On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:32 AM, kfj <_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I also wonder if we shouldn't plain ask for help. Our question is > simple: We want a powerful python-based cross-platform application > framework to write a hugin clone with as little fuss as possible. I > wonder where we should post such a question, but I'm sure we'd benefit > from outside intelligence. Any ideas?
I hope someone has already mentioned Blender (www.blender.org). It's largely python and implements a cross-platform (though non-standard) UI entirely in GL. I haven't looked at Blender's code and the GUI interface doesn't seem to have separate documentation but it at least should get a look-see. Implementing a private non-standard UI has a certain advantage in that documentation and advice don't involve platform-specific advice. However, implementing all your own widgets is time consuming and not easy to get right, not to mention creating some non-painful way to lay out a UI. It might be possible to create Hugin as an addition to Blender itself. If I were the designer, I'd make the core graphics and analysis portable C++/OpenCL and let the UIs be entirely platform specific. Macs and Windows have established GUI styles and cross-platform UI widgets alway sacrifice something to make it all work. Such layering would also make it easier to insure the core is solid since it can be tested in isolation. Hopefully such a core layer would also allow for a standard regression suite as well. I don't know what the right plan is but I'm glad there's a discussion. -- 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
