[ptx] Couple of bugs could be not specific to Mac

[douglas wilkins]

 --- Ippei UKAI <ippei_ukai at mac.com> wrote: 
> Hi!
> 
> Thanks for your quick fixes!
> Actually 3rd one sounds more like wx's internal
> error anyway.

You are welcome :-)

> 
> >> I did not understand the
> >> strategy here. Why
> >> don't we have clear multiple document style
> >> structure like Audacity
> >> (good opensource app using wx) does?
> >
> > Not sure what you mean by this - perhaps you could
> > expand this thought? I will look at audacity
> source
> > code though.
> 
> I found hugin's document handling very different
> from other document  
> oriented applications. At least on Mac, applications
> keep one-window =  
> one-document relation clearly and opening a file
> from menu always opens  
> another window instead of closing the document
> already opened.
> I'm not sure of the standards of the other operating
> systems, but I  
> think at least not many applications do in the way
> hugin does. I have  
> seen many Windows applications handle multiple
> document windows inside  
> an application window, and some Linux application
> with multiple  
> document windows opened, but never seen one like
> hugin.

OK, I think I understand. Let's see if I can convey my
point of view.

I think the key is actually in your first sentence:
"I found hugin's document handling very different from
other document oriented applications"
Hugin is _not_ a document oriented application - It is
a workflow oriented application. Load images -> choose
control points -> run optimisation -> produce output.

There are many ways to produce a visual metaphor for
this thought process, but given the various
constraints imposed on hugin as well as history, the
best way (so far) to represent the workflow is the
sequence of tabs. This might change if we can find a
better way.

Now, given that we are representing a workflow, it
makes sense (to me anyway) that when you open a new
workflow (project) that the old workflow is closed. 

Perhaps an alternative would be to open a new window
(also with multiple tabs) when you open a new project
so that two or more workflows could be open
simultaneously. This would require some thought and
discussion obviously.

Does this all make sense, or is the interface making
the process of producing a panorama more difficult
rather than easier?

> 
> Well, probably a good idea for the next version.
> Actually many parts of  
> Audacity codes are recyclable for hugin especially
> as long as  
> Mac-specific work-arounds.
> 

Yes there are some nice ideas in the audacity code

regards,
Doug


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