[LON-CAPA-dev] Meeting Notes 8-29-2007

[Stuart Peter Raeburn]

8/29/2007 

Rick - bug 5237 help links - fixing "return to last location"
 - launch from blue question mark icon needs help page header
fix-up
A - vacation next week 

Guy - lchtmldir can now creates directories for usernames with
@
 - krb5 logging stored
 - no course creation if cloning wanted but not permitted
 - IP access control issues for resources in .page corrected
 - public users redirected correctly by switch server
 - About LON-CAPA updated
 - clean up of mapaliases no longer referred to
 - warnings about non-unique mapaliases in a course
 - open source copying -> check for co-author fixed
 - random ordered sequences -> CVS head
 - some interface aspects
 - gnuplot 4.2 testing complete
A - random order -> settable from RAT and PARm (DOCS only
currently)
 - 2.5.1
 - click-on-image in .page
 - course-defined timezones
 - support several levels of undo in CSTR
 - language tags
 - maxima jails
 - line width for gnuplot to 2.5.1
 - Future directions meeting (end September?). 

Felicia - student user guide feedback
 - getting started updated at MSU
 - updated quick guide on zaphod
 -
A - med school spreadsheet
 - semester information -> LON-CAPA calendar
 - BT documentation review
 - feedback on bug 4058 

Stuart -  begins with search for user search
 - enroll single student -> user search interface
 - cse101 -> migrated to new larger machine
 - umassd up
 - round-robin retired (broke a few cse101 internal scripts)
 - modify student -> update permenant email
 - classlist only shows permenanet email if it exists
 - monitor script updated
A- user search tweaks
 - inhibiting username creation outside constraints
 - looking at changing usernames
 - filesystemauth eliminated as option for new user
 - locate src rpms for gnuplot 4.2 

Phil - final changes to student user guide.
 - learning resources and homework problem folders split out in
physics template course
 - thedump procedure documented
A - student user guide
 - support for additional targets (e.g., web)
 - shrink print size
 - more generic language
 - work with Kenney at Case-Western 

Mark - grant proposals
A - more grant propsals
 - FIRST database project back to center stage 

Ron - work on scantron bubbles from multiple lines bug 4074 

Gerd - warranties ordered for s5, s6,s7 + inspiron laptop
 - private publication causing problems.
A - postcard to MSU faculty about LON-CAPA