Call for application in Pairs : A final reminder

If you are planning to start contributing to open source or a GSoC 2015 aspirant , you are at the right place ! Season of KDE is now accepting applications !

Student application deadline: 5 November 2014, 12pm UTC.
To head, start from season.kde.org . 

Season of KDE is an outreach program hosted by the KDE community.
To learn how to apply, see the announcement article.

Pairs is a relatively new educational application of KDE Edu family. Pairs stimulates your memory and logic skills. It aims to help the learning for pre-school kids. The student should download, install this application and use it and also improve documentation describing the main elements of the interface, such as how to open a theme, create a new one and add all the needed information to have it ready for usage, apart from developing new creative themes that could be available as add-ons.

Expected results: New creative and witty themes for Pairs, improved documentation and proper white space indentation of the code

Knowledge Prerequisite: Qt, QML, XML would work

What you can do :

1. Register as a student on season.kde.org

2. Read more about Pairs, kde educational game.

3. Build Pairs, explore the code and see how it is implemented.

4. Propose the project with the following format:

Name:Country:

TimeZone: (in UTC)

About Me:

Project Title:

Detailed Project Description:

Technical Requirements:

Final expected outcome:

Timeline:

My availability and other commitments during period:

Why me ?

5. If you get stuck at any of the above steps, feel free to either comment here .

Good Luck :)

Season of KDE 2014

Season of KDE 2014

Season of KDE is now officially open for applications.

To apply head to season.kde.org register as a student and click "Submit a proposal"

What is Season of KDE?

Season of KDE is a community outreach program, much like Google Summer of Code that has been hosted by the KDE community for six years straight.

It is meant for people who could not get into Google Summer of Code for various reasons, or people who simply prefer a differently structured, somewhat less constrained program. Season of KDE is managed by the same team of admins and mentors that takes care of Google Summer of Code and Google Code-in matters for KDE, with the same level of quality and care.

Who can take part?

Everyone can apply for Season of KDE. We give preference to those who have applied for Google Summer of Code and to students, but we will gladly consider applications from anybody interested to contribute to KDE.

What do I get out of this ?

A great season working on a really cool KDE projects and gaining valuable experience. If you complete your project successfully you also get a T-shirt, a certificate, and maybe a few other goodies.Also, one of a great project to boost your resume too! (greedy enough? ;) )

What is the timeline ?

Season of KDE is a flexible project to fit around school terms, work, and other commitments, and start and end dates can be discussed with your mentor. Projects should be completed before the end the year, a typical Season of KDE project should take around 2 months. This year, we are planing to host it in fall,i.e.,  Oct 17, 2014 to Jan 31, 2015.

Student application deadline: Oct 31 2014, 12:00 am UTC

Mentor application deadline: Nov 05 2014, 12:00 am UTC

How do I apply?

First get in touch with a mentor about your ideas, and what projects they want to run.

Then head to season.kde.org and follow the instructions provided there.

Do I need to have a mentor before applying?

It is preferred. Ideally, you should contact a KDE subproject well before applying, ask for feedback on your idea if you have one, and request a mentor directly. A list of KDE subproject contacts is available on the Google Summer of Code 2014 ideas page. You can also apply without a mentor and we will try to find one for you.

Do I need to have a project idea before applying? 

It is preferred. If you do not have one, we will try to find one for you!But generally for a successful project completion proposal helps a lot! This way you can actually get to know a lot more about how your idea is going to be implemented.

Keep in mind that KDE is huge, so you should have an idea of which KDE subproject you wish to work on.
You should visit Sok 2014 ideas page too.

Do I need to write a proposal like in Google Summer of Code?

No, but we would like to see a brief project plan describing what you will be working on.

Is it only for coders like Google Summer of Code?

We are willing to consider non-coding projects as well including artwork and promotion, but you should definitely get in touch to figure out the details beforehand. The KDE Community Wiki describes ways to get involved with KDE that do not require coding.

I applied for a project in Google Summer of Code but another student got selected for it. Can I still work on it?

Maybe, but likely not. You should ask the mentor that was assigned to your idea. We can try to find something related for you if you want, or something completely different. Let us know what you wish and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Is this an extension of Google Summer of Code or connected to Google

No. While Season of KDE is in many ways modeled after Google Summer of Code and administered by the same members of the KDE community, it is completely independent from Google Summer of Code and has no connection to Google whatsoever.

What if I do not get a reply from a mentor within some days or have some other queries about SoK ?

Feel free to join our IRC channel #kde-soc on freenode or email the admin team at kde-soc-mentor-owner@kde.org

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Good luck, see you soon !
(Heena Mahour)

window-list using QML 1

 I tried to implement window-list using qml .Major functionalities are added to it using PlasmaCore ,plasma.graphicswidgets,plasma.graphicslayouts and qtextracomponents .

It involves quite a lot of javascript and qml to give a flexible ui .

Feels good to see it as it is my first plasmoid in qml . 

Looks similar ,isnt it :P

Status of window list 

Zig Zag motion

On clicking the start button

Changed the ball's color to hgb

Using stop button

Using java swings ,I tried to make the zig zag motion  of a ball when it strikes the boundaries of the rectangle on clicking the "start" button It has a "stop" button and another button to change the ball's color to HGB.
The code is quite simple .First of all create a frame using JFrame as follow

JFrame a = new JFrame("Zig Zag");

After declaring its attributes ,create a class  say zigzag which inherits JPanel and another class say bounce which inherits JPanel and an interface ActionListener.Now declare an object of class bounce say bounce b;

After that declare the constructor zigzag() as follow

Before clicking the start button

b = new bounce();
JButton startButton = new JButton("Start");
JButton hgbButton = new JButton("Change color to HGB");
JButton stopButton = new JButton("Stop");
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
buttonPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(buttonPanel, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
buttonPanel.add(startButton);
buttonPanel.add(hgbButton);
buttonPanel.add(stopButton);
 stopButton.setText("Stop now !");
this.setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
this.add(buttonPanel);
this.add(b);

Now,for the start button set animation to true and for stop button set animation to false .To change the color to hgb use :

b.setBallColor(Color.getHSBColor(TOP_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT));

 Now,inside the class bounce define the radius,diameter ,velocity across Xaxis and Yaxis , paint()..

Graphics I made with inkscape,krita and gimp

I tried to make a logo for
the astronomy group
of my college using inkscape 

I used inkscape here .

It is an illusion .
There are three images embeded onto each other .
I used inkscape and gimp here.

Again,it is an illusion in which

 two images 

are embedded onto each other .

I used inkscape and gimp here.

Ascii art -It can be easily done by gimp 

Again it is ascii art -
It can be simply done by GIMP.

I tried my hands on making a 3-D logo using krita and inkscape .

Making of theme at pairs

A theme is basically a central topic ,subject or concept,the author is trying to point out not to be confused with whatever messege,moral or commentary it may send or be interpreted 

A theme for game pairs requires xml and web development skill and the use of inkscape.

Firstly,I made the images in .svg format using inkscape .Then,I connected all the images with the desired theme using xml .Most importantly after making the xml file it has to be saved in .game extension .

Then, simply the file is to replaced to .pairs.tar.bz2 .Have a look at it this link for reference

http://kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=152259

 http://kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=152174 
http://kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=152203

Hope this helps!

Cheers!!

Making of the layout for the editor

Initial layout.

Final layout of the editor.

Final layout of the editor

Everything disappeared at first

The making of the editor required some logic apart from some smart work .Initially I faced some difficulties in make and make install.But I soon over come it then I initially made a .ui file for it .

After that the corresponding .cpp files . Then I was soon able to resize the mainwindow as a whole but not the widgets independently .

So,I used splitters .When I firstly used then initially I was able to use them but the content in the widgets disappeared (It was due to the fact that I have not declared the function defination of readsettings() :P).But soon, these worked and I was able to make it.

Cheers!

Changing themes with pairs

Pairs is a Kde edu game project in which I am working as a part of the game developer  and as a theme editor for this game .


It basically tests the logical and IQ skills of kids and helps to boost their confidence.Well,changing the themes is quite a good experiance for me .


I got to know abt how a theme works ,how to generate a theme and to implement it.


So,overall I like it.

Cheers!

Kbuntu 12.04 and Windows -7

snapshot of my kde plasma desktop

Well,the development of linux is one of the most prominent example of free and open source software collaboration . Typically,linux is packaged in a format known as a linux diistribution for desktop and server use.Some popular mainstream Linux distribution includes Debian and its derivative such as Ubuntu,fedora,suse.It include the linux kernel,supporting utilities and libraries and usually a large amount of application software to fulfill the distribution's intended use.

A distribution oriented toward desktop and an accompanying desktop environment such as gnome or kde plasma. 

I recently installed Kbuntu 12.04 .And I like it though windows is also great .Actually both are great in their own way .I would say I would like to have both of them.Windows is highly user-friendly and kbuntu is highly systemic .

So,now I have both window-7 and Kbuntu 12.04 on my Acer AspiThe development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration: the underlying source code may be used, modified, and distributed—commercially or non-commercially—by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License. Typically Linux is packaged in a format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and server use. Some popular mainstream Linux distributions include Debian (and its derivatives such as Ubuntu), Fedora and openSUSE. Linux distributions include the Linux kernel, supporting utilities and libraries and usually a large amount of application software to fulfill the distribution's intended use.

A distribution oriented toward desktop use will typically include the X Window System and an accompanying desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE Plasma. re 5750 laptop.


And I feel great about it!

Cheers!