IRC logs of #tryton for Monday, 2013-10-28

chat.freenode.net #tryton log beginning Mon Oct 28 00:00:01 CET 2013
2013-10-28 07:57 <WUD> How do I setup unoconv to run on another server
2013-10-28 07:57 <WUD> unoconv = pipe,name=trytond;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext
2013-10-28 07:57 <WUD> if it's on a different machine on the same local network, what would the settings be
2013-10-28 10:17 <cedk> ACTION thinking about unsubscribe to tryton ML because it becomes all I dislike
2013-10-28 10:25 <udono> cedk: I do not understand.
2013-10-28 10:26 <cedk> udono: lot of people just comment without knowing Tryton
2013-10-28 10:29 <cedk> udono: using authority arguments
2013-10-28 10:34 <udono> cedk: Another way could be to just response to discussions you really like/interested in/want...
2013-10-28 10:41 <udono> cedk: The authority argument I dislike too, when there is a correct quote and source missing, which I can proof. But the authority argument can be very good, too, because it shortcuts long discussions and decision making. Like saying "Tryton implemented the Active Record Pattern from Fowler." So IMHO the authority argument has two sides.
2013-10-28 10:42 <cedk> udono: your example is not an authority argument
2013-10-28 10:42 <cedk> udono: it is just a fact
2013-10-28 10:56 <udono> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact
2013-10-28 10:59 <cedk> udono: I don't see what makes your statement not a fact
2013-10-28 11:08 <udono> cedk: Yes it is a fact, because "A fact [...] is something that has really occurred or is actually the case." I just mean it is not a helpful explanation for me, why my example should not be an authority argument. IMHO everything we can seriously talk about is made of facts...
2013-10-28 14:19 <WUD> Is there a specific extension that needs to be installed for LibreOffice If I have to convert my dot to a png?
2013-10-28 14:19 <WUD> using unoconv
2013-10-28 14:19 <WUD> Because I can't see an export to png option in unoconv
2013-10-28 14:23 <WUD> cedk: ?
2013-10-28 14:33 <nicoe> WUD: is this conversion available in unoconv and not in tryton?
2013-10-28 14:33 <WUD> It's available in Tryton
2013-10-28 14:34 <WUD> odt to png
2013-10-28 14:34 <WUD> It lists as an option, I'm just wondering if there are specific components I'd have to install
2013-10-28 14:38 <nicoe> WUD: I tried using unoconv on the command line to convert an odt to a png and it throws an error, so I guess there is something missing
2013-10-28 14:38 <WUD> what's the error?
2013-10-28 14:38 <WUD> error 3088?
2013-10-28 14:38 <WUD> you have libreoffice 4.0?
2013-10-28 14:39 <nicoe> WUD: ErrCode 2074
2013-10-28 14:39 <sharoonthomas> nicoe: can you try without the --stdout arg ?
2013-10-28 14:39 <nicoe> I don't use the stdout switch
2013-10-28 14:40 <nicoe> sharoonthomas: Here's my command line "unoconv -f png liste_vol.odt"
2013-10-28 14:40 <WUD> 4.0 nicoe ?
2013-10-28 14:40 <nicoe> WUD: But I guess you should report your problem to libreoffice devs
2013-10-28 14:41 <sharoonthomas> nicoe: can you try with a different format say pdf
2013-10-28 14:41 <nicoe> WUD: 4.1.2
2013-10-28 14:41 <nicoe> sharoonthomas: it works with pdf
2013-10-28 14:41 <WUD> same problem with me
2013-10-28 14:41 <WUD> my PDF works, my PNG doesn't
2013-10-28 14:42 <sharoonthomas> nicoe: i think it needs additional packages to convert to png (which are not included in the core)
2013-10-28 14:50 <nicoe> sharoonthomas: maybe
2013-10-28 14:50 <WUD> can you tell me what additional packages sharoonthomas
2013-10-28 15:01 <sharoonthomas> wud: not sure anymore. see: https://github.com/dagwieers/unoconv/issues/18#issuecomment-4188700
2013-10-28 15:02 <sharoonthomas> wud: not sure about the package for conversion to PNG... is that what you are trying to do as well ?
2013-10-28 15:02 <WUD> yeah
2013-10-28 15:03 <sharoonthomas> wud: the README file seems to say the same thing "Various sub-packages are needed for specific import or export filters, e.g. XML-based filters require the xsltfilter subpackage, e.g. libobasis3.5-xsltfilter"
2013-10-28 15:05 <WUD> let me look aroun for a suitable
2013-10-28 15:30 <breno> hey guys, do any of you have checked out erpnext? Any impressions? I was already settled with using tryton after reviewing OpenERP and a few others, both technical, community and licensing issues were the major points.
2013-10-28 15:31 <breno> I just came across nexterp and before diving in it by myself I was wondering if any of you had any impressions about it?
2013-10-28 15:31 <breno> s/nexterp/erpnext/
2013-10-28 15:34 <cedk> breno: errg! MySQL :-(
2013-10-28 15:34 <breno> cedk: haha yeah, MySQL is one big minus
2013-10-28 15:36 <breno> but as far as getting a first minimum viable product going on that web interface really looks tempting
2013-10-28 15:37 <breno> will have to dig deeper, it seems that architecture-wise it ain't very solid, they just have nailed a pretty polished web interface (bootstrap/jquery) with some nice RESTful integration with the backend
2013-10-28 15:39 <cedk> breno: tax system seems limited
2013-10-28 15:40 <breno> cedk: oh! care to just namecheck a few areas in which you consider it limited?
2013-10-28 15:54 <giedrius> breno: you should not take seriously an erp which is using MySQL as primary db (also i don't understand why tryton has the support for it)
2013-10-28 15:55 <breno> well, i'd reckon that tryton is not exactly an erp, its a business framework which just happens to have an erp client as its official showcasing product
2013-10-28 15:56 <breno> so you might say it's possible for instance to have a non-critical but still business-oriented app that could happen to run fine with the mysql or even sqlite backends that tryton also supports
2013-10-28 15:56 <breno> giedrius: but for proper erp objectives yeah you're probably right :)
2013-10-28 15:57 <giedrius> breno: what do you mean by "business-oriented" app?
2013-10-28 15:59 <breno> giedrius: say, I develop an internal project management app for an advertising agency that happens to be powered with Tryton's project management module
2013-10-28 15:59 <breno> giedrius: business-oriented yes, so critical that it rules out any possibility of using MySQL? perhaps not
2013-10-28 16:01 <giedrius> breno: does contact form on company's website is business-oriented app?
2013-10-28 16:08 <breno> giedrius: haha oh well
2013-10-28 16:09 <giedrius> breno: what i want to point out is, that orientation doesn't matter, what matters is functionality, performance, stability, usability, customizability, etc. So to be constructive, its better to speak in these dimensions
2013-10-28 16:11 <breno> giedrius: I was trying to find the original ticket were a discussion about implementing the MySQL Backend might have taken place, only found this "Add MySQL backend to Tryton (issue201067)" https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/tryton-dev/ygr8Po1lx80 And there's no reference to that issue in the Tryton Roundup tracker page. Perhaps cedk can clear out why he though it was sound to integrate MySQL/sqlite into tryton
2013-10-28 16:11 <breno> giedrius: agreed!
2013-10-28 16:11 <giedrius> breno: speaking about tryton, in my opinion, is useless as framework itself. All the benefit you get from modules.
2013-10-28 16:13 <breno> giedrius: oh, yeah, you probably misunderstood me. By framework I mean Tryton + base modules. Not so much Tryton as a client.
2013-10-28 16:14 <breno> giedrius: for instance, in my case, I'm trying to build a web app that implements a simple (or as simple as possible) ERP for peruvian SMBs
2013-10-28 16:14 <cedk> breno: because it was simple
2013-10-28 16:14 <breno> cedk: :)
2013-10-28 16:16 <breno> giedrius: so I have no use for the PyGTK client, what I want to build is Django abstraction layer + frontend on top of Tryton, either through Proteus, JSON-RPC or Tryton as Python modules (I'm also checking out nereid)
2013-10-28 16:21 <giedrius> breno: i understand, sometimes it is possible to use MySQL, but i don't see reason wanting to do this as postgresql is much more advanced and in the same time both being free, open source, well supported, etc :)
2013-10-28 16:22 <breno> giedrius: oh! yeah, I'm def going with PostgreSQL ;)
2013-10-28 16:24 <pokoli> giedrius: do you have benchmarks about review1371002?
2013-10-28 16:24 <giedrius> cedk: it might was easy to implement, but doesn't it waste your time, as i saw some people complaining about problems with tryton+mysql and you telling them to use postgresql?
2013-10-28 16:25 <cedk> giedrius: now it is possible to move it to external package
2013-10-28 16:25 <giedrius> pokoli: https://bugs.tryton.org/issue3445
2013-10-28 16:25 <cedk> giedrius: so it was more a POC that we can support other backend
2013-10-28 16:26 <giedrius> cedk: i see
2013-10-28 16:27 <breno> cedk: are the talks in the Unconference going to be taped?
2013-10-28 16:28 <cedk> breno: we will try
2013-10-28 16:28 <breno> bugger, I'm from Barcelona but I live in Peru ;)
2013-10-28 16:29 <pokoli> giedrius: thanks!
2013-10-28 16:29 <giedrius> pokoli: np
2013-10-28 16:31 <breno> cedk: cool! without spoiling your talk, can you point me somewhere where I can read some more info regarding your "Why you should not do localization modules?" talk? Perhaps there is some discussion about it in tryton-dev? Because what I was about to do was just that, start working on a peruvian localization module, starting with the accounts chart and everything
2013-10-28 16:31 <breno> cedk: might not be the recommended way to proceed nowadays?
2013-10-28 16:31 <cedk> breno: account chart is ok
2013-10-28 16:32 <breno> cedk: cool
2013-10-28 16:33 <cedk> breno: it is about all the others when people think their country is unique
2013-10-28 16:33 <breno> cedk: lol, understandable
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