On 29 August 2012 11:11, Garth N. Wells <[email protected]> wrote: > On 29 August 2012 09:42, Joachim Berdal Haga <[email protected]> wrote: >> I would like to switch the window handling and event loop to QT, >> because it's much more flexible and mature (stable) than VTK's. An >> example of things that are hard to get working right with the VTK >> window handling is to close a single plotting window. >> >> This will introduce a new dependency for plotting (in addition to >> VTK). It will be optional, and if it's not configured then it's only >> plotting that is disabled. >> >> Any protests? >> > > I'd rather not have it as a dependency. I don't really want a major > dependency for lightweight plotting. I think we should bear in mind > that we have ParaView, MayaVi, etc for making 'real' plots, so the > DOLFIN plotting should remain as simple as possible.
I agree with keeping it simple. The reason I want to introduce it is not to introduce anything complex, but to gain more robust window handling / event loop. However: Opposition noted -- would option 2 (basic support for VTK-only) be acceptable to you? -j. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dolfin Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dolfin More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
