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Re: [nebula-dev] Create a vCard display custom SWT widget for Eclipse
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HI,
OK.
On 4/14/10, Peng Cui <ajiu.009@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Zhong,
>
> I found your successful project proposal in GSoC 2009 web site, you are an
> activate Eclipse developer. If possible, expecting more advises for you :-)
> Regards
>
> Peng Cui
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Zhong Nanhai
> <higerinbeijing@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> HI,
>>
>> I'm not familiar with vCard, but I think it may be a good idea to
>> implement such custom widget, from the introduction in his proposal.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Zhong Nanhai
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/14/10, Tom Schindl <listom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I like your proposal and and if you want I can mentor you. What do other
>> > Nebula-Devs think about it?
>> >
>> > Tom
>> >
>> > Am 13.04.10 03:51, schrieb Peng Cui:
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> I am a master student from China, my name is Peng Cui, as we know,
>> >> Nebula supplies much cool custom widget for Eclipse developers, i am
>> >> one
>> >> of the beneficiaries. Now, I want to supplies a custom widget for
>> >> Eclipse and Nebula, so i post it here to see hear your voice.
>> >>
>> >> vCard is the electronic business card. It is a powerful new means of
>> >> Personal Data Interchange (PDI) that is automating the traditional
>> >> business card.It has been widely used in Personal Information Manager
>> >> (PIM), electronic email application such as Microsoft Outlook and IBM
>> >> Lotus notes, Web Browser or telephone. If Eclipse supplies a Custom SWT
>> >> widget to display vCard, isn't it cool ? My project will do it.
>> >>
>> >> In fact, i hold this project as a
>> >> GSoC (http://socghop.appspot.com/) project Eclipse, and i list my whole
>> >> project proposal below. If any one is interested in my project or have
>> >> any advises or want to mentor me, please let me know, thank you :-)
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------------------------Project
>> >>
>> Proposal--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> *Project Proposal Detailed Information*
>> >>
>> >> vCard <http://www.imc.org/pdi/vcardoverview.html> automates the
>> exchange
>> >> of personal information typically found on a traditional business card.
>> >> At present time,vCard is widely used in applications such as Internet
>> >> mail, voice mail, Web browsers, telephony applications, call centers,
>> >> video conferencing, PIMs (Personal Information Managers), PDAs
>> >> (Personal
>> >> Data Assistants), pagers, fax, office equipment and smart cards. vCard
>> >> information goes way beyond simple text, and includes elements like
>> >> pictures, company logos, live Web addresses, and so on. It has
>> >> following
>> >> features:
>> >>
>> >> * vCards carry vital directory information such as name, addresses
>> >> (business, home, mailing, parcel), telephone numbers (home,
>> >> business, fax, pager, cellular, ISDN, voice, data, video), email
>> >> addresses and Internet URLs (Universal Resource Locators).
>> >>
>> >> * All vCards can also have graphics and multimedia including
>> >> photographs, company logos, audio clips such as for name
>> >> pronunciation
>> >> * Geographic and time zone information in vCards let others know
>> >> when to contact you.
>> >> * Of course, vCards support multiple languages
>> >> * The vCard spec is transport and operating system independent so
>> >> you can have vCard-ready software on any computer
>> >> * vCards are Internet friendly, standards based, and have wide
>> >> industry support.
>> >>
>> >> If we use Eclipse SWT/JFace to develop a application which has contacts
>> >> info management function, I think vCard supporting is necessary. But as
>> >> we know, Eclipse does not supplies any SWT/JFace components or widget
>> >> to
>> >> parse vCard data or display vCard information. This project aims to
>> >> implement a vCard display custom SWT widget which is in keeping with
>> >> vCard version 2.1 Specification <http://www.imc.org/pdi/pdiproddev.html
>> >
>> >> for Eclipse. The whole project will implement the following functions:
>> >>
>> >> 1. Construct a Java class to represent vCard, we call it JavavCard,
>> >> this class has following mainly methods:
>> >> * Communidate with othe file format such as CSV, it means it
>> >> can import/export data info from/to CSV.
>> >> * Get any property detail by proper name, we can get Java
>> >> String property value such as Name or Email address etc,
>> >> get
>> >> Java Image property value such as Photo, get Java Sound
>> >> property value such as vCard name pronunciation.
>> >> 2. Create a vCard information parser,we call it vCardParser, it has
>> >> the following functions:
>> >> * Parse vCard Identification Properties
>> >> * Parse vCard Delivery Addressing Properties
>> >> * Parse vCard Telecommunications Addressing Properties
>> >> * Parse vCard Organizational Properties
>> >> * Parse vCard Explanatory Properties
>> >> * Parse vCard Security Properties
>> >> * Parse vCard Miscellaneous Properties
>> >> 3. Create a custom widget to display JavavCard information, this
>> >> widget has following features:
>> >> * It is a SWT based custom widget, just like widgets in
>> >> Eclipse Nebula project <http://www.eclipse.org/nebula/>;
>> >> * Use different icons to indicate different properties in
>> >> vCard, it has a default solution, but developer can change
>> >> its default icons;
>> >> * It will show all the properties in vCard, and has default
>> >> layout solution,but developer can change its default layout
>> >> solution,and decide which properties to display, which not.
>> >> * It has changeable styles and overall look and feel, it has
>> >> a
>> >> default solution, but developer can change it to what he
>> >> likes.
>> >>
>> >> As we know,Eclipse Nebula is a place where different Eclipse-Projects
>> >> and Independent developers collaborate on building Custom SWT widgets
>> >> and reuseable UI-Components useable in UI-Applications built using SWT
>> >> and JFace. I will contribute this project to Nebula as a custom widget
>> >> for Eclipse developers.
>> >>
>> >> *Background*
>> >>
>> >> I have serveral years Eclipse plunge-in develop experience and know
>> >> vCard well, so i have confidence to finish this project well. But
>> >> before
>> >> i hold it as a GSoC project, i ordered Eclipse open source mail list,
>> >> discuss this project in the mail list. Feedback from mail list told me
>> >> that various custom SWT/JFace widgets will help Eclipse developers
>> >> largely, this component has practical value,it is a great work. And
>> >> then, i will start the developing job,dicuss technology difficulites in
>> >> Eclipse mail list and vCard developer mail list.
>> >>
>> >> *Deliverables*
>> >>
>> >> * Source code, achieved jars
>> >> * Junit test case
>> >> * Sample code, some demos
>> >> * Design Document, UML document and JavaDoc API document
>> >>
>> >> *Schedule*
>> >>
>> >> * March 29 - April 9: Submit my proposal, do some alter works if
>> >> necessary
>> >> * April 26 - May 23: Students get to know mentors, read
>> >> documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their
>> >> projects.
>> >> * May 24 - May 31: Class JavavCard design and implement,finish data
>> >> communication function with CSV
>> >> * June 1 - June 7: Implement various getter methods of class
>> >> JavavCard,including get string records, image records and voice
>> >> records
>> >> * June 8 - June 15: Implement vCard Identification Properties and
>> >> Delivery Addressing Properties parse job
>> >> * June 16 - June 22: Implement Telecommunications Addressing
>> >> Properties and Organizational Properties parse job
>> >> * June 23 - June 30: Implement Explanatory Properties and Security
>> >> Properties parse job
>> >> * July 1 - July 7: Implement the other Miscellaneous Properties
>> >> parse job
>> >> * July 8 - July 23: JavavCard information display custom widget
>> >> design and coding job, finish a default display model
>> >> * July 24 - July 31: Implement layout and properties customize
>> >> functions for the widget
>> >> * August 1 - August 8: Implement style, look and feel customize
>> >> function for the widget
>> >> * August 9 - August 15:Take a week to scrub code, write tests,
>> >> improve documentation, etc.
>> >> * August 16 - August 30:Submitting final evaluations and required
>> >> code samples to Google
>> >>
>> >> *Expectations*
>> >>
>> >> I have rich Eclipse plunge-in develop experience, but i do not have
>> >> rich
>> >> Eclipse SWT/JFace custom widget develop experience, i hope my mentor
>> >> give me some instructions or tell me what should i pay attention to.
>> >>
>> >> *Contact Information*
>> >>
>> >> I am a master student from Beijing,China. My name is Peng Cui, i am
>> >> studying in School of Information Engineering, University of Science
>> >> and
>> >> Technology Beijing, and my major is Computer Science and Technology. My
>> >> email is: ajiu.009@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:ajiu.009@xxxxxxxxx>.
>> >>
>> >> In my daily research jobs, i usually use some open source project, for
>> >> example, i use Eclipse as my Jave development environment and use
>> >> Apache
>> >> Tomcat as my Web Application Server. Being a open source commiter is so
>> >> cool in my mind, because open source promote sofeware development in 21
>> >> Century, it is a good thing and i love it.
>> >>
>> >> I am familiar with Java language and use it to do some develop job
>> >> since
>> >> 2003. Eclipse is my Java development IDE, and i have finished some
>> >> Eclipse plunge-in projects during my daily research period.vCard plays
>> >> a
>> >> important part in this project, i have payed much time to read vCard
>> >> specification and discuss it in vCard develop mail list, also i have
>> >> got
>> >> some back knowledge about how to parse vCard information with Java.
>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Best Regards
>> >>
>> >> Peng Cui
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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