Hello, I know I was supposed to get back. But I got involved with some other project actually. I will be making GSOC proposals for that project. But like I said I am also very much willing to work with Apache POI. Now the problem is I don't have a plan of action for making a proposal for implementing the chart functionality. But I am very much sure that if I had some more time I could have come up with it. I have been very occupied lately and also because of my on going college exams. I think I would be able to work my way around Apache POI code without much friction and that shouldn't be an issue. I have previously also contributed to Apache DataFu.
Anyway, I was just meaning to ask that would be worthwhile to spend one proposal on Apache POI without a concrete and very detailed plan of action. Obviously I can outline how the work should progress in the proposal but I am, as of now, not very well aware of the specific in depth details. But I can very definitely come up with something later on. Please let me know, if I should make a proposal or not. Also, GSOC or no GSOC, I am very much keen on working with open source and specifically with Apache POI. So, sooner or later, I can see myself working on chart functionality with Apache POI. Also, once completely on the project, I shall of course be staying around for a long time, very long time with Apache POI. Looking forward to some reply. Kindly reply as quickly as possible since deadline for GSOC is on 3rd April, ~2100 hrs (Indian standard Time). Thank you Cheers On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 12:59 AM, Piyush Sharma <ps26...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am sorry for replying this late, don't know why the email never made to > my primary inbox ! I will check the code out and let you know about the > things I would be working upon. > > Cheers > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:55 AM, Murphy, Mark <murphym...@metalexmfg.com> > wrote: > >> Chart processing should be created in a package separate from the >> spreadsheet packages so that the word processing and presentation packages >> can use them as well. In the XML world, these are defined in a separate >> portion of the spec, and just have hooks from Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. >> The existing chart functionality is too tightly tied to the Excel packages. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Greg Woolsey [mailto:greg.wool...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 1:14 PM >> To: POI Developers List <dev@poi.apache.org> >> Subject: Re: GSOC mentee >> >> I'd like to be in the loop too, if anything gets moving, as I have some >> chart support requirements and ideas I've been considering, and would like >> to ensure easy integration with the Vaadin Spreadsheet product. >> >> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 10:11 AM Javen O'Neal <one...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> > Excel Chart support is certainly an area where help is needed, and >> > it's pretty well sized for one summer worth of effort. >> > >> > I'd be happy to mentor you with Chart support. >> > >> > I've haven't looked into GSOC mentor or mentee requirements yet, but I >> > imagine it includes creating a plan for what you want to accomplish in >> > terms of skills (subversion/git, creating patches, building, unit >> > tests, >> > collaboration) and the scope of the changes you will make (chart >> > types, formula support, pivot charts, rendering to PNG, embedded Excel >> > charts in Word and PowerPoint, etc). >> > >> > What are *you* most interested in working on? >> > Your homework is to outline a few of the Java classes you will be >> > working with. This will show us that you know how to check out the >> > code, can read Java, gain a preliminary understanding of the POI >> > package structure, and have a vision for the direction that POI should >> be headed. >> > >> > On Mar 2, 2017 02:26, "Piyush Sharma" <ps26...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Hey, >> > > >> > > I was looking forward to getting into GSOC with apache.org ! Apache >> > > poi >> > is >> > > something that I've worked with for one of my projects previously. >> > > I am pretty much interested in working with apache POI. I would >> > > really be glad if anyone would point me in the right direction as to >> > > what would be the right set of deliverables to get accepted in GSOC >> > > with apache poi, or >> > even >> > > better mentor me to work with poi. >> > > >> > > One of the issues that caught my eye was enhancement for chart >> > > support in Excel. I am currently a 3rd year CSE student at BITS >> > > Pilani, University (INDIA). I think I have the time and the >> > > dedication to be very well >> > devoted >> > > to contributing to open source. >> > > >> > > Looking forward for a reply. Thanking in anticipation. >> > > >> > > Cheers >> > > Piyush Sharma >> > > >> > >> > >
