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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Rajath Shashidhara <ra...@gmail.com> on 2013/04/17 20:05:55 UTC
GSOC 2013
Hello Mr. Alexandro Colorado,
Ariel Constela-Haile suggested that one who suggested the idea on GSOC
idea page is the mentor for that project. So I'm contacting you for help.
I have a problem. I thought that the mentor will be the best guy to discuss
with.
My end-semester exams are starting from April 25th. So I will not be able
to spend a lot of time for the coming days.(till May 12th). As the
mentoring organizations will announce the list of students by April 22nd, I
wanted to know what more I can do to prove myself that I'm a capable
candidate for GSOC 2013. I have worked on two bugs on your page till now.
I have partially solved one of them(got response from a people that I have
done the right thing to solve the bug), although I was unable to produce a
patch due to my tight schedule. My holidays are starting from May13th, I'll
be able to spend a lot of time on this later. I am getting used to your
huge code base, and during my holidays I'll be able to work on this with
more ease as time passes.
My suggestion to your proposal:
We could also add a feature called "Import from Google SpreadSheet" and
"Export to Google SpreadSheet" which adds the feature of cloud storage to
openoffice!.
Also I wanted some suggestion on writing my application. Should I include
the above suggestion in it? I will draft my application and please suggest
any modifications to it.
Please help me! I am very excited about being a part of your community!!!
--
Rajath S,
M.Sc(Hons.) Physics,
Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani,
Pilani
Re: GSOC 2013
Posted by Oliver-Rainer Wittmann <or...@googlemail.com>.
Him
On 18.04.2013 10:09, Rajath Shashidhara wrote:
> I was glancing the dev guide:
>
> I read that PyUNO has not been used much and might contain which have not
> been tested.
> Since I'm good at both java and python, I thought I'll use JAVA as my
> coding language for building this extension.
>
> Any thoughts about this?
>
> Also,
> XComponentLoader.loadComponentFromURL() function is used to load files from
> harddisk. Can this function open only native OpenOffice formats or other
> format files like .xls .docx can also be opened from this method?
>
As far as I know you can load all types of files via this function which
also can be loaded via the user interface.
Best regards, Oliver.
>
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Alexandro Colorado <jz...@oooes.org> wrote:
>
>> On 4/17/13, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Rajath Shashidhara <
>>> rajaths.rajaths@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Mr. Alexandro Colorado,
>>>>
>>>> Ariel Constela-Haile suggested that one who suggested the idea on GSOC
>>>> idea page is the mentor for that project. So I'm contacting you for
>> help.
>>>>
>>>> I have a problem. I thought that the mentor will be the best guy to
>>>> discuss
>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Rajath,
>>>
>>> I'm a mentor on a different AOO proposal, but I mentored GSoC last year
>> as
>>> well, so maybe I can help a little here by sharing some high level
>>> thoughts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> My end-semester exams are starting from April 25th. So I will not be
>> able
>>>> to spend a lot of time for the coming days.(till May 12th). As the
>>>> mentoring organizations will announce the list of students by April
>> 22nd,
>>>> I
>>>> wanted to know what more I can do to prove myself that I'm a capable
>>>> candidate for GSOC 2013. I have worked on two bugs on your page till
>>>> now.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> IMHO, this is very good. We all know that it is a very busy time for
>>> students now, with exams, etc. So the fact that you made this much
>>> progress is a good thing.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have partially solved one of them(got response from a people that I
>>>> have
>>>> done the right thing to solve the bug), although I was unable to produce
>>>> a
>>>> patch due to my tight schedule. My holidays are starting from May13th,
>>>> I'll
>>>> be able to spend a lot of time on this later. I am getting used to your
>>>> huge code base, and during my holidays I'll be able to work on this with
>>>> more ease as time passes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>>
>>>> My suggestion to your proposal:
>>>> We could also add a feature called "Import from Google SpreadSheet" and
>>>> "Export to Google SpreadSheet" which adds the feature of cloud storage
>> to
>>>> openoffice!.
>>>>
>>>> Also I wanted some suggestion on writing my application. Should I
>> include
>>>> the above suggestion in it? I will draft my application and please
>>>> suggest
>>>> any modifications to it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> With my students I look for a well-thought out proposal. The ideas that
>> we
>>> post from Apache are just the starting point. In a proposal you might
>>> include:
>>>
>>> 1) Some background information about you and your programming experience.
>>>
>>> 2) A summary of your proposed technical solution, i.e., a high-level
>>> design.
>>>
>>> 3) A project plan. That plan might dedicate some time to detailed, time
>> to
>>> coding and test, and maybe a wrap up effort at the end to improve
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> The proposal is whatever you want to do this summer. The idea we mentors
>>> posted are just starting points, ideas for your consideration. But you
>>> should adapt them as you wish.
>>>
>>> So I'd recommend working on the proposal now.
>>
>> +1 I agree with Rob.
>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> -Rob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Please help me! I am very excited about being a part of your
>> community!!!
>>>> --
>>>> Rajath S,
>>>> M.Sc(Hons.) Physics,
>>>> Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani,
>>>> Pilani
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alexandro Colorado
>> Apache OpenOffice Contributor
>> http://es.openoffice.org
>>
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Re: GSOC 2013
Posted by Rajath Shashidhara <ra...@gmail.com>.
I was glancing the dev guide:
I read that PyUNO has not been used much and might contain which have not
been tested.
Since I'm good at both java and python, I thought I'll use JAVA as my
coding language for building this extension.
Any thoughts about this?
Also,
XComponentLoader.loadComponentFromURL() function is used to load files from
harddisk. Can this function open only native OpenOffice formats or other
format files like .xls .docx can also be opened from this method?
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Alexandro Colorado <jz...@oooes.org> wrote:
> On 4/17/13, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Rajath Shashidhara <
> > rajaths.rajaths@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Mr. Alexandro Colorado,
> >>
> >> Ariel Constela-Haile suggested that one who suggested the idea on GSOC
> >> idea page is the mentor for that project. So I'm contacting you for
> help.
> >>
> >> I have a problem. I thought that the mentor will be the best guy to
> >> discuss
> >> with.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Hi Rajath,
> >
> > I'm a mentor on a different AOO proposal, but I mentored GSoC last year
> as
> > well, so maybe I can help a little here by sharing some high level
> > thoughts.
> >
> >
> >
> >> My end-semester exams are starting from April 25th. So I will not be
> able
> >> to spend a lot of time for the coming days.(till May 12th). As the
> >> mentoring organizations will announce the list of students by April
> 22nd,
> >> I
> >> wanted to know what more I can do to prove myself that I'm a capable
> >> candidate for GSOC 2013. I have worked on two bugs on your page till
> >> now.
> >>
> >
> >
> > IMHO, this is very good. We all know that it is a very busy time for
> > students now, with exams, etc. So the fact that you made this much
> > progress is a good thing.
> >
> >
> >> I have partially solved one of them(got response from a people that I
> >> have
> >> done the right thing to solve the bug), although I was unable to produce
> >> a
> >> patch due to my tight schedule. My holidays are starting from May13th,
> >> I'll
> >> be able to spend a lot of time on this later. I am getting used to your
> >> huge code base, and during my holidays I'll be able to work on this with
> >> more ease as time passes.
> >>
> >>
> > Yes.
> >
> >
> >> My suggestion to your proposal:
> >> We could also add a feature called "Import from Google SpreadSheet" and
> >> "Export to Google SpreadSheet" which adds the feature of cloud storage
> to
> >> openoffice!.
> >>
> >> Also I wanted some suggestion on writing my application. Should I
> include
> >> the above suggestion in it? I will draft my application and please
> >> suggest
> >> any modifications to it.
> >>
> >>
> > With my students I look for a well-thought out proposal. The ideas that
> we
> > post from Apache are just the starting point. In a proposal you might
> > include:
> >
> > 1) Some background information about you and your programming experience.
> >
> > 2) A summary of your proposed technical solution, i.e., a high-level
> > design.
> >
> > 3) A project plan. That plan might dedicate some time to detailed, time
> to
> > coding and test, and maybe a wrap up effort at the end to improve
> > documentation.
> >
> > The proposal is whatever you want to do this summer. The idea we mentors
> > posted are just starting points, ideas for your consideration. But you
> > should adapt them as you wish.
> >
> > So I'd recommend working on the proposal now.
>
> +1 I agree with Rob.
>
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > -Rob
> >
> >
> >
> >> Please help me! I am very excited about being a part of your
> community!!!
> >> --
> >> Rajath S,
> >> M.Sc(Hons.) Physics,
> >> Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani,
> >> Pilani
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> Alexandro Colorado
> Apache OpenOffice Contributor
> http://es.openoffice.org
>
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>
--
Rajath S,
M.Sc(Hons.) Physics,
Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani,
Pilani
Re: GSOC 2013
Posted by Alexandro Colorado <jz...@oooes.org>.
On 4/17/13, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Rajath Shashidhara <
> rajaths.rajaths@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Mr. Alexandro Colorado,
>>
>> Ariel Constela-Haile suggested that one who suggested the idea on GSOC
>> idea page is the mentor for that project. So I'm contacting you for help.
>>
>> I have a problem. I thought that the mentor will be the best guy to
>> discuss
>> with.
>>
>
>
> Hi Rajath,
>
> I'm a mentor on a different AOO proposal, but I mentored GSoC last year as
> well, so maybe I can help a little here by sharing some high level
> thoughts.
>
>
>
>> My end-semester exams are starting from April 25th. So I will not be able
>> to spend a lot of time for the coming days.(till May 12th). As the
>> mentoring organizations will announce the list of students by April 22nd,
>> I
>> wanted to know what more I can do to prove myself that I'm a capable
>> candidate for GSOC 2013. I have worked on two bugs on your page till
>> now.
>>
>
>
> IMHO, this is very good. We all know that it is a very busy time for
> students now, with exams, etc. So the fact that you made this much
> progress is a good thing.
>
>
>> I have partially solved one of them(got response from a people that I
>> have
>> done the right thing to solve the bug), although I was unable to produce
>> a
>> patch due to my tight schedule. My holidays are starting from May13th,
>> I'll
>> be able to spend a lot of time on this later. I am getting used to your
>> huge code base, and during my holidays I'll be able to work on this with
>> more ease as time passes.
>>
>>
> Yes.
>
>
>> My suggestion to your proposal:
>> We could also add a feature called "Import from Google SpreadSheet" and
>> "Export to Google SpreadSheet" which adds the feature of cloud storage to
>> openoffice!.
>>
>> Also I wanted some suggestion on writing my application. Should I include
>> the above suggestion in it? I will draft my application and please
>> suggest
>> any modifications to it.
>>
>>
> With my students I look for a well-thought out proposal. The ideas that we
> post from Apache are just the starting point. In a proposal you might
> include:
>
> 1) Some background information about you and your programming experience.
>
> 2) A summary of your proposed technical solution, i.e., a high-level
> design.
>
> 3) A project plan. That plan might dedicate some time to detailed, time to
> coding and test, and maybe a wrap up effort at the end to improve
> documentation.
>
> The proposal is whatever you want to do this summer. The idea we mentors
> posted are just starting points, ideas for your consideration. But you
> should adapt them as you wish.
>
> So I'd recommend working on the proposal now.
+1 I agree with Rob.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
>
>
>> Please help me! I am very excited about being a part of your community!!!
>> --
>> Rajath S,
>> M.Sc(Hons.) Physics,
>> Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani,
>> Pilani
>>
>
--
Alexandro Colorado
Apache OpenOffice Contributor
http://es.openoffice.org
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Re: GSOC 2013
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Rajath Shashidhara <
rajaths.rajaths@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Mr. Alexandro Colorado,
>
> Ariel Constela-Haile suggested that one who suggested the idea on GSOC
> idea page is the mentor for that project. So I'm contacting you for help.
>
> I have a problem. I thought that the mentor will be the best guy to discuss
> with.
>
Hi Rajath,
I'm a mentor on a different AOO proposal, but I mentored GSoC last year as
well, so maybe I can help a little here by sharing some high level thoughts.
> My end-semester exams are starting from April 25th. So I will not be able
> to spend a lot of time for the coming days.(till May 12th). As the
> mentoring organizations will announce the list of students by April 22nd, I
> wanted to know what more I can do to prove myself that I'm a capable
> candidate for GSOC 2013. I have worked on two bugs on your page till now.
>
IMHO, this is very good. We all know that it is a very busy time for
students now, with exams, etc. So the fact that you made this much
progress is a good thing.
> I have partially solved one of them(got response from a people that I have
> done the right thing to solve the bug), although I was unable to produce a
> patch due to my tight schedule. My holidays are starting from May13th, I'll
> be able to spend a lot of time on this later. I am getting used to your
> huge code base, and during my holidays I'll be able to work on this with
> more ease as time passes.
>
>
Yes.
> My suggestion to your proposal:
> We could also add a feature called "Import from Google SpreadSheet" and
> "Export to Google SpreadSheet" which adds the feature of cloud storage to
> openoffice!.
>
> Also I wanted some suggestion on writing my application. Should I include
> the above suggestion in it? I will draft my application and please suggest
> any modifications to it.
>
>
With my students I look for a well-thought out proposal. The ideas that we
post from Apache are just the starting point. In a proposal you might
include:
1) Some background information about you and your programming experience.
2) A summary of your proposed technical solution, i.e., a high-level
design.
3) A project plan. That plan might dedicate some time to detailed, time to
coding and test, and maybe a wrap up effort at the end to improve
documentation.
The proposal is whatever you want to do this summer. The idea we mentors
posted are just starting points, ideas for your consideration. But you
should adapt them as you wish.
So I'd recommend working on the proposal now.
Regards,
-Rob
> Please help me! I am very excited about being a part of your community!!!
> --
> Rajath S,
> M.Sc(Hons.) Physics,
> Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani,
> Pilani
>