Thanks Sir for your guidance. Looking forward to work on the project under your mentoring. :)
I have got the link to implement the Material Design theme on Android < 5.0 verisons : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26946095/apply-material-design-on-android-4-4-kitkat . We can also add the list of the XWiki mailing list on the Application to make it more useful. On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:27 PM, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]> wrote: > I forgot to mention > > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GoogleSummerOfCode/Guidelines#HIncreasingyourchancesofbeingacceptedasastudent > which give a few idea to increase the chances to be selected. > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Thomas Mortagne > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Manish Bisht <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks a lot sir for your Instant replies. > >> > >> We can add some more information the app like the organisation details > and > >> any more information which you want to include in the App ? > > > > Sounds like a detail :) I let you add that to your proposal and we can > > discuss this more after the selection phase. > > > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Manish Bisht < > [email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Then we should target to the >= Android 4.1 versions. Is it OK now. > >>> > > >>> > Also I want to re-create the app because I want to implement the > Material > >>> > Design Theme. (Check this link : > >>> > http://developer.android.com/design/material/index.html) I will use > the > >>> > code or take help from the previously created application. > >>> > >>> From what I understand > >>> http://developer.android.com/design/material/index.html is only > >>> available since 5.0 so might now be able to use it. You should not put > >>> too much constraint on this part since it's really not the heart of > >>> the project (after all there is no much UI in this application except > >>> for the login panel, the registration form you proposed). > >>> > >>> > > >>> > People who are marked as Admin in the XWiki and make changes to the > >>> > Contacts then the contacts will also updated on the XWiki Also If > Some > >>> > people want to update their information the Xwiki They can just > update > >>> the > >>> > details in the contacts and their details will be automatically sync. > >>> This > >>> > will also help XWiki user to update their info. > >>> > > >>> > With respect to my showcase. I have competed many of my projects > outside > >>> my > >>> > college works which are uploaded on github Account ( > >>> > https://github.com/manishbisht). I have also created one android app > >>> > https://goo.gl/n2OmRH you can check this. I have also designed an > Web > >>> > Application that takes the name of the person from the user and > tells you > >>> > the details of the user using the Google WEB Speech API. Sample > Video on > >>> > youtube - https://youtu.be/73jNdYjMJXk. > >>> > > >>> > Recently I am developing one theme for the phpmyadmin. Issue link : > >>> > https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/11811 > >>> > > >>> > Hope this will help me to get the project :) This is all about me. > >>> > >>> Thanks a lot Manish for taking the time to discuss it so quickly after > >>> the Organization selection ! > >>> > >>> > > >>> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 7:41 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > >>> [email protected]> > >>> > wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Manish Bisht < > [email protected] > >>> > > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >> > So I am planning to work on this project. I love to contribute on > >>> >> projects > >>> >> > like this. Also have a great mentor for this project. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > In this way I am planning to start. Create a new android > application > >>> on > >>> >> the > >>> >> > Android Studio. > >>> >> > >>> >> Don't forget that there is already stuff in > >>> >> https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-authenticator (created > from > >>> >> Android Studio) that you could reuse. I don't think you should start > >>> >> from scratch unless you saw something specific in it that prevent > from > >>> >> continuing with it. > >>> >> > >>> >> > Then on the home screen it will ask users for the XWiki > >>> >> > Account Details to login or if the user doesn't have the account > >>> their is > >>> >> > an option for the registration also. And after the successful > login > >>> the > >>> >> > account will be added to the accounts section in android. On the > next > >>> >> step > >>> >> > it will ask you to add/sync XWiki Users in your contacts (I am > making > >>> one > >>> >> > modification that user can skip this step also). > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> >> > ** (nice to have) all modifying those Android contacts and send > the > >>> >> > modifications > >>> >> > to the wiki > >>> >> > Can you please explain what does this mean. > >>> >> > >>> >> This is about two ways synchronization. The first way is XWiki -> > >>> >> Android but a nice to have would be to also allow the user to > modify a > >>> >> contact that come from XWiki and have the modification applied > >>> >> automatically to XWiki (that is if the user have enough right to > >>> >> modify this contact, for example he will always have enough right to > >>> >> modify his own contact and if he is admin he can also modify > others). > >>> >> This makes a lot easier to update to information in his profile or > on > >>> >> other contact (missing phone number that you know, etc.). > >>> >> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > also I think we will get some details to retrieve the user details > >>> that > >>> >> are > >>> >> > stored on xwiki servers and allowed to modify if new account is > >>> created. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > I am making this whole project on android studio and think of to > >>> target > >>> >> > android versions > 5.0 (Is it ok or we have to target the < 5.0 > >>> devices > >>> >> > also). Also to make the UI more attractive I am planning to > implement > >>> the > >>> >> > material design on the Application and one animated Xwiki welcome > >>> sceen > >>> >> > that will be started on the starting of the Application. > >>> >> > >>> >> I really don't think 5.0 is a good starting point. Its market share > is > >>> >> still very low compared to other versions of Android and you should > >>> >> not target anything more recent than 4.4 and ideally 4.1 from what I > >>> >> can see on http://www.droid-life.com/tag/distribution/ for example. > >>> >> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Waiting for the suggestions on my plans. > >>> >> > >>> >> Note that your final proposal will need a more details than that > >>> >> (things you plan to use in the Android SDK, etc). Since you are not > >>> >> the only one that seems interested by this idea you will need to > show > >>> >> us that you will be able to finish this (i.e. you understand how > >>> >> things should be done, etc.). > >>> >> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Regards, > >>> >> > Manish Bisht > >>> >> > > >>> >> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > >>> >> [email protected]> > >>> >> > wrote: > >>> >> > > >>> >> >> Hi Manish, > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> Great to see someone interested in that project, I would love to > have > >>> >> >> all wiki contact on my phone :) > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> We mostly discuss projects here so no need to contact me > directly. > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 6:15 AM, Manish Bisht < > >>> [email protected] > >>> >> > > >>> >> >> wrote: > >>> >> >> > Hello Devs, > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > I am Manish Bisht currently in second year perusing B.Tech from > >>> SKIT, > >>> >> >> > Jaipur, Rajasthan (India). I am familiar with many languages > some > >>> of > >>> >> them > >>> >> >> > are HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, C/C++, Java, and I am currently > >>> >> learning > >>> >> >> > Python also. I have created many projects which are hosted on > my > >>> >> github > >>> >> >> > account (https://github.com/manishbisht). Also apart from my > >>> college > >>> >> >> hours > >>> >> >> > i have also started my own startup with Run4Offers ( > >>> >> >> > http://www.run4offers.com/) > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > I would love to contribute on this project. So now I want to > >>> contact > >>> >> the > >>> >> >> > mentor for the project discussion. How to contact him. Also If > i am > >>> >> going > >>> >> >> > right Under this project we have to make one android > application to > >>> >> >> craete > >>> >> >> > a XWiki authenticator and contact synchronization of XWiki > users in > >>> >> the > >>> >> >> > Android contacts. And after authenticating the account will be > >>> added > >>> >> to > >>> >> >> the > >>> >> >> > accounts list like Google, Dropbox are added(I have added the > >>> snapshot > >>> >> >> but > >>> >> >> > I got the message need approval from moderator so i have mailed > >>> again > >>> >> >> with > >>> >> >> > same text without snapshot). And then for contact > syncronization we > >>> >> have > >>> >> >> to > >>> >> >> > make syncronization like the WhatsApp does. > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> What is in > https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-authenticator is > >>> >> >> mostly a not finished POC for the following goal: > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> 1) Provide a reusable standard Android authenticator that any > >>> >> >> application would use to talk to an XWiki instance. The same way > many > >>> >> >> applications propose you to reuse the registered Google > accounts. It > >>> >> >> must be as safe as possible (no clear password given to all > >>> >> >> application asking for it for example :)). > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> 2) As both an example of how to use this authenticator and a very > >>> >> >> useful tool, implement a synchronization adapter which will be in > >>> >> >> charge of: > >>> >> >> ** putting all (or a configurable subset of them) the users from > the > >>> >> >> wiki in your Android contacts > >>> >> >> ** (nice to have) all modifying those Android contacts and send > the > >>> >> >> modifications to the wiki > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> There is a lot of stuff already started but should not be taken > as > >>> >> >> granted and at the end the result should be: > >>> >> >> * well documented (especially what an application author should > do to > >>> >> >> use that connector properly but also for anyone that want to > continue > >>> >> >> working on it) > >>> >> >> * have automated tests > >>> >> >> * easily built without something like Android Studio (probably > >>> graddle > >>> >> >> which seems to be the new standard in Android world. XWiki is > mainly > >>> >> >> using Maven right now and Maven have Android plugins.), it will > also > >>> >> >> need to be automatically built on ci.xwiki.org > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> Of course the plan is to have it on Google Play Store at the end > :) > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> Feature wise this project is not very big (and it's already > started) > >>> >> >> but the most important thing is to be as standard and integrated > as > >>> >> >> possible and easy to use for applications that would want to > >>> >> >> manipulate an XWiki instance. > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> Your proposal should details what you plan to do, what Android > >>> version > >>> >> >> your are targeting (should support version as old as possible > since > >>> >> >> latest version are far from being as common as application > authors > >>> >> >> would like them to be :)), etc. > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > Can I start working on this project or some other person is > >>> working on > >>> >> >> > this. Can I start preparing some of the snapshots that i can > attach > >>> >> in my > >>> >> >> > project proposal. > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> If you are talking about > >>> >> >> https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-authenticator yes > nobody is > >>> >> >> planning to work on it any time soon as far as I know. > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> Now for the "Can I start working on this project" it depends > what you > >>> >> >> mean exactly. Anybody can work on it and do pull requests since > it's > >>> >> >> an open source project but as for the GSOC we did not pass the > >>> student > >>> >> >> selection phase yet so it's mostly about writing proposals for > now. > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > Waiting for your replies. > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > Regards, > >>> >> >> > Manish Bisht > >>> >> >> > Founder/CEO > >>> >> >> > Run4Offers.com > >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >>> >> >> > devs mailing list > >>> >> >> > [email protected] > >>> >> >> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> -- > >>> >> >> Thomas Mortagne > >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >>> >> >> devs mailing list > >>> >> >> [email protected] > >>> >> >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > >>> >> > devs mailing list > >>> >> > [email protected] > >>> >> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Thomas Mortagne > >>> >> _______________________________________________ > >>> >> devs mailing list > >>> >> [email protected] > >>> >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> >> > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > devs mailing list > >>> > [email protected] > >>> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Thomas Mortagne > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> devs mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> devs mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > > > > > > > > -- > > Thomas Mortagne > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
