On 29/08/07, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/27/07, Mark mark@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