Looking through my current project fossil UI, it seems that
instead of adding a forum module, what about a modification to
the Tech Notes module. What I need is a way to simply link and
group various tech notes, which may span hundreds of notes over
long periods of time.
I am thinking like the way emails thread via topic. Having a
REPLY type button on a tech note which would create a new tech
note but that is linked to the parent note creating a tree of
linkages that can be searched, browsed, and adjusted.
Need a simple way to link a tech note to one or more tickets and
other tech notes (since a note may address more than one issue).
I am thinking if a problem re-surfaces in the future, a search
or browse can find and resurrect a thread to help with
discussion and documentation about a potential solution, or to
simply document results of experiments. Need a simple way to add
links within the body of a tech note to reference other tech
notes and tickets referenced in the text (hyperlinks). Also a
simple way to add a link in the body text to specific files in
the repository. This may be a data file from an experiment or
such. When it comes time to write documentation about the
project, all tech notes about a specific issue can then be
searched, collected, and organized to reference when writing the
documentation and such.
My projects involve more than just writing code (I do research).
I think a few modifications to the tech notes module would make
it usable like a lab notebook. I can make notes about whatever,
have multiple threads of unrelated issues, and be able to
manipulate linkages later so that I can scavenge and organize my
notes when I write a paper or documentation about my project.
This would be along the lines of what a writer would do using
software such as scrivener.
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
My projects may go on for years and often pivot, morph and get
set aside and delayed for extended periods of time. My memory of
issues from years ago tends to fade. This would help refresh my
memory later when needed.
The concepts in Fossil are similar to what a writer would do
when researching a book. Many items get written down, some not
used, some set aside, some important. But at a later date it is
necessary to collect it together and organize. Kind of like the
old fashion index card method of writing a research paper (back
in the stone age when cursive writing was taught in schools and
libraries had physical card catalogs).
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Scott Doctor
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