[wxPython-dev] Summer of Code

[Roman Rolinsky]

Hi all,

It's the time to present myself and my SoC project too.

I am a PhD student at Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium,
working on finishing my thesis in Applied Mechanics. I also work for a
small software company (a spin-off) specializing in numerical simulation
software. My research and work activities are tightly linked and
beneficial both ways.

I am the author of XRCed tool bundled with wxPython, which was
originally created for personal use and later became something more.
XRCed provides a minimal set of features for composing XRC resource
files to be loaded by applications using wxPython (or wxWidgets/C++).
There is a number of features which were proposed to be added to XRCed
to make it more user-friendly and powerful, one of them is the
possibility to create plug-ins for custom controls. This was proposed as
a project idea on SoC wxPyWiki page, and I based my application proposal
on it. The project will include refactoring of the existing code to
provide a framework for easy developent and management of resource
plugins. I will provide a wxPyWiki page where I will put more
information about the future design soon. In the meantime all input from
the developers having some experience in plugin architectures is
welcome.

The source code of the project will be accessible on a CVS branch in
wxPython's CVS repository, and wxPyWiki will be used for related
documents/exchange of information. Discussions will be held on this
list.

I am looking forward to provide the wxPython community an improved tool
and to gain a valuable open-source develoment experience.

Best regards,

Roman Rolinsky