I can hear a distant pounding already. :-) No seriously, good luck. I don't think anyone will turn your offer down. And as you say, if anything goes wrong you get to know FOP a lot better.
On 03.11.2002 20:29:34 Victor Mote wrote: > Jeremias Maerki wrote: > > > The problem with this is really, that the old layout code is scattered > > around in the FO tree (look for layout() methods). The redesign > > introduces the layout managers which is a move to separate the logic > > (layout code) from the data structure (FO tree). The keyword here is SoC > > (Separation of Concerns). These are two completely different design and > > I don't see a chance of properly doing what you propose. The new design > > however really supports plugging in different implementations but I > > don't see an easy way to bring over the old layout code. > > I understand the point, but I am still skeptical. Here is what I propose. I > will set up a CVS project on my local machine here that will mimic the real > FOP repository, and go to work on bringing the two branches back together, > completely if possible, but with a bare minimum of branching at any rate. > This will no doubt require some refactoring on the maintenance branch, and > some merging between the branches. At some point, if my head gets too sore > (from pounding it against the wall), I will humbly admit defeat and go to > work on the trunk. A big chunk of this work has to be done eventually > anyway, and IMHO the sooner it gets done the better. For those who think > this is diversion of resources away from the real task, my answer is that I > will probably get up to speed more quickly on the trunk code by doing this > project than by merely reviewing lines of code. > > If the committers tell me up front that a successful effort here will not be > considered for commit, and considered reasonably promptly, that would > dissuade me from trying. Otherwise, I think it will be a useful thing both > for the project and for my understanding of it. The worst case scenario for > you guys is that I will learn a little humility, which can't be a bad thing > either. Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
