes

The cycle notes are used to summarize the outcomes of the completed cycle and provide stakeholders with an overview of the tasks for the next cycle. They are also used to raise any issues for discussion and provide other information for those who are unable to attend the meetings. Specific information on tasks to be completed are available in the ticketing system, see below.

More information

http://ice.usq.edu.au/trac/roadmap

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Modified: Jun 22, 2007

ICE-RS cycle notes for the cycle ending 2007-06-21

Summary

In the previous cycle we branched the trunk in order to start on the work required to create the server side version of ICE along with annotations. The new ICE template was not as finished as we originally thought and thus more work is still required this cycle to establish a working version for user testing. The ICE Zotero template being developed by Ian Laurenson has been held up by the direction that the Zotero development team have taken however, we are proceeding with the requirements for the ICE-RS project regardless. This cycle will be 3 weeks due to staff on leave and will basically be a continuation of the work carried over from last cycle. This cycle we will also be looking into the requirements to publish a PHD dissertation to UNE's test repository hosted by the RUBRIC technical team.

Predicted work units: 145 (3 week cycle)

Overview of completed tasks

Components

Administration

• Setup ICE-RS area for ICE collaborative papers

• Continue with dissertation conversions

Application

• Get ICE to use .ice folders instead of SVN properties – to be continued

• Continue Book fixes from feedback

• Branch for using .ice and server folders

Templates

• OOo ICE template to be converted to an extension

• Establish a testing and reporting process for ICE and Zotero templates

• Continue with remaining ICE template toolbar requirements

• Zotero template testing, fixes and improvements

Overview of outstanding tasks

• Follow up on additional ICE-RS pilot users.

Overview of new tasks

Components

Administration

• Finish converting PHD dissertation by A. Robins (UNE)

• Investigate requirements with the RUBRIC team to publish to UNE's repository

Application

• Get ICE to use .ice folders instead of SVN properties:

  • Implement unit tests for Subversion to test any assumptions about SVN behavior

  • Directory and file system commands such as copy, paste etc

• Continue Book fixes from feedback

Templates

• Automate building the ICE OOo extension

• ICE template 2 OOo extension testing, fixes and improvements

• Start work on the ICE template 2 for Word

• Cross referencing dialog box for Word and OOo ICE templates

• Template activity box numbering testing

• Zotero template testing, fixes and improvements

About the cycle notes

The cycle notes are used to summarize the outcomes of the completed cycle and provide stakeholders with an overview of the tasks for the next cycle. They are also used to raise any issues for discussion and provide other information for those who are unable to attend the meetings. Specific information on tasks to be completed are available in the ticketing system, see below.

More information

http://ice.usq.edu.au/trac/roadmap

View archived cycle notes

Modified: Jun 1, 2007