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RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list [message #5354]

Wed, 06 December 1995 00:00

hahn
Messages: 108
Registered: November 1993

Senior Member

As RSI and CreaSo ask the users for future improvements of the product

I started to compile a list of improvements. Here come my thoughts,
unsorted:

Current State: Currently all graphical output is determined solely
by the plot function and parameters passes to it.
Once it is on the screen it is fixed.
Improvement: I would like to use a mouse and click to an axes and
can change the labelling (font, color, ...) and the
region of interest (zoom into my data). Updated viewing
parameters should be reflected on some system variables
(!P.something).

Current State: Labeling of contour plots isn't easy or isn't done as
expected.
Improvement: Better control of the labels.
Improvement: Interactive placement and editing of labels

Current State: 3-D objects are rendered with a primitive light model
only.
Improvement: Better 3-D graphics with more light sources, methods to
place/move the camera etc.

Current State: 3-D objects cannot be exported to other graphical
tools.
Improvement: Output of DXF, Wavefront object files, or STEP is
needed.

Current State: Map projections are sometimes difficult to use when a
strictly given result is required.
Improvement: Better map transform algorithms should be available and
bugs fixed.

Current State: Usage of structures slows down execution time compared
with
using common blocks as structure.
Improvement: More efficient code to handle structures.

Current State: Usage of structures is limited to data.
Improvement: Make IDL more object oriented.

Current State: !P.MULTI is too difficult to use for some layouts. Too
static.
Improvement: More layouts, better handling, interactivity.

Current State: IDL for Windows supports the clipboard only by writing
to it.
OLE is not supported.
Improvement: Make tvrd to read from the clipboard. Support OLE.

More ideas ???

Norbert Hahn
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt

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		RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: hahn on Wed, 06 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: zawodny on Tue, 12 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: hahn on Mon, 11 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: zawodny on Fri, 08 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: mirko.vukovic on Fri, 08 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: peter on Fri, 08 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: wmc on Fri, 08 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: kspencer on Thu, 07 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: llobet on Thu, 07 December 1995 00:00
		Re: RSI / CreaSo survey: Whish list By: Jackel on Thu, 07 December 1995 00:00

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