cgal/Manual_tools/TO_DO

TODO

* kurzes TOC als dritte variante
* numerierung (html: keine numbers fuer refmanual, pdf: nach parts geordnet)
* license-links
* alph. list of refpages: header automatisch



Manual_tools/TO_DO
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-- Bug Fixes
-- Feature Requests
-- Projects


Bug Fixes
============================================================================

FIXED:
-- HTML: An enum without type name makes the HTML cnverter create a cross
   link from 'enum' to 'enum', which is nonsens ;-), see for example:
   http://www.cgal.org/Members/Manual_test/LAST/Polyhedron/Polyhedron_ref/Class_Polyhedron_incremental_builder_3.html#Enum_enum

-- TeX, HTML: In the HTML manual, concepts and classes/functions are not
   visually distinguishable : same font (italic) and same color.
   In the PS/PDF, they are : italic font for classes/functions,
   and normal font for concepts. The HTML manual should be consistent.

-- HTML: During the HTML conversion, a subdirectory in /usr/tmp is used to
   hold all temporary files. However, latex_to_html.css seems to show up
   occasionally in /usr/tmp directly, which it shouldn't.

-- DOC: The current manual for the tools didn't actually convert to HTML
   nicely itself. Has that already been changed?
   
   ==> looks acceptable now. however, not perfect (see \begin{advanced})

ADDED:
-- HTML: Proper IMG tags in XHTML need quotes around the filename, i.e.
   <IMG SRC="...">, and not <IM SRC=...>. When copying GIF images, the
   HTML converter detects only IMG tags with proper quoted filenames,
   but since HTML allows the filename without quotes, we should either
   allow those as well, or issue an error message.

-- PDF: page numbering known to acroread does not match the page numbers of 
   the document. Reason is that the table of contents gets its own numbering
   before the rest, which shifts the page numbers.

-- HTML: Label/ref pairs are encoded with [ref: prefixes until the 
   cc_anchor.... pass creates the hyperlinks. A leftover [ref:...] tag 
   thus indicates a missing \label statement, which could be detected in a
   postprocessing step (maybe in the cc_anchor_footer.stage_3 rules?)
   and issue a proper warning.

-- HTML: Cross links from \label \ref pairs currently use in the HTML
   converter a GIF image of an arrow for the reference. Since we have
   now all necessary counters, we could switch to the proper number
   definitions as in LaTeX (i.e. Section 5, Equation 3, etc.). Looks
   better. Needs probably a glance at how the \label is implemented in
   LaTeX, i.e., which counter it picks.


Seems to work:

-- TeX, HTML: In Subdivision_surfaces_3 a problem showed up with 
   template template parameters in functions, they seem to not working.
   Check the example \ccFunction{template <template <typename> class Stencil>
   void PQQ(Poly& p, Stencil<Poly> rule, int d);}{comments...}

   
-- HTML: The <title> in HTML is literally shown in Mozilla's window title, 
   HTML markups inside the title are shown literally, see for example,
   \cgal in STL Extension chapter. Can probably easily fixed with an 
   additional MODE and flex-rules in cc_anchor....stage_1

-- TeX, HTML: The operator simplification is not working in the CGAL manual, 
   see operator< in Point_2, it should read p < q and not p.operator<(q)
   This is probably a problem of the CGAL manual that some previous
   file is disabling the operator simplification explicitly. Check by
   enabling it explicitly  with \def\ccTagOperatorLayout{\ccTrue}

indeed. enabling it explicitly solves it. maybe it is generally a good idea to 
enable it at the beginning of each section/chapter/texfile

-- TeX, HTML: In Nef_polyhedron_S2<Traits>::Sphere_point, the removal of the
   Sphere_point type from signatures does not work as expected, e.g.,
   p == Sphere_point q should read p == q instead. It's probably a problem
   of the CGAL manual, not the tools, since the Sphere_point must probably
   be given with its scope to properly match and then disappear.
   (HTML manual)

when removing the scope from the section beginning, it works as expected.
so: manual problem.

-- HTML: Gif images copied to the HTML manual in a postprocessing step in 
   the latex_to_html script: References to GIF images (and other formats 
   too) are collected in the final HTML output and then searched in the
   input directories and copied. It seems that missing images are not
   properly reported as errors (or warnings), which could be improved.

it works already.

UNCLEAR:

-- HTML: In Curved_kernel: CircularKernel::ConstructIntersections_2: operator()
   in PDF but not in HTML. Something wrong with nested scopes/operator()?
  ===> there is no ConstructIntersections_2 in the Curved_kernel

OPEN:



-- HTML: some problem with stepcounter 
   [I don't know what that is about anymore, so, I suggest to write a 
    test for \stepcounter ]

-- TeX: get rid of the underfull \hbox messages for the eps_tabs images
   (annoys finding the real problems in the log.

-- flex problem with version > 2.5.4 (yytext_ptr)

-- \footnote{aaa \bbb ccc} : html converter does not expand \bbb if there
   are characters in front of it, so if \bbb happens to be not defined at 
   footnote painting time, an error occurs

Feature Requests
============================================================================

-- DOC: Provide manuals online (done once Manual_tools is in the internal 
   release).

-- TeX, HTML: indexing nested types: \ccNestedType{} not indexed?
   For example : Triangulation_2::Line_face_circulator.
   It seems that \ccTypedef names are already indexed???

-- HTML: Implement a macro to analyse length values such as 1pt, 2in, etc.,
   and store the result in \lciLength. Implement \hspace and \vspace
   based on that, use later in \includegraphics, etc.

-- HTML: Currently, the output filename of a chapter is directly derived 
   from the chapters input filename, which implies that only one chapter
   can exist per input file. This could be changed in a way by adding the
   chapter number as some suffix to the output filename. Since it is 
   nice to have a canonical name for the HTML files per chapter based on
   the LaTeX filename (and independent of the chapter number that would
   depend on the context of how many other chapters are there), this 
   canonical name is used for example from other web pages to refer to
   individual chapters, it would be nice to keep this property. Suggestion,
   add the chapter number to the filename for chapters except for the 
   first chapter in a LaTeX input file.

-- HTML: A reference chapter in the CGAL manual has a intro.tex file to
   list all classes and concepts that are then properly linked. The
   subsequent \input statement and \ccRefClass, etc., pages create 
   additional links from the intro page to all the reference pages,
   which are then redundant, and could be omitted. A simple command
   could be added to turn off those links created for the \ccRefClass, 
   etc., entries.

-- HTML: Now that we have counters we can implement numbered equations,
   with the number properly placed at the right margin.

-- HTML: Improve \ifthenelse package with parsing of \and ...

-- HTML: Make index only if \makeindex is defined. Adapt the links in
   the HTML header and footers accordingly if the index isn't build.

-- HTML: Make TOC only if \tableofcontents is defined. Adapt the links in
   the HTML header and footers accordingly if the table of contents 
   isn't build.

-- HTML: Enter TOC, Index, Biblio into TOC and Navigation only if they exist.
   In it's extreme (single page conversion or no entries for TOC etc)
   the header and footer navigation bars can become empty.

-- TEST: Check what happens if the main latex input file is in a subdir.
   ==> bad: cc_anchor_rules.stage_1 does not show up in subdir, but in main
       dir. copying images and CSS fails
-- CHECK: What does cc_remove_unwanted_links? (strips all links in an area
   delimited by keyword lines in the HTML files). Is it used anywhere
   or documented? Could it be replaced by the new \lcNoLinkBegin/End?

   ==> used in Kernel_23, Kernel_d and Point_set_2. each HtmlLinksOff is followed 
    by HtmlLinksOn, so just mapping those macros to lcNoLinkBegin might be 
    safe. also, regarding the low number of packages: instruct authors to
    change to new macro (simple find-and-replace action)

-- HTML: The navigation bar contains a "Next" link. It's creation can be
   moved to the style file, such as latex_to_html_style_modern.sty, to be
   more flexible here. It should be also possible to have it in the header.
   Extend the navigation bar similarly with "Prev" navigation links.

-- HTML: Add (optionally) a linking feature to refer from source code examples
   to the example file in the CGAL release, e.g., when using
   \ccIncludeExampleCode.

-- HTML: Add counter to theorem environment

-- HTML: Check and improve that cross linking within a reference page points 
   to the top of the page (navigation header) and not to the section title
   (if the reference page has a separate file of its own of course).


Projects
============================================================================

-- SRC: move cc_check and cc_extract from src directory to a separate 
   directory, which implies
    - moving them from the src directory
    - moving cc_extract.tex cc_extract.ps.gz from doc directory
    - changing cc_manual.tex to remove references to this (in particular
      the picture that shows how the tools interact)
    - ???

-- TeX, HTML: Each Chapter in its own PS file
   try \includeonly and check of TOC gets reduced also

-- HTML: Realize \includeonly for the HTML converter, read the LaTeX aux 
   files to retrieve the proper counters

-- HTML: Once \includonly works, we might think about a script to gray out 
   unused TOC entries (using a different CSS class for the link)

-- Doc: revise the existing documentation to reflect the state
   of the converter.

-- Doc: add new implementation documentation for the internal 
   documentation of the HTML converter. Maybe think of a total of 
   three documents: one manual describing the user level of the tools
   and style files provided. One manual describing the internal language 
   that allows developers to write new style files for the converter. 
   A third manual that documents the tools architecture, its inner working,
   each module, file handling, etc.

-- Document new filename macros: \lciInputPath, \lciOutputFilename, 
   ...Rootname, ...FilePath, ...Uppath

-- Control uses of current filename and main filename to clean those names up

-- Embedd latex2gif scripts into converter, apply it to figures (check
   if a *.gif or *.png is provided before converting automatically)
   and for complicated formulas etc.

-- HTML: Find out if math formulas can be better supported in HTML than
   embedding GIF's. One random pointer is something called AsciiMathML.

-- HTML: Learn about the different (X)HTML standards and make the converter 
   output compliant (and validate the CGAL manual and place suitable
   logo after that). Maybe make the converter parameterized by the
   standard version.

-- HTML: Problem: The .gif figures are needed for the Modifier section. 
   Since the modifier section does reside in a different directory, but
   does not create its own file, for example, for a chapter, will the
   latex_to_html converter not find the gif file automatically from the
   Modifier directory. The latex_to_html converter searches the file in
   the Miscellany directory instead, where we just keep a copy of those
   gif files for now, until maybe the converter can be improved.

-- TeX, HTML: Template parameter lists are currently layouted in both 
   manuals in a single line. This is not adequate for our long parameter 
   lists anymore. We need to detect and layout long template parameter 
   lists into multiple lines with some indentation.

-- HTML: Revise the cross-linking machinery to allow automatic C++ cross 
   links only in C++ code sections such as \begin{verbatim}, \ccc{}, etc.
   Make sure that other cross linking rules, such as for \label/\ref pairs,
   still work in the main text. This would get rid of funny cross links
   of common words that are also CGAL functions, such as 'area'.

-- TeX, HTML: In addition to a table of contents we can make a table of 
   examples based on the consistent use of the \ccIncludeExampleCode command 
   (or similar). Question: What would one want to list in this table of 
   examples? Currently we have just the filename as text, or in the
   \begin{ccExampleCode} environment we have nothing but the program. 
   We could create new macros with the additional table of examples entry.
   Most likely we would need to go through all packages manually.

-- CHECK: Go through LaTeX book appendix once more to check new macros not 
   yet supported

-- TeX, HTML: Doxygen lists all member functions for a class in a brief 
   summary. One would need two-passes. One that writes the member functions 
   per reference page in a separate file and one that reads it at the
   beginning of a reference page. The HTML converter could re-use the
   LaTeX generated file.
      Can this member function summary listing be extended to include
   member functions of base classes (or, analogously, from base
   concepts of refined concepts)
      Alternatively, or in addition as implementation technique, add new
   commands such as \ccSummaryMethod{bool is_valid();}{short summary comment}
   that creates a summary entry and a "more" link to the full documentation
   (on the same page, or also applicable to base classes).
      For the automatic method, we are lacking currently the short summary
   comment. Being backward compatible, we could add it as an optional 
   argument to \ccMethod and others, e.g.,
   \ccMethod{void foo();}[Does nothing.]{really does nothing.}
   If the optional arg is missing, one could repeat a certain prefix of 
   the long comment before writing the "more" link, e.g., the first sentence.
      Maybe, instead of reading the LaTeX *.aux file, one could run the
   converter twice and create it's own *.aux file, called *.hax file.
   It could carry the member function summaries around.

-- TeX, HTML: Improve on the current code environment that currently formats 
   the program examples in plain <tt> font. Instead, syntax highlighting and
   pretty print could be used. Optional line-numbering, however, in 
   HTML it should be made sure that cut-copy-paste takes just the code
   and not the line numbers (e.g., through tables or so).

-- TeX, HTML: Concepts have often associated types that can be seen as 
   'template parameters to concepts'. They might also show up in the next 
   C++ standard:
   http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2005/n1758.pdf
   Like "InputIterator<T>" for saying "InputIterator with value type T".
   This would be helpful for documenting requirements on related types.
   Extend the tools to handle such tamplate parameters to concepts.
   [ Could be easy to support, because it exists already for classes.]

-- HTML: More generic #X expand mechanism for \edef, learn what \protect does
   in TeX, e.g., where to stop the expansions???
   Implement \expandafter macro

-- HTML: Currently, the converter has a strict policy about when to create 
   a new HTML file, namely for chapters, class pages, and reference pages 
   only. This could be generalized to scheme similar to the handling of 
   section numbers and listing in the table of contents. A counter is set to
   a level value, and all chapters, section, etc., that have a lower number
   than this level create new files, while all with higher numbers are just 
   kept in the currently open file. 
      This is a difficult project; it would need a serious reverse 
   engineering of the current output file organization and all its side 
   effects, in particular how sometimes the filename of the most recently
   used file (except the current file we are writing to) is used, e.g., to
   link index intries or table of contents entries back to the referring file.
      The current output file organization is rather custom tailored
   and not flexible and not general. It has fixed output channels for
   anchor rules, index, table of contents, bibliography, and index.
   It has a recursive way of opening new output files for reference sections
   and resume writing to the surrounding chapter file after completing the
   reference section. This scheme could be simplified and generalized.
      In particular, merge handleChapter and handleClassFile,
   make it generic and apply it to all sectioning commands depending on
   some level counter. Consider anchor_stream to put on stack as well
   or open and close it for each push and pop.

-- HTML: Currently, \part{} is disabled and does not produce as part title. 
   Can be encabled once the full hierarchical file output is supported.

-- HTML: In its extreme, the converter should be able to create a single
   HTML page for a hole LaTeX document. For this, we need to embed the
   table of contents as well as the index, and the bibliography.
   TEST: Convert my own LaTeX papers as test cases for single HTML page.

-- Rewrite from scratch