24 Aou 2006

This is the checklist for Schoolhouse by Logan Collins.

Supported MicroContent Type(s): Assignments, Courses
Rating: 37 out of 90 points with checklist version 1.4. • Developer: Logan Collins Version: 1.1 •

Checklist
  • MicroContent (5/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
    • Structure - YES, Courses and Assignments;
    • Multiplicity - YES, two MicroContent types;
    • Flexibility - NO;
    • MicroWeb - YES, an assigment can point to a course;
    • Pick-list fields - YES, for priority, assignment kinds and course;
    • Merged - NO;
    • Title - YES, for course and assignment;
    • Description - YES, called comments;
    • Tags - NO, although the asignment kind is a category;
    • Rating - NO, although one might call a grade a rating;
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  • Interface (4/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?

    • View-pane - YES, at the right;
    • View-pane Styles - NO;
    • View-pane Window - NO;
    • Items-pane - YES, only for the courses;
    • Items-pane Views - NO;
    • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
    • Items-pane Fields - NO;
    • Lists-pane - YES, on the left;
    • Browser-pane - NO;
    • Pane layout change - NO;
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  • Item functions (6/10)

    • View - YES;
    • Create - YES, courses and assignments;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Mark - NO;
    • Search - YES, one can search within specific assignment fields;
    • Access Control - NO;
    • Duplicate Control - NO;
    • Delete - YES;
    • Persistence - NO;
    • Downloading - YES, for courses;
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  • List functions (10/17)

    • Local Lists - YES;
    • Connected Lists - NO;
    • Shared Lists - NO;
    • Remote Lists - YES, one can subscribe to ClassCasts;
    • Handpicked Lists - YES, called groups;
    • Smart Lists - YES;
    • Recommendation Lists - NO;
    • List Metadata - NO;
    • Statistics - YES, works on Grades;
    • Directory - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Remove - YES;
    • Show - NO;
    • Backup/revert - NO;
    • Refresh - YES, for ClassCasts;
    • Delete - YES;
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  • Group functions (0/9)

    • Unlimited Depth - NO;
    • Local Groups - NO;
    • Connected Groups - NO;
    • Shared Groups - NO;
    • Remote Groups - NO;
    • Handpicked Groups - NO;
    • Smart Groups - NO;
    • Recommendation Groups - NO;
    • Directory - NO;
    • Add - NO;
    • Edit - NO;
    • Delete - NO;
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  • Import (2/6) - does the client allow for importing Items?

    • Classic - NO;
    • Standards - YES, as XML, RTF or plain text;
    • Proprietary - YES, as Word;
    • Applications - NO;
    • Bookmarklet - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
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  • Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?

    • Classic - YES;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • HTML - NO;
    • Print - NO;
    • Feeds - YES, for courses;
    • Local - YES, to iPod;
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote: .Mac - YES;
    • Remote: FTP - NO;
    • Remote: RPC - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Application - YES, to iCal;
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  • MacOSX (5/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?

    • Look&Feel - YES;
    • Menu - YES;
    • Toolbar - YES;
    • Alt-click - NO;
    • Ctrl-click - YES;
    • Drag&drop - YES, for adding assignments to handpicked lists;
    • Services - NO;
    • Dock - NO;
    • Spotlight - NO;
    • Dashboard - NO;
    • AppleScript - NO;
    • Framework - NO;
    • Menu bar - NO;
    • Plug-ins - NO;
    • Language - NO, just English;

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