mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very long line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather quickly. This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in mentoring? Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest horizontal scrollbar idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu
Re: [off-topic] LyX as a LaTeX table editor (and other selling advice)
I occasionally teach a How to use MS Word That would be a rather short lesson: *Not*. SCNR. Sincerely, Wolfgang
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
Hello, On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Alex Fernandez ely...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Version 1.2.4 of eLyXer, the LyX - HTML converter, has just been released after a long hiatus. This version features a Russian translation, several more commands and a fix for having both hover and end footnotes. See the full changelog at: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/changelog.html Ubuntu binaries for 1.2.5 are available at the PPA: https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release Liviu You can download it as a zip file: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/dist/elyxer-1.2.4.zip or as a tar.gz: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/dist/elyxer-1.2.4.tar.gz It is also present in the PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/eLyXer/1.2.4 The project's homepage has changed, it now resides at: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/ The code repo has also changed to github: https://github.com/alexfernandez/elyxer along with the preferred form of hacking on it, which is now to fork it and submit a pull request. This will hopefully make contributions much more agile; in this version we feature one such contribution by José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez (thanks a lot!). Enjoy! Alex. -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.comwrote: Version 1.2.4 of eLyXer, the LyX - HTML converter, has just been released after a long hiatus. This version features a Russian translation, several more commands and a fix for having both hover and end footnotes. See the full changelog at: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/changelog.html Ubuntu binaries for 1.2.5 are available at the PPA: https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release As Liviu discovered, just to let you all know that I had to release 1.2.5 because of problems with the 1.2.4 release (the binary lacked a couple of patches; otherwise the source code was fine). Alex.
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
On 17 March 2013 07:12, Alex Fernandez ely...@gmail.com wrote: As Liviu discovered, just to let you all know that I had to release 1.2.5 because of problems with the 1.2.4 release (the binary lacked a couple of patches; otherwise the source code was fine). Alex, when I first heard of eLyXer -- amidst mounting frustrations resulting from several failed attempts at converting a 350-page document to any other usable format -- I thought it was just another deceptive solution and gave it a miss entirely. How wrong I was, how deceptively brilliant this is! I was expecting I would have to at least input child documents, but it worked its magic on the master document itself. Believe me, nothing else ever worked, and this is a complex document with LaTeX hacks here and there. Sure, there were some issues, like not recognising some (or all) LaTeX commands, external inset, and ignoring some BibTeX entries, but I now have a usable single-file HTML verbatim copy of the main contents, complete with (cross-)references and images. The software had been lying dormant as a package in my (GNU/Linux) distribution's unofficial buildscripts repository [1] with no love at all, but I'll be promoting it directly to a supported binary repository as soon as I get some time -- no-one should miss this. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/elyxer/ -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear Liviu, Thanks for applying for LyX at GSoC. I'm not sure what my schedule will be like in summer. I'm not very familiar with the LyX code base, having tried to debug some issues but not having implemented any significant code. So I think I can be a backup (co-mentor) for times when the main mentor is absent, but only for one project (as I would have to familiarize myself with the details of that project). I'm sorry I cannot be of more help, but I will try to help out if it's already known that the main mentor in a project is absent for one or two weeks within the coding period. I hope other mentors will come forward with their project ideas! In my experience, a good way to find a project is to try to find something that can be done in half the time that is available. Things often take more time than you think :-) On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very long line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather quickly. This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in mentoring? Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest horizontal scrollbar idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu -- Regards, Cyrille Artho
Re: mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear all, As I was pointed out off-list, I got confused and the urgency is quite a bit less. Monday March 18 is when the application window *opens*. The deadline for submission is March 29. [1] [1] http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2013/help_page?ModPagespeed=noscript#2._What_is_the_program_timeline With that in mind, I propose that we re-evaluate the mentorships for the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas plus the Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) If others have different development ideas in mind, please share them here. Sorry for the confusion. Regards, Liviu On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very long line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather quickly. This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in mentoring? Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest horizontal scrollbar idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very long line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather quickly. This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in mentoring? Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest horizontal scrollbar idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu
Re: [off-topic] LyX as a LaTeX table editor (and other selling advice)
I occasionally teach a How to use MS Word That would be a rather short lesson: *Not*. SCNR. Sincerely, Wolfgang
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
Hello, On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Alex Fernandez ely...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Version 1.2.4 of eLyXer, the LyX - HTML converter, has just been released after a long hiatus. This version features a Russian translation, several more commands and a fix for having both hover and end footnotes. See the full changelog at: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/changelog.html Ubuntu binaries for 1.2.5 are available at the PPA: https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release Liviu You can download it as a zip file: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/dist/elyxer-1.2.4.zip or as a tar.gz: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/dist/elyxer-1.2.4.tar.gz It is also present in the PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/eLyXer/1.2.4 The project's homepage has changed, it now resides at: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/ The code repo has also changed to github: https://github.com/alexfernandez/elyxer along with the preferred form of hacking on it, which is now to fork it and submit a pull request. This will hopefully make contributions much more agile; in this version we feature one such contribution by José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez (thanks a lot!). Enjoy! Alex. -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.comwrote: Version 1.2.4 of eLyXer, the LyX - HTML converter, has just been released after a long hiatus. This version features a Russian translation, several more commands and a fix for having both hover and end footnotes. See the full changelog at: http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/changelog.html Ubuntu binaries for 1.2.5 are available at the PPA: https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release As Liviu discovered, just to let you all know that I had to release 1.2.5 because of problems with the 1.2.4 release (the binary lacked a couple of patches; otherwise the source code was fine). Alex.
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
On 17 March 2013 07:12, Alex Fernandez ely...@gmail.com wrote: As Liviu discovered, just to let you all know that I had to release 1.2.5 because of problems with the 1.2.4 release (the binary lacked a couple of patches; otherwise the source code was fine). Alex, when I first heard of eLyXer -- amidst mounting frustrations resulting from several failed attempts at converting a 350-page document to any other usable format -- I thought it was just another deceptive solution and gave it a miss entirely. How wrong I was, how deceptively brilliant this is! I was expecting I would have to at least input child documents, but it worked its magic on the master document itself. Believe me, nothing else ever worked, and this is a complex document with LaTeX hacks here and there. Sure, there were some issues, like not recognising some (or all) LaTeX commands, external inset, and ignoring some BibTeX entries, but I now have a usable single-file HTML verbatim copy of the main contents, complete with (cross-)references and images. The software had been lying dormant as a package in my (GNU/Linux) distribution's unofficial buildscripts repository [1] with no love at all, but I'll be promoting it directly to a supported binary repository as soon as I get some time -- no-one should miss this. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/elyxer/ -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear Liviu, Thanks for applying for LyX at GSoC. I'm not sure what my schedule will be like in summer. I'm not very familiar with the LyX code base, having tried to debug some issues but not having implemented any significant code. So I think I can be a backup (co-mentor) for times when the main mentor is absent, but only for one project (as I would have to familiarize myself with the details of that project). I'm sorry I cannot be of more help, but I will try to help out if it's already known that the main mentor in a project is absent for one or two weeks within the coding period. I hope other mentors will come forward with their project ideas! In my experience, a good way to find a project is to try to find something that can be done in half the time that is available. Things often take more time than you think :-) On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very long line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather quickly. This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in mentoring? Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest horizontal scrollbar idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu -- Regards, Cyrille Artho
Re: mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear all, As I was pointed out off-list, I got confused and the urgency is quite a bit less. Monday March 18 is when the application window *opens*. The deadline for submission is March 29. [1] [1] http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2013/help_page?ModPagespeed=noscript#2._What_is_the_program_timeline With that in mind, I propose that we re-evaluate the mentorships for the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas plus the Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) If others have different development ideas in mind, please share them here. Sorry for the confusion. Regards, Liviu On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very long line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather quickly. This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in mentoring? Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest horizontal scrollbar idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear all, I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of Code application for 2013. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchiwrote: >> > Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very >> > long >> > line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). >> > >> Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think >> there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather >> quickly. > > This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is > currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). > > Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of > coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in > mentoring? > Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it has to be this weekend. Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any of the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas or this latest "horizontal scrollbar" idea. Since we're short on time and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the following ideas for GSoC 2013: - Project: Layout editor ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) - Project: LyX presentation mode ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. Either way, we really should give it a try! Regards, Liviu
Re: [off-topic] LyX as a LaTeX table editor (and other selling advice)
> I occasionally teach a "How to use MS Word" That would be a rather short lesson: *Not*. SCNR. Sincerely, Wolfgang
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
Hello, On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Alex Fernandezwrote: > Hi all, > > Version 1.2.4 of eLyXer, the LyX -> HTML converter, has just been released > after a long hiatus. This version features a Russian translation, several > more commands and a fix for having both hover and end footnotes. See the > full changelog at: > http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/changelog.html > Ubuntu binaries for 1.2.5 are available at the PPA: https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release Liviu > You can download it as a zip file: > http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/dist/elyxer-1.2.4.zip > or as a tar.gz: > http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/dist/elyxer-1.2.4.tar.gz > It is also present in the PyPI: > https://pypi.python.org/pypi/eLyXer/1.2.4 > > The project's homepage has changed, it now resides at: > http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/ > The code repo has also changed to github: > https://github.com/alexfernandez/elyxer > along with the preferred form of hacking on it, which is now to fork it and > submit a pull request. This will hopefully make contributions much more > agile; in this version we feature one such contribution by José Ramón > Álvarez Sánchez (thanks a lot!). > > Enjoy! > > Alex. > -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Liviu Andronicwrote: > > Version 1.2.4 of eLyXer, the LyX -> HTML converter, has just been > released > > after a long hiatus. This version features a Russian translation, several > > more commands and a fix for having both hover and end footnotes. See the > > full changelog at: > > http://alexfernandez.github.com/elyxer/changelog.html > Ubuntu binaries for 1.2.5 are available at the PPA: > https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release > As Liviu discovered, just to let you all know that I had to release 1.2.5 because of problems with the 1.2.4 release (the binary lacked a couple of patches; otherwise the source code was fine). Alex.
Re: eLyXer 1.2.4 released
On 17 March 2013 07:12, Alex Fernandezwrote: > As Liviu discovered, just to let you all know that I had to release 1.2.5 > because of problems with the 1.2.4 release (the binary lacked a couple of > patches; otherwise the source code was fine). Alex, when I first heard of eLyXer -- amidst mounting frustrations resulting from several failed attempts at converting a 350-page document to any other usable format -- I thought it was just another deceptive solution and gave it a miss entirely. How wrong I was, how deceptively brilliant this is! I was expecting I would have to at least input child documents, but it worked its magic on the master document itself. Believe me, nothing else ever worked, and this is a complex document with LaTeX hacks here and there. Sure, there were some issues, like not recognising some (or all) LaTeX commands, external inset, and ignoring some BibTeX entries, but I now have a usable single-file HTML verbatim copy of the main contents, complete with (cross-)references and images. The software had been lying dormant as a package in my (GNU/Linux) distribution's unofficial buildscripts repository [1] with no love at all, but I'll be promoting it directly to a supported binary repository as soon as I get some time -- no-one should miss this. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/elyxer/ -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear Liviu, Thanks for applying for LyX at GSoC. I'm not sure what my schedule will be like in summer. I'm not very familiar with the LyX code base, having tried to debug some issues but not having implemented any significant code. So I think I can be a backup (co-mentor) for times when the main mentor is absent, but only for one project (as I would have to familiarize myself with the details of that project). I'm sorry I cannot be of more help, but I will try to help out if it's already known that the main mentor in a project is absent for one or two weeks within the coding period. I hope other mentors will come forward with their project ideas! In my experience, a good way to find a project is to try to find something that can be done in half the time that is available. Things often take more time than you think :-) On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Liviu Andronicwrote: > Dear all, > I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of > Code application for 2013. > > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi > wrote: >>> > Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very >>> > long >>> > line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). >>> > >>> Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think >>> there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather >>> quickly. >> >> This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is >> currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: >> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). >> >> Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of >> coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in >> mentoring? >> > Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it > has to be this weekend. > > Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be > straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the > wiki: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 > > So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any > of the 7 ideas that we had last time: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas > > or this latest "horizontal scrollbar" idea. Since we're short on time > and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the > following ideas for GSoC 2013: > - Project: Layout editor ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) > - Project: LyX presentation mode ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) > - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) > - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) > - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) > - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) > > > Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, > but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing > to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered > last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored > over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in > terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize > ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding > of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. > Either way, we really should give it a try! > > Regards, > Liviu -- Regards, Cyrille Artho
Re: mentorships for GSoC 2013 -- URGENT (was: Re: sponsoring horizontal scrollbar for tables and math)
Dear all, As I was pointed out off-list, I got confused and the urgency is quite a bit less. Monday March 18 is when the application window *opens*. The deadline for submission is March 29. [1] [1] http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2013/help_page?ModPagespeed=noscript#2._What_is_the_program_timeline With that in mind, I propose that we re-evaluate the mentorships for the 7 ideas that we had last time: http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas plus the Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) If others have different development ideas in mind, please share them here. Sorry for the confusion. Regards, Liviu On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Liviu Andronicwrote: > Dear all, > I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of > Code application for 2013. > > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi > wrote: >>> > Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very >>> > long >>> > line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). >>> > >>> Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think >>> there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather >>> quickly. >> >> This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is >> currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: >> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). >> >> Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of >> coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in >> mentoring? >> > Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it > has to be this weekend. > > Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be > straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the > wiki: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 > > So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any > of the 7 ideas that we had last time: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas > > or this latest "horizontal scrollbar" idea. Since we're short on time > and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the > following ideas for GSoC 2013: > - Project: Layout editor ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) > - Project: LyX presentation mode ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) > - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) > - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) > - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) > - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) > > > Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, > but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing > to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered > last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored > over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in > terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize > ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding > of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. > Either way, we really should give it a try! > > Regards, > Liviu -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail