Re: gsoc project

Hi Ajay,

Your idea sounds worthwhile, but I'm afraid that it won't take you
more than a week or two to implement it. As far as I can tell, the
Google Data API looks like a combination of simple XML documents and
HTTP requests.

We would certainly consider this proposal for GSoC, but it would be a
stronger proposal if you attempted to do more during the summer.

Cheers,
Dom

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Ajay <ajay.kr.gtm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Rob,
> Sorry for little description and now a late reply due to my mid semester exams.
>
> well i was thinking of performing following steps.
>
>    * I can use Google Documents List Data API to list upload
> documents to Google Docs user account as well as to list the documents
> in Google Data API(GData) feeds.
>
>    * Using the same API, the application (Abiword here) can list
> user's document and query the contents in user document.
>
>    * A different API gdatacopier also provides Bi-directional copy so
> i can either use it or can work on a new API for downloading Google
> docs to local system.
>
>    * As native format is concern, i can download/upload in the ODT or
> DOC format and it will not create any issues.
>
> awating suggestions/responce
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Robert Staudinger
> <robert.staudinger@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Ajay <ajay.kr.gtm@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am a  postgraduate student of Computer Science & Engg.
>> > I am planning to develop a plugin to import, export and edit Google
>> > Docs in Abiword as Google Summer of Code project.
>> > I would like to know the relevance of the project idea and any further
>> > suggestions.
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> not sure what this project would really about. Does Google Docs even
>> expose a native file format? Since it already imports and exports
>> Microsort Word and RTF formats as well as ODT interoperability should
>> already be given.
>>
>> - Rob
>
>
>
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> Ajay Kr. Gautam
> Senior Postgraduate Student,
> Dept. of Computer Science & Engg.
> Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University
> Varanasi-221005, UP
> INDIA
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>

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