Re: [boost] compression format (was: Plotting graphs in Scalable Vector Graphics format.)
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Stefan Seefeld<seefeld@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 08/21/2009 01:44 PM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
And source at
https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/SOC/2007/visualization Boost Sandbox source code
I tried to navigate that in a browser. Unfortunately it seems the html files aren't meant to be browsed in-place, at least most of the links are invalid. That's a pity.
And, in case you were on vacation for my first post, some demo plots are attached for your amusement.
Could you please use a more widely supported packaging / compression format ? (E.g., gzip, bz2)
The pdf tutorial looks great, and I would love to see such a boost.svg library addition. (Though, this reminds me of all the discussions we have had about modularity: I think this should be a stand-alone library. But that's a completely separate discussion.)
7z is rather widely used from what I have seen. All the random zips I have downloaded over the past probably 2 years, probably 80% have been 7z. 7z has been included in all the *nix distro's I have used for the past few years, and most zip programs on Windows supports it just fine as well. 7z compresses a *lot* better then gzip/bzip/zip/etc... Takes more memory and time to do the initial compression, but is fast decompressing. I really doubt you would have any issues opening it, on my Kubuntu install I just click to open it, ditto with my windows.
On 25 Aug 2009, at 22:37, OvermindDL1 wrote:
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Stefan Seefeld<seefeld@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 08/21/2009 01:44 PM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
And source at
https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/SOC/2007/visualization Boost Sandbox source code
I tried to navigate that in a browser. Unfortunately it seems the html files aren't meant to be browsed in-place, at least most of the links are invalid. That's a pity.
And, in case you were on vacation for my first post, some demo plots are attached for your amusement.
Could you please use a more widely supported packaging / compression format ? (E.g., gzip, bz2)
The pdf tutorial looks great, and I would love to see such a boost.svg library addition. (Though, this reminds me of all the discussions we have had about modularity: I think this should be a stand-alone library. But that's a completely separate discussion.)
7z is rather widely used from what I have seen. All the random zips I have downloaded over the past probably 2 years, probably 80% have been 7z. 7z has been included in all the *nix distro's I have used for the past few years, and most zip programs on Windows supports it just fine as well. 7z compresses a *lot* better then gzip/bzip/zip/etc... Takes more memory and time to do the initial compression, but is fast decompressing. I really doubt you would have any issues opening it, on my Kubuntu install I just click to open it, ditto with my windows.
I couldn't open 7z on either my mac, or the virtual windows install I keep on my mac. While I can download 7z for windows, there are no official mac binaries, and the source doesn't seem to compile from my brief attempt. (Sorry for the OT) Chris
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Christopher Jefferson<chris@bubblescope.net> wrote:
On 25 Aug 2009, at 22:37, OvermindDL1 wrote:
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Stefan Seefeld<seefeld@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 08/21/2009 01:44 PM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
And source at
https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/SOC/2007/visualization Boost Sandbox source code
I tried to navigate that in a browser. Unfortunately it seems the html files aren't meant to be browsed in-place, at least most of the links are invalid. That's a pity.
And, in case you were on vacation for my first post, some demo plots are attached for your amusement.
Could you please use a more widely supported packaging / compression format ? (E.g., gzip, bz2)
The pdf tutorial looks great, and I would love to see such a boost.svg library addition. (Though, this reminds me of all the discussions we have had about modularity: I think this should be a stand-alone library. But that's a completely separate discussion.)
7z is rather widely used from what I have seen. All the random zips I have downloaded over the past probably 2 years, probably 80% have been 7z. 7z has been included in all the *nix distro's I have used for the past few years, and most zip programs on Windows supports it just fine as well. 7z compresses a *lot* better then gzip/bzip/zip/etc... Takes more memory and time to do the initial compression, but is fast decompressing. I really doubt you would have any issues opening it, on my Kubuntu install I just click to open it, ditto with my windows.
I couldn't open 7z on either my mac, or the virtual windows install I keep on my mac. While I can download 7z for windows, there are no official mac binaries, and the source doesn't seem to compile from my brief attempt.
(Sorry for the OT)
It is not OT because I renamed the subject, this is now the subject of this new thread as of my first post. :) That is surprising, 7z worked out of the box on my (K)Ubuntu installs without needing to install anything special that I recall...
Christopher Jefferson wrote:
I couldn't open 7z on either my mac...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19139 or http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html There are others... -- Thomas
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Christopher Jefferson <chris@bubblescope.net> wrote: <snip>
I couldn't open 7z on either my mac, or the virtual windows install I keep on my mac. While I can download 7z for windows, there are no official mac binaries, and the source doesn't seem to compile from my brief attempt.
Chris
Chris - for Mac, "The Unarchiver" (http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html) is a replacement for the standard Mac Zip handler that handles pretty much every archive format you might ever want to unzip - means you can just double-click any archive to unpack it. Been using it for ages with no issues. Stuart Dootson
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of OvermindDL1 Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:37 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] compression format (was: Plotting graphs in Scalable Vector Graphics format.)
Could you please use a more widely supported packaging / compression format? (E.g., gzip, bz2)
7z is rather widely used from what I have seen 7z compresses a *lot* better then gzip/bzip/zip/etc...
It does indeed - half the size of 'vanilla' zip which is why I used it - My attempt to send in zip was thwarted by the 75 kb limit on attached files :-(
Takes more memory and time to do the initial compression, but is fast decompressing.
I really doubt you would have any issues opening it, on my Kubuntu install I just click to open it, ditto with my windows.
But for those still having trouble - and really interested - I have also burdened the Boost vault http://www.boostpro.com/vault/index.php?direction=0&order=&directory=Miscellaneo us/SVG_demo_Plots& aka http://tinyurl.com/llcvac in both zipped and uncompressed format (you will note that ALL these examples are only 300 kb, roughly 25 kb each). Paul --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal, UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830, mobile +44 7714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
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