<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Hi everyone,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">I am Devansh and this year I have been selected for the<b><i> </i>Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program with LibreOffice</b> to <b>Add the support for the Histogram Chart</b> - GSoC Idea list (<a href="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas#Histogram_.28and_other_missing.29_Chart_Type">https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas#Histogram_.28and_other_missing.29_Chart_Type</a> ) and <b><i>Tomaž Vajngerl</i></b> is going to be<i> <b>my mentor</b>,</i> who has guided me throughout the proposal process and will continue to do so until the project's completion.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">I gravitated towards adding the support for the Histogram chart (and if time permits other missing charts also from the MS Office 2016) stems from my family background
in science, engineering, and finance, where data visualization plays a
crucial role. Working on this project allows me to connect with my
family's work and explain my contributions in a meaningful way.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Second, while preparing the proposal report I came across that the <b>CERN</b> also uses the LibreOffice for their work is doing a work around because of no native support of these new chart types. (<a href="https://indico.cern.ch/event/977476/contributions/4204938/attachments/2191304/3703670/EN-Plotting-a-histogram-in-libreoffice.pdf">https://indico.cern.ch/event/977476/contributions/4204938/attachments/2191304/3703670/EN-Plotting-a-histogram-in-libreoffice.pdf</a>) which was the point where I can see the impact of this task. Not only this <i>IndiaMart</i>, a prominent B2B marketplace where my friends work told me that it also uses LibreOffice.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Seeing the potential impact of this project on real-world users was a significant motivator for me. This project checks all the right boxes for me.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">I have been impressed by the LibreOffice community and documentation,
which are among the best I've seen. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">I'd like to extend my gratitude to
the community members who have helped me get started with my
contributions, including Hossein, Heiko, Michael, Marco, and especially
Ilmari, who was the first to guide me.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@kyuantym">Devansh</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">(IRC: devansh)<br></div></div>