Kexi/Junior Jobs

Warning

(Apr 2023): To be reviewed, issue # https://invent.kde.org/office/kexi/-/issues/112

Note

See Contributing a Patch

Introduction

If you want to join the Kexi project by trying your luck in simpler tasks, junior jobs are for you. Tasks listed here is not the full list. Please contact the Kexi team) before start hacking. Tasks have to be assigned for you to make sure no two contributors perform the same work. Have fun!

We try to explain the tasks in details but you may have extra questions. That is great, send us the questions via email, chat with us, or use the forums.

And you can propose tasks for you of course, remember!

Note: Entries at bugs.kde.org marked as Junior Jobs: [1]

Alternatively, see the list of all unresolved Kexi bugs+wishes+tasks.

Below we categorized some larger tasks:

General

• [done] Add Close All Tabs command
• [open, needs specification] Look at competing software, note down all possible features, prioritize them, define dependencies between them, requirements, development cost, feasibility/risks.
• [open, needs specification] Unit tests, using the QtTest module
• [done] Improve handling permission error on database creation
• [done] Ask for password when Test Connection is clicked
• [open, needs specification] Use KWallet for password storage

Tables

• [unassigned] Display warning when entering "-" for unsigned numeric types in table view
• [unassigned, needs specification] Lookup Column Wizard, offered in 2004, never delivered; see the archived old wiki page for details
• [unassigned] Add "Open as Query" action to Table local menu

Queries

• [done] Add support for "NOT LIKE" SQL operator

Forms

• [done] Implement Web Browser Form Widget (GSoC 2011)
• [done] Implement Map Browser Form Widget (GSoC 2011)
• [done] Implement Simple Form Widgets (GCI 2011)
• [done] Add translation and hide some widget properties

Reports

• [done] Implement "Do you want to open" question after exporting report to Text/Spreadsheet/as Web Page
• [some assigned] Small report improvements
• [assigned] Port "Interleaved 2 of 5" barcodes support from OpenRPT
• [unassigned] Add watermark feature to reports

Migration

• [unassigned] Improve stability and packaging of the MS Access driver
• [done] Add support for importing tables from LibreOffice Base (GSoC 2014)

Other

• [done] Add d-pointers to Kexi classes (GCI 2012)

Non-programming

• [done] Proofreading for Kexi 2.4 messages
• [unassigned] Design and perform Kexi-LibreOffice benchmarks
• [unassigned] Design and perform Kexi-MS Access benchmarks

Links

• archived old Developer Jobs wiki page, have to be reused