Hi Iraklis If you're looking for something small, you could try implementing a few missing Calc functions from https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/ODFF_Implementation/Examine_functions based on the guide at https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/Implementation/Spreadsheet_Functions and the ODF formula specification at http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocument-v1.2-os-part2.htm. The IFERROR and ISNA functions would be good to have.
There is no shortage of big things either :-). Here's a few off the top of my head: * An OOXML export filter would be a big help to our users, but I think that's probably too difficult - the specification a 6000 page document. It might be possible to use the Apache POI project which already provides OOXML reading and writing in Java. * Calc doesn't provide whole row/column references like C:C or 5:5 while Excel does, which are helpful to use in implicit intersection, among others (eg. in cell E34, you don't need to use D34 to refer to the cell just to the left, you can just type D:D and it will automatically use the current row). * CSV file support in Base could be reimplemented to use the HSQLDB database which already supports CSV, which would allow the full range of SQL queries with joins, grouping, correlated subqueries, scalar operators, and other advanced features that the current CSV file support doesn't provide. This would also involve some work on HSQLDB to get CSV parsing working exactly how it does now. Also spreadsheets are equally badly supported as a data source in Base, and by extending HSQLDB a bit, the spreadsheet support could be reimplemented using HSQLDB to provide the same powerful query capabilities CSV would have. If you need other ideas, look through Bugzilla. Please let me know if you decide. Regards Damjan On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:49 PM, Ηρακλής Μουτίδης <imout...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Damjan, > > I will have a look to the wikis. > I am also interested in your suggestions, so if you think that i can help > in something please let me know. > > Thank you for your time. > > Regards, > Iraklis > > 2015-11-22 19:48 GMT+02:00 Damjan Jovanovic <dam...@apache.org>: > > > Hi Iraklis > > > > Sorry for the late reply. > > > > Writer and Impress have their wiki pages on: > > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer > > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Impress > > > > Writer is our biggest user-facing application, double the size of the > next > > biggest (Calc). If you want to get started with them, finding issues with > > Bugzilla is probably best. I've never developed either, so if you are > still > > looking for development suggestions from me, they will have to be on > other > > things for now. > > > > Regards > > Damjan > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Ηρακλής Μουτίδης <imout...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Damjan, > > > > > > I often use Writer and Impress and i can say that i am interested on > > these, > > > but i really dont know how it actually is to develope on them. > > > I think after completing some easy tasks i will able to say what i > prefer > > > to do. I am open to suggestions and i hope with a little of your help i > > > will be ok. > > > > > > Thanks a ton for your time. > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > 2015-11-10 20:56 GMT+02:00 Damjan Jovanovic <dam...@apache.org>: > > > > > > > Hi Iraklis > > > > > > > > That's great :-). > > > > > > > > Is there any areas of OpenOffice that interest you, or that you use > > > often? > > > > It's a large project, and it's hard to know what to suggest you get > > > started > > > > with. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Damjan > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Ηρακλής Μουτίδης <imout...@gmail.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear Damjan, > > > > > > > > > > I just finished compiling OpenOffice on Ububtu 14.04. > > > > > After a few failed attempts i finally did it :). > > > > > > > > > > Although i got an error message on the last installation command > the > > > > > program works just fine. > > > > > the error was:( Processing triggers for shared-mime-info > > (1.2-0ubuntu3) > > > > ... > > > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice/deb/install/en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/openoffice4.2-debian-menus_4.2-9800_all.deb > > > > > ) > > > > > I will continue reading the links you provided. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Iraklis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2015-11-06 14:38 GMT+02:00 Ηρακλής Μουτίδης <imout...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Damjan, > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the info. > > > > > > I will start checking the code and read the wiki. > > > > > > > > > > > > I currently use Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 7. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Iraklis > > > > > > > > > > > > 2015-11-06 3:45 GMT+02:00 Damjan Jovanovic <dam...@apache.org>: > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Iraklis > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Alright I'll prepare some easy things to get you started. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> In the meanwhile you should probably start by checking out the > > > source > > > > > code > > > > > >> from SVN and getting it to compile: > > > > > >> http://openoffice.apache.org/source.html > > > > > >> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO > > > > > >> > > > > > >> and do some reading on our website/wiki while it's compiling: > > > > > >> http://openoffice.apache.org/orientation/intro-development.html > . > > > > > >> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide > > > > > >> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Hacking > > > > > >> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Source_code_directories > > > > > >> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Architecture/Process_Flow > > > > > >> > > > > > >> What platform are you on? > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Regards > > > > > >> Damjan > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:10 PM, Ηρακλής Μουτίδης < > > > imout...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Hi Damjan, > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Really nice to be here. > > > > > >> > To be honest i dont have any ideas of what i want to > contribute > > > and > > > > > >> > somesuggestions to get me started would be great. > > > > > >> > Also any help or mentoring would be great too. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Thanks for your quick reply. > > > > > >> > Hope i can help the project. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Regards. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > 2015-11-05 19:43 GMT+02:00 Damjan Jovanovic < > dam...@apache.org > > >: > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > Hi Iraklis > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > That's great, welcome to Apache OpenOffice :-). > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > Do you have any idea of what you want to contribute, or > would > > > you > > > > > like > > > > > >> > some > > > > > >> > > easy development suggestions to get started? > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > Feel free to email this mailing list with any development > > issues > > > > or > > > > > >> > > questions, and if you'd like someone to mentor you, I am > > > > available. > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > Thank you > > > > > >> > > Damjan Jovanovic > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Ηρακλής Μουτίδης < > > > > > imout...@gmail.com > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > Hello everyone my name is Iraklis Moutidis and I am a MSc > > > > student > > > > > at > > > > > >> > > > Computer Science Department of Aristotle University of > > > > > Thessaloniki > > > > > >> > > > (Greece). I have 3 years experience with C++, and 2 years > > > > > experience > > > > > >> > with > > > > > >> > > > Java. I need to contribute to an open source project for > the > > > > > >> duration > > > > > >> > of > > > > > >> > > > this semester (ending in January). The main goal of the > > class > > > is > > > > > to > > > > > >> > write > > > > > >> > > > and contribute code to an open source project. I was > hoping > > I > > > > > could > > > > > >> > help > > > > > >> > > > with Development 3- 4 hours a week for this time. I am > also > > > > > >> interested > > > > > >> > to > > > > > >> > > > continue participating to the project after the end of my > > > class. > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
