= Google Code-in Ideas =

This is a brainstorm page for the [http://code.google.com/opensource/gci/2010-11/index.html Google Code-In].

Developers, translators and documenters: feel free to add ideas for tasks below. Add an indication of the difficulty (easy-medium-hard). 


== 1. Code: Tasks related to writing or refactoring code ==

|| Resolve any open Haiku trac ticket numbered under 3999 || hard || C/C++ ||
|| Resolve any open Haiku trac ticket numbered 4000-7000 || varies || C/C++ ||
|| Add support for bazaar repositories to HaikuPorter ([http://ports.haiku-files.org/ticket/403]) || medium|| Python ||
|| Add support for using .xz source code to HaikuPorter ([http://ports.haiku-files.org/ticket/408]) || medium|| Python ||
|| Add native Haiku midi support to the SDL_Mixer port (http://ports.haiku-files.org/ticket/365) || hard || C ||
|| Add Haiku native GUI to the cmake port, (http://ports.haiku-files.org/ticket/236) || hard || C ||
|| Bluetooth Stack/UI Improvements (http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc8wsckv_6d8qdzbfz) || medium || C/C++ ||
|| Resolve SDL bug 1031 (http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1031) || medium || C/C++ ||
|| Implement a patch per [ticket:6746#comment:2 Comment 2 in Bug:6746] || easy || C/C++ ||

== 2. Documentation: Tasks related to creating/editing documents==
|| Verify if all the steps mentioned in the "Welcome to Haiku" document are accurate, and suggest improvements. || easy ||
|| Write an article for Haiku web site on how to use HaikuPorter || medium ||
|| Write a [http://www.haiku-os.org/guides guide] with tips to set up and run under VMWare || easy ||
|| Write a [http://www.haiku-os.org/guides guide] with tips to set up and run under VirtualBox || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for Mail, including screenshots || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for ShowImage, including screenshots || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for MediaPlayer, including screenshots || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for MidiPlayer, including screenshots || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for PackageInstaller, including screenshots || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for SoundRecorder, including screenshots || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for TV, including screenshots, (may require video capture card) || easy ||
|| Update the Haiku User Manual pages for Web+, including screenshots || easy ||

== 3. Outreach: Tasks related to community management and outreach/marketing==

|| Present Haiku at a local Linux User Group or similar interested group. || medium ||
|| Create a more gripping screenshot slideshow for the website. || easy ||

== 4. Quality Assurance: Tasks related to testing and ensuring code is of high quality ==

|| Test all open trac tickets for ShowImage and indicate whether they are still valid.  Add extra information. || medium ||
|| Run the test suite for Perl and create a wiki tracking page similar to the one for Python (http://ports.haiku-files.org/wiki/PythonRegressionTests) || easy ||
|| Run the test suite for libtool, autoconf and automake, and create a tracking page similar to the one for Python (http://ports.haiku-files.org/wiki/PythonRegressionTests) || easy ||

== 5. Research: Tasks related to studying a problem and recommending solutions ==

|| Summarize past mailing list discussions on patch management issues. || medium ||
|| Research the various virtualization programs and recommended settings to get Haiku to run on them.  Installing Haiku to new and larger virtual-disk images, figure out which settings to use for which VM software and how to add the VMware add-ons, common issues and work-arounds || medium ||



== 6. Training: Tasks related to helping others learn more ==

|| Make a video showing off queries (see #2119) || medium ||
|| Make a video showing off Stack and Tile || medium ||



== 7. Translation: Tasks related to localization ==
|| Add translations for Czech  || medium ||
|| Add translations for Norwegian Nynorsk || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Belarusian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Bulgarian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Tracker in Danish || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Dutch || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Esperanto || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Tracker in Estonian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Finnish || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Hungarian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Indonesian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Tracker in Italian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Tracker in Lithuanian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Norwegian Bokmål || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Polish || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Romanian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Scottish (Gaelic) || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Swedish || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Tracker in Spanish || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Tracker in Tagalog || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Ukrainian || medium ||
|| Finish the translation for German || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Arabic || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Catalan || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Hindi || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Low German/Saxon || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Malay || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Modern Hebrew || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Persian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Serbian || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Swiss German || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Thai || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Traditional Chinese || medium ||
|| Add a translation for Deskbar and Tracker in Turkish || medium ||

== 8. User Interface: Tasks related to user experience research or user interface design and interaction ==

|| Check over the various apps included in Haiku, both with the fonts set to size 12 and set to size 18.  Check the apps for text alignment report any issues you find.  Keep a list of the apps that you checked over. || easy ||
|| Check over the various apps include in Haiku, checking it with various languages set.  Note any text alignment problems and report any issues you find.  Keep a list of the apps that you checked over, and languages checked. || easy ||
|| Create some mock-ups of a possible package manager for Haiku, research past mailing list discussion on the subject || medium ||
|| Create some mock-ups of a possible wireless network preferences app (related to #5697) || medium ||