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- Allow math in the Java client
- Replace default image for unconfigured SMU with something that says "Click to configure port"
- Provide an additional mode – - open – - which is just a shortcut for I=0
- Provide default names for all voltages and currents. This can be as simple as v1/i1 for SMU1, v2/i2 for SMU2, etc, or these can be specified in the lab setup, so they can be more informative (vb/ib for base, vc/ic for collector, etc)
- In the SMU dialog, replace "download" with "probe"
- Simplify the menu:
- Setup - New setup (reset)/Load setup.../Save setup/Save setup as.../Delete setup//Grid setup (with same options)//Exit
- Experiment - Run Experiment/-/View Data/Download Data
- Devices - list of devices
- Help - Help/About the Weblab client
Development process improvements:
- IMPORTANT: Set up an announcements mailing lists for e.g. new releases of software, new iLabs, etc. This was suggested in China, but would be broadly useful. See bullet point below for other mailing lists.
- Move to more popular free software platforms
- Apache+JSP+PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Open up development process
- Publically readable CVS tree
- Public mailing list archives (with de-spammed e-mail addresses)
- Make it fast, easy and light-weight to develop new servers
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