I'd like to be in the loop too, if anything gets moving, as I have some chart support requirements and ideas I've been considering, and would like to ensure easy integration with the Vaadin Spreadsheet product.
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 10:11 AM Javen O'Neal <one...@apache.org> wrote: > Excel Chart support is certainly an area where help is needed, and it's > pretty well sized for one summer worth of effort. > > I'd be happy to mentor you with Chart support. > > I've haven't looked into GSOC mentor or mentee requirements yet, but I > imagine it includes creating a plan for what you want to accomplish in > terms of skills (subversion/git, creating patches, building, unit tests, > collaboration) and the scope of the changes you will make (chart types, > formula support, pivot charts, rendering to PNG, embedded Excel charts in > Word and PowerPoint, etc). > > What are *you* most interested in working on? > Your homework is to outline a few of the Java classes you will be working > with. This will show us that you know how to check out the code, can read > Java, gain a preliminary understanding of the POI package structure, and > have a vision for the direction that POI should be headed. > > On Mar 2, 2017 02:26, "Piyush Sharma" <ps26...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > I was looking forward to getting into GSOC with apache.org ! Apache poi > is > > something that I've worked with for one of my projects previously. I am > > pretty much interested in working with apache POI. I would really be glad > > if anyone would point me in the right direction as to what would be the > > right set of deliverables to get accepted in GSOC with apache poi, or > even > > better mentor me to work with poi. > > > > One of the issues that caught my eye was enhancement for chart support in > > Excel. I am currently a 3rd year CSE student at BITS Pilani, University > > (INDIA). I think I have the time and the dedication to be very well > devoted > > to contributing to open source. > > > > Looking forward for a reply. Thanking in anticipation. > > > > Cheers > > Piyush Sharma > > >