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Agenda
IRAF Coordination / Technical Working Group Meeting
15-16 January 1992
Atlanta AAS -- Madrid Room
Meeting Schedule: Wed 15 Jan, 9:00am-5:00 pm
Thu 16 Jan, 9:00am-noonCoordination Issues:o IRAF V2.10 release status
- Current status
- Updated release schedule
- 1992 micro-release planso Project status reports
- NOAO
- ST ScI
- SAO
- Berkeleyo Feedback from IRAF, STSDAS, and PROS User's Committeeso NASA/NSF interactions
- Formation of an IRAF Consortium
- Long-term funding and support prospectso Projects
- New magtape interfaces
- New networking driver
- Image structures development (MWCS, QPOE, etc.)
- IRAF mail
- Display servers
- Postscript graphics kernel
- FITS: binary tables support, FITS image kernel, data compression
- Documentation
- In general: discussion of coordination on key and core-level projects
and review of project prioritieso Improving programmer-programmer communications
- Use of iraftwg mailing lists
- IRAF developers news group?
- Joint applications development projects

o Ports
Technical Working Group:o User interface
- X-Windows prototype work at ST ScI, SAO
. toolkit evaluations
. various approaches taken
. status of current prototypes
. what's been learned so far?
. what's next?
- X-Windows work at NOAO
. xirafhelp, xtapemon
. xgterm, graphics interfaces
. display server plans
. architectural issues
- IRAF-compatible parameter interface
. current status - generalized version detached from IRAF code
. connection with AnswerGarden GUI
. planned use by AXAF project
. possible use by other High Energy groups
- IRAF host interface
. current status
. planned use by AXAF project
- CL enhancements at SAO
. line editing, parameter query editing
. help during parameter querieso Hypertext help
- xirafhelpo Documentation presentation
- encapsulated Postscript supporto Visualization toolso Priorities for the next several years
- image structures
- display interfaces
- user interfaces
- programming environment
- documentation
ADASS II Program Organizing Committee Meeting:o Agenda will be distributed by Rick Harnden