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==Project Status==
 
==Project Status==
The project is under active development.  I am currently looking for bug reports as well as suggestions for further improvement.  Check out the current Dev Release (Dec. 14, 2009) or source code.
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The project is under active development.  I am currently looking for bug reports as well as suggestions for further improvement.  Check out the current Dev Release (Dec. 15, 2009) or source code.
    
If you have found a bug, please report it the google group page or email to our google group email address.
 
If you have found a bug, please report it the google group page or email to our google group email address.
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* Activity can be loaded up and files can be added and removed from the file list
 
* Activity can be loaded up and files can be added and removed from the file list
 
* It can be shared and users who join are able to download files (journal entries) from the file list and have them installed into their own journal.
 
* It can be shared and users who join are able to download files (journal entries) from the file list and have them installed into their own journal.
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* Activity is able to keep and resume
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** On closing, the files and file list is stored in the activity entry and can be restored.
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** One advantage to this is an instance of this activity can be shared and the files remain with it.
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* The server is able to copy files back to the journal
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** Useful when restoring the activity and would like to get a file back that may have been deleted or modified.
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==Bugs==
 
==Bugs==
 
* Sometimes user interface can become un-responsive during file transfers.
 
* Sometimes user interface can become un-responsive during file transfers.
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* (Untested, but looks like this will be problematic)Client downloads file and then disconnects. The server then removes a file and re-adds file (after changing it).  When the client re-connects (resumes) the client will not know that the file changed and not allow them to download the new one.
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** Work around: Close the activity and delete it's entry in the journal. When re-connecting, it will allow all downloads as expected as it doesn't know that you already downloaded that file.
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==Future Plans==
 
==Future Plans==
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** Download count on each file
 
** Download count on each file
 
** Prevent/Notify user from closing the activity while users are downloading from them.
 
** Prevent/Notify user from closing the activity while users are downloading from them.
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* Activity should be able to save its state
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** Next time it loads up, the activity should be able to restore the file list and continue sharing.
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** This feature would be helpful for a teacher to save files related to the day's lesson and then be able to recall it at a later time.
      
* Integration to the school server
 
* Integration to the school server
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