2009-05-01 OME Group Conference Call
Attending: Curtis, Melissa, Kevin, Jason, Chris, Donald, Jean-Marie, Brian, Andrew, Josh
Agenda
OMERO 4.1.0
Paris Meeting
Vidoes
Website
- FAQ
- Plone
- Navigation
- Look and Feel
- Forums v Mailing List
Notes
ImageJ
- Been on Curtis' list to make a toolkit out of visualization code
- Need way to pass raw data in
- IFormatReader? Current code doesn't do virtual stacks
- Actively being worked on right now
ROI Tool issue
- reported by Michael
- not able to draw rois on any new image
- fixed; new release of insight? also a few importer things.
- 4.0.3 Yes. Also possible importer changes. (see below)
- New rule: "No releasing without having used it"
Importer
- way to turn on all the formats without doing a new release
- Brian typically sends a special release to given user, who's aware of the instability
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wrong with turning on the option? becomes a support nightmare
- but it tells us what people are trying / interested in
- problem with screening data (no visualization; how useful then?)
- but that's possibly an issue only the user can decide
- without a UI, add importer.txt to config/
4.1.0
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For Paris?
- JOGL dependencies is possibly risky
- support issues, builds, etc.
- cF. windows-story for 4.0
- Try to get all functionality in for Paris. "Preview"
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For Paris?
Paris
- List of things we want to get out of Paris
- Everyone send a list by Tuesday (to Andrew/Jean-Marie)
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Examples: next file formats (metadata/file formats), build (jogl), ... youtube ("how do you want interaction to work?")
- Note: some users are willing to fill in forms, but only if they do it once and can use it everywhere
- Need to Programme done by following Tuesday (especially breakout session names)
- Making videos
- 50-53 registered. ~20 showups?
- expect high-level presentations on first morning. then interaction, demos
- "i want to install with a developer (back home)"
- higher level, getting to know OME
Metamorph
- dimensionality: Z v. T v. C
- Melissa: should not be expected.
- Need data to test. (Chris sends to Melissa)
Website
-
FAQ needs entries. Can we come up with enough? (Eventually we can have something smarter)
- Going through recent emails
- "Do I need a server?"
- "Why have you moved to Ice?"
- First come up with questions, then we come up with answers.
- Possible to put FAQ up on stackoverflow (like putting our screencast on youtube)
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Need to reinstall Plone with buildout
- Lots of things (dropdown, graphics) can't be done without buildout
- Currently working on navigation
- Need videos (and other content)
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Need:
- new OMERO page (in new style)
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forum
- having mailing list traffic automatically on forum?
- yes.
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moving feedback somewhere official
- have to redirect old urls.
- shared account for restarting server
- take code and put it in a repository
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FAQ needs entries. Can we come up with enough? (Eventually we can have something smarter)
Notes:
In attendance: Brian, Curtis, Melissa, Kevin, Donald, Chris, Andrew, Ola, Jean-Marie, Scott, Jason
- ImageJ Plugin: Curtis and JM seem to be in sync. Curtis should have his changes set for next week. Plugin still needs some caching and fetch fixes.
- We will make a 4.0.3 client release with bug fixes for importer and insight.
- Move import_readers.txt to config folder
- Do we have time for 4.1 before Paris? We should at least do a preview before we get there. Josh will have the window installer at least for Paris. OpenGL probably not. Let's not rush.
- For Paris we should have a meeting to determine what to ask there. Send 2 to 3 things you would like to get out of Paris to Andrew by Tuesday so we can discuss on Wednesday. Finalize by Friday.
- Curtis, Kevin, and Melissa are all coming to Paris.
- Creating mpgs is just about to go.
- Scott is going to send out a few tutorial movies for Photoshop that are good examples for our own efforts.
- Andrew is going to compile a list of common questions dr the new FAQ.
- Chris is going to look at having the mailing list dump to the new BBS.
- Paris is going to be about listening to users and breakout sessions and less about presentations.