#QGIS IRC Log - 2006-01-23

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00:46:11 CIA-15: timlinux * r4725 /trunk/qgis/src/gui/qgsvectorlayer.cpp: Improve marker positioning
01:04:36 Jazon: good morning
01:05:00 Jazon: : )
01:05:41 Jazon: timlinux: well, I left it compiling last night, and it seems to have finished...... do I now make install ???
01:06:08 Jazon: gsherman: Are you still around?
01:13:22 Jazon: there is a problemm with make install.... i think it is because my distro uses /usr/lib and not /usr/local does this mean I need to re./configure it ???
01:15:46 timlinux: Jazon: hi
01:16:11 timlinux: Jazon: gsherman is watching the back of his eyelids - its past mignight in alaska
01:16:48 Jazon: timlinux: heh - didn't know he was in alaska...
01:19:32 Jazon: !paste
01:19:45 timlinux: @faq paste
01:19:45 sigq: timlinux: Avoid flooding - paste your long clipboard contents at http://rafb.net/paste
01:19:55 timlinux: Jazon: what install prefix did you use?
01:20:00 timlinux: when you ran configure I mean
01:20:21 Jazon: i must apologize.... i forgot the time prefix
01:20:30 timlinux: its proabbly failing because you are trying to install it into a prefix requiring root provaleges
01:20:38 timlinux: which indicates you are using a bad install prefix
01:20:52 timlinux: make sure you install it to your home dir or similar
01:21:01 timlinux: otherwise you will overwrite qgis 0.7.4
01:21:03 timlinux: oh
01:21:05 Jazon: http://rafb.net/paste/results/n3cist44.html
01:21:16 timlinux: and if you are gonna do make install again you might as well do
01:21:18 timlinux: svn update
01:21:21 timlinux: first
01:21:29 timlinux: to get my changes from last night
01:22:22 Jazon: timlinux: do you see that paste
01:24:22 timlinux: did the make step complete without errors?
01:24:53 Jazon: yes it did. I saw no errors
01:25:08 Jazon: timlinux: but i might not know what i am looking for either
01:25:33 timlinux: Jazon: looking at your paste core seems to have built fine
01:27:51 timlinux: Jazon: Ill have to get back to helping you this evening - work calls here
01:28:06 Jazon: ttyl !
02:02:50 sh: timlinux: hi tim
02:04:25 timlinux: hi sh
02:05:45 sh: timlinux: short question: is the qgis-user-map available as WMS-service?
02:05:56 timlinux: sh: no
02:06:01 timlinux: I keep meaning to do that
02:06:22 timlinux: sh: but keep putting it down my priority list
02:06:33 timlinux: sh: I can prolly do it quick
02:07:04 sh: timlinux: no hurry, just wondering, because I could not find a hint on qgis.org.
02:08:30 timlinux: sh:
02:08:41 timlinux: oh I see I already havea wms ready map file
02:14:40 timlinux: sh: hmm I think I need to upgrade my mapserver cgi
02:14:52 timlinux: I think mine doesnt have wms support
02:30:27 sh: timlinux: no problem at all. thanks for answering on that
02:32:02 nhv: timlinux you can check with running "./mapserv -v" from the CLI
02:32:54 timlinux: MapServer version 4.0.1 OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP SUPPORTS=PROJ SUPPORTS=FREETYPE SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WFS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT INPUT=TIFF INPUT=EPPL7 INPUT=JPEG INPUT=POSTGIS INPUT=OGR INPUT=GDAL INPUT=SHAPEFILE
02:33:03 timlinux: hmm so there must be something else Im doing wrong
02:34:15 nhv: hmm you might have a problem with your mapserv
02:34:30 nhv: you shouild be using GDA for TIFF support
02:34:41 nhv: GDAL
02:35:25 nhv: so when you configure --with-gdal you should use --without-tiff --without -geotiff
02:35:43 nhv: see the readme and ./configure --help for exact commands
02:37:20 nhv: http://cvs.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/viewcvs/mapserver/README.CONFIGURE?rev=1.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
02:37:22 sigq: Title: mapserver/README.CONFIGURE - view - 1.33 ( at cvs.gis.umn.edu )
02:37:42 nhv: oops a long URL I forgot :- )
02:39:20 timlinux: hhehe
02:39:24 nhv: Do not use --with-tiff together with --with-gdal. If you are also using
02:39:26 nhv: --with-gdal then you should *not* use --with-tiff. GDAL provides better
02:39:27 nhv: Tiff support than this option, and that will save potential problems at
02:39:29 nhv: runtime.
02:39:30 timlinux: nhv: the mapserver is installed from rpm
02:39:32 timlinux: on rhel
02:39:38 nhv: he he
02:39:46 timlinux: nhv: I dont like to install stuff from source on my servers
02:39:54 nhv: :- )
02:40:11 timlinux: because its humanly impossible to keep everything up to date then
02:40:16 nhv: well just don't use tiff output
02:40:23 nhv: or input
02:40:25 timlinux: but Im busy moving my server over to debian
02:40:37 timlinux: so hopefylly the mapserver in apt is better configured
02:41:01 nhv: probably worth a note to the mapserver list or the redhat maintainer
02:41:15 nhv: this could cause lots of subtle problems
02:41:38 nhv: might not but it can
02:42:22 nhv: I think if GDAL and Mapserver are linked to the same tiff and geotiff things are OK and this is probably true with official rpms
02:42:28 timlinux: right now most of the commie map stupp is just pg layers
02:42:47 timlinux: we have some experimental ones with nasa bluemarble stuff
02:43:03 timlinux: but that is too slow for general useage
02:44:08 nhv: ooh we can make WMS data sources fast enough with an OSSIM backend by requesting tiled layers and keeping a local cache
02:44:17 nhv: like osgPlanet
02:44:23 timlinux: nhv: it wasnt that
02:44:29 timlinux: it was more the bandwirfth
02:44:37 timlinux: for users on slow connections
02:44:39 nhv: true
02:44:54 timlinux: because I refused to downample the images from 24 bit :-P
02:45:00 nhv: he he
02:45:04 timlinux: because they look crappola when doing that
02:45:09 nhv: request them as jpeg
02:45:20 timlinux: I think I tried that too
02:45:34 timlinux: Ill see if I can dig up that map file and show you
03:05:48 timlinux: msLoadMap( ): Unknown identifier. Parsing error near ( METADATA ):( line 17 )
03:05:55 timlinux: thats what I get when I try to enable wms
03:18:19 nhv: can you paste your mapfile
03:23:45 nhv: he he just starting to look at some of our recent HabCam Imagery http://www.vso.cape.com/~nhv/files/HABCAM_more_UFOs.jpg
03:33:09 timlinux: nhv: you got a web cam out in the sea/river/fishtank?
03:33:48 nhv: sort of
03:34:09 nhv: http://www.seascallop.com/HabCam.html
03:34:12 timlinux: nhv: I cant post the map file anywhere public as its got top secret goodies in it
03:34:15 sigq: Title: Scallop Research Setaside 2004 Project 007 ( at www.seascallop.com )
03:34:35 timlinux: like my postgis password :-P
03:34:37 Jazon: timlinux: i think i am going to wait for the deb pkg :s heh
03:34:47 nhv: k how about just the first 25 lines
03:34:50 timlinux: Jazon: Ill help you tonight with it
03:34:56 Jazon: lol - ok
03:34:58 nhv: you have a bad web meta data record
03:35:00 timlinux: Jazon: I can ssh in or something to sort it out
03:35:20 timlinux: I thought it was complaining about the keyword metadata
03:35:37 timlinux: METADATA
03:35:38 timlinux: "wms_title" "QGIS User Community Map Server"
03:35:38 timlinux: "wms_onlineresource" "http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&"
03:35:40 nhv: post line 16 and 17
03:35:41 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
03:35:41 timlinux: "wms_srs" "EPSG:4326"
03:35:43 timlinux: END
03:35:46 timlinux: PROJECTION
03:35:49 timlinux: "proj=latlong"
03:35:51 timlinux: END
03:36:14 timlinux: keyword METADATA is on line 17
03:36:32 timlinux: line 16 looks like this: NAME "QGIS User Community Map Server"
03:36:53 timlinux: so we gonna make osgplanet fly around our commie users map?
03:36:54 timlinux: :- )
03:39:20 nhv: METATDATA wants to be in the WEB object
03:40:04 sh: timlinux: cool, your WMS is up!
03:40:13 sh: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&VERSION=1.0.0&Layers=Users
03:40:40 what_nick: u know the map part is not standard wms
03:41:04 what_nick: use the presetting trick ... they recommend in the WMS hosto
03:41:10 what_nick: *howto
03:41:29 what_nick: if only i had bandwidth ...
03:41:50 what_nick: have a marvellous cubewerx WMS with loads of imagery ...
03:42:04 nhv: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.1.1
03:42:05 sigq: Title: QGIS User Community Map ServerQGIS User Community Map ServerCountryPolitical ( at qgis.org )
03:42:10 nhv: lots of warnings
03:42:29 what_nick: nhv: need metadata for all layers ...
03:42:41 nhv: might want to use a relativve URL to the mapfile
03:44:28 what_nick: nhv: better practice ... put it in the httpd.conf
03:44:39 what_nick: and set the mapfile parameter there ...
03:44:39 nhv: yes
03:45:12 nhv: but that requires sudo
03:46:04 what_nick: make another cgi ....
03:46:13 what_nick: and set the parameter there ?
03:46:24 what_nick: that's what i did ...
03:46:39 what_nick: 2nd suggestion in the howto :p
03:46:50 nhv: there are lots of ways this is a separate cgi that uses relative URLs http://planet.sr.unh.edu/MOG/
03:46:52 sigq: Title: MOG MapServer Browse Interface ( at planet.sr.unh.edu )
03:47:42 what_nick: slow link ...
03:47:46 nhv: as you can see I don't expose much of my server file system
03:47:50 nhv: slow
03:48:15 what_nick: yes abs paths are insecure ur right ...
03:48:38 what_nick: is there a osgplanet ebuild ?
03:48:45 what_nick: feeling lazy ...
03:48:46 nhv: no
03:48:58 nhv: there is a windows exe :- )
03:49:03 what_nick: and frustrated after a crappy day with ex - ...
03:49:18 what_nick: no wondows on laptop ...
03:49:55 nhv: soon to be a Mac package but I think Nix wil always be source only
03:50:07 what_nick: damn ...
03:50:09 nhv: has there are so many dependencies
03:50:29 nhv: until a packager steps forward
03:50:30 what_nick: ebuild can handle that easy ...
03:50:41 : * timlinux returns
03:50:45 what_nick: mmm
03:50:50 : * nhv thinks a volunteer just steped forward
03:50:52 timlinux: how come it works all of a suddent
03:50:59 timlinux: unless it was working all along....
03:51:00 what_nick: half stepped ...
03:51:30 : * timlinux is confused
03:51:41 : * nhv always confused
03:51:53 nhv: gremlins
03:53:19 timlinux: ok I moved metadata into web section and now it parses without error
03:54:19 timlinux: sh: try that again
03:54:29 timlinux: I havent made metadata for each layer yet though
03:55:02 timlinux: actually I dont understand how it was working for sh before
03:55:02 nhv: I think you need a projection object in the map section
03:55:20 timlinux: there is one
03:55:28 timlinux: PROJECTION
03:55:28 timlinux: "proj=latlong"
03:55:29 timlinux: END
03:55:30 nhv: or else you need to put a projection object in each layer
03:55:34 nhv: cool
03:55:38 timlinux: ah
03:55:42 timlinux: Ill do that
03:57:31 nhv: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wms_server/#setup-a-mapfile-for-your-wms
03:57:33 sigq: Title: WMS Servers with MapServer UMN MapServer ( at mapserver.gis.umn.edu )
03:57:48 nhv: very handy doc
03:59:01 timlinux: nhv: done that
03:59:10 nhv: :- )
03:59:19 timlinux: nhv: yup I read that once :- )
03:59:26 timlinux: and forgot it mostly again already
03:59:37 timlinux: nhv: done that <-- I meant added projection to each layer
03:59:47 nhv: need to add wms_title to your layers meta data yet
04:00:05 nhv: to get rid of <!-- WARNING: Mandatory metadata 'wms_title' was missing in this context. -->
04:00:15 sh: timlinux: still works
04:00:16 nhv: then you will be wrning free
04:00:17 sh: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&VERSION=1.0.0&Layers=Users
04:00:21 what_nick: timlinux: and sometime wms projection
04:00:32 what_nick: yes works ... with warnings
04:00:38 what_nick: still valid xml
04:00:58 sh: timlinux: yes, with warmings...
04:01:02 what_nick: if i use a client which does not care abt ugly warnings ...
04:01:16 what_nick: the layer names are wm_titles
04:01:22 nhv: adding wms_projection in layer not mandatory but *strongly* reccomended :- )
04:01:29 timlinux: ok 1 sec
04:01:53 what_nick: lol
04:01:54 timlinux: one title per layer...?
04:02:07 nhv: yes
04:02:29 nhv: each layer has a distinct name so that they can be individualy requested
04:02:42 nhv: note this is a warning only
04:03:27 what_nick: nhv: without that wms_title it defaults to layer name
04:03:36 what_nick: to give the layers a title
04:03:49 nhv: yes but this is not in the spec
04:04:16 nhv: best to get used to writing OGC compliant mapfiles
04:04:38 what_nick: yes ... was trying to do as little as possible
04:04:44 what_nick: :p
04:05:16 what_nick: racing mapserver tifs vs cubewerx oracle...
04:05:29 nhv: short cuts have a way of coming back to bite you eg your getcaps response maynot be parsed correctly by cataloging services etc
04:06:25 what_nick: ah cataloguing service
04:06:30 nhv: the true power of OGC is in that it enables interoperability
04:06:36 what_nick: does udig support those ?
04:06:42 what_nick: yes yes i know ..
04:06:53 nhv: I believe so if not it is certainly in the works
04:07:15 what_nick: u have to have jai to have udig rite ..
04:07:47 timlinux: ok done
04:08:58 what_nick: nhv: ur mog site times out :p
04:09:05 what_nick: is ur server up ?
04:09:48 nhv: works here
04:09:56 nhv: try /MOA/
04:10:00 nhv: same server
04:10:08 timlinux: is mine working properly now?
04:10:14 nhv: u might appreciate that one more
04:11:54 nhv: Tim you can test it yourself
04:12:07 timlinux: nhv: does libwms give some cli tools for looking at a wms server?
04:12:25 timlinux: nhv: Im trying to twiddle my kwl file
04:12:29 nhv: yes
04:12:32 timlinux: it wont work in qgis :-(
04:12:41 nhv: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.1.1
04:12:42 sigq: Title: QGIS User Community Map ServerQGIS User Community Map ServerCountriesPolitical Boundaries ( VMAP )Built up areas ( VMAP ) ( at qgis.org )
04:12:44 timlinux: prolly my fault or summat
04:13:18 timlinux: nhv: what command must I use with that?
04:15:11 timlinux: nhv: what is the char for a comment in kwl?
04:18:02 timlinux: erk
04:18:13 timlinux: will the real nhv please stand up?
04:18:31 nhv_: bloody DSL hiccuped
04:19:18 nhv_: happens a couple a times a day recently
04:20:43 nhv_: it is really wierd in that lifting my phone off the receiver I get computer white noise until I hang up and lift it off again too
04:21:10 nhv_: then a minute or so later DSL reestablishes its self
04:21:15 timlinux: ah
04:21:18 timlinux: archive0.type: wms
04:21:18 timlinux: archive0.server: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Countries
04:21:19 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
04:21:20 what_nick: need better filter ...
04:21:21 timlinux: archive0.cache_dir: /tmp/cache
04:21:23 timlinux: archive0.transparent_color: 0 0 0
04:21:26 timlinux: archive0.opacity: 255
04:21:31 timlinux: does that look like a reasonable kwl file?
04:21:43 what_nick: nhv: adsl or adsl2/s+
04:21:48 what_nick: *2+
04:22:07 nhv_: tim that looks ok need to make your cache dir
04:22:13 timlinux: ah
04:22:28 nhv_: need a sparate cache dir for each kwl file
04:22:58 nhv_: need to figure aout a better way to handle cache dirs
04:23:14 nhv_: there is an experimental method in the qt version
04:23:31 timlinux: doesnt show anyting on earth though :-(
04:24:19 nhv_: I will play play in a couple of minutes
04:24:28 nhv_: with your kwl file
04:25:45 timlinux: ok
04:25:56 timlinux: Im gonna take my lunch break and run the dog....
04:26:00 timlinux: back in a wee while
04:26:23 timlinux: sh: how / where are you using the qgis wms ( just for interest sake )
04:30:51 nhv_: tim Garrett just moved osgplanet_qt into the public CVS
05:30:50 sh: timlinux: working on a grass-user-map and thought of including a QGIS-user map...
05:33:50 timlinux: sh: cool :- )
05:34:58 timlinux: nhv: I can see users on my planet!
05:35:09 timlinux: nhv: is it possible to get labelling too?
05:35:18 timlinux: oh there it is!
05:38:47 timlinux: is there any restriction on the wms_title format?
05:38:57 timlinux: "Global Boundaries ( VMAP )" <-- is that an acceptable layer name?
05:41:49 sh: timlinux: I get a map, when using the browser, but when using shp2img with the mapfile-snippet, I get a curl error. any mapserver-guru has an idea?
05:42:03 sh: LAYER
05:42:03 sh: CONNECTION " http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&"
05:42:04 sh: CONNECTIONTYPE WMS
05:42:04 sh: METADATA
05:42:04 sh: "wms_srs" "EPSG:4326"
05:42:04 sh: "wms_format" "image/png"
05:42:04 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
05:42:06 sh: "wms_title" "Users"
05:42:08 sh: "wms_onlineresource" "http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&"
05:42:10 sh: "wms_server_version" "1.1.0"
05:42:12 sh: "wms_name" "Users"
05:42:14 sh: END
05:42:16 sh: NAME "QGIS-Users"
05:42:26 sh: SIZEUNITS PIXELS
05:42:28 sh: STATUS ON
05:42:30 sh: TEMPLATE "ttt"
05:42:32 sh: TOLERANCE 0
05:42:34 sh: TOLERANCEUNITS PIXELS
05:42:36 sh: TYPE POLYGON
05:42:38 sh: UNITS METERS
05:42:40 sh: END
05:44:21 what_nick: damn nhv is the guru
05:44:33 what_nick: what is the curl error ?
05:44:44 sh: what_nick: wait,
05:45:21 sh: what_nick: HTTP: request failed with curl error code 1 ( Unsupported protocol: http ) for http://www.qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Users&REQUEST=GetMap&SERVICE=WMS&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&STYLES=&HEIGHT=600&QUERY_LAYERS=Users&VERSION=1.1.0&SRS=EPSG:4326&WIDTH=600&BBOX=%2D180%2C%2D180%2C180%2C180&TRANSPARENT=TRUE&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_inimageMon Jan 23 15:46:04 2006 - msHTTPExecuteRequests( ):
05:46:01 what_nick: http is not a supported curl protocol
05:46:08 what_nick: that's nuts ....
05:46:21 what_nick: *throws up hands*
05:46:24 timlinux: try remove the leading space
05:46:36 timlinux: --> " http:
05:47:15 timlinux: --> "http: <-- better
05:47:27 sh: timlinux: yep, you rock! now it works :- ) Is this a bug or a feature :-/
05:47:47 timlinux: @faq COD
05:47:47 sigq: timlinux: There is no FAQ named COD
05:47:48 what_nick: feature
05:47:51 timlinux: @faq cod
05:47:51 sigq: timlinux: Crash-on-demand. A Feature not a Bug.
05:48:12 what_nick: @lart sh
05:48:12 : * sigq smacks sh about the head with a smelly trout
05:48:19 what_nick: @lart what_nick
05:48:20 : * sigq pokes what_nick with a dog eared copy of 'The international guide to Morris Dancing'
05:48:38 timlinux: hope you guys are enjoying my larts :- )
05:48:51 : * timlinux must sit down and think up some more one day :- )
05:48:52 what_nick: timlinux: thanks
05:49:13 what_nick: timlinux: my ex -gf went nuts at me today
05:49:26 what_nick: will pick some up from her emails
05:49:40 sh: timlinux: this is very IRC-specific though...
05:56:09 timlinux: what_nick: heh...as long as wee dont fighten our visitors too much :-P
05:57:02 what_nick: :p
05:57:16 what_nick: @abuse ex-gf
05:57:16 sigq: what_nick: Error: "abuse" is not a valid command.
05:57:25 what_nick: @Abuse ex-gf
05:57:25 sigq: what_nick: Error: "Abuse" is not a valid command.
05:57:31 what_nick: @help
05:57:31 sigq: what_nick: ( help [<plugin>] [<command>] ) -- This command gives a useful description of what <command> does. <plugin> is only necessary if the command is in more than one plugin.
05:57:32 timlinux: @insult
05:57:32 sigq: You are nothing but a vain pile of petrified urine.
05:57:44 what_nick: @insult ex-gf
05:57:44 sigq: ex-gf - You are nothing but a bawdy pile of unintelligent squirrel.
05:57:50 what_nick: yey
05:58:01 what_nick: @lsit
05:58:01 sigq: what_nick: Error: "lsit" is not a valid command.
05:58:06 timlinux: what_nick: not that I am endorsing you insulting your loved ones mind you.....
05:58:08 what_nick: @list
05:58:08 sigq: what_nick: Admin, Alias, Channel, ChannelLogger, ChannelStats, Config, Dict, Factoids, Faq, Google, Insult, Karma, Lart, Math, Misc, Network, News, Owner, Praise, RSS, Seen, Services, ShrinkUrl, Sourceforge, Time, URL, User, Utilities, Weather, and Web
05:58:25 what_nick: previously loved ones ...
05:58:38 timlinux: nhv_: help
05:59:19 nhv_: tim I lost DSL again help with what ??
05:59:22 : * spatialguru is back.
05:59:38 timlinux: archive0.type: wms
05:59:38 timlinux: archive0.server: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Countries,Users,Global Boundaries ( VMAP ),Rivers ( VMAP ),Roads ( VMAP ),Coastlines ( VMAP ),Major Cities,General City Points,Political Boundaries ( VMAP ),Gazetteer
05:59:39 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
05:59:42 timlinux: archive0.cache_dir: /tmp/cache
05:59:44 timlinux: archive0.transparent_color: 0 0 0
05:59:47 timlinux: archive0.opacity: 255
05:59:49 timlinux: i only see user dots
05:59:51 timlinux: ---
05:59:53 timlinux: nothing else
05:59:54 what_nick: nhv_:invest in a better line filter ?
06:00:28 nhv_: one minute
06:01:12 timlinux: Recording camera animation, press 'z' to finish recording.
06:01:12 timlinux: finished recording camera animation, press 'Z' to replay.
06:01:13 timlinux: Saved camera animation to 'saved_animation.path'
06:01:39 timlinux: is that path ile convertable into anything like mpg4?
06:01:47 timlinux: file
06:01:53 timlinux: hi spatialguru
06:03:31 spatialguru: hi timlinux
06:04:33 : * spatialguru is away: work
06:08:57 timlinux: http://linux-gis.co.uk/html_old/svg_new_vs_old.jpg
06:10:30 timlinux: nhv_: I suspect its a scale issue
06:10:36 timlinux: and a layer ordering issue
06:10:49 timlinux: if i zoom in quite close extra data seems to appear
06:24:00 timlinux: nhv_: hehe now there are three of you :-P
06:26:04 timlinux: make that 2
06:47:31 nhv__: archive0.type: background_wms
06:47:32 nhv__: archive0.server: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Country,Political,Boundaries,Rivers,Roads,Coastlines,Cities_01,Cities_02,Users
06:47:34 nhv__: archive0.cache_dir: ./qgis
06:47:35 nhv__: archive0.transparent_color: 0 0 0
06:47:35 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
06:47:37 nhv__: archive0.opacity: 255
06:47:56 nhv__: Tim clean your cache dir and try that kwl file
06:48:24 nhv__: you want to use layer name not layer title
06:48:53 nhv__: for the WMS GetMap Request
06:49:25 nhv__: BTW this makes a nice globe :- )
07:10:00 timlinux: nhv: finally I got it working
07:10:04 timlinux: thanks for the help!
07:11:28 : * nhv thinks that tim is probably dreaming of ways to use this interface to his data now :- )
07:16:48 timlinux: nhv: does it download each layer separately and composit them from the cache?
07:17:11 timlinux: I mean if a new user is added to the map, will the cache 'know'
07:17:18 nhv: no since this is one layer in the Planet KWL file
07:17:24 nhv: no
07:17:43 nhv: you can male the user layer a separate layer
07:18:10 nhv: but I prefer to do everything server side
07:18:29 nhv: oh did you see my post about osgplanet_qt being available
07:18:35 timlinux: nhv: yes!
07:18:48 timlinux: will build it tongiht
07:18:51 nhv: I thnk you will prefer this interface
07:19:26 nhv: this is also minimalistic and is mostly a proof of concept
07:19:51 nhv: so ideas feedback etc welcome
07:20:14 nhv: feedback best sent to the list of course
07:21:40 timlinux: nhv: right
07:22:08 : * timlinux immediate thought is to schtick the widget into qgis as a 3d globe control
07:22:57 nhv: he he
07:23:24 timlinux: nhv: I just wonder how best to server up qgis layers into it
07:23:41 nhv: that would increase the number of dependencies considerably :- )
07:23:45 timlinux: ya
07:23:55 timlinux: we would need som big time configure options
07:24:14 timlinux: ./configure --with-kitchen-sink
07:24:20 nhv: I would like to see QGIS be able t function as a WMS
07:24:33 timlinux: right that seems the simplest
07:30:32 karlwrk_: what do you mean by "as a WMS" ?
07:30:56 karlwrk_: as a WMS compliant server? or just as a decent client of WMS service offerings?
07:31:17 nhv: both
07:32:30 karlwrk_: so what, you fire up qgis and leave it running with it's gui and people connect to it to get WMS presentations?
07:32:32 timlinux: http://linux-gis.co.uk/html_old/osg_planet.jpg <-- snapshot my desktop with osgPlanet scrolling by in the root window as I work
07:32:36 karlwrk_: taht seems like a poor application of qgis to me
07:32:54 karlwrk_: I fully support the idea that a qigs project should be exportable to a wms server
07:33:10 karlwrk_: but qgis being the wms server seems odd to me
07:33:36 nhv: expoting would be fine :- )
07:34:20 nhv: but it just a very small step from drawing for the screen to drawing to a socket :- )
07:34:40 karlwrk_: I disagree
07:35:00 nhv: it is the parsing of the Request that is tough
07:35:14 karlwrk_: this is where the factores of libqgis_* might be useful,
07:35:17 timlinux: karlwrk_: when qgis is split into core and gui libs probably
07:35:31 timlinux: it is / was my plan to have a qgis server component
07:35:46 timlinux: for one Id like to remotely execute plugins
07:35:49 karlwrk_: but still, what would the motivation be? what what a qgis server component actually be?
07:35:50 CIA-15: rblazek * r4726 /trunk/qgis/acinclude.m4: fix for crosscompilation
07:35:54 karlwrk_: remoting plugins is one thing
07:36:08 karlwrk_: but reimplementing mapserver seems like a miuse of resources
07:36:21 timlinux: karlwrk_: perhaps
07:37:22 nhv: if QGIS draws to an offscreen location then blits teh completed image to the screen then implmenting a network interface to the offscreen buffer is trivial
07:37:59 nhv: and offscreen drawing is usually faster then directy drawing to the screen .....
07:40:12 timlinux: also once we start using more and more of the arthur goodies we will have more compelling reasons to present qgis as a server component
07:40:25 timlinux: the work cycle of makeing a web map will be much easier:
07:40:31 timlinux: open desktop gui
07:40:38 timlinux: add layers & set symbology
07:40:40 timlinux: save
07:40:48 timlinux: deploy as web app
07:40:58 timlinux: and get 1:1 fidelity to original app
07:41:14 timlinux: which we probably will never get with mapserver exporter
07:41:44 timlinux: say mapserver often enough and TylerM is sure to come out of the woodwork
07:42:02 nhv: lol
07:46:32 karlwrk_: tim: I feel that's a problem with mapserver then. if qgis is going to "deploy as web app" presumably it needs to be some sort of standards based as well,
07:46:43 karlwrk_: and if so, surely it's just a matter of making the standard "more standard"
07:49:59 : * TylerM waits for the keyword 'foundation' to be uttered...
07:50:32 timlinux: osgPlanet rocks!
07:50:48 TylerM: timlinux: I try to change the keyword for my IRC wake-up call regularly to help maintain my privacy
07:50:51 timlinux: TylerM: have you tried out the nifty new qgis community wms
07:50:59 TylerM: yes. tried.
07:51:03 TylerM: :[
07:51:06 TylerM: need to troubleshott.
07:51:09 timlinux: is osgPlanet?
07:51:20 timlinux: I have it working here thanks to nhv
07:51:25 timlinux: its stuuuuuuning
07:51:51 TylerM: I used it in my youth. : )
07:52:39 TylerM: You should have seen nhv's lightening talk about it. That was great!
07:52:46 TylerM: catch you later guys
07:54:02 : * nhv warns tim again that osgPlanet has been known to be addictive
07:55:00 timlinux: you get lightning in osgPlanet too?
07:55:06 ritalin: he done got me hooked on stumbleupon
07:55:10 ritalin: i hope he suffers ; )
07:55:11 : * timlinux looks for the knob to turn to make that happen
07:55:19 timlinux: ritalin: heh
07:55:37 nhv: Tyler was refering to a lightning talk I gave at MUM3
07:56:07 nhv: a collection of 5 minute show and tells to kick off the conference
07:57:34 nhv: of course Google Earth was released shortly after Mum so all the oohs and ahs have been given to it as it is more readily accesable for most
07:57:52 ritalin: Google Earth rocks
07:58:14 ritalin: they need a linux client though
07:58:20 timlinux: yes its great under linux where I cant use it
07:58:46 nhv: but osgPlanet is OpenSource based on OGC standards and runs on any platform that supports OpenGL ..... :- )
07:58:47 timlinux: nhv: yup I got the lightning bit
07:59:03 timlinux: I prefer the osgPlanet user interface to google earth
07:59:04 nhv: we could add lightning though :- )
07:59:29 timlinux: I always maintained that the perfect user interface was no user interface
07:59:32 ritalin: is it real images though?
07:59:38 ritalin: i like to stalk people with google earth
07:59:46 timlinux: where you interactdirectly with the entity
07:59:54 nhv: We spent a lot of time getting the motion to be appropriate for the altitude
07:59:55 timlinux: which osgPlanet achieves perfectly
08:00:31 nhv: hopefully the speed varies by altitude intuitively
08:00:37 timlinux: yup
08:00:57 nhv: this was tricky
08:00:59 timlinux: Ive been letting it scroll around on its own - hopefully building up my cache
08:01:09 nhv: it should do that
08:01:29 timlinux: I didnt really understand you well when you answered my caching question earlier
08:01:36 timlinux: does it caceh each layer independently
08:01:48 timlinux: or the rendered composite of all enabled layers?
08:01:55 nhv: that kwl file has only one layer
08:02:09 timlinux: ok so thats what it cahces
08:02:20 timlinux: so ideally I should put users into its own layer
08:02:23 nhv: eg it is requesting that the server mak a tile with all the layers in that request
08:02:25 timlinux: as that changes
08:02:34 nhv: that could work
08:02:35 timlinux: and the rest are static
08:02:53 timlinux: I spose I have to delete my cache every time I do that...
08:03:04 timlinux: hi isaac_n00b_
08:03:18 nhv: what we really want to do is implemnet a WFS client for that type of data and have Planet render the points after the background layers
08:03:41 nhv: yes you will need to delete your cache currently
08:03:45 timlinux: right
08:04:02 timlinux: it would be nice to have the points as 3d extruded features
08:04:12 timlinux: possibly as little human figurines
08:04:31 nhv: these thngs are all possible we have sort of been hoping that interested parties might fund some Planet Development
08:04:54 nhv: eg you can only do so much
08:04:56 timlinux: archive0.type: background_wms
08:04:57 timlinux: archive0.server: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Users
08:04:58 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
08:04:59 timlinux: archive0.server: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Country,Political,Boundaries,Rivers,Roads,Coastlines,Cities_01,Cities_02
08:05:00 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
08:05:02 timlinux: archive0.cache_dir: /home/aps02ts/dev/cpp/ossim_cvs/QGIS_users_cache archive0.transparent_color: 0 0 0
08:05:06 timlinux: archive0.opacity: 255
08:05:09 timlinux: is that valid
08:05:12 timlinux: or do I need to define 2 archives?
08:05:18 nhv: 2 layers
08:05:31 nhv: but there are some issues
08:05:38 nhv: which you will see
08:05:54 nhv: you can only have one backgorund layer too
08:06:08 nhv: archive1.type wms
08:06:08 : * timlinux goes to look for the docs again
08:06:33 TylerM: yeah, nhv prepared to not be too impressed with google earth : )
08:07:09 nhv: archive1.type: background_wms
08:07:11 nhv: archive1.server: http://qgis.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=/data/tim/www/community.qgis.org/maps/main.map&LAYERS=Users
08:07:12 sigq: Title: Quantum GIS Users Around the World ( at qgis.org )
08:07:12 nhv: archive1.cache_dir: ./qgis
08:07:14 nhv: archive1.transparent_color: 0 0 0
08:07:15 nhv: archive1.opacity: 255
08:07:31 timlinux: nhv: is the numering significant?
08:07:35 timlinux: or the ordering in the file?
08:07:36 nhv: and take the Users out of the achive0.server
08:07:49 nhv: both
08:08:06 nhv: er not really sure I think it is the number
08:08:21 nhv: been a while since I worked with that code
08:08:49 : * timlinux is testing now
08:09:03 nhv: the wms_background layer will be rendere first and the other layers by their numbeering I think
08:09:12 timlinux: right#
08:09:36 nhv: this will be slower in that you need to make to web requests
08:09:45 nhv: and the layers have to be merged
08:10:06 nhv: this is why I prefer to do all layering on the server ideally running locally
08:11:49 timlinux: right
08:39:20 juddtaylor: any postgis users in here?
08:39:59 timlinux: juddtaylor: hi
08:40:05 timlinux: juddtaylor: there are a few
08:40:29 juddtaylor: hi timlinux
08:41:09 timlinux: what you need help on ( cant promise Ill know the answer though... )
08:41:11 juddtaylor: I'm wondering what tools people use for design and admin of their postgis databases.
08:41:16 timlinux: oh
08:41:19 timlinux: I use psql
08:41:36 timlinux: and occasionally pgadminIII
08:41:51 juddtaylor: I like mysql 'cos it's got a lot og great design and admin tools, but it's not too hot spatially
08:42:14 timlinux: psql is actually pretty powerful admininterface
08:42:29 timlinux: unless you *must* have a gui....
08:42:49 timlinux: there is also phpPgAdmin
08:42:58 timlinux: though I havent looked at that for a few years
08:43:13 juddtaylor: what about design tools? I use DBDesigner primarliy
08:44:41 timlinux: never used dbdesigner - screenshots look nice
08:45:02 timlinux: honestly Ive never really looked too hard for design tools
08:45:15 timlinux: I tend to do the old create table.... way
08:45:39 timlinux: and jot my schema down on a piece of paper if I have to
08:45:55 timlinux: I saw a russian qt based postgis designer app once
08:45:55 juddtaylor: I can prototype and test with DBdesigner really easily, but I'd like to be able to test the geo funcs as well at this stage.
08:45:59 timlinux: but it was non OS
08:46:37 juddtaylor: I'm working on a DB that's probably too complicated for paper ( I don't have enough erasers around my office )
08:46:39 timlinux: I think if you do find a pg designer its also unlikely to have much in the way of postgis support
08:46:44 timlinux: heh
08:47:23 timlinux: when my db gets complicated in postgres I usually break it up acreoss a few schemas
08:47:36 juddtaylor: It's a slightly scaled down version of several huge sat databases... hang on a sec for a link to some of their schema's...
08:49:10 juddtaylor: the MODAPS database is a big influence: see http://mo1.nascom.nasa.gov:8100/doc/Design/DatabaseModel/PDM_Report/diagram_MODAPS_System.html
08:49:12 sigq: Title: Modaps ( at mo1.nascom.nasa.gov:8100 )
08:52:12 juddtaylor: The trick is, I'm really the only one on this project, so being able to manage and build it quickly is almost more important than it working : )
08:52:37 juddtaylor: and so far postgis seems like a pain. Does it get better over time?
08:52:59 juddtaylor: or does one need to eliminate other knowledge to make room for all of that?
08:53:58 timlinux: juddtaylor: wow
08:54:03 timlinux: thats some schema
08:54:26 timlinux: juddtaylor: Im a great fan os postgresql
08:54:28 timlinux: of
08:54:34 juddtaylor: MODAPS is a big pork project, so it's a little too complicated, but they had to figure out how to spend 100's of millions on it!
08:54:51 timlinux: I dropped mysq in favour of postgresql about 5 years back
08:54:57 timlinux: and have been happy as a clam since
08:55:03 timlinux: though Im no guru on it
08:55:12 timlinux: its pretty easy to get along with
08:55:17 timlinux: and the docs are very good
08:55:21 juddtaylor: My db isn't that bad, but I've probably already got 50 tables...
08:55:31 juddtaylor: that's good to hear
08:55:53 : * huhabla woke up by reading "100's of millions" :o
08:56:05 timlinux: the only issues Ive ever really had is that sometimes my dumps dump function calls before the dependent function is actually defined
08:56:15 timlinux: making restoring the backup a bit of a fiddle
08:56:31 timlinux: though that may be remidied in pg8 now
08:56:39 timlinux: which I havent used very much yet
08:56:55 juddtaylor: BTW, I'm not really a DB guy, I just need a DB and I'm not afraid to jump into things...
08:57:39 juddtaylor: Do you use pg for general databases or just GIS stuff?
09:02:52 juddtaylor: here's a link to the schema I'm working on. Just ignore the stuff in yellow, as that will mostly change or disappear... http://modis.marine.usf.edu/images/ProductDatabaseModel.png
09:05:11 timlinux: juddtaylor: I use pg for three things 1 ) web facing databases with php frontends, 2 ) geodatabasing with postgis and 3 ) general data storage for use with analytical tools
09:06:58 TylerM: hi juddtaylor i use postgis a fair bit, but more as an operational GIS tool.
09:07:19 TylerM: An hence not a lot of complex data modelling going on...
09:07:25 TylerM: even if I had tools to help do that!
09:07:47 TylerM: We have need for some good web based tools though, so will have to dig into that at some point.
09:10:23 timlinux: juddtaylor: there is a chap call baw who comes onto this channel who is a real db guru
09:10:58 timlinux: and gavin....they use postgres to store telemtry data on fishing surveys
09:11:20 juddtaylor: good info. I'll have to take another look at pg, and keep an eye for the others
09:11:57 karlwrk_: all it really comes down to is do you want to do spatial analysis IN the db, or out of the db
09:12:17 karlwrk_: ie, tie your product to a specific DB, or tie it to some specific extra SW
09:12:26 karlwrk_: there's good motivation for both
09:12:54 juddtaylor: karlwrk_: exactly. I had been planning on doing it outside, but that may be more work that switching to a database that can do some of that for me.
09:13:07 TylerM: at least with postgis you can tie it to simple features for SQL OGC spec and not to some proprietary model.
09:13:15 karlwrk_: well, those are _your_ design decisions I'm afraid : )
09:13:34 TylerM: so it's somewhat abstracted
09:14:11 juddtaylor: My thinking now it that if I can't find any good design proto tools for pg, then I'll do that in my, and the implement the polished DB in pg...
09:14:56 TylerM: We sometimes do up stuff in Access and then shove it into pg...not perfect, but good for some of the noobs
09:15:10 juddtaylor: ...but that leaves testing the geo features to the very end.
09:16:38 TylerM: guess so
09:17:00 juddtaylor: TylerM: I'm not DB expert, but I'm not interested in Access for anything. I stay away from microsoft at all costs : )
09:17:11 TylerM: Our GIS dept handles the spatial side, while other depts are shoving the tabular stuff in however they can : )
09:17:14 TylerM: good plan!
09:17:30 juddtaylor: I apparantly can't type either... sorry for all fo the tpyo's : )
09:19:26 TylerM: I think your typing is great "stay away from microsoft at all costs" came across very clearly
09:19:55 juddtaylor: I double checked that one : ) I don't want to be misquoted on that!
09:20:42 juddtaylor: brb
09:28:16 nhv: karlwrk_ most of the 'enterprise level' DB design tools have a postgres back end
09:28:41 : * nhv never knows what is menat by a DB design tool
09:29:06 juddtaylor: how about the el-cheapo OS tools? I don't have enterprise $$ :(
09:30:02 juddtaylor: I like to do GUI design... setup tables, relations, etc, and then export/sync up to the real database. It's also nice to save the model directly into the database as well.
09:30:13 karlwrk_: enterprise isn't always $$$
09:30:30 juddtaylor: I though that was the definition : )
09:30:35 karlwrk_: enterprise architect is pretty cheap, though I've not used the db design tools
09:30:50 juddtaylor: I've been in on too many enterprise "software architecture" seminars, I suppose : )
09:30:51 karlwrk_: I tend to take the opinion that if your db design can't be done on an a4 piece of paper, it's not one database
09:31:02 nhv: I find this *very* useful pgadminhttp://www.pgadmin.org/
09:31:05 sigq: Title: pgAdmin III: PostgreSQL administration and management tools ( at www.pgadmin.org )
09:31:54 nhv: and keep meaning to look into this http://sqlobject.org/
09:31:58 sigq: Title: SQLObject ( at sqlobject.org )
09:34:24 juddtaylor: sqlobject looks interesting, but unfort. it's py not perl ( I consider myself a perl guru, so I use that )
09:35:01 juddtaylor: I used pgadmin a couple of times, but I didn't really see much for design ( aka CASE tools ).
09:35:33 juddtaylor: nhv: check out the DBDesigner screenshots for the sort of thing to which I'm addicted
09:35:56 juddtaylor: http://fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/
09:36:17 sigq: Title: fabFORCE.net ( at fabforce.net )
09:37:35 karlwrk_: why does the language bother you judd?
09:37:43 karlwrk_: also, anyone that can use perl can use python
09:38:31 juddtaylor: karlwrk_: py is not good for numerics ( too slow ), so I don't use it. That's where most of my code is.
09:39:08 juddtaylor: I'm not against python, but I use perl, and can do anything under the sun with it, so I do.
09:39:59 juddtaylor: The sqlobj tool looks neat, but it doesn't look like a GUI, and my interal DB API is already mostly finished in perl
09:40:01 nhv: yikes the Numeric Python extensions are quite fast
09:40:41 karlwrk_: judd: that doesn't really explain why youre complaining abotu sqlobject based purely on it being python
09:40:46 nhv: but understood that monks don't do Python :- )
09:41:26 karlwrk_: I don't even know what it is, it just seemed an overly general blanket statement for something that should merely be a third party tool : )
09:41:39 juddtaylor: I use PDL ( the Perl Data Language ), and I can get C/Fortran speeds. PDL get's a lot of py users who think numpy is way too slow. I can't speak from personal experience, but that happens alot...
09:42:00 nhv: dbdesigner looks like a decent GUI for DB design if you want a GUI instead of code :- )
09:42:16 karlwrk_: if it makes you happy, it can't be that bad, as I always say
09:42:25 nhv: it depends on how you use the tool
09:42:58 nhv: poorly written python can be quite slow
09:43:07 nhv: on the other hand ......
09:43:28 karlwrk_: so can poorly wrtten asm
09:43:30 juddtaylor: SQLobject looks like a phyton OO API to a pg database. The tables are represented by objects accessible from python. So if I use perl... I can't get to the objects very easily.
09:43:35 nhv: you can genearlly get things to run at close to C speed
09:44:01 : * timlinux goes to spend some time on couch with wifey.....catch youall later....
09:44:10 nhv: right I a msure there are Perl front ends to PG I just am not famiiar with Perl tools
09:44:34 juddtaylor: I'm waaay to deep in perl/PDL to even thing about switching, but I appreciate the pythangelical effort : )
09:44:53 juddtaylor: think I mean
09:45:03 karlwrk_: from your description of sqlobjects your statement makes more sense : )
09:45:18 karlwrk_: I was under the impression from when it was suggested that itwas simply a third party tool for design
09:45:34 karlwrk_: which is why I questioned the rapid rejection based on implementation
09:46:25 juddtaylor: Well, I didn't see screenshots, and just saw python code examples. I put 2 and 2 together...
09:46:47 karlwrk_: ( I've nto even typed it into google : )
09:48:12 juddtaylor: The perl DB access tools can sometimes be annoying, but they're pretty simple to use. I wouldn't mind OO access to tables, but I can live without it.
09:49:44 karlwrk_: have you seen class::dbi?
09:50:02 karlwrk_: it will solv emost of those problems for you
09:50:24 juddtaylor: nhv: any code in an interpreted language is "dangerous" as far as speed goes. One false move and you loop in the interpreter, and perf goes down the drain. The same goes for PDL
09:50:37 karlwrk_: also, spatial freaks such as you guys may find this somewhat interesting: http://users.livejournal.com/_pussylover_/16198.html
09:50:43 sigq: Title: _pussylover_: Felici Varini — художник, котор‹й опровергает перспективу ( at users.livejournal.com )
09:50:59 juddtaylor: kaelwrk_: haven't looked at it, but I will.
09:51:23 juddtaylor: from the name of that link... I'll have to wait to take a look at it when I'm not at work...
09:51:34 karlwrk_: judd: actually, you don't
09:51:55 karlwrk_: it's completely and utterly work safe
09:52:02 karlwrk_: ( I expected it to not be either )
09:53:45 juddtaylor: too bad I can't read russian. Were the overlays added to the images by software, or are the walls painted?
09:54:13 : * karlwrk_ shrugs
09:54:30 karlwrk_: the last person who commented on that link also immediately asked if it was done in software
09:54:32 juddtaylor: maybe it's just MC Echer's house?
09:54:38 karlwrk_: I don't see any reason to doubt it as being real
09:54:54 juddtaylor: Now that I look, I think it's painted.
09:55:11 juddtaylor: I think they used a projector to lay out the patterns, and traced with paint
09:55:50 karlwrk_: probably, I'd certainly agree with that
09:57:02 juddtaylor: If it was software, it would be _really_ _really_ impressive
09:57:34 juddtaylor: they'd need to build a 3d model from the images, create the overlay texture, and a FOV
09:58:25 juddtaylor: then project the 3dmodel to the FOV origin, and then project the tecture onto than
09:58:49 juddtaylor: and then reproject the 3dmodel back to the original FOV ( camera location ), with the texture overlays.
10:00:01 juddtaylor: not impossible, but it's certainly not trivial.
10:02:54 juddtaylor: I've got to go now, but I appreciate all of the DB advice; Very helpful! Thanks!
12:56:13 : * timlinux returns
12:56:21 timlinux: hiya morb_au
12:56:38 timlinux: morb_au: is wms in head working for you at the moment?
13:56:24 timlinux: Jazon: ready for your install?
13:57:29 Jazon: timlinux: cool! in a few minutes? just finishing off an ndiswrapper thing...
13:57:44 timlinux: k
13:57:47 timlinux: just buzz
13:58:00 Jazon: hey, do you have a windows box running there by any chance?
13:59:24 Jazon: timlinux: you have a windows box running there by any chance?
14:17:13 timlinux: Jazon: windows?
14:17:27 timlinux: XWindows yes
14:17:37 timlinux: BSODWindows no
14:18:14 Jazon: lol - i have to extract inf and sys files from a setup.exe to make my wireless work
14:18:23 Jazon: wine takes forever.... :s
14:18:31 Jazon: almost done now though....
14:18:37 timlinux: k
14:48:32 Jazon: timlinux: well, that failed miserably
14:48:42 Jazon: timlinux: what a waste of time that was :S
14:49:41 timlinux: Jazon: heh
14:49:48 timlinux: Jazon: been there done that
14:49:57 timlinux: went back to wired networking...
14:50:02 Jazon: wireless is NOT easy with linux
14:50:04 Jazon: heh
14:50:12 timlinux: it is if you have a supported nic
14:50:15 Jazon: yeah, i am losing it
14:50:46 Jazon: i was supposed to though! I purposely bought this thing because it has atheros card built in
14:51:15 Jazon: but the atheros card is too new lol... not in madwifi ( yet i am assured )
14:51:43 Jazon: anyway.... i haven't been able to accomplish much of anything on this thing in a day and a half :s
14:52:32 Jazon: I wanted everything set up for tomorrow so that i would be ready for my 3 mth trip and be able to work a bit on my research plans lol
14:52:40 Jazon: oh well....
14:52:57 Jazon: so where were we with the installation of qgis?
14:53:37 Jazon: timlinux: because it would be nice to get that for tomorrow to show my supervisor...
14:53:58 timlinux: sure
14:54:08 timlinux: you still have vnc running?
14:54:21 Jazon: in a sec i can yes
14:54:28 Jazon: gotta open the firewall
14:54:28 timlinux: do you have skype?
14:54:31 Jazon: yeah
14:54:35 timlinux: timlinux
14:54:41 timlinux: gimme the details there
14:54:54 timlinux: timlinux <-- my skype name
14:56:39 Jazon: ok....done
14:59:17 Jazon: timlinux: should be ready to go now
15:01:49 timlinux: you on skype?
15:02:00 Jazon: yeah - i added you
15:02:08 timlinux: dont see you
15:02:13 Jazon: hrmmm
15:02:20 Jazon: tim s right?
15:02:25 timlinux: no
15:02:28 timlinux: timlinux
15:02:40 Jazon: yeah yeah but you show up as tim sutton
15:02:44 timlinux: yes
15:02:53 timlinux: 1 sec just restarting skype
15:03:06 Jazon: k
15:03:32 timlinux: no sign of you
15:03:38 timlinux: whats your skype name?
15:03:42 Jazon: i am arkygeek
16:15:16 jumpship: keep on truckin Q Crew!
16:17:40 timlinux: jumpship: heh
16:31:52 timlinux: hi hobu
16:32:00 : * hobu waves
16:32:45 : * timlinux pulls out a lazy boy with built in beer cooler in the arm and bids hobu take a seat and make himself at home :-P
16:40:22 Jazon: gnite all! thx again timlinux
16:43:34 timlinux: no worries
16:45:16 CIA-15: timlinux * r4727 /trunk/qgis/images/themes/default/ ( 8 files ): Refinements to icons for consistency and clarity
16:46:09 hobu: using 0.7.4 on os x ( pre-built binaries ). How can I have a polygon layer with no outline width?
16:47:37 timlinux: hobu: sett eh outline style to nothing
16:47:55 timlinux: the rightmost button on the style palette
16:48:09 timlinux: hobu: that spin box prolly needs to get set to min 1
16:48:19 hobu: isn't there in a continuous color style though
16:48:31 timlinux: oh
16:48:36 timlinux: 1 sec
16:49:13 timlinux: your right
16:49:31 timlinux: Ill have to ask marco if there is a possibility to add that easily
16:49:49 timlinux: we are in supposed to be in feature freeze for 0.8 atm
16:49:59 timlinux: so may be a while before that becomes available
16:50:23 hobu: np. just playing around with qgis tonight. Haven't tried it in a while. It's come a long ways. Nice job!
16:51:51 timlinux: hobu: I left a note for marco - hopefully he will sort that out
16:52:12 timlinux: I want to redo the whole of that part of the gui anyway
16:52:20 timlinux: ...one day
16:56:08 timlinux: hobu: I caught your interrogation podcast of spatialguru once....any plans for more podcasts?
16:56:20 hobu: yeah. wanna do one ? ; )
16:56:54 timlinux: I wanna do liek TWIOGIS 'This week in open source gis'
16:57:02 timlinux: or summink :- )
16:57:18 timlinux: like a ten minute update on whats been going on in the world of FOSS GIS
16:57:35 timlinux: Im sure there must be ten min of news per week on that
16:57:43 timlinux: even if we have to make some up :- )
16:58:15 timlinux: perhaps get teh veryspatial dudes to include it as a slot in their show
16:58:27 timlinux: of course I dont have time to do this
16:58:32 timlinux: only inclination...
16:59:07 hobu: yep. with infinite time, infinite intelligence, and infinite resources I could do a lot : )
16:59:29 hobu: I do want to do some more FOSS GIS interviews though
16:59:34 hobu: people seemed to really like them
17:00:14 timlinux: yup
17:00:28 timlinux: I was dissapointed when your feed ran dry :-(
17:00:50 timlinux: its great for the terminally lazy / time challenged
17:01:09 timlinux: to keep up with whats going on without having to read zillions of mailing lists
17:01:25 hobu: a couple of feature questions... can I edit a postgis layer, and can I add a WMS layer?
17:01:49 timlinux: yes and no
17:02:03 timlinux: pg editing is quite basic in 0.7.4 iirc
17:02:10 timlinux: wms is coming in 0.8
17:02:24 timlinux: and improved editing
17:02:54 hobu: cool. 0.7.4 doesn't like resizing on my mac so well
17:03:18 hobu: sorry, resizing the window
17:04:39 timlinux: yup thats a feature not a bug
17:04:48 timlinux: :-(
17:05:01 timlinux: http://linux-gis.co.uk/html_old/svg_new_vs_old.jpg <-- theres a sneak preview of 0.8
17:05:07 hobu: of qgis, or qt4?
17:05:16 timlinux: no its a qgis issue I think
17:06:33 timlinux: doesnt do it on linux here
17:06:48 timlinux: Ill leave a note for the mac guru :- )
17:08:17 hobu: I've been working on mysql support for ogr...
17:08:34 timlinux: ooer
17:08:38 hobu: read support is mostly done except for sql-type "select * from foo" layer queries
17:08:47 timlinux: cool
17:08:51 hobu: write support is on the way, but I've been lagging
17:09:08 timlinux: at the moment qgis doesnt use ogr for database derived layers
17:09:24 timlinux: for historical reasons which are best gleaned from gsherman
17:09:47 timlinux: the main thing is we need to come up with a unified interface for adding a new layer
17:10:00 timlinux: that accommodates the range of ogr supported sources
17:10:24 timlinux: prolly we can just flag the db connections and give those a separate dialog
17:10:46 hobu: that sounds challenging, espcially considering how many different ways you can define an ogr datasource
17:10:59 timlinux: yup
17:11:42 hobu: well, my experience with mysql has been a bit frustrating. It is fast, but finicky
17:11:57 hobu: and is not as feature complete as one would like
17:12:14 timlinux: hobu: nice to see you around here - I gotta crash - 2:15am here - but Id love to here more about this
17:12:21 timlinux: so please pop in again
17:12:32 hobu: sure thing
17:12:33 timlinux: night shift should be arriving here on teh channel soon
17:12:44 timlinux: so if you tell them about it Ill read it in the logs
17:12:46 timlinux: :- )
17:12:47 timlinux: btw
17:13:12 timlinux: one of our irc visitors was also talking about some mysql hacking
17:13:26 timlinux: I think it was judd but hes gone now
17:13:30 timlinux: right cya!
17:31:43 : * gsherman returns from the salt mines
17:41:37 CIA-15: timlinux * r4728 /trunk/qgis/ ( 29 files in 3 dirs ): Added some icons from the open clipart project
18:09:15 ritalin: Host 'sith', running Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 - Cpu0: AMD Athlon 2083 MHz; Up: 10:27; Users: 3; Load: 0.36; Free: [Mem: 46/1010 Mio] [Swap: 965/965 Mio] [/: 66797/113459 Mio]; Vpenis: 62.8 cm;
18:09:20 ritalin: lmao
18:09:33 gsherman: ritalin: ip and root passwd please
18:09:44 ritalin: heh
18:09:49 ritalin: 12345
18:10:06 ritalin: "Thats the type of combo and idiot would have on their luggage"
18:13:45 ritalin: does Ubuntu come with fortune?
18:14:16 gsherman: dunno, if not its only apt-get install fortune
18:14:19 gsherman: and you got it
18:14:34 : * spatialguru is back.
18:14:41 ritalin: yeah, i judge the quality of an OS by if it includes fortune by default
18:14:51 gsherman: ok, let me look...
18:14:52 ritalin: Fortune = top notch
18:15:07 ritalin: gentoo doesnt sadly
18:15:30 gsherman: gsherman@madison:~$ which fortune
18:15:31 gsherman: /usr/games/fortune
18:15:45 gsherman: default -- ubuntu rules
18:15:47 ritalin: nice
18:15:52 gsherman: ( by your criteria )
18:16:10 ritalin: i _am_ the authority
18:29:26 gsherman: @cnn 99577
18:29:28 sigq: gsherman: The current temperature in Eagle River, AK is -8F. Conditions: Clear. Humidity: 91%. Wind: CLM at 0 mph ( 0 km/h ).
18:29:58 gsherman: ____ _ _
18:29:58 gsherman: / ___|___ | | __| |
18:29:58 gsherman: | | / _ \| |/ _` |
18:29:58 gsherman: | |__| ( _ ) | | ( _| |
18:29:58 gsherman: \____\___/|_|\__,_|
18:30:42 ritalin: < I win! >
18:30:42 ritalin: --------
18:30:43 ritalin: \ ^__^
18:30:43 ritalin: \ ( oo )\_______
18:30:43 ritalin: ( __ )\ )\/\
18:30:45 ritalin: ||----w |
18:30:47 ritalin: || ||
18:33:02 gsherman: ritalin: how many hours did it take you to do that one?
18:33:44 ritalin: cowsay!
18:33:47 ritalin: install it
18:46:45 Jazon: hi guys
18:47:02 Jazon: nice cow
18:47:31 gsherman: i thought it was a dog
18:47:41 Jazon: lol
18:47:46 Jazon: maybe maybe
18:48:12 Jazon: so... tim logs this chan right?
18:48:20 gsherman: no
18:48:26 gsherman: the siqg logs it
18:48:31 Jazon: ok
18:48:51 Jazon: i will email it to him...... just finished the build...
18:48:58 Jazon: real 33m29.354s
18:48:58 Jazon: user 18m42.534s
18:48:59 Jazon: sys 7m11.527s
18:49:15 Jazon: is that good, bad or what?
18:49:26 gsherman: @faq wiki
18:49:26 sigq: gsherman: The qgis wiki at http://wiki.qgis.org
18:49:33 gsherman: benchmarks are there
18:56:13 Jazon: hrmmm
18:56:35 Jazon: ok, i built qgis... but only the old one launches....... how do i launch the new one?
19:08:32 gsherman: Jazon: did you do make install?
19:20:59 ritalin: When you replace someone's beer with a Miller Lite, you're not just giving them a beer that's great tasting and less filling, you're giving them 12 ounces of integrity.
19:22:50 ritalin: doh wrong chan
20:52:02 spatialguru: tim_work: re: the TWIOGIS comment...
20:52:38 spatialguru: I firmly believe there is more than enough content and activity to warrant at least a monthly osgeo newsletter complete with
20:52:53 spatialguru: updates, news, case studies, sample code even, etc...
20:53:10 gsherman: door prizes?
20:53:11 spatialguru: once the foundation stuff dies down ( hmm..if ever.. ) it is something I really want to pursue.
20:53:16 gsherman: party hats?
20:53:39 spatialguru: I don't believe in prizes - I entered a software naming contest once and it left a bad taste in my mouth :P
20:54:36 spatialguru: I also think that once a regular compedium of all osgeo wisdom and knowledge gets started, that some good floaters will pop up worthy of weekly highlighting...
20:54:38 spatialguru: and podcasts, etc.
20:54:50 spatialguru: gsherman: when do I get my t-shirt for the qgis naming contest?
20:55:28 gsherman: when you submit an entry thats capable of winning
20:55:33 gsherman: : )
20:55:47 spatialguru: so what would be a good one?
20:55:55 spatialguru: can you coach me?
20:56:18 gsherman: no
20:56:23 gsherman: that would be cheating
20:56:41 spatialguru: I don't mind if *you* cheat, just don't let me miss my chance to win!
20:56:55 gsherman: the names will be judged without looking at who submitted them
20:57:04 spatialguru: whew!
20:57:15 spatialguru: then I know you won't just throw mine away..
20:57:25 spatialguru: I better submit more than 1 I guess
20:57:53 gsherman: there are what? over 200 entries now?
20:58:12 spatialguru: wow - 202!
20:58:17 spatialguru: er 220
20:58:24 gsherman: yup
20:58:54 spatialguru: heh - "ArqEnemy" - that's a good one, but should be for v1.0 only ; )
20:59:26 gsherman: ok, that must be yours since you are mentioning it
20:59:50 spatialguru: If it is, I forgot, and think it's funny anyway
20:59:51 spatialguru: heh
21:00:14 gsherman: i suppose i'm a poor judge when i don't understand some of the names
21:01:09 spatialguru: I would be too!
21:01:25 spatialguru: you wonder if some people thought you were asking for an email and password!
21:02:06 gsherman: could be
21:03:02 gsherman: i've been soliciting IP's and root passwds on the channel here
21:03:20 : * gsherman can't understand why no one has responded
21:04:41 baw: hmmm... try http://203.97.160.202/map_nz/map0.html I can give you the root passord if you want :- )
21:04:49 : * gsherman wonders who random_man is
21:05:01 gsherman: somebody from australia it appears
21:05:06 baw: It needs someone who knows what they are doing at the helm!!
21:05:15 spatialguru: heya seadog!
21:05:35 baw: land lubber now, for a few months at least...
21:05:36 gsherman: baw: i'm lookin
21:06:14 gsherman: baw: still trying to connect
21:06:28 spatialguru: baw: you got ssh open?
21:06:45 baw: interestingly ( for me anyway ) it took me about 15 mins to build the tangaroa rater backgrounds & display in mapserver. It took 3 of us 4 hrs each with ArcIMS....
21:06:56 gsherman: baw: connection timed out
21:07:10 gsherman: baw: sounds typical
21:07:17 spatialguru: wow
21:07:33 gsherman: ArcI'mSlow is slow
21:07:43 spatialguru: heh
21:07:53 baw: hmmm.... it is fine from inside the firewall... can you ping it from there?
21:08:16 spatialguru: can ping
21:08:18 baw: all a 180 deg issue.... Arc does not like 1-360 longs
21:08:34 gsherman: pings fine
21:08:44 : * spatialguru starts portscan
21:08:46 baw: ssh should be open... NX server should be up as well...
21:09:22 baw: the router should be redirecting port 80 to the box I had at sea...
21:09:24 gsherman: is httpd running
21:09:33 gsherman: router must be sleeping
21:10:35 baw: Yep... I can get in fine with konq/moz/gal/ffox on this system but its at http://192.168.1.16/map_nz/map0.html which won't do you much good...
21:11:18 gsherman: looks like its not forwarding it then
21:12:40 spatialguru: nmap not showing much : ) but then again I'm not waiting around all night.
21:13:27 baw: can you ssh in? qgis/qgis1
21:14:20 gsherman: baw: no
21:14:46 gsherman: debug1: Connecting to 203.97.160.202 [203.97.160.202] port 22.
21:14:50 gsherman: and there it sits
21:14:56 spatialguru: same here
21:16:04 spatialguru: Wow baw, you've got a real secure little box there ; )
21:16:15 baw: try now?? just opened dmz as well as NAT
21:16:25 spatialguru: Even your friends can't get in!
21:16:42 gsherman: baw: nope
21:17:12 spatialguru: nada
21:18:24 baw: Hmmm... I'm confused.... not that unusual these days.... I'll keep trying to get it up....
21:19:00 spatialguru: Are you able to hit it with the same IP?
21:23:55 baw: Nope... it gets chopped by the router, I can't get in via outside from inside... this is the same box you used Tyler, with 8080 enabled as well.
21:26:51 baw: baw figures dinner is more interesting than a keyboard....
21:26:59 gsherman: heh
21:26:59 baw: \nick baw_away
21:27:21 baw_away: eventually...
21:33:34 spatialguru: baw_away: have you reinstalled that box since I mucked about in it?
21:57:33 : * spatialguru is away: zZzZzZz
21:59:28 : * gsherman calls it a night
22:00:11 ritalin: night
22:05:13 : * spatialguru adds more contest entries and can now sleep in peace...
22:56:51 ritalin: hi timlinux
22:57:05 timlinux: hiya
22:59:45 timlinux: ritalin: so you got head built eh?
22:59:57 ritalin: havent tried
23:00:05 ritalin: im waiting like a good boy
23:00:09 timlinux: heh
23:01:48 : * timlinux concludes another round of icon gimping
23:03:00 ritalin: you got gimp skills?
23:03:04 ritalin: im horrible
23:04:05 timlinux: gimp rocks
23:04:22 ritalin: its easier to use than photoshop, ill give it that
23:13:38 CIA-15: timlinux * r4729 /trunk/qgis/ ( 10 files in 2 dirs ): More updates to make icons clearer and more logically laid out
23:17:15 timlinux: http://linux-gis.co.uk/html_old/0.8preview1.jpg <-- preview of icon updates
23:17:50 ritalin: very nice