ICE-RS cycle notes for the cycle ending 2007-10-04

• Summary
• Overview of completed tasks
  • Components
• Outstanding tasks
• Overview of new tasks
  • Components
  • About the cycle notes
  • More information

Summary

In the previous cycle we added command line options for the next major release (previously 1.3 now 2.0), we started work on adding ATOM feeds and fixed up the word processor toolbars. As with the previous cycle this next cycle we will be working on the requirements for the next major release. Features for version 2.0 of ICE have been locked down in preparation for the Alpha release before the IDEA workshop in October, details listed under new tasks. It's important to note this cycle is rather ambitious and not all tasks are expected to be completed.

Predicted work units: 90

Overview of completed tasks

Components

Administration

• IDEA 2007 conference preparation – workshop outlined

• Dissemination (demos)

  • ATOM publishing

  • ICE template updates

Application

• Endnote render option in the ICE file manager

• ICE 1.3 release

  • Annotations interface updates

  • Search interface updates

  • ICE as an executable with parameters

  • ATOM feeds for ICE

Bugs

• Book rendering performance bottle neck – work in progress

• Investigate OOo bug with MathType using OOo 2.3 – OOo 2.3 works much better with MathType

Templates

• standalone 'Save as HTML' using the ICE exe from OOo – proof concept done

• Add APP to OOo extension using the ICE exe – proof of concept done

Outstanding tasks

• ICE 1.2.4 release with ATOM Publishing Protocol (APP) – waiting on internal feedback from testing.

• Image/object support for APP from ICE – not complete as we have no way of testing

Overview of new tasks

Components

Administration

• IDEA 2007

  • ICE workshop package material

  • Poster for booth

  • Presentation

• ICE 1.2.4 release for Windows and OS X with ATOM Publishing Protocol (APP)

Application

• Restructure code for 2.0 release.

• Search

  • queries to run over tag, paths and content

  • results to contain first paragraph

• Tags

  • user specific tags

  • all tags

• Annotations

  • close

  • re-open

  • hide/show closed annotations

• Installations

  • ICE to set the OOo port

  • Mac installer package

  • New windows installer

    • Add ICE to windows path

    • license etc

• Server version

  • tighten security

  • Add parameter to ICE executable to run as a server

• API/Converter

  • Post file for conversion and return HTML index result

  • Post file for conversion publishing with ATOM

• Strict XHTML rendering

  • Replace link with targets attribute with javascript

  • Replace align attribute for table with CSS

  • Nested definition lists to be in dd element not the dl

• Interface update for the file manager and browser toolbar

Bugs

• Finish off changes to work around OOo indexing bug with MathType for Books

Templates

• Add HTML converter dialog window using the ICE exe

• Add ATOMPub dialog window using the ICE exe

About the cycle notes

The cycle notes are used to summarize the outcomes of the completed cycle and provide stake-holders 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: Sep 26, 2007