Re: My google summer of code project. Nautilus: Add support to Google docs

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 20:09 +0100, saunierthibault gmail com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>     I am Thibault Saunier, a computer science student in an
> engineering school (EPSI Lyon).  I am very interested by participating
> in the gnome soc 2009. So I have an idea for my project which I am
> describing in the document I will send for my application. But as you
> say on gnome website it is better to ask your opinion about the
> project first. So here is my idea:
> 
> Nautilus: Add support toGoogle docs
>       * Benefits: Let users handle (copy, paste...) their Google Docs
>         with nautilus. They would also be able to edit them with any
>         word/spreadsheet/presentation processor.
>       * Requirements: Since I am going to use GVFS, I will use the C
>         programming language (I have been learning this language for 3
>         years now and can manage with this). I will also use the Gdata
>         API which permit to manage google docs files on client
>         applications.
>       * Description: Write the google docs support in GVFS. Write code
>         in nautilus to add the possibility to connect to google docs
>         thanks to the 'fiile -> connect to server' dialogBox.
>         
>         
>     I rode on the Google Advice for student web-page that it is better
> to send my application document to some people before applying, so if
> anyone of you is interesting by reading it, I would be glade to send
> it to you!

Sounds like a useful project. 

What kind of protocol does google docs use for client file access?