On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:42:12 -0500 John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 12 February 2011 12:31:50 John Jason Jordan wrote: > > >> >> Google announced GSoC2011 > > >> >> > > >> >> http://code.google.com/intl/en/soc/ > > >> >> > > >> >> We also have OIF as a sponsor for 2011 and we must define the > > >> >> work we want and we can accomplish. > > > > Searching for "OIF," Google returned Ocean Iron Fertilization and > > several others. The only one that sounded likely for Scribus was > > Optimist International Foundation. I suppose I'm supposed to know > > what it stands for, but I don't. > > > > >>>Next LGM will be a first real attempt to connect the Graphic Art > > >>>Industry and F/LOSS. > > > > I think F/LOSS has to do with Free and Open Source Software, but > > LGM didn't hit anything in my lexicon. > > > > >A few ideas. > > > > <Excellent suggestions from Louis snipped> > > > > For me the three most important things Scribus needs are: > > > > 1) Real tables > > 2) Real tables > > 3) Real tables > > > > There is a LaTeX exit and LaTeX has table creation tools. I will > experiment a bit. this is getting surreal... but tables are indeed a good idea for a gsoc: - if it's not too complicated for a gsoc-project - if jain basil gives up his project to implement the tables he is back on irc, i will try to catch him and ask him if he still plans to work on it... ciao a.l.e
