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* initializing the Nasal scripting interpreter earlier {{Progressbar|30}} | * initializing the Nasal scripting interpreter earlier {{Progressbar|30}} | ||
* moving $FG_ROOT/Nasal initialization out of C++ into scripting space (aka "bootstrapping") while introducing proper dependency resolution (inter- and intra-modular) {{Progressbar|20}} | |||
* moving subsystem-specific initialization of Nasal APIs into each subsystem's bind methods, as per [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&p=214436#p214436] {{Progressbar|50}} | * moving subsystem-specific initialization of Nasal APIs into each subsystem's bind methods, as per [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&p=214436#p214436] {{Progressbar|50}} | ||
* extending [[Nasal/CppBind|cppbind]] to keep track of added symbols, to easily remove them on demand {{Pending}} | * extending [[Nasal/CppBind|cppbind]] to keep track of added symbols, to easily remove them on demand {{Pending}} | ||
* providing an integrated GUI front-end/launcher using [[Canvas]] and [[Nasal]]: [[Aircraft Center]] | * providing an integrated GUI front-end/launcher using [[Canvas]] and [[Nasal]]: [[Aircraft Center]] | ||
* decoupling FlightGear initialization such that certain subsystems can be optionally disabled right at the beginning (e.g. FDM, sound, replay, scenery) {{Progressbar|10}} | * decoupling FlightGear initialization such that certain subsystems can be optionally disabled right at the beginning (e.g. FDM, sound, replay, scenery) {{Progressbar|10}} | ||
* grouping related subsystems into '''SGSubsystemGroup''' instances to manage them holistically | * simplifying the fg_init.cxx/main.cxx initialization logic and exposing it to scripting space {{Pending}} | ||
* allowing argument processing to be delegated to scripting space (e.g. options, startup position handling, presets etc.) | |||
* grouping related subsystems into '''SGSubsystemGroup''' instances to manage them holistically {{Progressbar|20}} - analogous to [[FlightGear Run Levels|run-levels]], e.g.: | |||
** AUDIO: sound, voice (TTS), fgcom | |||
** AIRCRAFT: aircraft-model, controls, flight (FDM), xml-autopilot, route-manager | |||
** VIDEO: gui, canvas, canvasGUI | |||
* making the initialization process/splash screen more responsive by using Nasal/Canvas instead of hard-coded GL code [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=23542] [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=22021] ({{Issue|1456}}) {{Pending}} | * making the initialization process/splash screen more responsive by using Nasal/Canvas instead of hard-coded GL code [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=23542] [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=22021] ({{Issue|1456}}) {{Pending}} | ||
* allowing custom startup profiles/modes to be implemented via Nasal helper scripts, for example: {{Not done}} | * allowing custom startup profiles/modes to be implemented via Nasal helper scripts, for example: {{Not done}} | ||