> I'm not sure this is the right place for this, but I could find a better
> place for it.
>
>
The mailing list is a good place for these kinds of discussion.


> 1. Is there already collage functionality underway? (can't find it in the
> feature enhancement requests)
>

No, but I've created a ticket for it: http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2565


> 2. If 1=no, is it OK if I take this on me?
>

Absolutely!


> 3. If 2=yes, is it OK that it will take some time because I must get my
> hands dirty with vala and gobject.
>

That's no problem.  If we bump up the priority of this feature, we'll let
you know and ask if you want to share the work you've done to date with us.


>
> As for the design, i'm thinking along these lines:
>
>
I think your list is a good start, but it's a lot of things to do at once.
I would first suggest creating a simple implementation of a single collage
type.  For example, on the page I linked to in the ticket (
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=227) they have some fancy
collages and a lot of options.  The picture grid or contact sheet are much
simpler.  It would probably be best to start there.

The Yorba philosophy is incremental improvements rather than large changes
all dumped into trunk at once.  Hence, we'd prefer to see something small
and simple than all the features implemented in a single patch.


> Could be there is plugin functionality in the works. Then this would also
> fit in such a framework.
>
>
We definitely want to adopt a plug-in scheme at some point.  Until we've got
our bearings on this, let's have this first pass at the feature be hardcoded
in.


-- Jim
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