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

> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:29:22 +0200
> To: skylive_at_astronomix.org
> Subject: Re: [skylive] SkyliveNG: status and future developement roadmap
> From: nextime_at_nexlab.it
>
> > 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?
Confirmed, now is done!

>
> > - change the default charset encoding to latin9 (euro symbol issue)
>
> Sandro, is this done?
>
Yes, changed tu iso-8859-16 charset, now euro symbol is ok

>
> > 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
> >
I think a web-based application is the right choice for mobile devices, specially for PalmOs, Pippy isn't the best way to create a gui based program.
> > --
> >
> > Franco (nextime) Lanza
> > Busto Arsizio - Italy
> > SIP://casa@casa.nexlab.it
> >
> > NO TCPA: http://www.no1984.org
> > you can download my public key at:
> > http://danex.nexlab.it/nextime.asc || Key Servers
> > Key ID = D6132D50
> > Key fingerprint = 66ED 5211 9D59 DA53 1DF7 4189 DFED F580 D613 2D50
> > -----------------------------------
> > echo 16i[q]sa[ln0=aln100%Pln100/snlbx]sbA0D212153574F444E49572045535520454D20454B414D204F54204847554F4E452059415020544F4E4E4143205345544147204C4C4942snlbxq | dc
> > -----------------------------------
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Franco (nextime) Lanza
> Busto Arsizio - Italy
> SIP://casa@casa.nexlab.it
>
> NO TCPA: http://www.no1984.org
> you can download my public key at:
> http://danex.nexlab.it/nextime.asc || Key Servers
> Key ID = D6132D50
> Key fingerprint = 66ED 5211 9D59 DA53 1DF7 4189 DFED F580 D613 2D50
> -----------------------------------
> echo 16i[q]sa[ln0=aln100%Pln100/snlbx]sbA0D212153574F444E49572045535520454D20454B414D204F54204847554F4E452059415020544F4E4E4143205345544147204C4C4942snlbxq | dc
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Received on Mon 16 Jun 2008 - 15:28:04 CEST