GSoC idea

[Sebastian Sauer]

On 02/23/2012 01:31 PM, Smit Patel wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'd like to propose a GSoC project. Here's the brief description about 
> project idea.
> Provide a dbus API that provides an generic interface that can be used 
> by external bibliography engines (xbiblio, kbibtex, bibus)

dbus is optional[1] and so would be everything that depends on it. So, 
why dbus? Why not just a plugin? If it should be in another process 
(stability, long-running things, shared among Words-processes, etc) then 
why not for example QLocalServer?

> Calligra words doesn't have a good way to manage references. These 
> engines can manage references and insert bibliography using interface 
> provided.

Guess there would be quit some work needed in core-code to make it 
proper update references on loading/saving/editing. Does what ODF 
specifies cover what you propose? If yes then it should maybe not be 
optional and no be available for so many platforms[1]. If not then how 
to you plan to keep interoperability? I think your proposal includes 
loading/saving?

>
> I like comments and hints for this project idea.
>

I like the idea (except the dbus-part) and while I think there are many 
things that could be done within a gsoc and have a higher priority I 
think it would make a good gsoc-proposal.

[1] not available on Symbian, Android, OSX and Windows at least

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