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Posted to dev@pdfbox.apache.org by Michael Müller <mi...@mueller-bruehl.de> on 2010/03/08 22:13:44 UTC
pdfbox develpment
Hi,
I just started using pdfbox and like to help to develop.
But in project team list neither members nor contributers are listed.
Has development stoped? Is pdfbox dead? :(
Michael
RE: pdfbox develpment
Posted by "Martinez, Mel - 1004 - MITLL" <m....@ll.mit.edu>.
Michael,
A lot of us 'commit' by simply opening issues in the Jira system and posting patches there. Andreas, Jukka and the other committers do a fine job of harvesting those patches as we get close to releases.
You thus do not need to be a direct svn committer to participate in the development.
Clearly, improving pdfbox documentation would be a prime candidate for someone to tackle. Just author it and post it thus.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Dunning [mailto:ted.dunning@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:44 AM
To: dev@pdfbox.apache.org
Subject: Re: pdfbox develpment
OK. I filed a JIRA. I would have put myself into the page, but I don't
know how and, more importantly, I am not a committer nor even really a
contributor just yet.
Real committers should speak up!
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-651
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Michael Müller <
michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> http://pdfbox.apache.org/team-list.html
>
> Am 09.03.2010 05:44, schrieb Ted Dunning:
> > Which project site were you looking at?
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Michael Müller <
> > michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> >
> >> But on the project site
> >> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
> >>
> >
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Ted Dunning <te...@gmail.com>.
OK. I filed a JIRA. I would have put myself into the page, but I don't
know how and, more importantly, I am not a committer nor even really a
contributor just yet.
Real committers should speak up!
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-651
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Michael Müller <
michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> http://pdfbox.apache.org/team-list.html
>
> Am 09.03.2010 05:44, schrieb Ted Dunning:
> > Which project site were you looking at?
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Michael Müller <
> > michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> >
> >> But on the project site
> >> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
> >>
> >
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Michael Müller <mi...@mueller-bruehl.de>.
http://pdfbox.apache.org/team-list.html
Am 09.03.2010 05:44, schrieb Ted Dunning:
> Which project site were you looking at?
>
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Michael Müller <
> michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
>
>> But on the project site
>> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
>>
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Ted Dunning <te...@gmail.com>.
Which project site were you looking at?
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Michael Müller <
michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> But on the project site
> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Michael Müller <mi...@mueller-bruehl.de>.
Hmm, I know this. Don't call a hint just to open a pdf a full
documentation! True, it's hard to document. Me too, I prefer coding than
to writing docs...
Michael
Am 08.03.2010 23:07, schrieb Daniel Wilson:
> There is the user guide:
> http://pdfbox.apache.org/userguide/faq.html
>
> Then there's the Javadoc stuff ... and there's the PDF reference that Adobe
> provides:
> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/
>
> In many cases, function and parameter names have some reference to the PDF
> reference. I don't know about setTextMatrix.
>
> I'm sure some more documentation would be appreciated.
>
> Daniel
>
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Michael Müller <
> michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
>
>> Daniel,
>>
>> Yes, I found some activities on the lists. But on the project site
>> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
>>
>> Great to hear, this project is alive.
>>
>> I have big problems to use it, due to missing or vague docs.
>>
>> EG: setTextMatrix
>> public void setTextMatrix(double a, double b, double c, double d, double
>> e, double f)
>> What's a, b, c, d, e, f? I figured out, e and f to be coordinates. Would
>> be much better to name this x and y or to enhance this documentation.
>> Maybe enhancing documentaion is an entry point for me to support the
>> project? Or does any doc exists beside the published java docs?
>>
>> Best,
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 08.03.2010 22:30, schrieb Daniel Wilson:
>>> No, not dead at all! If you'll have a look at
>>> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX you'll see that we are
>> updating
>>> and resolving issues actively.
>>>
>>> Most of the committers have started by adding patches.
>>>
>>> So if you can solve some problems, enhance capabilities, etc., that's
>> great!
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Michael Müller <
>>> michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I just started using pdfbox and like to help to develop.
>>>> But in project team list neither members nor contributers are listed.
>>>> Has development stoped? Is pdfbox dead? :(
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Daniel Wilson <wi...@gmail.com>.
There is the user guide:
http://pdfbox.apache.org/userguide/faq.html
Then there's the Javadoc stuff ... and there's the PDF reference that Adobe
provides:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/
In many cases, function and parameter names have some reference to the PDF
reference. I don't know about setTextMatrix.
I'm sure some more documentation would be appreciated.
Daniel
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Michael Müller <
michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> Yes, I found some activities on the lists. But on the project site
> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
>
> Great to hear, this project is alive.
>
> I have big problems to use it, due to missing or vague docs.
>
> EG: setTextMatrix
> public void setTextMatrix(double a, double b, double c, double d, double
> e, double f)
> What's a, b, c, d, e, f? I figured out, e and f to be coordinates. Would
> be much better to name this x and y or to enhance this documentation.
> Maybe enhancing documentaion is an entry point for me to support the
> project? Or does any doc exists beside the published java docs?
>
> Best,
> Michael
>
>
>
> Am 08.03.2010 22:30, schrieb Daniel Wilson:
> > No, not dead at all! If you'll have a look at
> > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX you'll see that we are
> updating
> > and resolving issues actively.
> >
> > Most of the committers have started by adding patches.
> >
> > So if you can solve some problems, enhance capabilities, etc., that's
> great!
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Michael Müller <
> > michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I just started using pdfbox and like to help to develop.
> >> But in project team list neither members nor contributers are listed.
> >> Has development stoped? Is pdfbox dead? :(
> >>
> >> Michael
> >>
> >
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Maruan Sahyoun <sa...@fileaffairs.de>.
Hi,
we were looking to start fixing some of the open issues but can instead develop some small tutorials for common tasks like text extraction, forms handling and highlighting.
WDYT
Kind regards
Maruan Sahyoun
Am 09.03.2010 um 07:58 schrieb Andreas Lehmkuehler:
> Hi,
>
> Michael Müller schrieb:
>> Daniel,
>> Yes, I found some activities on the lists. But on the project site
>> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
>> Great to hear, this project is alive.
>> I have big problems to use it, due to missing or vague docs.
>> EG: setTextMatrix
>> public void setTextMatrix(double a, double b, double c, double d, double
>> e, double f)
>> What's a, b, c, d, e, f? I figured out, e and f to be coordinates. Would
>> be much better to name this x and y or to enhance this documentation.
> These values correspond to the naming used in the pdf reference for a matrix.
>
>> Maybe enhancing documentaion is an entry point for me to support the
>> project? Or does any doc exists beside the published java docs?
> Be our guest, a good and complete documentation is always useful, especially
> for beginners.
>
> BR
> Andreas Lehmkühler
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Andreas Lehmkuehler <an...@lehmi.de>.
Hi,
Michael Müller schrieb:
> Daniel,
>
> Yes, I found some activities on the lists. But on the project site
> neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
>
> Great to hear, this project is alive.
>
> I have big problems to use it, due to missing or vague docs.
>
> EG: setTextMatrix
> public void setTextMatrix(double a, double b, double c, double d, double
> e, double f)
> What's a, b, c, d, e, f? I figured out, e and f to be coordinates. Would
> be much better to name this x and y or to enhance this documentation.
These values correspond to the naming used in the pdf reference for a matrix.
> Maybe enhancing documentaion is an entry point for me to support the
> project? Or does any doc exists beside the published java docs?
Be our guest, a good and complete documentation is always useful, especially
for beginners.
BR
Andreas Lehmkühler
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Michael Müller <mi...@mueller-bruehl.de>.
Daniel,
Yes, I found some activities on the lists. But on the project site
neither developer nor commiter. Just missing documentation? ;-)
Great to hear, this project is alive.
I have big problems to use it, due to missing or vague docs.
EG: setTextMatrix
public void setTextMatrix(double a, double b, double c, double d, double
e, double f)
What's a, b, c, d, e, f? I figured out, e and f to be coordinates. Would
be much better to name this x and y or to enhance this documentation.
Maybe enhancing documentaion is an entry point for me to support the
project? Or does any doc exists beside the published java docs?
Best,
Michael
Am 08.03.2010 22:30, schrieb Daniel Wilson:
> No, not dead at all! If you'll have a look at
> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX you'll see that we are updating
> and resolving issues actively.
>
> Most of the committers have started by adding patches.
>
> So if you can solve some problems, enhance capabilities, etc., that's great!
>
> Daniel
>
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Michael Müller <
> michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just started using pdfbox and like to help to develop.
>> But in project team list neither members nor contributers are listed.
>> Has development stoped? Is pdfbox dead? :(
>>
>> Michael
>>
>
Re: pdfbox develpment
Posted by Daniel Wilson <wi...@gmail.com>.
No, not dead at all! If you'll have a look at
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX you'll see that we are updating
and resolving issues actively.
Most of the committers have started by adding patches.
So if you can solve some problems, enhance capabilities, etc., that's great!
Daniel
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Michael Müller <
michael.mueller@mueller-bruehl.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just started using pdfbox and like to help to develop.
> But in project team list neither members nor contributers are listed.
> Has development stoped? Is pdfbox dead? :(
>
> Michael
>