[Clipart] Fwd: Re: resurrecting the clipart browser project

Wed Dec 3 21:12:15 PST 2008

I am looking into ccHost now. It will do me no good to write a browser for  
OCAL if I cannot standardize on a method of communicating with it.
That being said, looking into Inkscape's code will allow me to get a  
working model for communication with OCAL, but working with/on ccHost you  
flesh out a communications API, would move OCAL adoption further than my  
browser alone. Thank you for the suggestion.

Kevin

On Dec 3, 2008 9:57pm, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
> This is super cool guys! Yes, this is true of Inkscape. Enzo/Kevin, one
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> novel contribution, I'll say it again, is to allow for import into
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> ccHost-based systems, aka, Open Clip Art Library.
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> This would be super far out and help spell out the
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> upload/file-manipulation API.
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> Jon
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> On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 20:53 +0100, Steren wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > You probably already know but Inkscape implements an OCAL importer.
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> > Unfortunately it's C++ and Linux only but it could be a good example
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> > to be inspired by.
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> > I wish you the best for this work.
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> > Steren
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> > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:23 PM, EnzoAeneas
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> > wrote:
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> > Signed up for ccHost and Inkscape. I will make an announcement
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> > later
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> > today or tomorrow.
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> > The "primary" toolkit will be the well-known GTK, but I will
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> > be
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> > keeping a WX version closely updated, as it is also open
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> > source and
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> > cross-platform.
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> >
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> > The language will remain Python, but at some point, I may try
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> > a port
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> > to Java via Jython and recode some parts to take advantage of
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> > libraries in Java.
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> >
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> > I will attempt to update this list regularly, but if you want
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> > to
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> > follow the progress, you better off going to the google
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> > project:
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> > http://code.google.com/p/ocal-browser/
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> > There is a general discussion group for the project, but I
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> > would
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> > appreciate it if all bugs be reported as "issues" at the
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> > google code
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> > site.
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> > Thank you all for your suggestions and input.
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> >
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> > --Kevin
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> > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Jon Phillips
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> > wrote:
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> > > Oh, you should announce this project on the inkscape lists
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> > too...I think
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> > > people will be quite interested in it as well!
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> > >
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> > > Jon
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> > > On Sat, 2008-11-29 at 20:25 +0000, enzoaeneas at gmail.com
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> > wrote:
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> > >> So far I have checked out pyGTK (with Cairo) and wxPython
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> > >> wxSVG). They are about even among interested parties so
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> > far, but
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> > >> voting is still open.
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> > >> Other possibilities include pyQt (with QtSVG) and Mozilla
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> > Gecko (SVG
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> > >> support is built-in, has python bindings)
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> > >>
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> > >> I like Martin Owens' idea of creating a library capable of
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> > >> integrated into other projects, so I am looking at
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> > separating the
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> > >> application into these logical parts:
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> > >>
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> > >> 1. OCAL repository abstraction (local and remote)
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> > >> 2. Interface/contract for UI
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> > >> 3. Implement UI using different GUI toolkits, starting with
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> > voted
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> > >> favorite.
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> > >> 4. Implement command line renderer (for software that does
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> > not have
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> > >> python integration).
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >> The Google code project
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> > (http://code.google.com/p/ocal-browser/)
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> > >> has a Google Group now:
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> > >> http://groups.google.com/group/ocal-browser-discuss/topics
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> > >>
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> > >> Join and contribute if you have ideas or comments.
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> > >>
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> > >> --Kevin
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> > >> On Nov 26, 2008 8:45am, EnzoAeneas
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> > wrote:
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> > >> > Since I do not have a mac myself, would anyone be willing
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> > to test my
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> > >> > code on the one?
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> > >> > Also, I'd like to put the choice of initial GUI toolkit
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> > to a vote. I
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> > >> > will be prototyping over the next few days, but I can
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> > finalize after
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> > >> > voting. Let's say we tally them up on Sunday.
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> > >> > My requirements are built-in SVG support or available
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> > through a GPL
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> > >> or
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> > >> >
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> > >> > LGPL compatible third party library, but I would still
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> > like to use
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> > >> > python as the primary language, if only for my own
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> > edification.
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> > >> >
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> > >> > --Kevin
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> > >> > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Tobias Jakobs
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> > >> > wrote:
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> > >> > > Am Mittwoch, den 26.11.2008, 13:14 +0000 schrieb
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> > >> enzoaeneas at gmail.com:
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> > >> > >> > How well is gtk working with Mac OSX?
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> > >> > > It works via X11, but Imendio AB is activ porting it
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> > to Mac OS X
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> > >> > > natively. [1]
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> > >> > > Regards,
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> > >> > > Tobias
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> > >> > > [1] http://developer.imendio.com/projects/gtk-macosx
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