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Re: NetCDF for macosx

>To: address@hidden
>From: "Moore, Thomas L., Jr." <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: 20021104: NetCDF for macosx
>Organization: Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory
>Keywords: 200211041854.gA4IsoX24841 "Mac OS X" undo redo frameworks

Hi Tom,

> I just wanted to give you an update on the progress of my netCDF work for
> MacOS X.
> 
> I think my basic netCDF.framework has stablized more-or-less.  It provides
> an easy-to-use interface for the basic netcdf C code that's built into the
> framework.  It does this by providing a "handle" for a netCDF file that
> handles most of the file reading and writing.  It also provides a error
> handle that can be used with applications to make error alert boxes.  The
> error handle is also designed for localization once translations have been
> done.
> 
> I'm working on a (hopefully) release version of a netcdf Editor application.
> This application is already in its third incarnation (I've received feedback
> from the modelers on my projects).  This version is designed around using
> plugins for file viewing and editing.  Two types of plugins will be allowed
> by the appliction: document level, and multi-file level.  The document-level
> plugin is designed for editing attributes, dimensions, variables, or some
> other function within a file.  Multi-file level is intended to fill the
> operator niche for merging files, or averaging files (or any other similar
> function).  Also included will be basic drag-and-drop functionality for
> attributes, dimensions, and variables.  And, most critical to me, is
> functional undo/redo for changes to the netCDF files.
> 
> So, while I'm at it, since you use a powerbook, what are the features in a
> netCDF editing program would you like to see that I haven't mentioned?
> 
> I'm also considering writing a paper for Computers and Geosciences about the
> application and framework and possibly how geologists might use netCDF.
> That's still a way off, but I thought it might be good to mention!

Thanks for the information; it's good to here about all your
progress.  The multi-file level plugin sounds interesting, especially
if it could make multiple files with the same structure appear as if
they were only one file to the user (an aggregation operation).

I can't give you much useful feedback, since lately I'm not doing much
development on my PowerBook, just presentations, proposals, and
documents.  I hope to be able to get back to development again soon.
But I'll be happy to include mention of it on our web site when you're
ready to make it generally available.

For your paper on geologists use of netCDF, you might look at the use
within USGS, especially within the USGS Woods Hole Field Center for
Coastal and Marine Geology, where Chuck Denham has written a MATLAB
toolbox for netCDF and made it available for Classic Mac OS.

--Russ

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Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu