>> 2) The browser will continually (~1sec) poll the server for updates (re: >> google spreadsheets) > > Cool, though if the browser doesn't get an update, it shouldn't give > errors.
Definately. But maybe we can have a little icon / flag somewhere that says "no connection to server" or somesuch if too many polls fail. > >> 4) User authentication will be done on a better scale > > Comment; A given user should not have at most one password. It's too hard > to remember/change etc. multiple passwords. Gods, yes. The current password stuff stinks. >> b) Whether to start as a worksheet or slideshow > > It makes no sense to start all worksheets in slideshow mode. It might make > sense for individual worksheets, though I'm not convinced. I agree. > >> c) Preferred key controls >> This file will then be uploadable to another server -- so I can change >> my settings on my local machine, and then update them on sage.math, too. > > Good. Though be VERY VERY careful not to make it so there are too > many options. I agree. > >> 5) Every link will be able to be controlled by the keyboard > > That's definitely good. > > I do not think you should do this until thinking through what the > configuration > options for *individual* worksheets should be. They might include > the following, though again -- I do not want too many options (!) > > * which system to evaluate cells in by default (e.g., PARI, SAGE, > Maxima, Python (no preparsing) etc.) > * whether to always display output typeset by default or not (this could > be useful) > * whether to display in slideshow mode by default. > * permission/access control, i.e., two options: > can others read? > can others write? > > This suggests that in your user profile, there is an option that affects > the default system type when the user creates new worksheets. Likewise > for all the other worksheet options. In fact, in the "user profile" there > could be a worksheet configure panel that sets the defaults for > new worksheets. Maybe this is way too complicated. > My gut instinct is to say that it isn't too bad. As we get more features, the notebook is turning into a very mutable thing -- and some people will like it one way, and others will like it another way -- once it takes more than one or two clicks (every time you load a page!) to make it look the way you want, it gets obnoxious. But you're right, this might all be too complicated. We'll burn that bridge when we get to it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
