Hi Zhong, I found your successful project proposal in GSoC 2009 web site, you are an activate Eclipse developer. If possible, expecting more advises for you :-) Regards
Peng Cui On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Zhong Nanhai <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
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