Yeah, I like that. +1 for PDFLens. On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Martinez, Mel - 1004 - MITLL < m.marti...@ll.mit.edu> wrote:
> What about 'PDFLens' --> implies the viewer and any introspection > capabilities. > > Doesn't sell editing capabilities, but I don't think that should be a big > deal. > > Just tossing it into the ring ... :-) > > Mel > > Dr. Mel Martinez > m.marti...@ll.mit.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: a...@swmc.com [mailto:a...@swmc.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:11 PM > To: dev@pdfbox.apache.org > Cc: dev@pdfbox.apache.org > Subject: Re: [idea] PdfReader In Google Summer of Code 2010 > > PDFDbg is good if the target audience is developers & researchers. If > it's to be a general replacement for Adobe Acrobat Standard, then I don't > think that name really makes sense. > > We could always just choose an animal, that seems to be a popular theme > (Pidgin, Firefox, FoxIt, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, etc.). Plus then we'd > already have an idea of what the logo should look like. Having said that, > it seems most of the cool names I came up with along these lines were > already taken. > > --Adam > > > > From: > Dexter Mishra <dexter.mis...@gmail.com> > To: > dev@pdfbox.apache.org > Date: > 02/24/2010 07:55 > Subject: > Re: [idea] PdfReader In Google Summer of Code 2010 > > > > Well we can use PDFDbg as it will have some features to manipulate PDFs, > see > the structure and may be enhance to find some bugs in PDF docs also. > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:46 PM, nisen <nisen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > openpdf was used by other.I find three from google. and download them > > and test it. > > > > 1. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openpdf/ > > a java pdf gui use pdfbox-0.1.0-dev. The Lisence is LGPL..There is > > only one release 0.1 in sf.net. The greater version is commercial > > Lisence,may be . > > > > 2. http://www.openpdf.co.uk/ > > maybe a trademark in English > > > > 3. http://openpdf.huihoo.org/ > > in china . only a wrapper of > > http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html > > 'sumatrapdf' is a c++ base pdf reader > > > > I choose one name,then google it,find the exclusive name. > > > > I still think the 'PDFBox GUI' is not so cool, but it is plain.The > > name is Low profile(低调) in Chinese :) > > > > I choose org.apache.pdfbox.gui.* . If the project grow graduate.It may > > be migration to pdfbox. > > > > > > 2010/2/24 Daniel Wilson <williamstonconsult...@gmail.com>: > > > +1 for Adam's suggestions. > > > Daniel > > > > > > 2010/2/23 <a...@swmc.com> > > > > > >> Why use org.apachechina.* instead of the standard org.apache.*? > > >> > > >> As for a name, how about OpenPDF? As it will be a simple open source > > PDF > > >> manipulation (reader/writer) program, it seems to make sense. > > >> > > >> --Adam > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> From: > > >> nisen <nisen...@gmail.com> > > >> To: > > >> dev@pdfbox.apache.org > > >> Date: > > >> 02/22/2010 20:19 > > >> Subject: > > >> Re: [idea] PdfReader In Google Summer of Code 2010 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> 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 $BPd?9 (B from China > > >> >> Blog: http://nisen.javaeye.com > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> nisen(English Name)/ $BPd?9 (B(Chinese Name) > > >> Blog: http://nisen.javaeye.com > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> 〉 Click here to submit conditions > > >> > > >> This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West > > >> Mortgage Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. > The > > >> information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity > > named > > >> on this email. 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