Re: [Geotools-devel] New Affine Transformation Tutorial

[<chr...@nv...>]

Quoting Jody Garnett <jod...@gm...>:

> The documentation is only on trunk; I considered back porting the   
> docs to 2.7.x .. but since I don't use it I have not bothered.
> So there is no need to backport to 2.7.x.
>
> Did you like the pictures :-)

Yep, if this tutorial would have been available before I started with  
my first GIS application, I would have save much time and nerves :-)


>
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On Monday, 9 May 2011 at 8:18 PM, chr...@nv... wrote:
>> Jody, Michael, thanks for your review and assistance.
>>
>> A last questions, the documentation on the geotools home page is
>> always taken from trunk ?. I thought I have to backport to the 2.7.x
>> branch.
>>
>> Christian
>>
>> Quoting Michael Bedward <mic...@gm...>:
>>
>> > Sure thing.
>> >
>> > Michael
>> >
>> > On 6 May 2011 14:01, Jody Garnett <jod...@gm...> wrote:
>> > > Hi Michael; you want to go ahead and make fixes as you go? We   
>> are learning
>> > > what looks good here...
>> > > I may draw another picture. Christian I have saved the pictures  
>>  in "svg" if
>> > > you want to make an edit and regenerate the png (I recommend inkscape).
>> > > There should already be a reference to the AffineTransform   
>> javadocs; perhaps
>> > > your links could go there?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Jody Garnett
>> > >
>> > > On Friday, 6 May 2011 at 1:46 PM, Michael Bedward wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Sorry: "Some readers with matrix notation" was meant to be "Some
>> > > readers will be unfamiliar with matrix notation"
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 6 May 2011 13:45, Michael Bedward <mic...@gm...> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hello Christian, Jody,
>> > >
>> > > Just looking at the new page. It's an excellent addition - thanks !
>> > >
>> > > I wonder if when the matrix notation is first introduced there could
>> > > be a note (in one of those sphinx boxes) explaining that Mij means
>> > > element in row i, column j. Some readers with matrix notation or
>> > > confused that it is in y,x order
>> > >
>> > > Perhaps add a couple of links at the end for people wanting to find
>> > > out more. The Wikipedia pages on matrix multiplication and affine
>> > > transformation are good for adventurous readers...
>> > >
>> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_multiplication
>> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affine_transformation
>> > >
>> > > Are there any links to this page from the user guide ?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks again,
>> > >
>> > > Michael
>> > >
>> > > On 6 May 2011 00:13, Jody Garnett <jod...@gm...> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Thanks; reviewing now.
>> > > I see you put it in tutorials (this is for step by step   
>> exercises; screen
>> > > snaps etc..); I was expecting something quick for referencing :-)
>> > > Let me review ... whoa lots of writing :-)
>> > > Feedback in no particular order (and I am applying similar fixes to the
>> > > other tutorials as I have learned a lot since I wrote them):
>> > > - I like the content
>> > > - moving to advanced; as this is not part of the general introduction
>> > > - shortening the title
>> > > - removing the ..contents (as we now have the table of contents  
>>  for the page
>> > > in the sidebar)
>> > > - removing the welcome to foss4g blurb
>> > > - changed your blurb a bit to describe how you rock out in the geotools
>> > > codebase
>> > > - changed some of your tables to show up as tables.. you had ended the
>> > > previous line with "::" so they showed up as a code block
>> > > (http://sphinx.pocoo.org/rest.html#tables)
>> > > - replaced tabs with spaces
>> > > - made a few more headings so people can find their way in the tutorial
>> > > - made the instructions have numbered steps
>> > > - very few improvements to english (perhaps more a reflection on my lack
>> > > writing ability)
>> > > - only recommendation is the need of a couple pictures (I tried  
>>  to add some
>> > > text explaining what world and pixel co-ordinates were)
>> > > I will commit again shortly.
>> > > --
>> > > Jody Garnett
>> > >
>> > > On Thursday, 5 May 2011 at 10:45 PM, chr...@nv... wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hi Jody, there is a new tutorial about affine transforms. Please
>> > > check out from geotools trunk and review.
>> > >
>> > > Feel free to correct mistakes, alter the layout and improve my
>> > > English. I will not make any changes until I hear something from you.
>> > >
>> > > Cheers
>> > > Christian
>> > >
>> > >
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