the PDFBox related projects aim by my understand: PDFBox: API、ANT UI 、Text UI for pdf FontBox: Font API, Simple GUI( like view font) JempBox:XMP metadata API PDFBox GUI: a standalone GUI for pdf use pdfbox lib
2010/2/23 nisen <[email protected]>: > 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 <[email protected]>: >> 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 < >> [email protected]> 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:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:35 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> 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 <[email protected]>: >>> > 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 <[email protected] >>> >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 <[email protected]>: >>> >> > > 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 > -- nisen(English Name)/倪森(Chinese Name) Blog: http://nisen.javaeye.com
