Looks good...here are some changes I'd suggest (requesting new features along the way):
I'd suggest you work on things in this order: - Implement tailing capability in the VFS log viewer 2 weeks - Add ability to remember filter expressions and search expressions between Chainsaw restarts 2 weeks - (NEW) add goto-line feature with keyboard shortcut 5 days - (NEW) add ability to hide/show welcome and drag & drop tabs and remember that setting between restarts 5 days - (NEW) maintain selected line when applying a filter if the selected line passes the filter expression 5 days - Improve the receiver creation panel and ability to change receiver configurations in runtime 2 weeks - Improve the Chainsaw documentation and tutorials according to the new features and improvements 1 week The expression mechanism could be a time sink. I'd suggest making it one of those 'try to fit it in' tasks, unless you're really interested in it. I'd say the same for changing how colors are persisted, since it's not been an issue up to this point. I'd also suggest changing the description of 'main goal' of the project to something about 'adding functionality and usability improvements to Chainsaw'. Hope this helps - let me know what you think. Scott Deboy Principal Engineer COMOTIV SYSTEMS 111 SW Columbia Street Ste. 950 Portland, OR 97201 Office: 503.224.7496 Direct Line: 503.821.6482 Cell: 503.997.1367 Fax: 503.222.0185 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.comotivsystems.com <http://www.comotivsystems.com/> ________________________________ From: Isuru Suriarachchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:49 AM To: Log4J Developers List Subject: Re: Tailing capability for VFS log Receiver in Chainsaw Hi Paul and Scott, I have completed the proposal and posted it at, http://wiki.apache.org/general/IsuruSuriarachchi/2007GSoCProposal/Enhanc ingChainsaw Please go through the proposal and check whether it is clear and complete. If there are any issues, please tell me. Then I can edit it as I haven't submitted the proposal yet. GSoC program time line is available at, http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60325&topic=10729 Check whether my project plan is OK with the above time line. If the tasks I have specified will take more time or if there is any other issue, please tell. Then I can reduce the tasks in the proposal and concentrate on them if I will have enough time at the end. Think the schedule can be negotiated and adjusted accordingly as the project goes on. ;-) Thanks, ~Isuru
