[Paraview-developers] ParaView Customization/Branding Support

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Folks,

I've committed the changes to CVS. Before committing, I've tagged both
ParaView as well as ParaViewData using the tag name
"ParaView-Branding-pre".

Utkarsh



On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I am going to take the leap and commit all the ParaView branding
> changes over this weekend (on Sunday). Attached are a couple of
> documents that describe what these changes are all about. I'll be
> posting updated documentation on the ParaView Wiki soon. Here are
> imports points to note:
>
> * A dashboard collapse is anticipated :). I've tried to build on all 3
> platforms and run tests, but given the scale of these changes I won't
> be surprised if there are surprises. Hence, people are discouraged
> from committing changes to ParaView until after the turmoil. Of
> course, you can commit changes to VTK (or ServerManager even). It's
> Thanksgiving week anyways, so I don't anticipate much activity, but
> there are always those free radicals that upset the equations :).
>
> * Applications depending on ParaView may no longer compile since core
> classes such as pqMainWindowCore (the bane of the earlier design) are
> gone. To simplify the transition, I will be creating a new tag in CVS
> prior to committing these Branding changes. Applications can use that
> tag until they have upgraded to the new design. I'll announce the name
> of the tag as soon as I've tagged ParaView come Sunday.
>
> * Installation rules have yet to be fixed. These will definitely be
> fixed prior to 3.8 -- the next major release.
>
> * Developers who committed changes to the ParaView GUI in recents
> weeks are encouraged to ensure that their components work as expected.
> Although I've tried to merge regularly, it's possible that something
> went unnoticed. In most likelihood, the code will still be there, only
> the part that exposes the functionality to the GUI may need to be
> revisited.
>
> * More detailed documentation is to be expected on the ParaView Wiki
> page once the CVS commit turmoil has settled.
>
> Links to the paper/slides :
> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/IEEE_Vis09_Revise_Workshop
>
> Utkarsh
>