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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Volunteering to port Kooka to KDE4
From:       Aleix Pol <aleixpol () kde ! org>
Date:       2009-10-16 19:23:56
Message-ID: 757d9a550910161223k35b2cbe1v2fdca1c2a087d8c5 () mail ! gmail ! com
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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="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Eduard Huguet <span \
dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:eduardhc@gmail.com">eduardhc@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi, <br>I&#39;d like to know if \
there is any possibility to start porting Kooka project to KDE4 on my own. I&#39;ve \
been watching the Kooka project page lately (<a \
href="http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Kooka" \
target="_blank">http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Kooka</a>), but it seems that the \
project is currently stuck in a &quot;slept&quot; state for some time yet...<br>

<br>I&#39;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&#39;s really worth the effort of migrating it.<br><br>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&#39;m well aware of the difficulty of the \
process, but nevertheless I&#39;d like to at least try to do it (can&#39;t promise \
any results, though...)<br>

<br>Best regards, <br><font color="#888888">   Eduard Huguet<br></font><br>PS: \
I&#39;ve started by taking the original source code from Kooka site and converting it \
to use CMake build system instead of Autotools. Currently 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 cause any kind of imaginable   trouble...<br>

<br><br><br><br>
<br><br>
&gt;&gt; Visit <a href="http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub" \
target="_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 these 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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