[chandler-users] task dependencies, PDA-readable output file

[Jeffrey Harris]

Hi Alan,

> (1) the ability to grant and revoke multiple tickets
> from Chandler Desktop (which can currently be done
> only from Chandler Server)
> 
> (2) the ability to write out collection names, the
> list of items in the collection, and associated pieces
> of information, such as notes and times, to a text
> file

While I think Andre has worked on 2), many of the features you mention 
aren't in his initial plugin.  I don't think either of these are likely 
to happen soon without additional effort.

> (3) the ability to show dependencies between tasks 
> 
> I know there's a plugin for item (3), but I've warned
> that it doesn't preserve data across upgrades and
> might have some other problems, so I've been a little
> too intimidated to install it. Does anyone here know
> what the known issues with it are?

Well, I wrote the plugin, so I guess I should answer this in more detail 
than I gave you in IRC :)

The dependency plugin's UI is quite limited, it only shows dependencies 
in a drop down in the detail view.  But if that's enough to satisfy your 
use case, I think it's working now.

To make the dependency data last between upgrades of the software, and 
to make the data share-able, a small amount of work would need to be 
done.  The architecture is all there to do this, someone would just need 
to implement it, which is straightforward.

Tell you what.  I'll try to add the necessary future-proofing as a quick 
weekend project when I get back from vacation in early April.

Sincerely,
Jeffrey