Nitro wrote:
> (The post below is a resend of a post I sent out some days ago, but it is  
> just now that I noticed it didn't make it to the fc list)
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am posting this to the wxPython-users and FloatCanvas mailing lists.
> 
> As I stated in an earlier mail I am coding on FloatCanvas during this
> year's Google Summer of Code.
> 
> You can see a discussion between Christopher Barker (my mentor) and me on
> the FloatCanvas mailing list during the last weeks where we talked about
> an initial (re)design proposal.
> 
> Now it's time to start coding and I'd like to get some user feedback - if
> you're using FloatCanvas this means you're voice gets heard!
> 
> - What is not implemented in FloatCanvas that you'd like to see?
> - Where are the shortcomings of FC in your opinion?
> - Would you like to provide me with some code examples how you are using
> FloatCanvas currently? 

http://code.google.com/p/lewifi/

> I want to get a broader overview how FC is actually
> being used (What are the most commonly used features? How involved is your
> fc setup? Do you frequently create custom DrawObjects? Do you use any
> fancy features like projection? What's the scope of your application (map
> drawing, drawing charts, ...)? ) .The results will be reflected in the
> reworked FloatCanvas so you'll get an easy, yet powerful API for fc.

I pretty much only really used that app once, and may never need to use it 
again 
as it stands.

But, I may have a similar need, which could be accomplished with a generalized 
version of it.  Same "load a floor plan" but just wander around the rooms 
marking locations of things, like outlets and Ethernet jacks.

This could be accomplished pretty simply with gimp, but I can imagine some 
tweeks that might make it better. like auto panning to keep the image centered 
near where I am standing (not really sure how it would know... right click 
maybe...)

The UI input is outside the scope of FC, but perhaps an smooth scrolling 
feature 
would be nice:  SmoothCenter(x,y,rate) or something would pan/zoom from the 
current view to a new view, but smoothly, and as a process that doesn't disrupt 
the event loop (so like a thread.  maybe even a thread.  if you think you need 
a 
real thread, look at stackles. )

Enough about this now - I'm full of ideas, I'll try to filter out the crap :)

Carl K
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