Re: [skylive] SkyliveNG: status and future developement roadmap

> TODO for skylive 0.1 RC3:
> -------------------------
>
> - Better fonts dimensioning and defaults for the OSX version
> - Fix some GUI dimensioning for OSX version
> - Let OSX and Windows use INDI protocol.
> - test skymap support for windows

Done, it work!

> - fix dependencies checks in install.py for the tarball

We really need this? after all, we will have a binary for linux, so, if
someone wan't to install by hand from the tarball, i hope that it can
install dependencies by hand too.

> - add cx_freeze binary packaging for linux distros other than
> debian/ubuntu

cx_freeze won't work, need more investigation or an alternative (maybe
pyinstaller? )

> - drop rpm package, we will use cx_freeze binary versions for distro not
> debian derived.

Well, just drop the link from the web site

> - let the client save default path for saving fits locally

This shuld be ok now. Sandro? can you confirm this?

> - change the default charset encoding to latin9 (euro symbol issue)

Sandro, is this done?

> TODO for skylive 0.1 release:
> -----------------------------
>
> - Fix slide auto positioning in the "adjust" windows

Done!

> - Find a way to autostretch FITS in the fits viewer

Done! (we use zscale algorithm from Iraf)

> - put all config file in the ~/.SkyLiveNG path and make config.py remove
> only ~/.SkyLiveNG/modules path and the config with encrypted
> passwords instead of all the ~/.SkyLiveNG path
> - Bugfix!?
>
>
> TODO for skylive 0.1.1:
> -----------------------
>
> - Add support for HTTP tunnelling ( proxy support )
>
>
> TODO for skylive 0.2:
> ---------------------
>
> - Merge all changes needed from 0.1 RC3 and 0.1 release.
> - Merge HTTP tunnelling from 0.1.1
> - Add Audio conferenze system ( VoIP SIP? )
> - Change protocol with the server, a new xml protocol maybe over SSL is
> the best way!
> - add an auto-update/auto-upgrade system
> - better support for INDI, we want to permit to make exposures and so on
> even from external software!
> - add ASCOM protocol support
> - Add FreeBSD in the supported OS list.
> - Add Solaris in the supported OS list.
>
>
> FUTURE:
> -------
>
> some sparse note for future versions:
>
> - fits editor and image reduction
> - local telescope sharing support
> - change the way the client is presented, we want to have a "buddy" list
> for telescopes, something like an IM client for astronomy!
> - Windows Mobile OS?
> - IPhone version?
> - PalmOS version?
> - change the core with a twisted-python based core
>
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> Franco (nextime) Lanza
> Busto Arsizio - Italy
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