[Scribus] Summer Of Code?

[Christoph Schäfer]

Am Dienstag, 18. April 2006 23:35 schrieb Craig Bradney:
> On Tuesday 18 April 2006 23:28, Christoph Sch?fer wrote:
> > > Got a project that can fit into the massive upheaval that the codebase
> > > is going through right now?
> >
> > I can think of some interesting projects that would move Scribus forward
> > and save developer time.
> >
> > - Build a bridge to ImageMagick, so this can be used as "Swiss knife" for
> > graphics import (reads 95 formats:
> > http://www.imagemagick.org/script/formats.php)
>
> Possible..

Would be great, IMHO. The list is quite impressive (RAW formats, PICT, CGM, 
and ... XCF (GIMP).

>
> > - In the alternative, build a bridge to OpenOffice.org for text,
> > spreadsheet, presentation, and vector import.
>
> Riku won SoC Finland for rewriting and enhancing all importers.
>
> > - There has been talk about a stand alone story editor.
>
> Needs new file format.
>
> > - LaTeX support (http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=128)
>
> Interesting, Andreas has ideas here. Needs our discussed at LGM frames
> changes for one method.. others not.
>
> > - Rewrite and enhance the table features
>
> Possible, tho so much is changing.. but a PoC could be done
>
> > - Footnotes and marginal notes (seems to be postponed and no longer
> > planned for 1.4)
>
> All depends on text...
>
> > - Spreading and choking
>
> ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_and_choking

Has nothing to do with text, but is important for professional printing.

>
> Craig

Christoph