The core application-side SX code was overhauled for clarity, modularity, correctness, testability, &c.
SXList Plugin Page
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The SX list and upcoming-instances calendar moved from a top-level window to being a plugin page in the normal application container.
Since Last Run
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The Since Last Run (SLR) dialog received a functional overhaul as well. The previous druid-based approach led to a huge bookkeeping headache, as transitioning between pages required partially-processed SXes to be maintained and transactions to be created and destroyed. As well, the multi-stage dialog approach was just too involved and ill-suited to the task at hand, especially as some stages were conditional on the state of the data. It made me sad.
The new Since Last Run dialog is a single treeview of upcoming instances and variable bindings. There's a checkbox to have all created transactions presented after they are.
It's easier to describe via screenshot: <http://asynchronous.org/tmp/sx-cleanup-eg.png>.
Updating/signaling
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Part of the overhaul is a better use of QOF and GObject signaling for updates. The SX list and SLR update in response to changes in each other; for instance, you can change the frequency or start-range of an SX while the SLR dialog is open, and it will update in place.
Known Issues
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(as of 2007-01-14)
- The SX List plugin page doesn't save/restore its state.
- Updating the variables in a formula with the SLR dialog open isn't consistent.
- Closing an sx list plugin page leads to corrupted state.
Licensing
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In new files (and old files related to this code that I hold copyright on), I've removed the "or any later version" clause. I have problems licensing under a license that I haven't read, or that can change in ways I disagree with. At some point I'll make this change for all source files I hold copyright on, and I intend to not use the clause on sources I (re)write in the future.
Testing
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The key areas I think need testing are the new plugin page and the SLR dialog. It, at least, shouldn't do anything worse than the 1.8/2.0 SX code. :)