I now think I have a better understanding of the Launchpad versioning, etc.
so a bit of a changearound. Referring to an earlier email ("Downpatrick";
Wed, Oct 26)...
The docs need tidied up and considerably expanded, but the main focus is
this Tutorial, as it forms a simple set of tests and a useful introduction
for a new user. The applications in the Tutorial have prompted a couple of
relatively minor UI changes. Feedback appreciated.
I've created a Blueprint in Launchpad referring to Documentation, targeted
at Downpatrick (0.4)
State of play in Glypher :
* GlyphMaker pretty unreliable, but has basic functionality
* Only 3 major files with basic docstrings throughout; Sphinx docs
buildable - preliminary tests carried out
* Copying of entities now generally achieved through XML (rather than
deepcopy), to prompt XML reliability improvements; saving/opening XML files
consequently more reliable
* Number of simple bug-fixes in last month
* Lin alg very basic and unreliable
* Toolbox needs reorganized
* SLOW
Just thought it would be useful to flag these up, particularly after the
discussion about a feature list. Shall I open one up on the wiki?
On the topic of version names - the 0.x series are the county towns of
Northern Ireland in alphabetical order: Antrim [precursor], Armagh
[pre-usable], Downpatrick [prototype; very basic functionality],
Enniskillen, Coleraine, Omagh. Conveniently, this fixes us at 6 minor
version numbers before 1.0.
As series names, I actually quite like Forest for 0.x and Serengeti for
1.x, but input welcome.
Request: please try this as a fresh build to make sure there aren't any
omitted files or set-up assumptions accidentally built in - I haven't had
the opportunity to do so, but will soon.
As I now think I better understand the Launchpad series system, which
roughly correspond to bzr branches, I've reorganized to three series
containing milestones (~= releases): forest (Armagh& Downpatrick), garden
(Enniskillen& Coleraine) and serengeti (1.0->) that will necessarily run
off independent code branches to enable future concurrent development. Of
course, at present, Downpatrick is the only one of interest.
Tada : https://launchpad.net/aesthete/+milestone/0.4
PTW
