bonjour fop-devs i would like to work on the awt renderer. Mark (or someone else) , are you working on it? i checked out the code from FOP 0.20.5. is it the latest maintenance version?
thanks, renaud On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:54:43 +0100, Jeremias Maerki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mark > > We'd love to have you with us. > > On 17.01.2005 05:18:23 Mark Brucks wrote: > > I'd like to join the fop development group. I've been an xsl/fop user > > for the last year or so (generating PDF), but several new projects I'm > > proposing have a need for a robust and complete awt renderer, and I'd > > like to devote some time to ensuring this happens. I have a little bit > > of time in the near term to commit to the project, and I hope much more > > time starting in the April time frame. I'd like to use the next 2 > > months to come up to speed, then dive in to serious work when more time > > is available. > > The AWT renderer is currently missing in CVS HEAD. It would be great if > someone took up that task. To build that renderer you can look at the > code from the maintenance branch (or FOP 0.20.5) for reference. Our > reference renderer in CVS HEAD is the PDF renderer (like before). > > Personally, I'd rather call it Java2D renderer, not AWT renderer, > because Java2D is essentially the name of the API you code against. AWT > is, as the name says, a windowing toolkit, not primarily a graphics API. > > > I need some advice. I've learned enough about xsl and fop to get my job > > done, but there are lots of holes in my knowledge base. I'd like to > > spend a little bit of time carefully reading the XSL spec. Should I > > read the XSL V1.1 working draft (in anticipation of things to come), or > > should I stick with the V1.0 recommendation (which I assume is what the > > new version of fop will implement). > > The recommendation is still the main reference. Glen Mazza already > started investigating the 1.1 WD (ex. bookmarks) and it might be helpful > sometimes to consult the 1.1 WD because it seems to be somewhat more > verbose. It's good to prepare for 1.1 but as long as it's in WD phase > the focus should remain on the 1.0 Rec for the time being. > > > Do the development and design documents that are available on-line > > relate to the root/trunk/redesign version, or do they still describe the > > maintenance branch? > > They refer to CVS HEAD. If they are not up-to-date, they should be > updated. > > > Is there a development schedule or a prioritized list of features to be > > implemented? > > A development schedule is always difficult in an all-volunteer project. > I think it's pretty realistic now to target an initial release in late > summer 2005. > > I'm currently working off this list: > http://wiki.apache.org/xmlgraphics-fop/FOPWorkEstimates > > But this list isn't binding. You're free to choose what you like to work > on. If you want to build the Java2D renderer, that's great. If you want > to help with the layout engine, even better. If you start a task simply > notify us what you're working on so we don't have duplicate effort. > > > Is anybody else actively working on the awt rendered for the next release? > > No, not at the moment. > > > Since this is my first foray into open-source development, any and all > > advice is welcome. > > The advice is simple: Choose something to work on, notify this list (if > it's something bigger), start hacking and in the end send patches via > Bugzilla. Of course, this is a bit simplistic but essentially this is > all what you need to know for now. :-) > > If you have questions simply ask. We're happy to help you getting > started. > > > Jeremias Maerki >
