Bad habits and bugs unfixed for years

[Abrimaal]

First of all - colossal thanks to everyone who contributes to the Hugin projects, and to those who compile the most powerful panorama stitcher.

I wish I was able to recompile Hugin from the source files. Anyway I know no tools for such operations.

The list of repeating errors, that needs to be corrected in the project source.
instead of manual correcting by a user every time.

importance !!! major !! mid ! low / minor

!!! Unconnected images
An image is excluded from processing, but not removed from a project.
Panorama cannot be aligned (by Align button).
Solution 1: ignore excluded images (always) and align
Solution 2: auto remove unaligned images (option in settings) then align

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!! image number 0

Computers count from 0, humans count from 1.
For a human image number zero is a non-existing image.
Solution: start counting from 1 everywhere.

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!! step number 0 + number of steps
+ anything number 0

An example of a bad programming habit.
If the predefined count of steps does not match the real count of steps,

the script does not work.

Solution 1 (better): StepCount=6, then [Step] [Step] without a number
Solution 2 (worse): No StepCount, then [Step1] [Step2] starting from 1

"Step number 0", is actually not a step, but the base we start from.
Something named "step 0" does not exist, this is the starting position, situation, condition preloaded before start of the process.

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Batch stitcher options:

"Remove completed" asks to remove failed projects, but it leaves "File missing" - these projects stay forever in the queue.

add to menu

+ Enable Ctrl+A to select all

+ Open file location
+ Delete project (.pto file)

After Stitching
+ Open containing folder

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! Return to Simple mode after closing a project that requires Advanced mode.
(if simple mode was used before opening that project).
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!! Exposure corrected (normal panorama) always active

Stitching using simple interface - the basic option always active, even if no control points added (manual arranging images) - it works.

Stitching from stacks and any arrangement checked if stacks or misalignments detected, optional, but always available

+ when saving - shorten the suffixes _blended_fused _exposure_layers to 1 or 2 characters.

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Editor (Panorama preview)
! Move option always active (manual move images by mouse)

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!!! image not found in .pto project

requires editing the .pto file in a text editor before using.
Steps to recover (for computer):

1. Go one folder up, search for filename
2. Search subfolders (with "Stop" button)

if not found, Options (for user):

1. Open Manual search or 

2. Skip / ignore

if skipped, stopped manually, options:

1. ignore the missing image, stitch anyway.

2. Auto remove image from project, stitch anyway
3. save as a new project (filename_01), open it in Editor.

(All steps to be defined in settings or in a script file)

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Editor

!! Optimize is not working after projection change

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!!! Do not save any logs option

The highest importance.

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