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List:       kopete-devel
Subject:    Re: [kopete-devel] OTR plugin
From:       Will Stephenson <wstephenson () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-03-02 15:13:40
Message-ID: 200703021613.40917.wstephenson () kde ! org
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On Friday 02 March 2007 16:04, Kevin Bader said:
> I do have experience with C++, but I've never done anything with QT
> (altough to me it looks a bit like wxWidgets which I'm familiar with) or in
> KDE in generell. So I do need help getting kopete set up for dev work :-)
>
> Current state of knowledge: I have started to read the QT and OTR
> documentation and I have downloaded and compile the stable source of
> kopete. I have KDevelop and all the necessary build tools installed. Where
> should I start?

I would start by analysing how one of the existing simple plugins like web 
presence (very simple, my first kopete code) or now listening (since this 
works on the message processing level).  Then have a look at how Cryptography 
works.

> > Are you targeting kde 3 or 4?
>
> Haven't thought about that so far ;-)
> I know that the QT version KDE 4 uses is different, but are there
> differences in the parts I will be using? When there are differences, I
> will target KDE 4, I guess. What do you think?
> Do I have to install KDE4 SVN head if I want to develop for KDE4?

KDE 3 is easier to work with for now.  KDE 4 will be a bit frustrating as 
Kopete has many problems of its own to be solved, but will ultimately have 
the longer lifespan.

If you have time I would develop on KDE 3 first then port.

> I'm looking forward to my first contribution to an open source project :-)
> Thanks in advance!

Great, good to have you on board!

Will
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