[ooo-build] Equation editor improvements for GSoC

[Jonas Finnemann Jensen]

>> Ps. I have completed the exercise... My solution is a really ugly
>> hack... As a prober solution would be an simple XML change... Anyway
>> the nasty hack is here:
>> http://jopsen.dk/downloads/go-oo_exercise.diff
> Yeah, it's fine to know that you have the answer... but it would have
> been wiser not to post it publicly to avoid others to copy it. Note to
> the other students: we'll now be checking for duplicate solutions to
> avoid cheating!
Sorry, didn't think that was an issue... I've removed it now... :)

--
Regards Jonas Finnemann Jensen.



2010/4/2 Cédric Bosdonnat <cbosdonnat at novell.com>:
> Hi Jonas,
>
> On Fri, 2010-04-02 at 13:59 +0200, Jonas Finnemann Jensen wrote:
>> Yo! Hackers of ooo-build!
>>  - That's how your application template says this mail should start :)
>
> Ok it's fine, at least there is one student who read it :) Many thanks
> for being interested in Go OpenOffice GSoc 2010!
>
>> I'd like to improve StarMath as a GSoC project. Having been annoyed
>> with the equation editing interface for years, I figured I'd draft
>> proposal for a WYSIWYG interface like MathType, LyX, kformula and
>> similar equation editors...
>> If people have emotional attachments to the old text interface, I see
>> no problem having it available too... :)
>>
>> Anyway, I would like to hear what you think of the proposal and if
>> anybody would mentor it... Note, this is just draft, I'll post the
>> finished proposal on socghop.appspot.com
>>
>> [...]
>
> Your application looks good to me. Maybe Eric could comment on it as he
> knows more on StarMath.
>
> Thanks for your nice proposal.
>
>> Ps. I have completed the exercise... My solution is a really ugly
>> hack... As a prober solution would be an simple XML change... Anyway
>> the nasty hack is here:
>> http://jopsen.dk/downloads/go-oo_exercise.diff
>
> Yeah, it's fine to know that you have the answer... but it would have
> been wiser not to post it publicly to avoid others to copy it. Note to
> the other students: we'll now be checking for duplicate solutions to
> avoid cheating!
>
>> Have also figured out how to build and debug, though I have to admit
>> that I used a graphical debugger (beaverdbg)...
>>
>> By the way having looked at the code for StarMath and bit of VCL
>> headers, I'm left wondering is there a policy against comments ? :)
>
> Hehe, I'm not sure that there is a stated policy against comments...
> because there are lots of useless ones in some places.
>
>> Anyway, would like to know what you think of my proposal... Is it too
>> small or big? Would be better if focused on fixing misalignment and
>> then took care of the editing interface if I had time for it ?
>> Also, if you'd like it, I'll do some mock-ups before final submission...
>
> Eric: that question is for you ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Cedric
>
>
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