= Google Code-in Ideas =

This is a brainstorm page for the [http://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/ 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 ||


== 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 ||
|| 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 ||

== 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 ==

|| some translation tasks need to be filled in here... || ||

== 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 ||