TODO.txt in Panels 5.2

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILE CONTAINS VERY OUTDATED INFORMATION, KEPT ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES.

For the current plans related to Panels2, you should consult the groups.drupal.org Panels group:

http://groups.drupal.org/panels

Here's a rough sketch of the work plan shortly prior to the 5.x-2.0-beta4 release:

5.x-beta3 ==> beta4 ==> beta5 ==> RC1 ==> RCs... ==> 5.x RELEASE!! ==> 5.x-2.1
                                   |
                               6.x port ==> 6.x RCs... ==> 6.x RELEASE!! ==> 6.x-2.1
                                                             |
                                                           6.x-3.x-ALPHA ==> (FUTURE OF PANELS)

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TODO:

X = DONE
o = TODO
- = Skipped/postponed

ajax/js
    o remove panels_hidden, use only javascript
    o Remove 'panels_set' and use the broken up drupal_get_form functions
      rather than drupal_get_form for our multi-step stuff.
    X Add permission checking to all the ajax functions
    o Break up panels_ajax into separate entry areas [mostly done]
    o ensure complete degradability
    X Make sure the icons on the 'change layout' page are clickable
    X Loading animation for panels-modal
    X Make the titlebar outside of the overflow in the modal
    o Change show/hide to use AJAX. 
    X Write my own drag & drop

modules
    X panels node
    X mini-panel
    o panels-profile
    o panels-dashboard-compat (upgrade all the old dashboard installs)

panels common
    o update settings to use categories like the 'add content' popup now does.
    o Clean up and better document this code

panels page
    X panels page 'default' panels
    X allow panel-page to use $arg/$node/$node-type/$user substitution like Views
    X allow panel-page to get a context; allow modules to provide this context.
    X allow panel-page to do menu item & tab like Views.
    X provide 'edit' tab for panels pages
    X allow setting to not display blocks
    o Clone panels page

mini panels
    X Allow mini panels to require an argument (and thus be just panel content)

content types
    - Allow creating new custom blocks.
    X Get all 'block' settings into blocks.
    X Remove all calls to the 'admin' callback
    X Make panels_get_content_type() like using for layout
    X Translate views to new content format
    X Translate node to new content format
    X Translate custom to new content format
    X Allow content types to be aware of panel context.
    X Allow content types to include or exclude themselves based upon context.
    X Figure out a way for blocks to easily have per-block icons
    X sort blocks in content type list
    X sort views in content type list
    X add weight so custom and node will float up
    X make forms fit a bit better
    X Allow display to have 'arguments' that can be passed on to Views
      more fluidly
    X give views.inc setting to NOT use arguments.
    X unify title overriding.
    X node_content type 
    X taxonomy term types
    o user types
    o views context sensitive conversions

layouts
    X Allow each layout to have settings
    X Create a flexible layout where you can quickly create arbitrary layouts
    X Fix the div div problem in all layouts

icons
    X Change configure icon
    X Change remove pane icon
    X Find add content icon
    X Create icons for content types

Flexible layout
    o Allow fixed width sidebars
    o Use a slider to control widths

Styles:
    o Convert DND to a style
    X Rounded corners style

Arguments:
    X taxonomy argument
    X user argument

panels API
    X Provide method to directly edit/configure an individual content block if viewer has permissions
    X Provide method to control pane visibility. Make sure this is controllable from the admin so that not all users can get to it.
    X Change add content to be per panel
    X Make Cancel actually cancel
    X Wrap calls to existing callbacks
    X Make a function to simply get the IDs of all content-types
    X Allow panels_edit_display to restrict available content to a preprepared list
    X Use cache instead of putting everything in $_SESSION
    X create panels_render_display() (or panels_display_render)
    X Allow API to accept context
    X Allow API to accept content
    X Allow API to accept arguments

General:
    o CSS class/id name cleanup and unification.
    o Make sure core blocks that require context are labelled as such.

Documentation
    o Creating new panel modules that use the API
    o Creating new content types
    o Creating new layouts
    o Creating new styles
    o Creating new arguments
    o Themeing panels
    o Doing interesting things with Panels