Re: Any help needed right now?

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Hi Frank,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.  I will peruse this list of open
items and pick one that I think I can tackle for starters.  I am rather
busy at the moment (isn't everyone?) with a business to launch and a house
and workshop move looming but I want to make this a long term commitment,
so will work away at it in the coming months.  What I'm saying is that it
may take me a bit of time to get up to speed on the code and the method of
working, but I will stick with it.  I think FF seems like a potentially
awesome piece of software that is worthy of developing and I am looking for
a C-based project (it could have also been C++, but I think on balance C is
much more interesting in many ways) to keep my skills honed.

My workflow at the moment is rather general and simple viz-a-viz font
design - I need to create some proprietary fonts for use in logos, and
also, looking at some tutorials, I think mixing calligraphy and font design
seems like a super-rich vein of inspiration and design ideas, but how this
all bears on FF is very general really - I'm happy to make contributions in
any way I can at this stage.   This is to say that it seems that FF
currently provides nearly everything that I could need and heaps more
besides.  That said I logged a support request on SF today to see if anyone
knows if dashed/blue/feint guidelines were possible in the Guides layer, so
if that turns out to not be possible then I could potentially work on that,
but I need to walk before I can run.  Meanwhile, I see there are 112 open
bugs and 43 crash reports logged so they seem like a more useful place to
start, to get familiar with the codebase and the contributing mechanisms.

WIth kind regards,
David Carter.

On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 7:50 PM Frank Trampe <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, David.
>
> We're hopelessly undermanned, and your skills seem applicable; we'd love
> to have your help. Most people ultimately work on things that benefit their
> own workflows. Is there something in particular that you would like to fix
> or to add? If not, just take a look at the issue tracker
> <https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues> for something to do and
> CONTRIBUTING.md
> <https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md> for
> how to do it.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 1:23 PM David Carter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> I've just downloaded and started to use FontForge - it looks pretty nifty!
>>
>> I wonder if you need any development help?  I have around 30 years of
>> C/C++/Python work experience and I have several degrees in Computer Science
>> and Mathematics subjects.  I have a general interest in design and in
>> particular lettering, calligraphy and font design.  I also know TeX pretty
>> well.  I've got QA experience too, and lots of debugging experience.   I've
>> also worked on large codebases where we used bug and memory analysis tools
>> like Valgrind, Flexelint, Coverity and Purify to hunt down elusive bugs.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David.
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Frank,<div style=3D"user-select: auto;"><br style=3D"us=
er-select: auto;"></div><div style=3D"user-select: auto;">Thanks for gettin=
g back to me so quickly.=C2=A0 I will peruse this list of open items and pi=
ck one that I think I can tackle for starters.=C2=A0 I am rather busy at th=
e moment=C2=A0(isn&#39;t everyone?) with a business to launch and a house a=
nd workshop move looming  but I want to make this a long term commitment, s=
o will work away at it in the coming months.=C2=A0 What I&#39;m saying is t=
hat it may take me a bit of time to get up to speed on the code and the met=
hod of working, but I will stick with it.=C2=A0 I think FF seems like a pot=
entially awesome piece of software that is worthy of developing and I am lo=
oking for a C-based project (it could have also been C++, but I think on ba=
lance C is much more interesting in many ways) to keep my skills honed.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"user-select: auto;"><br style=3D"user-select: =
auto;"></div><div style=3D"user-select: auto;">My workflow at the moment is=
 rather general and simple viz-a-viz font design - I need to create some pr=
oprietary fonts for use in logos, and also, looking at some tutorials, I th=
ink mixing calligraphy and font design seems like a super-rich vein of insp=
iration and design ideas, but how this all bears on FF is very general real=
ly - I&#39;m happy to make contributions in any way I can at this stage.=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0This is to say that it seems that FF currently provides nearly ev=
erything that I could need and heaps more besides.=C2=A0 That said I logged=
 a support request on SF today to see if anyone knows if dashed/blue/feint =
guidelines were possible in the Guides layer, so if that turns out to not b=
e possible then I could potentially work on that, but I need to walk before=
 I can run.=C2=A0 Meanwhile, I see there are 112 open bugs and 43 crash rep=
orts logged so they seem like a more useful place to start, to get familiar=
 with the codebase and the contributing mechanisms.</div><div style=3D"user=
-select: auto;"><br style=3D"user-select: auto;"></div><div style=3D"user-s=
elect: auto;">WIth kind regards,<br style=3D"user-select: auto;">David Cart=
er.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 7:50 PM Frank Trampe &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-lef=
t:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi, David.<=
div><br></div><div>We&#39;re hopelessly undermanned, and your skills seem a=
pplicable; we&#39;d love to have your help. Most people ultimately work on =
things that benefit their own workflows. Is there something in particular t=
hat you would like to fix or to add? If not, just take a look at <a href=3D=
"https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues" target=3D"_blank">the issue=
 tracker</a> for something to do and <a href=3D"https://github.com/fontforg=
e/fontforge/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md" target=3D"_blank">CONTRIBUTING.md<=
/a> for how to do it.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 1:23 PM D=
avid Carter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">dch88=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear Sir,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve just down=
loaded and started to use FontForge - it looks pretty nifty!</div><div><br>=
</div><div>I wonder if you need any development help?=C2=A0 I have around 3=
0 years of C/C++/Python work experience and I have several degrees in Compu=
ter Science and Mathematics subjects.=C2=A0 I have a general interest in de=
sign and in particular lettering, calligraphy and font design.=C2=A0 I also=
 know TeX pretty well.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve got QA experience too, and lots of de=
bugging experience.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I&#39;ve also worked on large codebases whe=
re we used bug and memory analysis tools like Valgrind, Flexelint, Coverity=
 and Purify to hunt down elusive bugs.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</di=
v><div>David.=C2=A0</div><div><div><br></div></div></div>
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