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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 12:00:53PM +0200, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> 2008/6/7 Garth N. Wells <gnw20@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >
> > Anders Logg wrote:
> >> On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:06:53PM +0200, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> >>> It's a bit cumbersome to pass around mesh, dofmap, and form to be able
> >>> to create functions in finite element spaces. Maybe a FunctionSpace
> >>> class could collect the necessary info?
> >>>
> >>> # Instead of:
> >>> uvec = Vector()
> >>> u = cpp_Function(mesh, uvec, dofmap, form, 0)
> >>> vvec = Vector()
> >>> v = cpp_Function(mesh, vvec, dofmap, form, 0)
> >>>
> >>> # It would be nice to write:
> >>> U = FunctionSpace(mesh, dofmapset, form, 0) # or something similar
> >>> u = Function(U)
> >>> v = Function(U)
> >>
> >> I think it sounds really good, but shouldn't it really be
> >>
> >>   V = FunctionSpace(mesh, finite_element, dof_map)
> >>
> >> So
> >>
> >>   dofmapset --> dof_map
> >>   form --> finite_element
> >>
> >>> This concept is probably usable in C++ as well.
> >>
> >> Yes, it should be implemented there.
> >>
> >>> (Note that I'm not volunteering to implement this myself now, don't
> >>> have the time).
> >>
> >> ok. Could you put it on the todo list? Either we can keep editing the
> >> TODO file in DOLFIN, or we can have a TODO list on the wiki. I think
> >> Garth suggested this yesterday.
> >>
> >
> > The present TODO list is a combination of road map and minor details. I
> > would suggest putting items in the road map category on the web page for
> > visibility. It would show where we're going and indicate to potential
> > new developers where they might start.
> >
> > Garth
> 
> Good idea.
> 
> But maybe the bugtrackers should be used for the minor details instead of TODO?
> It requires that everybody actually use them, but then I think they
> can be very useful.

I think we should start using the bug tracking system more. It's
possible to mark a bug as "enhancement". We can use that for requested
or planned minor feature improvements. Big things can be put on the
wiki.

-- 
Anders

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