Gsoc2024/Dino/Rich message support
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Dino 'Rich Message Support' |
Google Summer of Code 2024 Project Idea |
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This page describes a Google Summer of Code project idea. Please refer to Google Summer of Code 2024 for an overview of the XMPP Standards Foundation's involvement with GSoC 2024. | |
The XMPP project that is the subject of this GSoC Project Idea is the Dino project. Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop. It focuses on providing a clean and reliable Jabber/XMPP experience while having your privacy in mind.
| Project Size | 175 hours |
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| Difficulty | Easy |
Google Summer of Code project description
Add support for creating and displaying rich text messages.
Deliverables / Expected Results
- Add rich text features to Dino's chat input box using buttons and well-known keyboard shortcuts for bold, italic, strikethrough, monospace, lists, blockquotes, code blocks, links and mentions.
- Allow users to activate Markdown input, which is instantly converted to rich text during input.
- Send rich text messages using Message Markup as well as a fallback using Message Styling
- Apply markup to messages in conversation history via Pango Attributes
Involved Technologies
- Vala
- XMPP
- GTK+
- Pango
Relevant readings
| Website | https://dino.im/ |
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| Source Code | https://github.com/dino/dino |
| OSI-License | GPL-3.0 https://github.com/dino/dino/blob/master/LICENSE |
| Teaser Tasks | Good first issues |
| Project Contacts | larma, fiaxh |
| Getting in Contact | chat@dino.im or Webchat |