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FS#3Automatically generate images for "CAD Introduction"

Type
Feature Request
Status
Closed
Resolution
Implemented
Category
Book
Severity
Low
Priority
Low
Reported version
Development
Target version
3.0.0
Operating system
All
Reported
2011-04-12 by anonymous
Closed
2012-07-14 by andrew
Related
FS#4

QCAD introduction Book

  • automatically generate screen shots of book in desired language
  • don't use absolute paths in URLs
  • SVN:set up a new version for QCAD3
    1. start dialog -> PNG
    2. set PNG resolution
    3. set PNG non-alpha-channel format
  • languages en/de/es/fr
  • script: $ generate_book_images.sh [en|de|es|fr]
  • Try to switch on / off antialiasing to render text / circles (whichever prints better):
painter.setRenderHints(QPainter.Antialiasing);

User Reference Manual

done

  • paste/doc/description.html:
<p>
			The paste command inserts
			the entities previously copied to the
			clipboard. Paste is
...

  • ReferenceManual.js:

    • insert description HTML file under section "description"
    • save HTML files in right folder -> paste/doc/Paste_de.xhtml
    • merge all HTML files to a reference manual
      • /home/martin/workspace/rsframework/support/doc/manual/qcad_user_manual.qhp

  • Iterate through all actions:

var actions = RGuiAction.getActions()
  • generate high-res PNG for every SVG tool icon:
BiLibrary.createAndSaveButton(iconSvgFile, pngFile);
  • generate some basic HTML for every tool:
<h2>[Title]</h2>
<b>Toolbar:</b>
[icon]
<b>Menu:</b> [Top menu] - [Menu entry]
<b>Hotkey:</b> [two letter code or hotkey]

Comments (1)

deleted user 2011-04-12

TODO

Not implemented yet

  • 1.2 figure 3-3: menu "View -> Toolbars": not implemented yet
  • 2.2 Tool Edit -> Extend: not implemented yet
  • 2.4 Snap Tools -> Restrict Vertically: not implemented yet
  • 3.2 Advanced Modification Tools: Edit Tools are not implemented yet
  • 3.3 Measuring Tools: not implemented yet
  • 4.2 Dimensions: Adding Symbols to the Text Label: not implemented yet
  • 4.3 Hatches and Solid Fills: not implemented yet
  • 5.1 Blocks: button "create block": not implemented yet
  • 6.1 Import: Bitmap Import: not implemented yet
  • 6.2 Export: Bitmap Export: not implemented yet
  • 6.2 PDF Export: not implemented yet
  • 7.1 Orthographic Projections: The Top View: Edit Tools: not implemented yet
  • 7.2 Isometric Projections: not implemented yet
  • 5.1 Blocks: Inserting Blocks: added list items disappear magically

Inconsistences

  • 3.2 (De-)Selecting Single Entities: button doesn't exist anymore
  • 3.2 (De-)Selecting Windows (Rectangular Areas): selection mode instead of select / deselect
  • 3.2 (De-)Selecting Intersected Entities: selection mode instead of select / deselect
  • 6.3 Printing a Drawing to Scale, 5.: button "centers the drawing on the paper" doesn't exits

Bugs / misc

  • 6.3 Printing a Drawing, 5., image 2: paper size not shown, see bug #5

Done

  • save / restore settings
  • 2.1 "save as..." dialog: can't be done this way, dialog is not child of main window open file dialog