Taking the left fork

Of my initial project (16-bit support), all that remains to be done is to document the API on the wiki. My mentor, Sev has requested of me that I move on to improving the keymapper, which he sees as a much higher priority than scaler and backend support for 24 or 32 bit color formats.

I agree with that assessment, and I can’t really say I was looking forward to upgrading the scalers.

In light of this, I am providing a new planned timeline:

Optimistic:

  • Jul 5th – Jul 6th: Fully document the API in this blog, doxygen, and wiki.
  • Jul 7th – Jul 10th: Midterm evaluation for google, and any finishing touches necessary for the API docs.
  • Jul 11th – Jul 13th: Begin research on the keymapper
  • Jul 14th – Jul 28th: The vacation I mentioned in my application, possibly continue research on the keymapper.
  • Jul 29th –  Aug 5th: Design and implement the requested enhancements.
  • Aug 6th – Aug 17th: Improve scalers, gui, and SDL backend to support 24 and 32 bit pixel formats, if time permits.

Pessimistic:

  • Jul 5th – Jul 11th: Fully document the API in this blog, doxygen, and wiki.
  • Jul 12th – Jul 13th: Last minute midterm evaluation for google, and a round of Q&A to finish the API docs.
  • Jul 14th – Jul 28th: The vacation I mentioned in my application, begin research on the keymapper.
  • Jul 29th –  Aug 17th: Design and implement the requested keymapper enhancements.