ICE-RS cycle 2007-02-22
Summary
We'd like to start this cycle by welcoming 2 USQ staff members who will be assisting with the ICE-RS project on a part-time basis . Thea Russell who will be working on additional templates for ICE-RS, conversions of papers and PHD dissertations as well as general testing. Thea has already been using ICE to produce the e-JIST journal for USQ. Our other staff member who is joining us is Torben Marcussen, who be working on usability improvements for the ICE templates and other programming requirements for the ICE application.
In the previous cycle we released ICE 1.1 to improve support for MathType and media objects which have been implemented using valid strict XHTML. Full testing of Books was not completed as the need to release the version out weighted the remaining testing required. Daniel setup 2 EPS operators for testing the python render and which will begin this cycle.
We have spec'd out the initial development requirements for annotations and added an ICE annotation component for tickets. Ron has continued with resolving bugs and improvements from feedback and has also started on the re-factoring required for the server version.
This cycle we will working on annotations, re-factoring for the server version, setting up new pilot users, the APA template and template usability and features required for version 2 – mainly the python render.
Predicted work units: 75 (2 additional USQ staff members assisting part-time)
Overview of completed tasks
Build version 1.1 of ICE: - not signed off by PG due to time
test embedding supported media objects
Create Word APA 5th ICE template – Work has started
setup USQ EPS test system
Python render updates resulting from testing
investigative work on annotations
investigative work on the server version of ICE
Additional tasks
Setup 2 pilot users for ICE-RS
Outstanding tasks
Book testing and sign off by PG
Create Word APA 5th ICE template
Overview of new tasks
Start work on annotations
Update python render from EPS feedback
setup additional pilot users
Setup ICE server to use OpenID
implement code documentation generator
Discussion items
Issues from DeC EPS
Images – sources – formats
Online readings
Sequential numbering of lists other than a single number e.g. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Annotations spec's
3 different types:
SVN property on the folder/package/document
To be displayed when viewing the given path (as a placeholder in the HTML template)
Note in the document
Displayed in the HTML as an in line note and also stored as an SVN property
Track changes in the document
Displayed in line as a change (same as the document) and also stored as an SVN property
When in a packages a collation of the annotations should be made available with a link to both the HTML and source document for editing.
Do we need to consider storing this information any other way for the Dashboard?
ICE template toolbar interface updates
This needs to be spec'd out.
About the cycle notes
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More information
http://ice.usq.edu.au/trac/roadmap
Modified: Feb 21, 2007