Re: [orca-list] Who else is looking to contribute?

[Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com>]

And if my guess is correct, we are going to concentrate more on the 
Gnome shell 3.8 onwards, is that correct?
happy hacking.
Krishnakant.
On 03/12/2014 12:08 AM, Fernando Botelho wrote:
> So, does this mean that Sonar Linux will be using a fork of Orca 
> maintained by you through hacking you do one day a week?
>
> This does not make sense. Please explain because it seems to me, that 
> I am misunderstanding something.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fernando
>
>
> On 03/11/2014 02:59 PM, Mike Dupont wrote:
> > I will be updating https://github.com/h4ck3rm1k3/orca-sonar for now.
> > I have also my original patchs for orca here which were ignored and 
> > are now
> > out of date;
> > https://github.com/h4ck3rm1k3/orca/ with the branch for example
> > https://github.com/h4ck3rm1k3/orca/tree/refactor
> >
> > Right now I am working on making test code for the event frame 
> > standalone.
> > To git gitorious org:sonarlinux/h4ck3rm1k3s-orca-sonar.git
> >   * [new branch]      event_manager_driver -> event_manager_driver
> >
> > this is experimental code, I hope to make standalone test frames for 
> > major
> > modules.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I would want more dtails on this.
> > > Firstly, which repo will be the one you will be updating, and how do 
> > > you
> > > plan to work on the documentation for scripting and other stuff?
> > > Happy hakcing.
> > > Krishnakant.
> > >
> > > On 03/11/2014 11:07 PM, Mike Dupont wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well I can first suggest for everyone to sign up to
> > > > github and fork https://github.com/GNOME/orca
> > > > gitorious  and fork https://gitorious.org/sonarlinux/orca-sonar
> > > >
> > > > I plan on spending at least one day a week for the next months, 
> > > > working on
> > > > this.
> > > >
> > > > First steps will be to help improve documentation and improve user
> > > > scripting and testing and then to create code that is outside the main
> > > > core
> > > > code that is being updated.
> > > >
> > > > mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >   Hi Mike,
> > > > > I will be keenly waiting for this.
> > > > > Basically there are very strong reasons for me to have this as 
> > > > > early as
> > > > > possible.
> > > > > One of the state governments in India have announced some support for
> > > > > Orca
> > > > > and I would be asked to lead the development, given that I am both a
> > > > > blind
> > > > > programmer and a developer in Python language. The getting started 
> > > > > and
> > > > > way
> > > > > ahead are just 2 points I have to understand now.
> > > > > happy hacking.
> > > > > Krishnakant.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 03/11/2014 08:15 PM, Mike Dupont wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >   Good points.
> > > > > > I am working on creating a new script for an app not covered yet and
> > > > > > will
> > > > > > be documenting that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I will work on some beginners docs, I found these
> > > > > > docs/doc-set/architecture.sgml pretty good, I will be making some
> > > > > > tutorials
> > > > > > for beginners.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 5:23 AM, Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >      Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > For ages I have been looking for a way to start contributing.
> > > > > > > There is a start I make by looking into the code.
> > > > > > > I am a Python programmer myself and would find it very easy if I 
> > > > > > > get
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > entire big picture and what are the starting points.
> > > > > > > Would be for example interested to write good Orca scripts for 
> > > > > > > impress
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > for other apps.
> > > > > > > If some one can post a comprehensieve blog or a wiki for this 
> > > > > > > thing, I
> > > > > > > think it will be a great starting resource for advanced Python
> > > > > > > programmers
> > > > > > > like your's truely.
> > > > > > > Happy hacking.
> > > > > > > Krishnakant.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 03/11/2014 03:26 PM, Mike Dupont wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi all orca users and devs,
> > > > > > > am I the only one here who is trying to contribute? Is there anyone
> > > > > > > else
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > this list who has had contributions ignored?
> > > > > > > I have looked at the commit log and it seems to be dominated by 
> > > > > > > only
> > > > > > > very
> > > > > > > few people,
> > > > > > > lets start a discussion on how to get more people committing.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > mike
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > > orca-list mailing listorca-list gnome orghttps://
> > > > > > > mail.gnome.org/mailman/
> > > > > > > listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > > > > > The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/
> > > > > > > nightly/ats-2.html
> > > > > > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > > > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > > > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > orca-list gnome org
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> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at 
> > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp