April, 2013 – Graham Miln

Launched Miln Checkbox for Trac

Today I released Miln Checkbox, my first plug-in for Trac.

Bowler hats with black paint inside - Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon
Bowler hats with black paint inside - Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon

This is my first plug-in for Trac and my first open source contribution written in python. I continue to prefer perl but if I want to tweak Trac, I need to write in python. The plug-in is short and sweet. It matches pairs of brackets and replaces them with a graphical checkbox.

I wanted this ability to allow for more visual lists of to-do items. Miln Checkbox does its job well and even includes a couple of options for those wanting to expand its styling or output.

Want to install Trac on Mac OS X? Take a look at the Trac installation guide on DssW.