FYI.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Powers <mjpowersjr@...400...> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:14:12 -0500 Subject: [devel] New Gnome Project (Clipart Browser) To: paolo.bacchilega@...695..., criawips-devel@...448..., miguel@...653..., support@...696..., scribusdocs@...84...

Hello,

My name is Mike and I have been using Gnu/Linux teamed with Gnome for my main desktop at home. During the past year as I have used linux for Multimedia, Internet/Email and Office tasks, I have noticed a few areas where I the Linux desktop seems to be lacking.Please correct me if I am wrong, but their seems to be no easy way for the average user to insert clipart into typed documents.Most all Gnome Office related applications allow insertion of pictures via the File Open Browser window, but it makes it hard for the average person, without understanding of file systems, to insert clipart. I plan to (hopefully with the help from others ;-) ) develop a standalone program (or library) that other applications can call upon, to aid in Inserting clipart. I am planning on using the source code from the current release of gthumb as a starting point for this project, and have some ideas listed below. If this is something that you would be interested in using as a part of your applications, or have ideas, suggestions, ect. please let me know. Also, I have done some initial mockups, without reading HIG yet. (sorry, but their bitmaps until i can leave work and get a chance to convert them.)

http://www.sharelinux.org/clipbrowser/

Here is a semi-organized list of thoughts on the project: Program Input Options: -Filters on what categories to make visible -Import Images to the clipart gallery via command line.

Program Output Options: -Clipart Browser can return a list of selected files.

Design Problems needed to be solved (I need your input :) ): -What would be the preferred way to call the browser. -Where should the clipart be stored by default? -What permissions should people have for the clipart? -How to approach importing clipart. -What external websites should be queried for the websearch feature. (google...) -Is their even a need for image conversion in the browser utility? -How would they be implemented into existing programs.

Maybe someone is already working on this and I'm just ignorant to the fact, To give you a background on my coding experience, I have taken classes in c++ about two years ago, and recently started reading up on the language again. I have never started a major project before, only pieced together small programs to "get the job done" so any help would be appreciated. I have wanted to contribute to the Gnome desktop for quite some time now, and thought a Project like this would be a good place to start, as I would imagine much of gthumb's code could be used in this project. -thank you.

-Mike Powers. (mjpowersjr at gmail dot com)

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