[Bf-committers] Meeting minutes july 25

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi All,

----------1) current projects:

LSCM:
- Brecht proclaims it ready :)
- CMS docs being worked on, mostly there already
- the cool numbers/color picture could be default in blender, we think  
of that for a next release

Subdvision surface Creases:
- Spikey bug (when creasing all edges in cube for example) is still  
pending... it is related to enabling having tube like shapes for  
example. Chris McF is working on it still
- Shouldn't be a release showstopper, then ust clearly add in release  
notes

Particle forces & deflection
- Still work todo like:
- add 'recalc all' in deflector panel,
- check on option to disable automatic recalc on editing (to cope with  
slowness)
- check on an ESC
- check on incremental calc (or calc with draw updates)
- and check on panel config (do we need special sub-context for it?)

AA in Render
- work todo still to have old speed back, probably per material setting  
for full OSA
- the terminator problem; ray shadow reveils the faces of  
phong-interpolated faces. bypass is being coded

Yafray plugin
- Doc: http://www.funnyfarm.tv/thelab/yafrayprogress/
   Has to be put in cms still...
- Alfredo likes to add more Yafray lamp support in Blender still

Python
- Demo mode added for radiosity
- experiments with wrapping queue in blender, allowing editing commands  
to send from python. No release target!
- Ipo curve stuff: will be checked on by Stephen S.

Cursor grab
- see discussion on mailinglist
- no endorsement for it, no objection removing it either!
- Ton will uncommit

Outine select draw
- problem with drawing speed in some situations...
- proposal was to make it user-pref, but this should be reserved to  
preference settings
- solution for now; add it as '3d view property' option in the Panel
- 3d object draw and selection methods are badly needing review anyway,  
so better solutions then can be evaluated

----------2)  Release schedule

- everyone check bugs in tracker!
- Ton's list is a bit long, but he wants to commit all work in 2-3 days
- Martin helps by checking on the particle todo, although not all of it  
can be done for release
- Alfredo does his lamp stuff before wednesday too
- Yafray 0.0.7-pre will be ready for release with Blender
- Hos will provide irix binary

so: TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY (t.b.a.) CVS FREEZE (B-CON 4)

Meaning:
- platform mangers: post test versions on the test forum!
- no commits, unless to fix showstoppers for release
- test, test & test again

-Ton-


------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
--
Ton Roosendaal  Blender Foundation ton@blender.org  
http://www.blender.org