PhET Progress Report
Sam
Reid
Nov.
6, 2008
An
online version of this report is available here.
Here’s
a pie
chart representation of the time distribution.
Sim
Updates
·
Wrote feasibility test for auto-updater, see #881,
waiting for feedback
·
Bugfix in
hyperlinks for update dialog, see #882
Flash
Launcher
·
Fixed a problem that Flash wasn't launching under
1.4, see #896
Flash
Tracking
·
Integrated java tracking + updates into Flash
Launcher, see #880,
waiting for feedback
·
Wrote a prototype for Java-Flash communication,
requires sockets & network sandbox
Forces-1D
·
Ported to trunk phetcommon,
Noah verified (and pointed out a minor
problem)
Misc
·
CCK:
Added a right-click wiggle me, see #784,
posted on main site
·
Posted
Eating & Exercise on main site as 1.00 last Thursday
·
Posted
new build of QWI online that fixes non-English launching problem.
·
Discussed
making translated JARs available offline, see #783
·
Posted
a new Wave Interference to tigercat with fixes for
sources-out-of-phase
Upcoming
Work
·
See
ticket report "Sam R: Report" here
My
to-do list (on Unfuddle):
number |
component_name |
summary |
milestone_title |
priority |
881 |
phetcommon |
Automatic
downloading & launching of updates |
awaiting-feedback |
5 |
880 |
phetcommon |
Java-side
update & tracking for Flash sims |
awaiting-feedback |
5 |
903 |
all-sims |
Test
ported sims under mac |
needs-mac |
4 |
902 |
self-driven-particle-model |
add
tracking and updates |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
883 |
website |
Help
design database for tracking, see #862 |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
837 |
quantum-wave-interference |
JSlider doesn't render properly on Mac |
needs-mac |
4 |
783 |
website |
make
translated sims available offline |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
782 |
translation-general |
Make
sure all sims use proper convention for string
property files. |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
774 |
all-sims |
Licensing
issues |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
767 |
all-sims |
Localization
Issues revealed by Alex's study |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
741 |
phetcommon |
add
update and tracking features |
awaiting-feedback |
4 |
899 |
eating-and-exercise |
Evaluate
and implement recommendations from IPHY team |
<none> |
3 |
884 |
wave-interference |
restrict
2 slit width so that it is always 2 slits |
<none> |
3 |
879 |
eating-and-exercise |
New
issues for next version of Eating & Exercise |
<none> |
3 |
878 |
self-driven-particle-model |
make sim translatable |
<none> |
3 |
786 |
<none> |
New
Motion Simulation Suite |
<none> |
3 |
776 |
phetcommon |
Move
to Java 1.5 |
awaiting-feedback |
3 |
771 |
build-process |
Set up
a workflow for posting a candidate simulation on dev and copying to tigercat after verification |
<none> |
3 |
779 |
unfuddle |
Sometimes
there is a delay in the Unfuddle notifier emails |
<none> |
2 |