[scribus] GSoC2011

[a.l.e]

On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:42:12 -0500
John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com> wrote:

> On Saturday 12 February 2011 12:31:50 John Jason Jordan wrote:
> > >> >> Google announced GSoC2011
> > >> >>
> > >> >> http://code.google.com/intl/en/soc/
> > >> >>
> > >> >> We also have OIF as a sponsor for 2011 and we must define the
> > >> >> work we want and we can accomplish.
> >
> > Searching for "OIF," Google returned Ocean Iron Fertilization and
> > several others. The only one that sounded likely for Scribus was
> > Optimist International Foundation. I suppose I'm supposed to know
> > what it stands for, but I don't.
> >
> > >>>Next LGM will be a first real attempt to connect the Graphic Art
> > >>>Industry and F/LOSS.
> >
> > I think F/LOSS has to do with Free and Open Source Software, but
> > LGM didn't hit anything in my lexicon.
> >
> > >A few ideas.
> >
> > <Excellent suggestions from Louis snipped>
> >
> > For me the three most important things Scribus needs are:
> >
> > 1) Real tables
> > 2) Real tables
> > 3) Real tables
> >
> 
> There is a LaTeX exit and LaTeX has table creation tools. I will 
> experiment a bit.


this is getting surreal...

but tables are indeed a good idea for a gsoc:
- if it's not too complicated for a gsoc-project
- if jain basil gives up his project to implement the tables

he is back on irc, i will try to catch him and ask him if he still plans to work on it...

ciao
a.l.e