+1 for bug fixing and testing as priority 1 On Dec 1, 2012 5:15 PM, "Filipe Dias" <filipesd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > I also think that the most important thing now is to fix existing bugs and > to test all Sextante algorithms. From what I see in the bugtracker, I > suspect there are entire areas of Sextante that haven't been tested by > anyone at all (there are almost no tickets for Orfeo for example). I've > been using Sextante for a while and each time I work with it I end up > filing quite a few bug reports. > > At the moment I think that SAGA, GRASS, ftools and R integration make > Sextante the most powerful geoprocessing platform thay I know of. So I > would sugest prioritizing bug fixing and testing over integrating other > backends/new tools. > > Thank you Victor once more for bringing Sextante to QGIS > > Best regards > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Bernd Vogelgesang < > bernd.vogelges...@gmx.de> wrote: > >> Am 30.11.2012, 23:52 Uhr, schrieb Victor Olaya <vola...@gmail.com>: >> >> >> Hi all >>> >>> As you might know, the SEXTANTE project started some time ago at the >>> University of Extremadura (Spain), where I was working. I started >>> creating the QGIS version at the beginning of this year, and now I do >>> not work for the University, but I am still mantaining it. The >>> University has some money that they would like to invest on improving >>> SEXTANTE for QGIS, as this is the version they (and I personally share >>> that) consider more relevant. I am not available for that task, as I >>> have another job, but I would help coordinate the development in my >>> spare time, as I do now. >>> >>> There are some priorities, which involve developing certain new >>> analysis algorithms that are of interest, mostly for academic >>> purposes, and creating good documentation about how to develop new >>> SEXTANTE algorithms, so as to bring more developers in and ensure that >>> SEXTANTE will keep on growing. But apart from that, we would like to >>> hear from the community, to know what is better for SEXTANTE. >>> >>> So, in short: >>> >>> - The University has some money (not much...but some) and wants to >>> invest it wisely >>> - It is looking for ideas to define the work to do (apart from its >>> particular interest), in order to turn SEXTANTE into a really powerful >>> tool. >>> - We are looking for someone to do this work. >>> >>> Let's start with the second point.... How do you think we should spend >>> this money on SEXTANTE? >>> >>> Please, comment on this and help us push SEXTANTE forward. >>> >>> Many thanks in advance. >>> >>> Victor >>> >> >> Hi Victor, >> >> when i saw the first annoucements for SEXTANTE in QGIS, i was really >> excited, and your responsiveness for this matter is really great. >> So, i would give the money to YOU ;) >> >> In a foreseeable future, the current plugin presentation in the standard >> menus and toolbar-icons will not be able to hold all functions in a >> comfortable way anymore. >> I personally think, the SEXTANTE approach (though i have NO idea what's >> technically behind it and what it was basically intended for) should become >> the core means for accessing functionalities in QGIS. >> ... actually like the ArcGIS-Toolbox, the only thing i really like on >> that software compared to the current QGIS way... >> >> It would be great if in the future, new (or rewritten) plugins could be >> designed directly towards a sextante integration (so if not possible to >> completely integrate, at least make the function findable through the >> search and then fire the custom form). >> >> Another thing i would really like to see in sextante and in qgis in >> general would be to be able to drag and drop layers into the forms instead >> of having to fumble through dozens of layers in a drop-down only. >> >> So that was my wishlist. >> Lets see what Santa Claus will bring ;) >> >> Bernd >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Qgis-user mailing list >>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/qgis-user<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bernd Vogelgesang * Siedlerstrasse 2 * 91083 Baiersdorf * +49-9133-825374 >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/qgis-user<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >
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