To whom it may concern,
I'm interested in contributing to your projects through the 2023 GSOC.
My name is Peter Frane (IRC nick PeterF). I'm an editor by profession and a freelance programmer.
The projects I'm interested in are under the 'Ideas without a mentor': https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas_without_a_mentor
Specifically, these ones:
Subpixel and stable glyph positioning tdf#103322
I had previously written an open-source library (https://reformath.webnode.page/) that uses subpixel glyph positioning. This library is available under both Windows (GDI) and Linux. I had already browsed the Writer source codes involved, but still have some questions. I am going to apply my deep knowledge of Windows GDI and fonts to fix this issue.I would like to discuss all of these in an interview.
Support multicoloured font formats tdf#104403 tdf#105488
I have in-depth knowledge of the OpenType font format. I have written an OpenType to Woff converter and vice versa. Both are available at my GitHub page. I am also very familiar with SVG. I am very familiar with fonts and graphics rendering, although, admittedly, I have not used the SVG feature of OpenType.
Implement Quattro Pro Import filter
Although I have not used Quattro Pro in years, I'm interested in this project because I like tinkering with file formats. Some formats that I know include Corel's WordPerfect (I used to have the documentation because I tried to convert it to XML back in the day), MS RTF, Adobe PDF and PostScript (I have written a library for both: a PDF writer and a PostScript interpreter), TeX/LateX DVI/VF/TFM (I have written a program that converts a DVI file to SVG and PDF), graphics (BMP, EMF/WMF, PBM, PPM, SVG, PS/EPS), fonts (Type1 and OpenType; I have written a Type1 font subsetter and a WOFF converter for OpenType). Most of my programs are open source and available at my GitHub page.
Implement MathType 4+ import filter
I am familiar with and have studied the old MathType file format, but not the new one. The old one is an OLE object that wraps a WMF file that, in turn, contains some EPS code. As mentioned above, I know WMF and EPS, so all I need to do is study this new MathType format, which, I believe, is properly documented by Design Science (now Wiris).
My proposed project: EPS reader/interpreter
If you still need an EPS interpreter, even if it just supports a subset of the language, I have made available the source code of my interpreter on my GitHub page. I am willing to integrate it into LibreOffice if you will accept me to work for you.
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Peter Frane, Jr.
P.S. My GitHub page is at https://github.com/pgfjr?tab=repositories.
