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List:       kde-edu-devel
Subject:    Re: [GSoC]Idea
From:       Albert Astals Cid <aacid () kde ! org>
Date:       2013-04-09 20:00:25
Message-ID: 20384102.oUcXvqdZQr () xps
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El Dimarts, 9 d'abril de 2013, a les 20:05:41, miniBill va escriure:
> 2013/4/9 Maurizio Paolini <paolini@dmf.unicatt.it>
> =

> > Actually, a 3D version of kig is in my opinion a completely
> > different beast, which should be implemented as a completely
> > different project (kig3d?) and starting more or less from
> > scratch.  I wouldn't vote in favour of a modification of
> > kig with builtin 3D capabilities, actually.
> =

> Well, it was just a wild fancy :)
> Actually, it could be implemented as a different frontend
> to the same underlying library, but this would be (if done)
> a project for another time.
> =

> > On the contrary, implementing projective coordinates (with
> > 3 homogeneous coordinates in place of the present 2) seems
> > feasible.
> =

> I think it's feasible and beneficial.
> =

> On noneuclidean (2D) geometry I do not presently have a precise
> =

> > opinion, but I am a little bit uneasy on the matter.
> > Of course it is already possible to implement hyperbolic
> > geometry (e.g. Poincare' disk or Poincare' half-plane) as a
> > model within euclidean geometry, implementing macros like
> > "hyperbolic line", "hyperbolic segment" and the like.
> > This works actually surprisingly well and I could provide details
> > on it.
> =

> This could be a nice "warm up" before the main work.
> Unfortunately I've never studied hyperbolic geometry,
> but I guess that I could learn the basic ideas
> needed to start implementing it fast.
> =

> I've given a quick look at the two Pointcar=E9 models and the Klein one,
> everyone has its upsides and downsides, but I wonder how
> building a projective object would work.
> =

> If I understood correctly I should now look for a mentor =


Yes

> and submit my idea to the wiki

No need, the wiki is just a compendium of ideas for people without ideas. W=
hat =

you need to do is put it on the GSoC site when they open it to students (lo=
ok =

at the GSoC FAQ it's pretty good).

Cheers,
  Albert

> , is this right?
> =

> Leonardo
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