From kde-devel  Fri Oct 16 19:23:56 2009
From: Aleix Pol <aleixpol () kde ! org>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:23:56 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Volunteering to port Kooka to KDE4
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On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Eduard Huguet <eduardhc@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'd like to know if there is any possibility to start porting Kooka project
> to KDE4 on my own. I've been watching the Kooka project page lately (
> http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Kooka), but it seems that the project is
> currently stuck in a "slept" state for some time yet...
>
> I'm aware of the existence of the Skanlite project, but however I consider
> that Kooka is, right now, a fairly superior scanning application for KDE
> that it's really worth the effort of migrating it.
>
> How should I proceed? I have some background in general Qt3 and Qt4
> developing (including porting issues), and general experience working with
> KDE API. I'm well aware of the difficulty of the process, but nevertheless
> I'd like to at least try to do it (can't promise any results, though...)
>
> Best regards,
>   Eduard Huguet
>
> PS: I've started by taking the original source code from Kooka site and
> converting it to use CMake build system instead of Autotools. Currently I've
> just started migrating classes, but I just prefer to announce it here just
> in case anyone is also trying to do it, or else this could cause any kind of
> imaginable  trouble...
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Hola Eduard,
I don't really know about these applications, but porting such an
applicantion might not be trivial.

Have you considered porting the missing features/fixing Skanlite?

Any contribuition is welcome anyway.

Aleix

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Eduard Huguet <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eduardhc@gmail.com">eduardhc@gmail.c=
om</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"bord=
er-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-l=
eft: 1ex;">
Hi, <br>I&#39;d like to know if there is any possibility to start porting K=
ooka project to KDE4 on my own. I&#39;ve been watching the Kooka project pa=
ge lately (<a href=3D"http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Kooka" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Kooka</a>), but it seems that the pro=
ject is currently stuck in a &quot;slept&quot; state for some time yet...<b=
r>

<br>I&#39;m aware of the existence of the Skanlite project, but however I c=
onsider that Kooka is, right now, a fairly superior scanning application fo=
r KDE that it&#39;s really worth the effort of migrating it.<br><br>How sho=
uld I proceed? I have some background in general Qt3 and Qt4 developing (in=
cluding porting issues), and general experience working with KDE API. I&#39=
;m well aware of the difficulty of the process, but nevertheless I&#39;d li=
ke to at least try to do it (can&#39;t promise any results, though...)<br>

<br>Best regards, <br><font color=3D"#888888">=C2=A0 Eduard Huguet<br></fon=
t><br>PS: I&#39;ve started by taking the original source code from Kooka si=
te and converting it to use CMake build system instead of Autotools. Curren=
tly I&#39;ve just started migrating classes, but I just prefer to announce =
it here just in case anyone is also trying to do it, or else this could cau=
se any kind of imaginable=C2=A0 trouble...<br>

<br><br><br><br>
<br><br>
&gt;&gt; Visit <a href=3D"http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#un=
sub" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub=
</a> to unsubscribe &lt;&lt;<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br>Hola Eduard,<br>I don&#39;t really know about th=
ese applications, but porting such an applicantion might not be trivial.<br=
><br>Have you considered porting the missing features/fixing Skanlite?<br>
<br>Any contribuition is welcome anyway.<br><br>Aleix<br>

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