On 07/03/2008, Dalibor Topic <dalibor.topic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Andrew John Hughes wrote: > > Below is a short list of ideas we could propose for GNU Classpath for > > this year's Google Summer of Code. Additions/comments welcome. I'd > > also like to know if there's anything you'd be willing to mentor. > > > > > * Support Batik > > > > This was mentioned on IRC last night. Don't know much more about it > > though. Dalibor, do you have the contact details of the person you > > were speaking to about it? > > > > I'd assume it was Ruud from > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-batik-dev/200803.mbox/%3C47D00D42.1000906@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx%3E > CC:ed. > > I'd add: > > * glib as the native layer > > We could simplify the portability glue code by using glib underneath. > We're using glib implicitly in the GTK peers already, and it would let us > delegate the responsibility for portability wrappers out of classpath, > while at the same time making the native code work transparently on > win32. > > * rewrite Qt peers using jambi > > Our Qt peers are rotting away, and that means it's time for someone to > come in and rewrite them. Qt Jambi are the official bindings for Qt for > Java code, so it could be both fun and useful to rewrite our Qt based AWT > peers in pure Java. > > cheers, > > dalibor topic > Great ideas, Dalibor, I'll add them :) -- Andrew :-) Document Freedom Day - March 26th http://documentfreedom.org Support Free Java! Contribute to GNU Classpath and the OpenJDK http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath http://openjdk.java.net PGP Key: 94EFD9D8 (http://subkeys.pgp.net) Fingerprint: F8EF F1EA 401E 2E60 15FA 7927 142C 2591 94EF D9D8
