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

[Richard Hult <richard imendio com>]

Cameron Shorter wrote:
> 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.

Yes, it would consist of an XSL file and a more or less copy and paste
job of the HTML export plugin (so some C hacking required).

You could always just modify the HTML XSL and post it here in case
someone else wants to turn it into a separate plugin.

>> 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?

I can't say anything about that since I don't have a lot of time for
Planner these days.

/Richard

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