[Kst] 5 minutes real-world usage of kst2

[Brisset, Nicolas]

Hi there,

 

we (mostly some colleagues of mine) have been using kst2 under Windows
for some data analysis. Though still somewhat unstable and not feature
complete (no surprise, it's a beta and the first version after a major
rewrite - they know and understand it!) it gets the job done, and rather
well. Most people find kst good, even in the current still-a-bit-broken
status. I'm rather optimistic with what I know about future plans to
make it even better :-)

Now today, I had to do something myself (albeit under Linux) to show a
colleague some curves. As a kst 1.x power-user (well, there are still
features I have never used, but still...) here was my overall
impression. I thought I'd share it with you for what's it's worth, even
though I plan to add more interesting details in a later message. So,
don't be frustrated :-)

-          I can recognize most of what I see in kst2 directly, apart
from the tied zoom icon

-          I desperately miss the "zoom x only" action

-          It is very fast (using Qt 4.5.3 on a fast machine: Dual-Core
AMD Opteron 64 bits with plenty of RAM)

-          The plot dialog is extremely wide (definitely too wide, I'd
say) and has its confusing spots (more on that in a later message)

-          The curve dialog is pretty clear but also too wide

-          There is far too much technical jargon in a lot of places

-          Undo/redo is a nice addition but needs more work

-          The command line needs some of its old switches back
(particularly to print to file directly)

-          I can't save print settings between sessions, it is *very*
frustrating (maybe linked to local problem due to compiling Qt without
appropriate cups headers, I have to check that)

 

We have to discuss what can/should be fixed before 2.0.0 final is out,
but overall it looks quite good.

 

Cheers,

 

Nicolas BRISSET

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