Progressive implementation
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Native Port Roadmap
2006
- June 2006 : work in progress
- Basis : frame, instances, threads, drawing, painting, resizing (Stephan Schaefer, Tino Rachui ) - native font implementation ( Eric Bachard - native filepicker ( Oliver Braun ) - native printing implementation ( Oliver ? )
- September 2006 : first proof of concept
- January 2007 : first try
Current work in progress :
- The most important part of native implementation does not appear in the proposed subjects, but is fundamental for the native port, and does concern :
- Most of the work as been made by Stephan Schaefer, Tino Rachui and Florian Heckl
- Other contributors : Pavel Janik and me (eric Bachard)
- salinstance - threads management - events management - drawing : simple and complex objects - painting : fill areas without problems - resizing : event problem is now fixed ( Tino Rachui )
Subjects proposed for Google Summer of Code 2006 / porting project
Integrate the native Mac OS X FilePicker into OpenOffice.org (Aqua/X11)
Concerns : OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 or superior, for Mac OS X port (both Aqua and X11 versions)
Integrate the native Mac OS X FilePicker into OpenOffice.org The OOo FilePicker is already designed as a UNO component. What is needed is a new implementation of the FilePicker component based on the native Mac OS X FilePicker as it has been done on MS Windows for instance. On current Mac OS X port of OpenOffice.org, the current FilePicker is not native, less ergonomic.
Possible tasks :
Familiarize with the native Mac OS X FilePicker API and the OOo UNO interfaces for the FilePicker Describe current implementation : design, concerned modules, isolate classes and parameters to manage propose a new design using Apple API write and test a proof of concept
- Skills : knowledge of languages C / C++ , using Carbon/Cocoa API
- Proposed by : Tino Rachui
- Contact
- dev@porting.openoffice.org
- Tino Rachui ( Tino dot Rachui at Sun dot COM )
Integrate OpenOffice.org help into Mac OS X help center (Aqua/X11)
The OpenOffice.org help system is quite independent of the underlying operating system and thus doesn't integrate well into the help system on Mac OS X.
Possible tasks:
Learn how help system works in OpenOffice.org and how you can call it
Create sample help book for Apple Help
Prepare conversion framework for current XML/HTML based help pages to help book
Integrate provided solution into Openoffice.org CVS
- Skills: C/C++, XML/XSLT, Carbon API
- Proposed by: Pavel Janík
- Contact
- dev@porting.openoffice.org
- Pavel Janík ( Pavel at Janik dot cz )
- Frank Peters (Frank dot Thomas dot Peters at Sun dot COM)
Mac OS X Address book integration (Aqua / X11)
Synopsis: OOo currently is integrated with the Mozilla address book but not with the native Mac OS X address book. This is annoying for Mac OS X user. For better system integration it would be desirable to integrate with the Mac OS X address book.
Concerns: OpenOffice.org 2.x for Mac OS X (both Aqua and X11 versions)
Skills: Knowledge of languages C/C++, Mac OS X APIs and Application frameworks like Carbon or Cocoa for instance, knowledge of the Mac OS X address book APIs
Tasks: Familiarize with the Mac OS X address book API's Familiarize with the current OOo Mozilla address book integration Make a prototype for OOo Mac OS X address book integration
- Contact
- dev@porting.openoffice.org
- Oliver Braun ( obrmac at openoffice dot org )
- Frank Schoenheit ( Frank dot Schoenheit at Sun.COM )
Porting: Implement native font support, using native Apple API (Aqua / X11)
Does concern : OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 or superior, for Mac OS X port (both Aqua and X11 versions)
Subject proposed by : none yet
Tasks :
(1) analyze current implementation : design, concerned modules, isolate classes and parameters
(2) propose a design for the new one, using Apple API
(3) write and test a proof of concept
If enough time: (4) implement the solution, with possible backport to X11 version.
- Skills : knowledge of languages C / C++ , using Carbon/Cocoa API, knowledge of font systems and font technology
- Contact
- dev@porting.openoffice.org
- Eric Bachard (ericb at openoffice dot org)
Mac OS X Spell checker integration (Aqua / X11)
Synopsis: OOo currently uses aspell or hunspell as spell checking components. Mac OS X comes with a build-in spell checker, which should be used by OOo for consitancy reasons, i.e. to save the user from having to maintain two dictionaries (OOo/OS X) in parallel.
Concerns: OpenOffice.org 2.x for Mac OS X (both Aqua and X11 versions)
Skills: Knowledge of languages C/C++/Objective C or Java, Mac OS X APIs and Application frameworks like Carbon or Cocoa for instance, knowledge of the Mac OS X spell checking APIs
Tasks: Familiarize with the Mac OS X spell checking API's Familiarize with the way OOo utilizes spell checkers Make a prototype for OOo Mac OS X spell checker integration
- Contact
- dev@porting.openoffice.org
- Oliver Braun ( obrmac at openoffice dot org )
- Thomas Lange ( Thomas dot Lange at Sun.COM )