[AG-TECH] Autoplace

Mon May 22 14:55:02 CDT 2006

Tom,
I found your changes in the cvs repository :) But I still get a crasy
behaviour of the rectangle. Maybe tomorrow I can find out where the
problem is ;) 
But for now I want to show you my little changes in autoplace:
- horizontal and vertical alignment of the windows
- new visual feedback of the placing-grid
- update of gridwidth and gridheight info after changing the
videowindowsize

Still to come:
- tidy up the ui
- maybe a separate autoplace for every display ? 
- no videoplacing across display borders
- ...

I have attached a first quick and dirty screenshot.

Regards,
Roman

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Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
Multimedia und Video
Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
Seffenter Weg 23

52074 Aachen
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247
Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On
> Behalf Of Breuer, Roman
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 10:37 AM
> To: Thomas D. Uram
> Cc: Robert Olson; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Autoplace
> 
> Hi Tom,
> I have encountered rectangle-problem running WindowsXP and
AG3-stable...
> Maybe I should do an update ;)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Roman
> 
> ---------------------------------------
> Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
> Multimedia und Video
> Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
> Seffenter Weg 23
> 
> 52074 Aachen
> Germany
> 
> Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
> Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247
> Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas D. Uram [mailto:turam at mcs.anl.gov]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 6:00 AM
> > To: Breuer, Roman
> > Cc: Robert Olson; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Autoplace
> >
> > Hallo Roman:
> >
> > Which platform are you using?  The rectangle should be filled when
> > you have saved an autoplace region previously using 'Write vic
prefs'
> > on the autoplace window.  Also, the fix I made to fill the autoplace
> > region affects the color, but the outline of the region should have
> > always been visible.
> >
> > The changes you are planning for autoplace sound worthwhile.  You
> > are welcome to make changes to the code.  Don't hesitate to talk to
> > me and ask questions along the way; we'll get your changes
integrated
> into
> > the
> > code base when you're finished.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > mfG,
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > On 05/17/06 03:29, Breuer, Roman wrote:
> > > Bob,
> > > you are right, but when reopening autoplace, you don't get a
visual
> > > feedback in the canvas.... ;) The rectangle is not redrawn.
> > > I read, that Tom changed the wrong inking of the rectangle. It
shoud
> now
> > > really be filled with the blue color, but this version of
autoplace
> is
> > > not included in AG3 :(
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Roman
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------
> > > Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
> > > Multimedia und Video
> > > Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
> > > Seffenter Weg 23
> > >
> > > 52074 Aachen
> > > Germany
> > >
> > > Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
> > > Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247
> > > Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de
> > >
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Robert Olson [mailto:olson at mcs.anl.gov]
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:54 PM
> > >>To: Breuer, Roman
> > >>Cc: Thomas D. Uram; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Autoplace
> > >>
> > >>(wow, that code is really old now :-). I wrote the original
version
> > >>of it way back when).
> > >>
> > >>You're exactly correct on  #1 and #2, but wrt #3, there should be
a
> > >>button that saves the current autoplace settings as the default.
> > >>
> > >>--bob
> > >>
> > >>On May 15, 2006, at 3:20 AM, Breuer, Roman wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Tom,
> > >>>I think that the policy autoplace uses is not that, what I want.
I
> > >>>don't
> > >>>know how much work it will be, but the points I don't like are:
> > >>>
> > >>>1) When you draw the placing area, the resulting placing grid is
> > >>>computed with respect to the selected window size. When you the
> > >
> > > select
> > >
> > >>>an other window size the grid is not computed again.
> > >>>
> > >>>2) The placing grid does not consider the display borders. So
> > >
> > > windows
> > >
> > >>>are sometimes shown half on one display and half on the other
> > >
> > > display.
> > >
> > >>>That's not acceptable especially when the displays are surrounded
> > >
> > > with
> > >
> > >>>frames such as rear projections or SMARTboards.
> > >>>
> > >>>3) The placing area has to be shown everytime. Even if you close
> and
> > >>>reopen autoplace.
> > >>>
> > >>>That are some points I would like to change. I hope it is OK,
that
> I
> > >>>will so this. Or are there any restrictions in changing the code?
> > >>>Or are
> > >>>there already any attempts for those changes?
> > >>>
> > >>>Regards and good luck for the AG-Retreat2006. Unfortunately I
could
> > >>>not
> > >>>come :(
> > >>>
> > >>>Roman
> > >>>---------------------------------------
> > >>>Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
> > >>>Multimedia und Video
> > >>>Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
> > >>>Seffenter Weg 23
> > >>>
> > >>>52074 Aachen
> > >>>Germany
> > >>>
> > >>>Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
> > >>>Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247
> > >>>Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>>From: Thomas D. Uram [mailto:turam at mcs.anl.gov]
> > >>>>Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:54 PM
> > >>>>To: Breuer, Roman
> > >>>>Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Autoplace
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Hi Roman:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>That functionality is only in the AccessGrid vic, in the
> > >>>>autoplace_ui.tcl file,
> > >>>>in the ag-media cvs module.  You can view the file online here:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>http://fl-cvs.mcs.anl.gov/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/ag-
> > >>>>media/vic/tcl/autoplace_ui.tcl
> > >>>>
> > >>>>If you're building on Linux, I'd recommend that you use the
> > >
> > > vic-build
> > >
> > >>>>script.
> > >>>>On Windows, we use something like this:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>cd ag-media
> > >>>>devenv vic\vic.sln /build "DDraw Release"
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Can you say more about the changes you plan for autoplace?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Tom
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Breuer, Roman wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>Hi everyone,
> > >>>>>I think my last mail was somehow not delivered to this list (or
> > >>>
> > >>>maybe I
> > >>>
> > >>>>>wrote to the wrong list ...), but can anyone tell me where I
can
> > >>>
> > >>>find
> > >>>
> > >>>>>the sources of the vic-autoplace functionality. And how to
> rebuild
> > >>>
> > >>>vic
> > >>>
> > >>>>>for AG, after changing a few things? Maybe there are websites I
> > >
> > > have
> > >
> > >>>not
> > >>>
> > >>>>>discovered yet, with this info I need.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Best Regards,
> > >>>>>Roman
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>---------------------------------------
> > >>>>>Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
> > >>>>>Multimedia und Video
> > >>>>>Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
> > >>>>>Seffenter Weg 23
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>52074 Aachen
> > >>>>>Germany
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
> > >>>>>Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247
> > >>>>>Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 
> 

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