Astronomy menus: need your help

[Marek Mahut]

Hello list,

I need your help. As we are going forward with packages, I'm building a
list of categories.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Astronomy/Menus

Please, check this list and think what other software should be there.
Any ideas are welcome :)

C'mon fellows! I want to see at least one change from everyone on this
list ;)

[Sergio Pascual]

Marek, I don't see clearly the difference between "Data processing"
and "Picture processing".

Furthermore,  "Picture" makes me think of jpeg or gif files.
Astrophysicists use almost universally (with the exception of
planetary astronomers, I think) fits[1] files and rarely refer to
their data as pictures.  The term Image or Frame is more commonly
used.

Please read me well, I'm not trying to impose a given terminology, I
only express my doubts of the
accuracy of the words used.

Regards, Sergio

[1] http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov

[Marek Mahut]

Hello Sergio,

Sergio Pascual wrote:
> Marek, I don't see clearly the difference between "Data processing"
> and "Picture processing".

I meant that "Picture processing" includes images in any formats,
including fits or graphical pictures. "Data processing" it's more about
processing numbers.
> Furthermore,  "Picture" makes me think of jpeg or gif files.
> Astrophysicists use almost universally (with the exception of
> planetary astronomers, I think) fits[1] files and rarely refer to
> their data as pictures.  The term Image or Frame is more commonly
> used.
>
> Please read me well, I'm not trying to impose a given terminology, I
> only express my doubts of the
> accuracy of the words used.

I understand and I'm happy that you reacted :) What do you propose as
replacement? "Image" or "Frame"?
> Regards, Sergio
>
> [1] http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov

[Sergio Pascual]

Marek,
> I understand and I'm happy that you reacted :) What do you propose as
> replacement? "Image" or "Frame"?

I propose "Image"

[Debarshi Ray]

> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Astronomy/Menus

Would Starplot come under Applications -> Astronomy -> Star charts?
Currently it sits under Education.

Cheerio,
Debarshi

[Marek Mahut]

Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray wrote:
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Astronomy/Menus
>
> Would Starplot come under Applications -> Astronomy -> Star charts?
> Currently it sits under Education.

Yes, it's the idea. But only after installation of astronomy-menus package.
> Cheerio,
> Debarshi