Re: [boost] [tweener] Preliminary Submission

Subject: Re: [boost] [tweener] Preliminary Submission
From: Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr. (jeffrey.hellrung_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-04 17:53:22

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Julien Jorge <julien.jorge_at_[hidden]
> wrote:

> Le Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:27:05 -0800,
> "Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr." <jeffrey.hellrung_at_[hidden]> a écrit :
>
> > On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Michael Marcin
> > <mike.marcin_at_[hidden]>wrote:
> >
> > > Julien Jorge wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> I would like to propose the Boost.Tweener library for preliminary
> > >> submission.
> > >>
> > >> The purpose of the Boost.Tweener library is to provide solutions to
> > >> interpolate the intermediate values between two given values
> > >> during a time interval. Various easing functions can be applied to
> > >> control the computation of the intermediate values. I felt the
> > >> need of such a library while developing games but I have also seen
> > >> this need in various animation softwares.
> > >>
> > > [...]
> >
> > > I would prefer Boost.Tween to Boost.Tweener.
> > >
> > [...]
> >
> > I haven't looked at the library, but just want to comment on the
> > name. Is "tween" some kind of standard term? Because I'm only
> > familiar with it in the context of the first wikipedia result when
> > searching for "tween" or "tweener", and I don't see anything
> > regarding interpolation save for "inbetweening" (standard animation
> > term). Something like Boost.Interpolation might better convey the
> > library's intent, I think.
> >
> > - Jeff
> >
>
> I think that Boost.Interpolation would be too generic and misleading
> because the library's interface is more about animating than general
> interpolation. For example, I think that someone searching to
> interpolate the colors of the pixels of a scaled image would not find
> the library really useful.
>
> Has you have noticed, "inbetweening" is the right term in animation.
> In most libraries I have seen, the term "tweener" is used to name an
> object that computes the intermediate values during the movement and
> the verb "to tween" is used to describe the fact that an interpolation
> is done. I am not sure that there is a standard for the tween/tweener
> terms.
>

Sounds like everyone knows what they're talking about except me :)

- Jeff