Hi Allan, A likewise discussion is running via < http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx/browse_thread/thread/f909c659600bdffe >.
I have now modified Hugin in such a way that it behaves exactly as the the orther plaforms with the side note that the OSX version defaults to the "MacOSX appropriate location". Harry 2009/9/14 AKS-Gmail-IMAP <aksei...@gmail.com> > My opinion is that the OS X pop-up selector for the AutoCPs should be > removed to allow the now built in selector at the Images interface and the > Preferences methods to function as in the windows and presumably linux > versions. At the Images interface the text, "Settings:" for the AutoCP > selector should be changed to better describe the selector function. Its > function is more to select an AutoCP generator than to be "Settings". The > text is actually not necessary. The "Feature Matching (Autopano)" title > above it already describes the section function. I would remove it to make > room for a wider selector button that is wide enough for a user's more > lengthy descriptor of his or her custom AutoCP. Following that selector > could be a button to open Preferences in context with AutoCP. That would > put both controls within a minimal pointer movement effort distance. > > Allan > > On Sep 10, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Harry van der Wolf wrote: > > > > 2009/9/10 Allan Seidel <aksei...@gmail.com> > >> Hello Harry, >> >> I thought OS X users should know that they could change the plug-in >> parameters. >> > > You are completely right! > Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I will write something on my > website about it. > > >> Your idea to save multiple parameter versions for the same plug-in type is >> a great idea. If it were me creating the Hugin interface I would not have >> the parameter settings accessible only in Peferences. I'd have the setting >> available in the context where it is used. In other words the >> parameters would be visible and easily changed with a double click on their >> representation. One way to do this would be to have the Peference pane >> openable to the settings location upon that double click. That same concept >> could be applied througout Hugin where applicable. >> >> > I think that's really a nice idea. > > >> I don't know how the different os packages are created. It seems to me >> that one can code the "parameter less" plugin concept without needing to >> change the current the OS X plug-in structure. Hugin knows all about these >> plug-in files. >> > > Yes, This is more or less what I want to look into. > > >> It can easily read each plug-in's argument line, report it in >> Peferences and then alter the argument if needed. >> >> > > My ideas are slightly different. > Option 1: The "file browse" button from Preferences would open in the > plugin directory where you would be able to select the available plugin(s) > and configure them with multiple configurations like it is now done for > linux/windows, thereby bypassing the internal argument line. > > Option 2: (Even simpler). An installer would copy the AutoCP generator to > the same directory where the plugins reside. The "File open" selector would > than open (by default) in that plugin directory where you simply select the > executable instead of the plugin. > > For lineair images you simply select the panomatic plugin (option 1) or > panomatic executable (option 2) and provide some settings for this set of > images. > For fisheye images you select the same panomatic plugin (option 1) or > panomatic executable (option 2) and provide fish eye settings. > Then this will give you multiple options without needing to copy anything > (just like the linux/windows solution) > > My favourite is option 2 as it is much simpler to realize and this one > gives a cross platform (lin/win/osx) compatibility. > > What's your opinion? > Others are welcome to give their opinion as well off course. > > Harry > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hugin-ptx-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
