Thanks Max, I was actually worried you guys would get annoyed if I update too much, but I’ll get something going on my school server tomorrow to keep everyone up to date.
So, the pictureflow QT widget I’m hoping to use is MIT licensed, I’ve read over the license and it looks like we can use it no problem, but I’d just like to get the go ahead first. Thanks, Corey On Mar 12, 2014, at 7:52 PM, Max Linke <max_li...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 3/12/2014 2:41 AM, schrieb Corey Antoniuk: >> Hi Max >> >> Thanks for the feedback! >> >> Above all I’d like to make a rock solid system before going crazy with the >> UI. >> I’d also like to have my code be easy to maintain whether I’m the one >> maintaining it or not. > > I like the sound of that. Keep going >> I’m going to spend the next few days updating my plan which I’ll post here >> before submitting. > You can also make your proposal public and post the link here. You can edit > it the whole time during the application phase. Also it might be good to > also write us small updates then one huge one. Reading short mails and giving > feedback to specific comments is easier and faster done then going over one > huge mail. It's the some with code 'commit early, commit often' > > best Max >> >> Corey >> On Mar 11, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Max Linke <max_li...@gmx.de> wrote: >> >>> Hi Corey >>> >>> Your proposal looks already good it seems like you already spend quite some >>> thought on it. I added some comments to parts where I had questions or >>> where you >>> should go into more detail. I'm looking forward to your next iteration. >>> >>> >>> Some general thoughts about this project. >>> >>> The part this projects relies most heavily on is doing the cover management >>> in >>> a sane way internally. Your best UI wont be of any use if you can't find the >>> covers or add/change them oh and loading the covers should also be fast. >>> This >>> part should not be underestimated and really well thought out. A good way >>> to to >>> this is to make a list of possible problems and their solutions. If you >>> think >>> about possible test's and also add writing unit-tests for this part to your >>> work would be a big plus. >>> >>> Also for all the other students who want to work on this, your proposal >>> should >>> definitely go into detail here! >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:13:45 -0400 >>> Corey Antoniuk <corey.anton...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> My name is Corey Antoniuk and I’d love to work with you guys for Google’s >>>> Summer of Code! >>>> >>>> >>>> That said, as with most open source projects, while it has a full set of >>>> features and works beautifully, it is lacking some UX niceties that users >>>> want. This is where I would like to help out. I’d like to work on >>>> implementing cover art functionality, primarily using the pictureflow QT >>>> widget written by Airya Hidayat, as suggested by RJ Ryan in Bug #1015894. >>>> (http://code.google.com/p/pictureflow/) >>> Coverflow is definitely a shinny UI but how good will it work for a DJ. What >>> are our competitors doing? Are there other ways to display covers on a >>> computer? >>> What would be the equivalent to search through a folder of vinyls on a pc? >>> Can >>> you make use of hoover effects / pup-up lists? >>> >>>> Here is a brief overview of my plan at the moment. I’d love to here what >>>> you >>>> guys think. I’ll have to do some more research to determine a timeline, >>>> but I >>>> figured it would be better to see what you guys think of this first. >>>> >>>> 1. Make local art accessible to pictureflow >>> This is actually the most important part that you have to get working before >>> you start to implement any advanced UI's. >>> >>> I suspect this won't be that easy because their are several ways >>> people store the covers for their songs. Maybe they have an extra file or >>> they use the ID3 Tags or maybe even both! Mixxx should be able to pick up >>> the >>> covers during a normal library scan and after that display them instantly on >>> each run. It is important here that this works fast and reliable whether the >>> songs are saved on a ssd, a USB2 external drive or some network drive. I >>> would >>> be good if you do some research what the most common ways are to store >>> covers >>> and how other programs handle them. If you want to use code from other >>> projects >>> please check their license before, mixxx is GPLv2 and thus incompatible with >>> GPLv3 code. You can ask the other projects though if they are willing to >>> relicense their code for us, we actually use some clementine code in 1.12 >>> for >>> which we got permission. >>> >>> Oh and please also keep in mind that everything that touches files has to be >>> sandbox compatible on os-x. rryan added some support for that in PR #169 >>> https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/169 >>> >>>> 2. implement pictureflow within the Mixxx UI >>> maybe you should go for more then one UI to show cover art. Traktor for >>> example >>> has a nice simple way to show covers which would be easy to implement in >>> mixxx. >>> This also breaks this project into 2 separate chunks. Part 1 being all the >>> internal stuff and a minimal UI, part 2 is a shinny new UI. The advantage is >>> that we can merge part 1 before you are finished with 2 and you'll get >>> feedback >>> from our users directly during GSoC. >>> >>> As with point one it is good if you check our how other DJ programs display >>> cover art. >>> >>>> 3. preferences >>> actually just having on/off sounds fine. Being able to customize everything >>> is >>> nice but it is easy to be lost in the possibilities and is is also easier to >>> introduce bugs. >>> >>>> 3. drag and drop to crates >>> You should think a bit more about your UI. How will the selection of a cover >>> affect the tracks that are shown in the library. What do people know about >>> coverflow interaction from other apps? Would one want to drag a cover to a >>> deck? >>> >>> It really helps the discussion here if you do some simple mock ups. >>> >>>> 4. add "digger mode (tm)” >>> sounds really nice to me. I would actually prefer it to the horizontal >>> coverflow. >>> >>>> 5. fetch artwork from online services >>> Amazon and other services have API's to download covers. Although it should >>> be >>> possible to add covers from local files inside of mixxx. It be weird if I >>> have >>> to use another program to add missing covers in mixxx. >>> >>>> 5. figure out how to display current artwork in deck >>> We already display a pixmap for the vinyl spinners. Changing that to a cover >>> pixmap shouldn't be to much work. until.am is also a nice browser tool where >>> they use the cover on the spinners. As for possible effects and options. >>> Keep >>> it simple and display the plain cover. >>> >>> http://mix.until.am/ >>> >>>> If you see any glaring problems I’d love to hear about them, and feel free >>>> to >>>> let me know how you’d like this to be implemented on the front end or back >>>> end! >>> >>> >>>> To be honest, my experience is quite limited. I’ve only worked on school >>>> assignments in C, Java and Bash, and I’m not very familiar with C++ and Qt >>>> (I’ve been wanting to learn QT for quite a while now so this is a perfect >>>> opportunity.) That said, I’m very comfortable with what I know and am very >>>> good with object oriented design. I’ve routinely gotten perfect grades on >>>> assignments and strive to produce the best algorithms I can, not just just >>>> get things done. I also comment like crazy :) >>> That is ok if you have any questions about the code or are stuck on a >>> problem >>> you can as us for help. Which is also kind of the point of having a mentor >>> ;-) >>> >>> >>>> I am familiar with Git, as I’ve been using it as much as I can to manage >>>> things like Vim plugins, but I’ll definitely work through some tutorials >>>> before I start using it with you guys. >>> I can recommend http://rypress.com/tutorials/git/ and >>> http://k.swd.cc/learnGitBranching-ja/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >>> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their >>> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, >>> this first edition is now available. 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