[cellml-discussion] CellML Tracker being tested at http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/

2007-07-20 Thread Andrew Miller
Hi all,

Following discussions with the IT group yesterday, we have arranged to 
set up the Bugzilla based CellML tracker for testing on an externally 
hosted site. The URL is http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/

This will not be the final tracker URL (and may not be the final tracker 
technology), as there is currently a process underway to evaluate the 
best tracker. However, part of this process will require actually using 
a tracker to see what the final result is.

Users are encouraged to try out the tracker to submit and view real 
questions and bugs (at this point in time, this tracker is the best 
place at least to report PCEnv and CellML API bugs, because at the very 
least the correct person should get an e-mail about your submission).

You feedback on using the tracker will also be valuable, as it will help 
inform future decisions on what tracker technology to use and/or 
improvements to the tracker resources. If you are able to do so, putting 
it on the tracker would be a good way to handle such comments, otherwise 
they could also be e-mailed directly to the list.

Note that all new tracker items are sent to this list (unless you choose 
one of the private question / security issue options), and you also have 
the option when commenting on an issue to send your comment to the list.

Best regards,
Andrew Miller

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Re: [cellml-discussion] CellML Tracker being tested athttp://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/

2007-07-20 Thread David Nickerson
Hi Andrew,

Just to point out that you might want to update the front page to 
indicate that this tracker is not in fact maintained at the University 
of Auckland.


David.


Andrew Miller wrote:
 Hi all,
 
 Following discussions with the IT group yesterday, we have arranged to 
 set up the Bugzilla based CellML tracker for testing on an externally 
 hosted site. The URL is http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/
 
 This will not be the final tracker URL (and may not be the final tracker 
 technology), as there is currently a process underway to evaluate the 
 best tracker. However, part of this process will require actually using 
 a tracker to see what the final result is.
 
 Users are encouraged to try out the tracker to submit and view real 
 questions and bugs (at this point in time, this tracker is the best 
 place at least to report PCEnv and CellML API bugs, because at the very 
 least the correct person should get an e-mail about your submission).
 
 You feedback on using the tracker will also be valuable, as it will help 
 inform future decisions on what tracker technology to use and/or 
 improvements to the tracker resources. If you are able to do so, putting 
 it on the tracker would be a good way to handle such comments, otherwise 
 they could also be e-mailed directly to the list.
 
 Note that all new tracker items are sent to this list (unless you choose 
 one of the private question / security issue options), and you also have 
 the option when commenting on an issue to send your comment to the list.
 
 Best regards,
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Re: [cellml-discussion] embedded stimulus currents in CellML models

2007-07-20 Thread David Nickerson
 Still, I have managed to recompile it.
 
 Oops, this got sent too early and I have yet to get CellML2Dot to compile...
 In fact, I have given up and I think it does illustrate the point I made in
 a previous message of mine: documentation, documentation, documentation...
 :)

I was a bit surprised that you had managed it :-)

The first step is to get the CellML API built, from there it should be 
easy ;-)
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Re: [cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 43] New: typo in simplified (?)interface

2007-07-20 Thread David Nickerson
just to follow up, submitting this tracker item resulted in An internal 
server error occurred. Please try again later. even though it would 
appear that the tracker item was successfully entered into the tracker 
database.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43
 
Summary: typo in simplified (?) interface
Product: cellml.org site
Version: unspecified
   Platform: All
 OS/Version: All
 Status: NEW
   Severity: major
   Priority: Very high priority
  Component: CellML Tracker
 AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 
 on the page
 http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Using%20CellMLformat=generalhelp
 there is a missing space in the second sentence of the Keep Private help
 text.
 
 

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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 44] New: Severity field help

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44

   Summary: Severity field help
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
  Severity: normal
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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it would be good if the descriptions for the severity field matched those
available in this tracker. Some relevant guidance in the use with respect to
CellML would also be good.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 45] New: Big empty box in step 1 of Ask a general question about CellML

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45

   Summary: Big empty box in step 1 of Ask a general question about
CellML
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
  Severity: major
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Clicking the Ask a general question about CellML brings up a page with Step
1 of 3 - has your question already been answered? and then a big empty box.
Scrolling down, I can then find the actual form to enter my question.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 46] New: Components for CellML Core Specifications

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46

   Summary: Components for CellML Core Specifications
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
  Severity: normal
  Priority: Moderately high priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Have both a miscellaneous and an other component for the CellML Core
Specifications product seems a bit of an overkill. I'd suggest removing
miscellaneous.

It may also be useful to add a future improvement or new feature component
for use in submitting proposals for new features for consideration in future
versions of CellML.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 48] New: Deprecation of the reaction element

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48

   Summary: Deprecation of the reaction element
   Product: CellML Core Specifications
   Version: Future versions
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: Reactions
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The reaction element in the core CellML specification needs to be deprecated.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 49] New: Removal of the reaction element

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49

   Summary: Removal of the reaction element
   Product: CellML Core Specifications
   Version: Future versions
  Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderately high priority
 Component: Reactions
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The reaction element in the core CellML specification needs should be made
obsolete.


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Re: [cellml-discussion] CellML Tracker being tested athttp://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/

2007-07-20 Thread Andrew Miller
David Nickerson wrote:
 Clicking the Submit a problem report link under the most common 
 actions leads to a page where the user must choose a product on which to 
 enter a tracker item. It is not very obvious what to do on this page as 
 the instructions are hidden in the page title sitting above the 
 navigation bar - maybe its just me, but that is the last place I looked 
 for instructions on what to doperhaps the instructions could be 
 placed in the main body of the page?
   
Hi Andre,

Do you like the new template I just put up, which adds in Choose the 
area of the CellML project to which this relates: as a paragraph above 
the list of products?
 If I then choose, for example, CellML core specifications I get a bunch 
 of stuff and a big red banner telling me  There are no duplicate 
 statistics for today (2007-07-20) or yesterday. followed by Please 
 press Back and try again. and what looks like the standard footer 
 navigation bar.
   
This is an iframe with the list of duplicates (which doesn't come up 
with anything at the moment) not the main page.

The template on which this in is configurable (I copied the IFRAME code 
from the bugzilla.mozilla.org submission temlate). The idea of the 
iframe is that embedded in the main page is a sub-page that lets you 
search for duplicates so you don't have to go elsewhere to check for 
duplicates and then come back. However, you are the second person to be 
confused by it, so perhaps it isn't worth it?

 I press Back and try again with the same result. How should I submit a 
 new tracker item?
   
Just ignore the iframe (or ideally, use the search box below it which 
will update it to search for the terms you enter), and once you are 
finished just scroll down past it.

However, I think we are going to have to change this - I am just not 
sure how to make it less confusing - perhaps once we have at least one 
duplicate in statistics for the database it won't be as confusing?

Best regards,
Andrew


 Thanks,
 David.

 Andrew Miller wrote:
   
 Hi all,

 Following discussions with the IT group yesterday, we have arranged to 
 set up the Bugzilla based CellML tracker for testing on an externally 
 hosted site. The URL is http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/

 This will not be the final tracker URL (and may not be the final tracker 
 technology), as there is currently a process underway to evaluate the 
 best tracker. However, part of this process will require actually using 
 a tracker to see what the final result is.

 Users are encouraged to try out the tracker to submit and view real 
 questions and bugs (at this point in time, this tracker is the best 
 place at least to report PCEnv and CellML API bugs, because at the very 
 least the correct person should get an e-mail about your submission).

 You feedback on using the tracker will also be valuable, as it will help 
 inform future decisions on what tracker technology to use and/or 
 improvements to the tracker resources. If you are able to do so, putting 
 it on the tracker would be a good way to handle such comments, otherwise 
 they could also be e-mailed directly to the list.

 Note that all new tracker items are sent to this list (unless you choose 
 one of the private question / security issue options), and you also have 
 the option when commenting on an issue to send your comment to the list.

 Best regards,
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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 60] New: Tracker integration with cellml.org

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60

   Summary: Tracker integration with cellml.org
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Very high priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


For this tracker to be useful it must integrate into the current cellml.org
Plone-based portal. What are the issues involved in this?


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 61] New: Tracker look-and-feel

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61

   Summary: Tracker look-and-feel
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
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Blocks: 60


This tracker should use the standard cellml.org look-and-feel.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 62] New: User authentication

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62

   Summary: User authentication
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Blocks: 60


This tracker should share common user authentication with the cellml.org
portal.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 63] New: Tracker should not CC cellml-discussion

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63

   Summary: Tracker should not CC cellml-discussion
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Windows
Status: NEW
  Severity: normal
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


CC all new tracker items and changes to the mailing list is creates a lot of
litter on the list. One of the aims of the tracker is to allow the list to be
used for things that won't fit into the tracker.

I suggest that an all open tracker items search be shared, and its RSS feed
URL be placed somewhere on the front page.  I just tried this for a saved
search of my own, and the feed works just like an e-mail inbox, will all recent
changes showing up as new feed items, virtually in real time.

I couldn't share the search at this time (See also tracker items 58 and 59).


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 65] New: cellml.org site searches of tracker items

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65

   Summary: cellml.org site searches of tracker items
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Blocks: 60


We should be able to do searches using the cellml.org site search and have the
search delve into to tracker items for possible matches.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 60] Tracker integration with cellml.org

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60


Andre [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed:

   What|Removed |Added

 Depends on||65




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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 66] New: Dependency graphs not working

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66

   Summary: Dependency graphs not working
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
  Severity: normal
  Priority: Moderately high priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
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Dependency graphs do not appear to work - at least all I seem to get is a blue
dot.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 67] New: MathML 3.0

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67

   Summary: MathML 3.0
   Product: CellML Core Specifications
   Version: Future versions
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: Mathematics
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The MathML version 3.0 specification is currently under development. We need to
follow the specification's progress and decide if and when to switch to the new
specification. See this thread on cellml-discussion:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.text.xml.cellml.general/375


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 64] New: Cross-referencing from description and comments does not seem to be working .

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64

   Summary: Cross-referencing from description and comments does not
seem to be working.
   Product: cellml.org site
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Windows
Status: NEW
  Severity: normal
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: CellML Tracker
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


In other bugzilla installations, referencing one tracker item from another in
the description text usually automatically creates a hyperlink.  It may be that
the term bug is sought, and we are trying to use the term tracker item. 
See for example text in bug 63.  I mean tracker item 63.


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Re: [cellml-discussion] CellML_1.1.1 requested: [Tracker Item 48]Deprecation of the reaction element

2007-07-20 Thread Andrew Miller
David Nickerson wrote:
 What does this mean?
   
I guess that CellML_1.1.1 is a bad name for the flag. Flags are a 
generic facility in Bugzilla which are requested and then granted or 
denied. I intended for this to be used for proposals to be requested for 
CellML 1.1.1 (i.e. suggested for a given version of CellML), and then 
granted or denied based on community consensus.

How about Inclusion_CellML_1.1.1 and Inclusion_CellML_1.2 instead?

Best regards,
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Re: [cellml-discussion] CellML_1.1.1 requested: [Tracker Item48]Deprecation of the reaction element

2007-07-20 Thread David Nickerson
sorry, I was more meaning what it means that you have asked for 
something and what we're supposed to do about it?

But, yes - inclusion_CellML_1.1.1 might be better, or maybe 
target_CellML_version_1.1.1? for_inclusion_in_CellML_1.1.1 ?

Andrew Miller wrote:
 David Nickerson wrote:
 What does this mean?
   
 I guess that CellML_1.1.1 is a bad name for the flag. Flags are a 
 generic facility in Bugzilla which are requested and then granted or 
 denied. I intended for this to be used for proposals to be requested for 
 CellML 1.1.1 (i.e. suggested for a given version of CellML), and then 
 granted or denied based on community consensus.
 
 How about Inclusion_CellML_1.1.1 and Inclusion_CellML_1.2 instead?
 
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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 75] New: Test #3

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75

   Summary: Test #3
   Product: CellML Core Specifications
   Version: Future versions
  Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
  Severity: feature
  Priority: Moderate priority
 Component: Future Improvements
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CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Sorry for the test.


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[cellml-discussion] [Tracker Item 70] Delayed variables

2007-07-20 Thread cellml-tracker
http://bowmore.elyt.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70





--- Comment #2 from Andrew Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]  2007-07-21 17:45:44 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
 Convolution with a shifted dirac delta is really just another way of saying
 y(t-k), since that is essentially one approach to defining the dirac delta
 generalised function.  Also, convolution would require us to specify the
 function arguments anyway.  So I think convolution is not the approach we
 should take.
 
 Changing the specification so that y becomes y(t) (i.e. a function) seems the
 cleanest approach to me.
 
I don't see the benefits of the convolution approach either.

It perhaps mathematically cleaner but there are other considerations which
might affect this:
1) Consistency with existing CellML specifications - how much do we want to
change the specification to support this?
2) Space requirements of the representation - will this be a major show-stopper
if every variable suddenly becomes applyciy/cicit/ci/apply instead
of just ciy/ci?
3) Consequences for software implementations - does this provide enough data
for a simulator to use - how do we define boundary conditions, and what sorts
of simulation metadata do we need to make such simulations work? How will they
interact with the new representation?

One option might be to introduce some sort of semantics where sometimes
ciy/ci is a variable meaning y, and other times it is a function, but this
might cause headaches and ambiguity if we ever introduce functions as a type in
CellML (although we could add attributes to the 'variables' describing their
type it might be unambiguous).

Also, would a variable still be called a variable in the component if it is
actually a function, or do you propose that we have more than one type of
element?


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