On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 06:56:16PM -0600, Tonya Sims wrote:
Hello everyone!
Hi Tonya,
Thanks for swinging by, and hope your interest translates into a fun project to work on.
My name is Tonya, I'm a junior to mid level Python developer and plan on applying for GSoC I downloaded Inkscape on my Mac and played around with it. A very cool application!
What are your most urgent needs? Are your extensions built in Python? I was trying to brainstorm some ideas for a new extension and may need more time unless there's something you could suggest?
We've collected quite a number of extensions over the years, and my guess is less so than needing new extensions, what's needed is to polish up (or fix up) some of the existing ones that haven't gotten attention in a while.
Some extensions work but are unclear how to use them, so may simply need a bit better UX. Some work but their code could be improved with some refactoring cleanup. Others may have bugs, some of which may be obvious others only with thorough testing.
Also, I'm learning Django and could help out with the website, let's say a new bug tracking system (not that you need one) but just brainstorming.
Relating to bug reporting, we've had some discussions about crafting a user-friendly front end, that isn't really a bug tracker but more of a collaborative tool for users to discuss problems among themselves, gather data, and crowdsource answers. The actual bug tracker that developers use would sit behind this, with issues getting escalated into the bug tracker from the front-end once they're well enough defined.
The concept is still pretty vague, so some experimental work to flesh ideas out and demo UI would definitely be a solid step forward.
Anyways, looking forward to everyone's replies and will start working on my application.
Bryce