User:Vladbogolin/GSoC2014/Logs

Project Info

Project Name	Embedding a framebuffer window
Student Name	Bogolin Simion Vlad
IRC nick	vladbogo
Link to proposal	http://brlcad.org/wiki/User:Vladbogolin/Proposal/EmbeddingFrameBuffer

Milestones

• Implementing a new Qt framebuffer
• Raytracing
• Embedding a framebuffer window

Logs

Community Bonding

• Studied the existing framebuffer implementation
• Researched to see exactly what framebuffer functions are called when using the rt command

Week 1

• Weekly milestone:
  • Start working at the "open" function.
• 19 May:
  • Started creating a new Qt framebuffer: I started by creating a txt framebuffer that just logs function calls.
• 20 May:
  • Mostly a break day
• 21 May - 25 May:
  • In this interval I had my final exams

Week 2

• Weekly milestone:
  • Make up for the lost time due to exams
  • Implement the open/close functions
• 26 May:
  • I had my last exam so from now on I will focus on the project.
  • Worked a little bit more on the txt framebuffer
• 27 May:
  • Worked at attaching the txt framebuffer to the display manager - the txt framebuffer is almost done.
  • Studied the existing "open" functions.
• 28 May:
  • Attached the qt framebuffer to the display manager.
  • Started working at the "open" function.
• 29 May:
  • Continued working at the "open" function - it should be done shortly
• 30 May:
  • Researched how the raytracer uses the framebuffer and attached the new framebuffer to it.
• 31 May:
  • Mostly a break day.
• 1 June:
  • Break day.

Week 3

• Weekly milestone:
  • Finish implementing open/close and start working at the write function.
• 2 June:
  • Continued working at the open function: created an empty window - the function should be done tomorrow.