Re: GSoC project - implementing 3d plots

[Mariusz Adamski <mariusz adamski gmail com>]

Hi,

Finally, I have some time to work on my GSoC application (I was very busy 
lately), so I would like to consult some ideas. The first thing to do would 
be to implement the axes, work on ui, and generally do some finishing touches 
for your plugin. Now, how about adding a different data input mode for 
surface plot? I'm thinking of something more like gnuplot is doing, i.e. that 
user could give a set of points, instead of a height map. I think that this 
is a nice feature to have, especially for scientists, who would like to 
easily visualize their data, and this type of format is quite common. If this 
is not enough, I could implement some other desired plot types, if time 
permits.
What do you think about it? Thank you in advance for all the comments.

Regards,
Mariusz

On Friday 21 of March 2008 08:20:42 you wrote:
> All the work to be done for 3d plots is in Goffice. The data support in
> Gnumeric is already there.
>
> We are interested in surface plots at the moment, and I already made
> some work last summer. There is a patch at
> http://jean.brefort.free.fr/surfaces.patch.bz2, but I'm not sure it
> would still apply without conflict. I also posted sample image of a
> surface (with transparency) http://jean.brefort.free.fr/surface1.png.
>
> What is missing? Many, many things, the most urgent being:
> - the axes;
> - a user interface for the 3d view settings.
>
> You might contact me directly on irc or im (jbrefort jabber fr)
>
> You are welcome,
> Best regards,
>
> Jean
>
> Le vendredi 21 mars 2008 à 01:25 +0100, Mariusz Adamski a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm planning to participate in Google Summer of Code 2008 and I'm
> > interested in one of Gnumeric's project - adding support for 3d plots. I
> > think this project could be interesting, challenging and educative for
> > me, and (I hope) usefull for Gnumeric. On a daily basis I'm programming
> > mostly in C++, but I have some experience in C and GTK. I'm familiar with
> > charting and data analysis topics (I have a small pet project -
> > nanoplot.sf.net), and I had also some experience with 3d graphics in the
> > past.
> >
> > I have no previous experience with such a big projects as Gnumeric and
> > GOffice, but I'm willing to learn. I would like to know if you have any
> > special preferences or requirements on students-applicants, so I could
> > estimate my chances. I'm very excited about working on Gnumeric and I'm
> > looking forward to Your replay.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mariusz
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