fma38 wrote:

I'm about to create a SVN repository (and bug-tracker) for the software I'm developping to control the Merlin/Orion head, but I would like to find a better name than 'panohead'.

Usually, softwares written in python include the 'py' syllable. The best would be to find a funny/nice/little name, even with not link with the subject, but which could be an acronym related to the motorized panoramic head. This acronym should sound good in french too, as I'm french

Example, 'papyrus' for PAnoramic PYthon then_i_don't_know!

For the acronym, you could include words like: motorized, panoramic, head, controller, driver, automatic... Misspelled words can also be used

So, if you have ideas (and I'm sure you can find very good ones!)...

Hi!

I just want to drop some names in :

motomerlin
panolin
magicpan
motopan
automerl
panopylin ;-)
pythopano
autorotato
panpy
pypan
pythopan
morganpan
pythomorgane (you know . . )
pythomerlin
pythocontrol
controlin

be afraid of more to come . .

best, Klaus

Py-Thagorus - Py-Thagora
∏-tagor

Last edited by beeloba (2008-01-03 22:52:46)

controlin                                         
controlpan                      progpan           
controlpan-mot                  
                                magicpan          
motomerlin                  
motopyth                        morganpan         
motopan                  
                                autopyth(o)       
panolin                         autorotato        
panopylin                       automerl          
panocontrole                    autocontrol-mot   
pano-pythcontrol                automerlin-control
panpy                           autopano-control  
                                app-merlincontrol 
pythopano                  
pypan                           merlincontrol-auto
pythopan                        merlincontrol-pan 
pythomorgane                    merlincontrol-soft
pythomerlin                     merlinsoft-control
pythocontrol                    merlin-appcontrol 
pythcontrol pano
pythopan
pythomot

I reorganized the names by starting part. I already have my own preference in this list.

How about PanoDragon (after Uther Pendragon) or Pyndragon?
Good sources for names: The once and future king by T.H. White and The mists of avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (both really good books with very different takes on the arthur legend)

in the once and future king, merlyn's owl is named Archimedes (no play on pano or py but fun)

We did here a lot of brainstorming on that. We were looking for 2 names : one for the adaptation of the head and one for the software.

For the adaptation of the merlin head, there's a consensus here, we call it the "panokit" ! It's a panokit for the merlin head that convert the head for panorama shooting : contains the interface, camera shooting cable, iron plate to fix the camera to the head, etc.
I think that designing a full kit with everything needed inside is good and that's why the name is pretty obvious : panokit.

For the naming of the software, one idea exposed is to use "wizard". Merlin is obviously one !

Does 'papy' mean something special (strange), in english?

I was thinking to use 'papywizard' for the python version (PAnoramic PYthon WIZARD)...

Yes, fma38 showed us a working version one month ago. It's so coooooool !

Not totally finished. Fma38 is making a first poll to know how many people are interested into such an interface ( that's this post : if you are interested, just post something here : http://www.autopano.net/forum/t2980-int … abrication ).
Now, there are some part that still need some fine-tunning. For example, to create the interface, fma38 won't do it himself because it really takes time (I won't do it myself either ...). So we need to find a business that is able to build the interface for us. We will plan a meeting soon with a possible partner for that.