On 29/08/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/27/07, Mark <mark(a)geekhive.net> wrote:
Dschwen wrote:
This already exists. Search for
"MagickStudio" of check
http://magick.net4tv.com/MagickStudio/scripts/MagickStudio.cgi
for an example installation.
As predicted this beats the heck out of the proprietary thing, at least in
terms of features. It's lacking in gloss, but that could be added.
It has more features, but the user interface is crappy - choosing a
"Parameter" of "1.6" then selecting "Contrast-stretch" then
clicking
"enhance"...ugh.
[snip righteous grumbling]
I think the point Mark was making was that a wrapper around
ImageMagick is capable of doing all these things. We don't have to
integrate this at all. Picnic's solution is horrible and proprietary,
and not something we want to commit ourselves to implement support
for, not least of all because the MediaWiki community as a whole will
roundly reject it.
When it comes down to it, some clever person can write a nice UI that
exposes this functionality and makes it comfortable for the end user.
There are almost certainly people who are experienced enough with
MediaWiki development who can make this sort of thing happen.
Rob Church