diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 475fc0b..ff42ccc 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -5,17 +5,33 @@ Feel free to help out with any of this stuff! :) Please send a message to the mailing list if you have any question. Things for the short term: -- The menu_goto command: A given menu should come up - (if the menu accepts that). -- Rotation and priorities -- Have server also use Left and Right key -- Entire server menu working properly -- Fix rendering of subframes -- Fix rendering anyway ;) -- (?) Use centralized command message parsing engine (more secure) +- Use centralized command message parsing engine (more secure) +- allow bignum library to use user-defined characters different + from 0 - N but from M - (M+N) +- more features for existing display drivers + (e.g. adapt them to bignum library) Things for the longer term: +---------------------------------------- +lcdproc client +-------------- + +allow more than one instance of a screen with different configuration +sections (implementation should be possible similar to the one with +the drivers in LCDd where File=... points to the original driver file) + +more options in the config file (clocks with offsets from localtime, ...) + +more options changeable in the lcdproc client menu + +---------------------------------------- +lcdexec client +-------------- + +more flexbibility: do not just only execute commands, but +maybe also display their result in a screen, ... + ---------------------------------------- Client driver @@ -34,69 +50,6 @@ command line. Or, would have the same result as pressing a key on the keypad. -STATUS: Loadable drivers are working in 0.5 but not loggin in remotely nor key ----------------------------------------- -Port the lcdproc client screens to *BSD. - -Thomas Runge ported the 4.0-pre9 client to *BSD but we forgot to merge it -in the CVS tree back them. -The patch is available at: http://core.de/~coto/misc/lcdproc_bsd.diff.gz -A backup copy is available at: http://lcdproc.sf.net/lcdproc_bsd.diff.gz - -The main problem in applying this patch is to make it work with -autoconf/automake. - -I estimate the time to do this to between 1 and 4 hours per screen. The -person applying to port should have access to at least one BSD account -(sourceforge compile farm provide a BSD box, ask the mailing list if you -don't know how to access it). - -The port should be tested on FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD before applying -it to the CVS tree. Just ask the mailing list for testing. - -STATUS: chrono.c, cpu.c, disk.c have been ported. ----------------------------------------- -Add LibGTop support to the lcdproc client - -LibGTop is a library that fetches information about the running system -such as cpu, memory usage and active processes, and make it available to -the requesting program. - -Adding LibGTop support to the lcdproc client would enable it to work on -more platforms, including MacOS X. - -LibGTop is available at: -http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libgtop/ - -STATUS: No work done yet. ----------------------------------------- -Menus / Client menus - -LCDproc will have a "menu" mode, where various options can be -configured. You can rearrange the screenlist, change the contrast, -add/remove drivers, change screen priorities, kick off clients, etc... - -You can also access client menus to configure options in each client. - -STATUS: This is currently being worked on. Client supplied menus work. -Check 0.5 to see it. ----------------------------------------- -Config Files... - -LCDproc will use a config file for its parameters, like other -programs; instead of relying upon long command lines. Keypresses, -drivers, and other things will be configurable here. Also, LCDproc -will have the ability to load/modify/save config files via its menu -interface, so you don't have to edit it by hand. - -Info about particular clients/screens will also be stored in the -LCDproc config file, so you can (for example) save your preferences -about screen priorities, etc... - -Code will be made generic, so that other programs can use it for their -own config files. Clients may want to use this.. - -STATUS: We have a config file only for LCDd but we don't save config. ---------------------------------------- Scheduling modes @@ -109,25 +62,5 @@ low-priority screens, simply by showing up more often. STATUS: Currently high priority screens will only be shown _first_ after a resorting of the screenlist. The time that it's visible is unaltered. ----------------------------------------- -Shell Commands -The server will also be able to run arbitrary shell commands from the -config file. This will allow you to, for example, shut down the -machine, get online, or other system tasks. - -STATUS: These commands can now be run by the lcdexec client. ----------------------------------------- -Improved display driver API - -The desirable aspects of what a driver should do has changed somewhat -since I first read the LCD manual. The driver spec is based largely -on the functions MtxOrb's LCDs provide easily, but it is not -well-suited to other types of display. - -So, I'll be working on a new driver spec which is more flexible and -more powerful. In addition, I'm looking for ways to better handle -multiple driver devices. - -STATUS: This is API and version 0.5 ----------------------------------------