New to developing - a few queries.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:19 pm
Hi Folks,
I've been using QLC+ as my main go to lighting software for a number of years now - love it most of the time - and very grateful for all of the work that has gone into the project!! I mainly do lighting design for theatre shows, but have used QLC for a variety of concerts, band nights and other things as well. I'm keen to have a play around with programming again (last did C++ stuff about 15 years ago) and figured I'd love to be able to help out with development of QLC+ if I get to the stage where my programming skills are good enough to be useful.
I primarily use Ubuntu at home, although I have access to Windows machine as well, and one of theatres I tech at uses a MacMini (quite old but still going strong!!).
Queries:
- What software development tools do current developers use and find most useful (ideally Linux but whatever you use really)
- I've just installed Atom from Git as it had some good reviews and github integration seems sensible if I want to be able to contribute - am I right?
Ideas:
- First thing I was thinking at looking at is the ability to change the fixture for a group of controls in virtual console. Was thinking that the 'pages' tab of a frame properties would probably be the most sensible place to put a control. The reason why I would like something like this is I often spend a lot of time setting up virtual consoles - I like to have the ability to change levels for individual lights as well as groups and these days often have numerous RGB RGBW RGBAW fixtures. Once I've got a frame set up for a light I then copy and paste it and / or use pages - but I then have to go through each individual widget to change it to be level for a different fixture. (hopefully that makes sense, and if I'm just being dumb and there is a way to do it please let me know as it would save me a shed load of time!!)
- Export and Import function for virtual console - I understand this would be a lot more complex, and there are many cases where it simply wouldn't work - for me it would be for similar reason to the above, to export / import a setup for controlling one or a number of fixtures rather than controls for specific scenes so would need to think about how to do this. Reason for wanting this is I work at different venues but have some of my own equipment, so have to setup with a venues kit and my own - meaning more virtual console creation. I realise I could use a standard template with all of my kit and add to it for the venues - but then when I get more kit all of the venue files I had would need updating.
Thanks for your time and hopefully I'll get to the stage where I can help with active development.
I've been using QLC+ as my main go to lighting software for a number of years now - love it most of the time - and very grateful for all of the work that has gone into the project!! I mainly do lighting design for theatre shows, but have used QLC for a variety of concerts, band nights and other things as well. I'm keen to have a play around with programming again (last did C++ stuff about 15 years ago) and figured I'd love to be able to help out with development of QLC+ if I get to the stage where my programming skills are good enough to be useful.
I primarily use Ubuntu at home, although I have access to Windows machine as well, and one of theatres I tech at uses a MacMini (quite old but still going strong!!).
Queries:
- What software development tools do current developers use and find most useful (ideally Linux but whatever you use really)
- I've just installed Atom from Git as it had some good reviews and github integration seems sensible if I want to be able to contribute - am I right?
Ideas:
- First thing I was thinking at looking at is the ability to change the fixture for a group of controls in virtual console. Was thinking that the 'pages' tab of a frame properties would probably be the most sensible place to put a control. The reason why I would like something like this is I often spend a lot of time setting up virtual consoles - I like to have the ability to change levels for individual lights as well as groups and these days often have numerous RGB RGBW RGBAW fixtures. Once I've got a frame set up for a light I then copy and paste it and / or use pages - but I then have to go through each individual widget to change it to be level for a different fixture. (hopefully that makes sense, and if I'm just being dumb and there is a way to do it please let me know as it would save me a shed load of time!!)
- Export and Import function for virtual console - I understand this would be a lot more complex, and there are many cases where it simply wouldn't work - for me it would be for similar reason to the above, to export / import a setup for controlling one or a number of fixtures rather than controls for specific scenes so would need to think about how to do this. Reason for wanting this is I work at different venues but have some of my own equipment, so have to setup with a venues kit and my own - meaning more virtual console creation. I realise I could use a standard template with all of my kit and add to it for the venues - but then when I get more kit all of the venue files I had would need updating.
Thanks for your time and hopefully I'll get to the stage where I can help with active development.
