- begin: 10:00
- end: 12:00
- attendees: haf, bdu, soh, rvh, mmu, tam, msp, mri
KEX (KIELER Example Management)
requirements:
- simple GUI, intuitively, according to Eclipse standart UI
- file repository for examples, update mechanism, file sharing between users (like youtube)
- cheatsheets, tutorials, tour of KIELER (example: Windows Tour)
- example management == file/model sharing ?
- use generic library mechanism for examples and more?
- only developer contributions? Allow users to contribute examples
- ptolemy: open model in browser downloads ptomely lite and execute model
- integrate example management into eclipse instead of separate web application
- security issues when using file repository
- very complex problem if any user can contribute, creating own website
- simple way would be possible with eclipse tools, no online usage
- example management integrated into appropriate Welcome Page
-> don't use help system, only developer contributions for now
soh demonstrates little helpers that he implemented for kieler
- New wizard does not require semantic AND diagram filename anymore
- Refactoring should ask user for preferences:
- delete kixs file should inform user that also a kids file is deleted
- "Preview" of rename or delete should also show what else is refactored
- Optional: Also rename kids file when kixs is renamed (and vice versa)
- with user question which can be deactivated ("don't ask me again")
- Customizations for Templates should be generic to make them available also for other editors (dataflow, graph,...)
- mri should check current template customizations for things also applicable for graph editor
- popup balloons should also offer commands for bigger selections (e.g. connect states)
- position of popup balloon should be consistent near the mouse pointer
- When a kids file breaks: KIELER menu offers a function to reinitialize a kids file
- There should be a warning about the deletion of the file (use already existing "don't ask me again" function of Eclipse (ask msp))
- Enable also reinitialize option to context menu of diagram (kids editor)
- Copy & Paste should already be available in Release 0.2
- Problems with auto layout: sometimes the diagram (e.g. transitions) "shakes" multiple times
- Performance of graphviz layout: msp should evaluate exec times also for models with much hierarchy
haf shows focus on context during simulation
- active complex states are expanded, inactive ones are collapsed
- further ideas:
- collapse regions (when final state is reached)
- calibrate animation time of auto layout, customizable?
- expand all function for collapsed compartments
- bounding box of whole diagram causes the standart zoom to fit to fail
- ticket: look at floating point coordinates