Re: [Planner Dev] Reporting Actual Effort in the Tasks Page

[Cameron Shorter <shorterc2 optusnet com au>]

Richard Hult wrote:

> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>  
>
> > I'm considering writing XSL to extract BCWS and BCWP from the MrProject
> > format.
> > I'm guessing that if I write this properly, then it could slot quite
> > easilly into the HTML export function.
> > 1. If I write this would developers be interested in it?
> > 2. Is there anything I should consider (coding standards etc) before I
> > start?
> >    
>
> Hi,
>
> I think it would be interesting to write this kind of functionality
> either as a plugin or as a separate export filter. A plugin could add
> menu items and have a small UI that displayed additional information,
>  
Yes, this would be nice, although I'm not volunteering to do this.  (I 
assume this means updating C code).  I can't get the head version of 
planner to compile on my Mandrake 10.0 linux, and I'm not planning to 
upgrade in the near future.

> while an export filter would output a new file that could be used in
> another external application like a spreadsheet app for example.
>  
I assume this would be done with XSL?  This is within my capabilities.  
Unfortunatly my time is limited so I probably won't be able to give much 
more than a quick hack.

> We shouldn't add extra information to the HTML export, it should just be
> a HTML version of the available data.
>
> I've been playing around a bit with the ability to add a custom property
> column from a plugin and calculating the cell contents from the plugin.
> This might be the best way to go and it would also be usable for other
> similar improvements.
>  
Yes, this would be ideal.  What is your timeframe for implementing these 
features?



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