Thanks for your support. Based on your advice I create the project http://code.google.com/p/pdfboxgui/ .
= Project Info= copy from the project index.html * Project Name: PDFBOX GUI * package Name:org.apachechina.pdfboxgui I give the name 'PDFBox GUI' ,not a cool name,any other suggest? 2010/2/23 Dexter Mishra <dexter.mis...@gmail.com>: > Even I can contribute to this in my free time, but I agree that it should be > separate than PDFBox. Being an academic project can give it a longer life > also. Frankly speaking what I would like is a sort of easy debugging tool > you can say for PDF also. > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Martinez, Mel - 1004 - MITLL < > m.marti...@ll.mit.edu> wrote: > >> I would support the idea of building these GUI tools and if I can find the >> free time, would even contribute code or at least testing. >> >> But it should be implemented as a separate project that is dependent on >> PDFBox. >> >> My concern is keeping PDFBox itself somewhat cohesive at being a library of >> services. >> >> Doing it this way also gives you the advantage of targeting a specific >> version (i.e. the latest 'release' version) of PDFBox upon which to build >> the GUI, rather than the moving target that is the development version. >> >> 'Need a good name for the project. >> >> Just my $.02. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: nisen [mailto:nisen...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:35 PM >> To: dev@pdfbox.apache.org >> Subject: Re: [idea] PdfReader In Google Summer of Code 2010 >> >> I am this discuss beginer. >> Sorry for late reply.I just came back from China Spring Festival and >> returned to working mode. >> >> I study a lot from your reply.I summary next: >> * Not only a reader,it's a PDFBoxGUI:reader,editor,other tools >> * There are no APL/ASL PDF GUI >> * Everyone like the idea but have no much time.We are busy :) >> * plug-ins >> >> other PDF GUI (open source,share or commercial) >> * inforama ( http://www.inforama.org ) >> * NeoOffice >> * Adobe Acrobat Professional >> * Foxit (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/) >> * xpdf >> * ICEpdf >> * more ......... need you add >> >> >> 2010/1/30 Dexter Mishra <dexter.mis...@gmail.com>: >> > Well neither I have been a mentor, nor want to be. But if some help is >> > needed I can. >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Jeremias Maerki <d...@jeremias-maerki.ch >> >wrote: >> > >> >> My experiences with GSoC were not all that positive. Therefore, I'm not >> >> offering to be a GSoC mentor anymore. Well, maybe I should not have >> >> taken two students at once but still, if the student isn't focused >> >> enough, all the mentoring doesn't help. >> >> >> >> I do have an interest in building this PDFBox GUI. I could have used a >> >> good tool for various PDF-related tasks many times. But I don't think I >> >> can invest enough time to take up a lead position here. I'm happy to >> >> invest some time for the design discussion and help with some coding. >> >> >> >> On 29.01.2010 13:07:18 Jukka Zitting wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > 2010/1/28 <a...@swmc.com>: >> >> > > I like the idea. The question is... are there are enough people >> >> willing >> >> > > to dedicate the time to code this? >> >> > >> >> > I guess the original proposal was to start this effort as a Google >> >> > Summer of Code (GSoC) project during next summer. That would give us a >> >> > dedicated student working on the code, but we'd need to have someone >> >> > from the PDFBox team who's ready to invest enough time and effort in >> >> > mentoring the student through the summer. >> >> > >> >> > I've been a GSoC mentor a few times before, and it's quite rewarding >> >> > especially if you have a motivated and skilled student to work with. >> >> > However, effective mentoring does require consistent effort through >> >> > the summer (I estimate some 2 hours per week) and unfortunately at >> >> > least I can't promise to have enough extra cycles for that this year. >> >> > >> >> > BR, >> >> > >> >> > Jukka Zitting >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jeremias Maerki >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> nisen 倪森 from China >> Blog: http://nisen.javaeye.com >> > -- nisen(English Name)/倪森(Chinese Name) Blog: http://nisen.javaeye.com
