On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 11:20:19AM +0200, Joachim Berdal Haga wrote: > 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?
I don't see why QT would be a problem. Isn't the VTK dependency just as heavy? Or are there systems where VTK is easily available but QT is not? -- Anders _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dolfin Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dolfin More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
