Re: [libreoffice-users] question

Hi Csenger,

On 13/04/11 09:55, Csenger Attila Szabó wrote:
> Unfortunately I can't program in any language, yet, because in this
> year I'll go to university and learn it. :)

Y'don't need no fancy university to learn coding! Go search "learn C++" 
or "C++ tutorial" and get started :-) I've never learned programming 
formally... which explains why I'm not great at it!... but really I 
think learning by doing is better than learning in a class. And that's 
more true for programming than almost anything else because All the 
tools and resources and peers and mentors you could need are right at 
your fingertips.

I'm particularly enjoying exploring the LibreOffice codebase 'cause 
they've got an OpenGrok set up, as well as Doxygen. Have a look around 
(I've linked to what I'm looking at currently):

http://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/writer/sw/source/ui/index/toxmgr.cxx#UpdateOrInsertTOX
http://docs.libreoffice.org/sw/html/classSwSection.html

Yesterday I set up Cscope so I can get those kinds of benefits directly 
from Vim (http://cscope.sourceforge.net/)

Seriously, jump in. It'll put you five steps ahead for your upcoming 
formal studies Plus it's Fun, damnit :-)

> I thought a new GUI wouldn't be too hard to create, because no change
> would be in functionality, it just looks otherwise.

That's would be the ideal :-) Depends how well the code is structured 
though. I know for instance the designers of Ardour pride themselves on 
the fact that the GUI is completely separable from the backend engines. 
I just wouldn't take it for granted, especially with something of the 
size and complexity of LO.

> I hope someone will be willing to help me in this project.
> And I'm asking those who don't like the ribbon to be open-minded,
> because this is (or would be) the power of open-source

Well, code is law after all. Fastest way to be listened to is make a 
proof of concept. See over-optimistic encouragement above ;-)

-r

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