HI, I'm not familiar with vCard, but I think it may be a good idea to implement such custom widget, from the introduction in his proposal.
Regards, Zhong Nanhai On 4/14/10, Tom Schindl <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I like your proposal and and if you want I can mentor you. What do other > Nebula-Devs think about it? > > Tom > > Am 13.04.10 03:51, schrieb Peng Cui: >> Hi all, >> >> I am a master student from China, my name is Peng Cui, as we know, >> Nebula supplies much cool custom widget for Eclipse developers, i am one >> of the beneficiaries. Now, I want to supplies a custom widget for >> Eclipse and Nebula, so i post it here to see hear your voice. >> >> vCard is the electronic business card. It is a powerful new means of >> Personal Data Interchange (PDI) that is automating the traditional >> business card.It has been widely used in Personal Information Manager >> (PIM), electronic email application such as Microsoft Outlook and IBM >> Lotus notes, Web Browser or telephone. If Eclipse supplies a Custom SWT >> widget to display vCard, isn't it cool ? My project will do it. >> >> In fact, i hold this project as a >> GSoC (http://socghop.appspot.com/) project Eclipse, and i list my whole >> project proposal below. If any one is interested in my project or have >> any advises or want to mentor me, please let me know, thank you :-) >> >> ------------------------------------------------Project >> Proposal-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *Project Proposal Detailed Information* >> >> vCard <http://www.imc.org/pdi/vcardoverview.html> automates the exchange >> of personal information typically found on a traditional business card. >> At present time,vCard is widely used in applications such as Internet >> mail, voice mail, Web browsers, telephony applications, call centers, >> video conferencing, PIMs (Personal Information Managers), PDAs (Personal >> Data Assistants), pagers, fax, office equipment and smart cards. vCard >> information goes way beyond simple text, and includes elements like >> pictures, company logos, live Web addresses, and so on. It has following >> features: >> >> * vCards carry vital directory information such as name, addresses >> (business, home, mailing, parcel), telephone numbers (home, >> business, fax, pager, cellular, ISDN, voice, data, video), email >> addresses and Internet URLs (Universal Resource Locators). >> >> * All vCards can also have graphics and multimedia including >> photographs, company logos, audio clips such as for name >> pronunciation >> * Geographic and time zone information in vCards let others know >> when to contact you. >> * Of course, vCards support multiple languages >> * The vCard spec is transport and operating system independent so >> you can have vCard-ready software on any computer >> * vCards are Internet friendly, standards based, and have wide >> industry support. >> >> If we use Eclipse SWT/JFace to develop a application which has contacts >> info management function, I think vCard supporting is necessary. But as >> we know, Eclipse does not supplies any SWT/JFace components or widget to >> parse vCard data or display vCard information. This project aims to >> implement a vCard display custom SWT widget which is in keeping with >> vCard version 2.1 Specification <http://www.imc.org/pdi/pdiproddev.html> >> for Eclipse. The whole project will implement the following functions: >> >> 1. Construct a Java class to represent vCard, we call it JavavCard, >> this class has following mainly methods: >> * Communidate with othe file format such as CSV, it means it >> can import/export data info from/to CSV. >> * Get any property detail by proper name, we can get Java >> String property value such as Name or Email address etc, get >> Java Image property value such as Photo, get Java Sound >> property value such as vCard name pronunciation. >> 2. Create a vCard information parser,we call it vCardParser, it has >> the following functions: >> * Parse vCard Identification Properties >> * Parse vCard Delivery Addressing Properties >> * Parse vCard Telecommunications Addressing Properties >> * Parse vCard Organizational Properties >> * Parse vCard Explanatory Properties >> * Parse vCard Security Properties >> * Parse vCard Miscellaneous Properties >> 3. Create a custom widget to display JavavCard information, this >> widget has following features: >> * It is a SWT based custom widget, just like widgets in >> Eclipse Nebula project <http://www.eclipse.org/nebula/>; >> * Use different icons to indicate different properties in >> vCard, it has a default solution, but developer can change >> its default icons; >> * It will show all the properties in vCard, and has default >> layout solution,but developer can change its default layout >> solution,and decide which properties to display, which not. >> * It has changeable styles and overall look and feel, it has a >> default solution, but developer can change it to what he >> likes. >> >> As we know,Eclipse Nebula is a place where different Eclipse-Projects >> and Independent developers collaborate on building Custom SWT widgets >> and reuseable UI-Components useable in UI-Applications built using SWT >> and JFace. I will contribute this project to Nebula as a custom widget >> for Eclipse developers. >> >> *Background* >> >> I have serveral years Eclipse plunge-in develop experience and know >> vCard well, so i have confidence to finish this project well. But before >> i hold it as a GSoC project, i ordered Eclipse open source mail list, >> discuss this project in the mail list. Feedback from mail list told me >> that various custom SWT/JFace widgets will help Eclipse developers >> largely, this component has practical value,it is a great work. And >> then, i will start the developing job,dicuss technology difficulites in >> Eclipse mail list and vCard developer mail list. >> >> *Deliverables* >> >> * Source code, achieved jars >> * Junit test case >> * Sample code, some demos >> * Design Document, UML document and JavaDoc API document >> >> *Schedule* >> >> * March 29 - April 9: Submit my proposal, do some alter works if >> necessary >> * April 26 - May 23: Students get to know mentors, read >> documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects. >> * May 24 - May 31: Class JavavCard design and implement,finish data >> communication function with CSV >> * June 1 - June 7: Implement various getter methods of class >> JavavCard,including get string records, image records and voice >> records >> * June 8 - June 15: Implement vCard Identification Properties and >> Delivery Addressing Properties parse job >> * June 16 - June 22: Implement Telecommunications Addressing >> Properties and Organizational Properties parse job >> * June 23 - June 30: Implement Explanatory Properties and Security >> Properties parse job >> * July 1 - July 7: Implement the other Miscellaneous Properties >> parse job >> * July 8 - July 23: JavavCard information display custom widget >> design and coding job, finish a default display model >> * July 24 - July 31: Implement layout and properties customize >> functions for the widget >> * August 1 - August 8: Implement style, look and feel customize >> function for the widget >> * August 9 - August 15:Take a week to scrub code, write tests, >> improve documentation, etc. >> * August 16 - August 30:Submitting final evaluations and required >> code samples to Google >> >> *Expectations* >> >> I have rich Eclipse plunge-in develop experience, but i do not have rich >> Eclipse SWT/JFace custom widget develop experience, i hope my mentor >> give me some instructions or tell me what should i pay attention to. >> >> *Contact Information* >> >> I am a master student from Beijing,China. My name is Peng Cui, i am >> studying in School of Information Engineering, University of Science and >> Technology Beijing, and my major is Computer Science and Technology. My >> email is: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. >> >> In my daily research jobs, i usually use some open source project, for >> example, i use Eclipse as my Jave development environment and use Apache >> Tomcat as my Web Application Server. Being a open source commiter is so >> cool in my mind, because open source promote sofeware development in 21 >> Century, it is a good thing and i love it. >> >> I am familiar with Java language and use it to do some develop job since >> 2003. Eclipse is my Java development IDE, and i have finished some >> Eclipse plunge-in projects during my daily research period.vCard plays a >> important part in this project, i have payed much time to read vCard >> specification and discuss it in vCard develop mail list, also i have got >> some back knowledge about how to parse vCard information with Java. >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Best Regards >> >> Peng Cui >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nebula-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/nebula-dev > > _______________________________________________ > nebula-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/nebula-dev > _______________________________________________ nebula-dev mailing list [email protected] https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/nebula-dev
