Release of 0.18

[wmayer]

- I still don't get file thumbnails on linux, unless I apply the GL_RGB32F_ARB -> GL_RGBA32F_ARB fix.

The way how things work at the moment is the only reliable way to create the images under Windows with Qt5. So, in case for Linux some fixes are needed the code for Windows must not be changed.

- Tools -> Save picture... still doesn't work for me (no image produced, no error). It seems however to use a different mechanism than the above.

The thumbnail function uses View3DInventorViewer::imageFromFramebuffer which actually works well for me under Windows and Linux.
The Save picture function uses View3DInventorViewer::savePicture which internally can be controlled with a user parameter to either use:

1. imageFromFramebuffer
2. Coin's implementation of the off-screen renderer (SoFCOffscreenRenderer)
3. FreeCAD's implementation of the off-screen renderer (SoQtOffscreenRenderer) which e.g. supports anti-aliasing. For Qt4 it can also be set to either use FBO or pixel buffers.

[NormandC]

Regarding bug fixing, the points that matter to me in PartDesign:

• Pad/Pocket up to face using a datum plane doesn't work if the plane is not parallel to the sketch plane, this is an artificial limitation that has no justification and should be removed. This was discussed with Werner a few months ago in a topic, will try to locate it. issue #3177
• I want to improve error messages in PartDesign so they are more meaningful, discussed here https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=32568
• One error message "Feature is not in a part" is overriding the correct one, it should be deleted or commented out but I don't have the knowledge to do so. See https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=32164

- Wiki seems more or less okay for the release to me

We still have missing command pages to create for the Sketcher, mostly B-spline display tools. I've been slowly working on creating the missing pages.

Then there are a few PartDesign command pages in need of update (transformation tools and dress-up features).

Please don't import the wiki to build the doc package without mentioning it here first, I would really like to have them all completed, and the What'sThis tool to work on most if not all commands in v0.18. Providing us a deadline would be useful.

BTW, how about the discussion we had about splitting off the doc related stuff into a separate repo like Kurt did on Debian?

[NormandC]

Can we also please do something regarding translation of the website. Since its redesign, it is not possible to translate it in other languages. Thanks.

[Kunda1]

Can we also please do something regarding translation of the website. Since its redesign, it is not possible to translate it in other languages. Thanks.

Agreed. And once we figure that out can we document it at Localisation#Translate_the_FreeCAD_website please ?

[sgrogan]

Please don't import the wiki to build the doc package without mentioning it here first, I would really like to have them all completed, and the What'sThis tool to work on most if not all commands in v0.18. Providing us a deadline would be useful.

@yorik, maybe you could provide a tutorial to do this? I'd like to give it a try locally.

BTW, how about the discussion we had about splitting off the doc related stuff into a separate repo like Kurt did on Debian?

I support this, maybe for 0.19? Anyway combined with the above maybe we could have a few tests during the dev cycle without yorik being saddled with the whole thing?

[yorik]

The way how things work at the moment is the only reliable way to create the images under Windows with Qt5. So, in case for Linux some fixes are needed the code for Windows must not be changed.

Ok good to know, thanks. I'll look into both issues later on. Does thumbnail generation work for anyone with Linux+Qt5?

We need to push new translations to crowdin.

I did it 2 weeks ago, and updated instructions on https://freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?t ... in_Scripts

Can we also please do something regarding translation of the website.

Translation file is on crowdin already. I'll merge it this week...

NormandC wrote: ↑
05 Dec 2018, 13:19
Please don't import the wiki to build the doc package without mentioning it here first, I would really like to have them all completed, and the What'sThis tool to work on most if not all commands in v0.18. Providing us a deadline would be useful.

@yorik, maybe you could provide a tutorial to do this? I'd like to give it a try locally.

Ok, will mention here first. It's all in src/Tools/offlinewiki, there are instructions there in the readme. It takes some time, and the update mechanism doesn't work yet (you need to redownload the whole wiki each time).

[wmayer]

The way how things work at the moment is the only reliable way to create the images under Windows with Qt5. So, in case for Linux some fixes are needed the code for Windows must not be changed.

Ok good to know, thanks. I'll look into both issues later on. Does thumbnail generation work for anyone with Linux+Qt5?

At the moment I have running a Qt5-based FreeCAD version only in a virtual Ubuntu 18.04 environment and there the creation of thumbnails works without problems. And my native Linux system is too old to have a Qt5 version there (unless I build Qt5 on my own).

[looo]

Does thumbnail generation work for anyone with Linux+Qt5?

Does not work for conda-builds (tested with win and linux. No idea about osx.) But in my eyes it's not a big issue. More like a luxury problem.

- Tools -> Save picture... still doesn't work for me (no image produced, no error). It seems however to use a different mechanism than the above.

This works for conda-builds (linux, windows)

[yorik]

Ok so it seems really dependent on Qt version, for some it works, for some not. In any case indeed the thumbnail generation is more a cosmetic thing. Tools -> Save image is more important, though, it's a real feature.

my native Linux system is too old to have a Qt5 version there

Now you got me curious Slackware?

[NormandC]

Are we taking bets? I say Ubuntu 14.04.