Google Code-In 2012

Sugar Labs is applying to Google Code-in for 2012.

Code-in FAQ

TASKS

Please be sure to include at least 5 tasks from each of the 5 categories.

This brainstorming page lists some geeneral categories from which specific individual tasks can be specified. (Note: We had a number of tasks listed in our GSOC application that may be relevant to GCI.)

Code

Tasks related to writing or refactoring code

1. New pootle-helper script for doing preventative msgfmt checks.
2. Sugarizing Virtaal for L10n "bootstrapping"

Documentation/Training

Tasks related to creating/editing documents and helping others learn more

1. Turtle Art introductory tutorial
2. Identify and document a generalized (ideally automated) method for taking nearly identical screenshots with the desktop set to a selected list of different languages. (Possibly Orca?).

Outreach/Research

Tasks related to community management, outreach/marketing, or studying problems and recommending solutions

1. Research internationalization of SVG images.

Quality Assurance

Tasks related to testing and ensuring code is of high quality.

User Interface

Tasks related to user experience research or user interface design and interaction

1. Sugar Touch
2. Development of a new Maliit keyboard files for additional languages (beyond those already developed by garycmartin)
3. Leveraging accelerometer ???