Hi, :)

1)
Suggestion also for this forum: a search tool (cuz I'm wondering if my suggestions have already been suggested)

2)
It'd be nice to be able to sort the lists by clicking on the columns (eg, ascending/descending toggle) for the Advanced View :: Tasks tab and
Advanced View :: Projects tab

3)
Ability to multi-select tasks and perform an action.
Specifically, my client downloaded a gazillion tasks (well, 50 or so:) which had an expiration date the next day (waaay too soon to realistically complete them all) ... so I then started receiving messages recommending I abort the overdue items (else won't get credit for work).

"Ok," says I, "I'll abort them and they'll be put back into the server's queue for someone else."
But it's tedious to select each one individually and abort it.

4)
... umm ... that's it :)

Hi, :)

1)
Suggestion also for this forum: a search tool (cuz I'm wondering if my suggestions have already been suggested)

There is a search function, what we lack is a link to it :)

2)
It'd be nice to be able to sort the lists by clicking on the columns (eg, ascending/descending toggle) for the Advanced View :: Tasks tab and
Advanced View :: Projects tab

3)
Ability to multi-select tasks and perform an action.
Specifically, my client downloaded a gazillion tasks (well, 50 or so:) which had an expiration date the next day (waaay too soon to realistically complete them all) ... so I then started receiving messages recommending I abort the overdue items (else won't get credit for work).

"Ok," says I, "I'll abort them and they'll be put back into the server's queue for someone else."
But it's tedious to select each one individually and abort it.

It's already being worked on. There was even a version where these new features accidentally appeared. It was extremely buggy, definitely it wasn't ready to go on a release. Sorting columns could make the whole tab to get empty, to mention one of the 20 problems I found. But it is being worked on, it will eventually be ready and appear on a public version.

Hi, :)

1)
Suggestion also for this forum: a search tool (cuz I'm wondering if my suggestions have already been suggested)

There is a search function, what we lack is a link to it :)

2)
It'd be nice to be able to sort the lists by clicking on the columns (eg, ascending/descending toggle) for the Advanced View :: Tasks tab and
Advanced View :: Projects tab

3)
Ability to multi-select tasks and perform an action.
Specifically, my client downloaded a gazillion tasks (well, 50 or so:) which had an expiration date the next day (waaay too soon to realistically complete them all) ... so I then started receiving messages recommending I abort the overdue items (else won't get credit for work).

"Ok," says I, "I'll abort them and they'll be put back into the server's queue for someone else."
But it's tedious to select each one individually and abort it.

It's already being worked on. There was even a version where these new features accidentally appeared. It was extremely buggy, definitely it wasn't ready to go on a release. Sorting columns could make the whole tab to get empty, to mention one of the 20 problems I found. But it is being worked on, it will eventually be ready and appear on a public version.

yay!

1)
Suggestion also for this forum: a search tool (cuz I'm wondering if my suggestions have already been suggested)

Google may also help ;) But a link to the internal search tool would be great.

To extend your list:
4) "Update all projects"-button (There was one in ~5.2.7, but where is it now?)

5) Better simple view: You can't suspend network activities and there's no list of tasks to be done in the simple GUI.

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To extend your list:
4) "Update all projects"-button (There was one in ~5.2.7, but where is it now?)

For Linux, you can use this little script:

#!/bin/sh
for i in `boinccmd --get_project_status | grep 'master URL' | sed 's/^.*(http.*)$/1/'`;
do
        boinccmd --project $i update;
done

On Windows, I don't think that can be done from a script... I plan on making a couple of little utilities for BOINC to do things like this.

To extend your list:
4) "Update all projects"-button (There was one in ~5.2.7, but where is it now?)

On Windows, I don't think that can be done from a script... I plan on making a couple of little utilities for BOINC to do things like this.

But since it was built-in in a former version, I don't think it'd be a big problem to build it in again.

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There is a search function, what we lack is a link to it :)

The link is below the boards list here, not above like in the project templates

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To extend your list:
4) "Update all projects"-button (There was one in ~5.2.7, but where is it now?)

On Windows, I don't think that can be done from a script... I plan on making a couple of little utilities for BOINC to do things like this.

But since it was built-in in a former version, I don't think it'd be a big problem to build it in again.

Hello,
I found it also useful, so I made a small Perl script and compiled it as Windows exe. You can download it from www.rechenkraft.net.

Just copy the exe to the BOINC folder and start it.

yoyo

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Germany biggest distributed computing community Rechenkraft.net

...On Windows, I don't think that can be done from a script... I plan on making a couple of little utilities for BOINC to do things like this.

me too.

That is why I am writing them in Perl - as once the interface is sorted then all scripts that use it will run equally on win and lin.

All it would need for win users would be to install perl, which is free (see google, Ive lost the link).

R~~

There is a search function, what we lack is a link to it :)

The link is below the boards list here, not above like in the project templates

ummm,

above or below the boards list is not where it is needed, IMHO, but on every board and on every thread, so the user sees the possibility of a search before posting.

And in the form of a text box, not a link.

The easier it is, the more likely the user is to use it, and save us all the hassle of seeing the same q again.

R~~

To extend your list:
4) "Update all projects"-button (There was one in ~5.2.7, but where is it now?)

For Linux, you can use this little script:

#!/bin/sh
for i in `boinccmd --get_project_status | grep 'master URL' | sed 's/^.*(http.*)$/1/'`;
do
        boinccmd --project $i update;
done

where boinccmd is actually boinc_cmd at least on my download

R~~

where boinccmd is actually boinc_cmd at least on my download

boinccmd on Windows, boinc_cmd on Linux. What the hell? Don't ask me.