GSoC 2014 Fresh Ideas

[Ashutosh Agarwal]

Hello Cedric,

Can you please explain the procedure as required by libreoffice. I
understand that I need to submit a bug fix. How can I find a mentor? What
are your working hours(in GMT or IST)?(I live in India and am finding it
difficult to synchronize with the team.)

>> 2) Writer - Advanced Text Shadows
>> I wish to implement advanced text shadows as a part of formatting
>> characters. The new text shadow would be more customizable. The user
>> will
>> be able to control relative x, y positioning, blur radius, colour of the
>> shadow. We could render a toolbar button for the same if possible.
>
> Looks interesting, but not that easy. It may also require you to work on
> an ODF change proposition.
>
> I hope you are aware of the fact that all application submissions need
> to come with a solved easy hack or fixed bug in order to be complete.
> That means you need to build and hack LibreOffice before submitting the
> application.

Regards,

Ashutosh Agarwal,
IInd Year BTech,
Computer Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna.
Email: ashutosh.ee12 at iitp.ac.in
Ph: +91-9453012060