RE: [Passwordsafe-devel] Short term tasks

[gregg c. <gr...@ga...>]

hey rony-

for #5, a collision check could be done and a number appended to entries 
that were the same.  in the end, it would be up to the user to 
delete/rename them.  the appended number would make them unique, but also 
keep them grouped together.  we could also append the notes section to say 
which file a particular entry came from.

for #24, there were a number of requests to prevent multiple write access 
to the db.  i was thinking of putting a write lock on the file so no other 
instances could write, but could do a read.  this would prevent lost 
changes due to multiple people updating the same file.  in doing this, i 
would redesign how/where file io is done and move it to it's own module to 
help with porting.

i can do the data entry from the html to the sf.net tools.  i won't pull 
across the ones already marked done.  i'll update this list when complete 
and give the new reference numbers.

are any of the items i listed possibly in edward's code that's about to be 
checked in?

-gregg

At 07:07 AM 4/23/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi Gregg,
>
>5 seems a bit tricky, mainly because you need to check for uniqueness of
>names for entries, and handle duplicates somehow (user intervention). 24
>seems a bit against the "spirit" of the application as a single-user
>application. 21, 37 and 38 should be configurable by the user via the
>Options dialog box, I think. Other than that, I don't think there are any
>constraints.
>
>I agree on moving from the todo list to Bugs & RFE - would you like to do
>the migration?
>
>Thanks for the hint on WinCVS - that's probably my problem.
>
>         Cheers,
>
>                 Rony
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pas...@li...
>[mailto:pas...@li...]On Behalf Of gregg
>conklin
>Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:29 PM
>To: pas...@li...
>Subject: Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] Short term tasks
>
>
>pending item 15, i can look at:
>
>5: Allow two databases to be merged (if the user enters both passwords).
>18: Add a button on the toolbar to clear the clipboard
>19: Control-C (copy) in edit fields
>21: Minimize to system tray
>24: Concurrent access (across network)
>37: Always on top option
>38: Minimize (lock) app when idle
>
>Any particular order I should look at these?  Or are there some other items
>that should be addressed first?
>
>I think we should migrate from the html todo list to the Bugs and RFE
>sections of sf.net.  It can track who is assigned to what, and items can be
>marked as Open, Closed, Pending, etc.  Plus, the community can comment on
>aspects of a particular entry.
>
>I haven't tested committing yet, but I read one possible problem that could
>happen--  checking the files out as anonymous, and then trying to check
>them in as a user.  The solution was to check out as the same user you
>would check in as.  (I'm using putty and cvs from www.cvshome.org)
>
>-gregg
>
>At 08:00 AM 4/22/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >OK, so here's what I see lined up for the next (1.9.1?) release:
> >
> >- Main dialog resizeable [#14] (eq)
> >
> >- Columnar table control [#15] (eq - did you do this already? If not,
>Gregg)
> >
> >- Search function [#25] (ronys)
> >
> >- Filename of password database accepted as command line argument [#16]
> >(ronys - done & in CVS)
> >
> >Looking back on my emails, I see that Edward wrote me that he's already
>done
> >Todo #15 (we should have moved to the mailing list sooner) - If this is the
> >case, (1) My apologies for mis-management (2) anything else you'd like to
> >do, Gregg?
> >
> >I've checked in some changes yesterday that are based around making the
> >CMyString::m_mystring data member private (a) good software engineering
> >practice in general, (b) more important, as a first step towards making the
> >CMyString class implemented by the STL string class.
> >
> >BTW - I can't get WinCVS to commit (I'm doing it with Cygwin's CVS & ssh) -
> >if any of you got it working, I'll be glad to learn how you did it...
> >
> >         Cheers,
> >
> >                 Rony
> >
>
>
>
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