Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] Use GtkStatusIcon instead of libegg

On 06/12/2010 15:47, Michael Meeks wrote:
>         Yes - it's a pain; hence doing it for you. I was thinking of more
> exciting fun / new things :-)

Thanks.

> We rather need someone clueful to tackle
> the problem of the flat ODF / XML export - if you're interested ?
>
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Easy_Hacks#De-Java-ise_flat_XML_export

Well, I would describe myself as a good C++ programmer, and I'm sure 
Java is easy enough to read. I don't really know anything about XSLT or 
XML in general though. Still, excuses to get rid of Java are always nice.

>         Or are you interested in a particular area / component we can help you
> get stuck into ? :-)

I'm reasonably handy with gtk, though via the python bindings which hide 
all the memory management, and a lot of the type conversion from you, so 
dunno how well I'll get on in C.
The XML export thing sounds like a good idea to at least look into. 
Otherwise, maybe some more gtk/gnome integration stuff.
Sadly all the bugs that really wind me up are most likely deep-seated 
and beyond my ability to fix (focus issues, not-quite-native-appearance, 
import bugs especially from powerpoint).

Be warned: I'm a student, doing this for fun in the evenings, so 
progress might be slow. Though I was amazed to find a (semi)useful task 
that only took about an hour to understand and do.

Chris

PS - is there a git commit notification list I can subscribe to? The git 
web interface is a royal pain to navigate.