[Gmsh] some comments on Gmsh

[Christophe Geuzaine]

Dr.-Ing. Ingo D. Rullhusen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> after using Gmsh 1.65.0 for some 3D meshing, i want to give some
> comments to this really nice tool. All below is related to the GUI
> version under linux.
> 

Hi ingo - Thanks for the feedback!

> 
> 1.) An explicit "save" deletes all parameter definitions in the geo
> file. That is really annoying. (At least an extra warning in the check
> question?) Canceling the "Delete" (see 5.) is ok.
> 

Cf. http://geuz.org/pipermail/gmsh/2006/002244.html

> 2.) lock between editor and Gmsh

Can you explain this a bit more?


> 
> 3.) It is disturbing, that Gmsh coredumps when some error in the
> external modules arrises.

Which "external modules"?

> 
> 4.) If the geo file is buggy, duplicate points surfaces or so, a 3D mesh
> is not displayed or exported without any hint. Especially if using
> triangle and netgen/tetgen.

Indeed. This should be better dealt with in the next release.



> 
> 5.) And in addition to the delete function a renumber/cleanup function
> would be nice instead of "Delete" entry.

Agreed.




> 
> 6.) Sometimes a parameter name appears as name in the visibility list,
> but i have found no way to specify a name of an item.
> 
> 
> By the way, thanks for this great tool, after what i have looking for a
> long time.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
>    Ingo D. Rullhusen
> 
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Christophe Geuzaine
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