[Qgis-user] Defining the SEXTANTE roadmap

[Paulo van Breugel]

+1 for bug fixing and testing as priority 1
On Dec 1, 2012 5:15 PM, "Filipe Dias" <filipesdias at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I also think that the most important thing now is to fix existing bugs and
> to test all Sextante algorithms. From what I see in the bugtracker, I
> suspect there are entire areas of Sextante that haven't been tested by
> anyone at all (there are almost no tickets for Orfeo for example). I've
> been using Sextante for a while and each time I work with it I end up
> filing quite a few bug reports.
>
> At the moment I think that SAGA, GRASS, ftools and R integration make
> Sextante the most powerful geoprocessing platform thay I know of. So I
> would sugest prioritizing bug fixing and testing over integrating other
> backends/new tools.
>
> Thank you Victor once more for bringing Sextante to QGIS
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Bernd Vogelgesang <
> bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de> wrote:
>
>> Am 30.11.2012, 23:52 Uhr, schrieb Victor Olaya <volayaf at gmail.com>:
>>
>>
>>  Hi all
>>>
>>> As you might know, the SEXTANTE project started some time ago at the
>>> University of Extremadura (Spain), where I was working. I started
>>> creating the QGIS version at the beginning of this year, and now I do
>>> not work for the University, but I am still mantaining it. The
>>> University has some money that they would like to invest on improving
>>> SEXTANTE for QGIS, as this is the version they (and I personally share
>>> that) consider more relevant. I am not available for that task, as I
>>> have another job, but I would help coordinate the development in my
>>> spare time, as I do now.
>>>
>>> There are some priorities, which involve developing certain new
>>> analysis algorithms that are of interest, mostly for academic
>>> purposes, and creating good documentation about how to develop new
>>> SEXTANTE algorithms, so as to bring more developers in and ensure that
>>> SEXTANTE will keep on growing. But apart from that, we would like to
>>> hear from the community, to know what is better for SEXTANTE.
>>>
>>> So, in short:
>>>
>>> - The University has some money (not much...but some) and wants to
>>> invest it wisely
>>> - It is looking for ideas to define the work to do (apart from its
>>> particular interest), in order to turn SEXTANTE into a really powerful
>>> tool.
>>> - We are looking for someone to do this work.
>>>
>>> Let's start with the second point.... How do you think we should spend
>>> this money on SEXTANTE?
>>>
>>> Please, comment on this and help us push SEXTANTE forward.
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>>
>>
>> Hi Victor,
>>
>> when i saw the first annoucements for SEXTANTE in QGIS, i was really
>> excited, and your responsiveness for this matter is really great.
>> So, i would give the money to YOU ;)
>>
>> In a foreseeable future, the current plugin presentation in the standard
>> menus and toolbar-icons will not be able to hold all functions in a
>> comfortable way anymore.
>> I personally think, the SEXTANTE approach (though i have NO idea what's
>> technically behind it and what it was basically intended for) should become
>> the core means for accessing functionalities in QGIS.
>> ... actually like the ArcGIS-Toolbox, the only thing i really like on
>> that software compared to the current QGIS way...
>>
>> It would be great if in the future, new (or rewritten) plugins could be
>> designed directly towards a sextante integration (so if not possible to
>> completely integrate, at least make the function findable through the
>> search and then fire the custom form).
>>
>> Another thing i would really like to see in sextante and in qgis in
>> general would be to be able to drag and drop layers into the forms instead
>> of having to fumble through dozens of layers in a drop-down only.
>>
>> So that was my wishlist.
>> Lets see what Santa Claus will bring ;)
>>
>> Bernd
>>
>>
>>
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