Subject: Re: potential developer/questions
From: Sam TH (sam@uchicago.edu)
Date: Sun May 06 2001 - 20:01:08 CDT
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 05:31:39PM -0400, Dom Lachowicz wrote:
> >- Source code structure
>
> Well, most of the structure has a lot of history. I won't go into that here.
>
> src/wp: Word-Processor Specific code
> src/text: Our piece table and format/layout engine
> src/af: Application specific framework stuff, not specific to any one app
> (hopefully)
> src/af/util: Utility code, such as hashtables, vectors, utility functions
> src/af/ev: Event handling code, such as keyboards, toolbars, menus
> src/af/gr: Graphic, image, and font classes
> src/af/xap: Cross-Application dialogs and classes, theoretically useful to
> any one of a number of applications (such as a font dialog, language dialog,
> etc...)
There's also a document describing this in abi/docs/AbiWord_SourceOverview.abw
> >getting a feel for it. Maybe the best way is to start working in one small
> >part and get to know that first? In that case: Any hints for good "beginner
> >projects"?
>
> Killing some bugs in bugzilla is a great way to learn some code. See if any
> bugs in particular bug you, or if any seem like interesting problems.
You should also look at the Projects of the Week, at http://www.abisource.com/pow.phtml
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