#OSGEO IRC Log - 2008-05-05

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04:32:43 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [1091]: -- <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/1091>
05:43:20 Pierre: tbonfort, ping?
05:44:32 tbonfort: Pierre: ack
05:44:40 Pierre: tbonfort, hello!
05:44:47 tbonfort: hi!
05:45:22 Pierre: tbonfort, the "wrong" bug you were refering to from the autocad devs, was it about blending mode and premultiplied alpha?
05:45:34 tbonfort: yes
05:46:02 Pierre: I thought it was working by default with normal alpha and supports both formats pretty well, no?
05:46:33 tbonfort: normal alpha isn't very well supported when blending pixmaps
05:46:53 tbonfort: you have to use a premultiplied format when using those
05:47:04 Pierre: hm, should be fixed then
05:47:21 Pierre: pre multiplied is not always a good thing
05:47:41 Pierre: do you have some test cases somewhere?
05:48:02 tbonfort: why isn't it a good thing ?
05:49:12 Pierre: there is systems working with non multiplied alpha only
05:50:01 tbonfort: what test cases are you thinking of ?
05:50:12 Pierre: "normal alpha isn't very well supported when blending pixmaps"
05:50:26 Pierre: what does not work well with normal alpha
05:50:31 Pierre: I can test all ops though : )
05:52:31 Pierre: about the needs of non premultiplied alpha, gd also needs lossless storage for rgba
05:54:01 tbonfort: the blend_from function expects premultiplied pixels... I found it simpler to always use a premultiplied renderer to avoid having to switch to/from premultiplied
05:58:20 Pierre: it is simpler, but lossy too
05:58:31 Pierre: it can be faster too
07:43:19 sigq: osgeofeed: Ticket #185 ( task closed ): Incubation Application: DEEGREE <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/185#comment:1>
09:52:01 racicot: Schuyler: way cool with the dp.py contribution... I will definitely find a use for that. you da man
10:02:42 Schuyler: glad to be of service
10:04:32 FrankW: jasonbirch: what project is in incubation, but not on the public osgeo page?
10:05:55 jasonbirch: FrankW; other way around. MapServer is in incubation, but does not link back to OSGeo.
10:06:31 FrankW: ah, kind of ironic!
10:06:44 jasonbirch: : )
10:06:51 FrankW: I'll look into that now.
12:37:39 sigq: osgeofeed: Ticket #253 ( task created ): Create download.osgeo.org login for Kenneth Skovhede <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/253>
13:03:17 sigq: osgeofeed: Ticket #253 ( task closed ): Create download.osgeo.org login for Kenneth Skovhede <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/253#comment:2>
13:31:11 ticheler: Hi jasonbirch
13:31:57 jasonbirch: hi ticheler
13:31:57 ticheler: do all changes to the official page pass through webcom? Even small changes?
13:32:07 jasonbirch: Yes and no.
13:32:09 ticheler: Or do you reach agreement on IRC too
13:32:21 jasonbirch: Not much activity recently.
13:32:38 jasonbirch: We have delegated traslations to individual translators
13:32:47 jasonbirch: And the project pages would be delegated too.
13:33:00 ticheler: OK
13:33:12 jasonbirch: In this case, it had been a while since a meeting, and I think Frank wanted to confirm the changes before going ahead.
13:33:29 jasonbirch: In general, I'd prefer to run the committee fairly loosely because structure takes energy.
13:34:14 ticheler: But the *'s to emphasize projects in incubation seem just new right?
13:34:52 : * ticheler didn't notice them earlier on at least
13:35:10 ticheler: and now I see they are on the agenda to be removed again!?
13:40:14 FrankW: I think folks taking the initiative and making changes is generally fine.
13:40:24 FrankW: But I hesitate to undo them again without some discussion.
13:40:49 ticheler: hence you adding it to the agenda?
13:43:34 FrankW: right
13:44:05 FrankW: The "*" for projects in incubation is actually growing on me now, and I certainly wouldn't mind leaving it.
13:44:19 ticheler: :- )
13:45:01 FrankW: BTW, how strongly do you feel about having the "opensource" modifier on the GeoNetwork name on the main page?
13:45:15 FrankW: It drags the item out to two lines which I find irritating.
13:45:17 ticheler: NP to remove it from there
13:45:22 FrankW: Cool!
13:45:46 ticheler: it's al over the place on the other pages anyway :- )
13:45:47 FrankW: The mapguide folks are a bit more concerned because they need to differentiate between the OS and Enterprise versions.
13:46:15 ticheler: Oh well, we're a bit far from that yet :- )
13:47:57 crschmidt: Why would you want to have 'open' in your project name anyway?
13:47:59 crschmidt: I mean, really.
13:48:01 crschmidt: oh wait...
13:48:08 FrankW: :- )
13:49:50 ticheler: crschmidt: its because we wanted to make sure no one started some row over a registered name we are not aware of
13:51:09 ticheler: How's the Layers project going by the way ;- )
13:51:17 crschmidt: ticheler: yes, there was a joke there : )
13:51:36 : * ticheler was late...
17:23:55 deb_user: can anybody recommend a tool for coordinate system and datum transformations?
17:24:42 crschmidt: proj?
17:25:00 : * crschmidt feels like he's answered this question before, and found out his answer was wrong already.
17:25:37 jgarnett: proj is fun
17:25:50 jgarnett: if you are a Java programmer the geotools project is fun
17:26:15 jgarnett: if you are a user uDig can quickly transform your shapefiles etc...
17:26:30 jgarnett: I think proj and gdal can do that on the command line...
17:27:40 spruceboy: proj will do transformations from one projection to another
17:28:09 spruceboy: cs2cs does this, in addition to datum transformations
17:56:57 sigq: osgeofeed: Ticket #241 ( defect closed ): QGIS SVN commit account unsubscribed from the list <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/241#comment:3>
20:08:10 SprocketKing: Im working on a GIS project myself ... Are there any methods in qt to specify scale levels at which features should not be drawn?