On 02/23/2012 01:31 PM, Smit Patel wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'd like to propose a GSoC project. Here's the brief description about
project idea.
Provide a dbus API that provides an generic interface that can be used
by external bibliography engines (xbiblio, kbibtex, bibus)
dbus is optional[1] and so would be everything that depends on it. So,
why dbus? Why not just a plugin? If it should be in another process
(stability, long-running things, shared among Words-processes, etc) then
why not for example QLocalServer?
Calligra words doesn't have a good way to manage references. These
engines can manage references and insert bibliography using interface
provided.
Guess there would be quit some work needed in core-code to make it
proper update references on loading/saving/editing. Does what ODF
specifies cover what you propose? If yes then it should maybe not be
optional and no be available for so many platforms[1]. If not then how
to you plan to keep interoperability? I think your proposal includes
loading/saving?
I like comments and hints for this project idea.
I like the idea (except the dbus-part) and while I think there are many
things that could be done within a gsoc and have a higher priority I
think it would make a good gsoc-proposal.
[1] not available on Symbian, Android, OSX and Windows at least
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