SoC 2008/GUI interfaces for the browsers plug-ins

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This project is part of Google Summer of Code 2008.
Student: Vladimir Belousov
Mentor: Pavlov Konstantin

Thanks to everyone who pays attention to my project. I received several letters concerning the idea and I see that it excites many people. I am open to your suggestions.

About the project “GUI interfaces for the browsers plug-ins”

The goal is to add GUI to the Firefox plug-in “in order to have, in the web pages embedded mode, buttons to control VLC media player as in WMP or Youtube player”. Next step is to develop similar plug-in for Internet Explore. Also “a replacement for all preconfigured media players embedded in web pages” should be provided. More detailed description (but a little bit outdated) can be found at the application information page http://code.google.com/soc/2008/videolan/appinfo.html?csaid=CD2BD85FF24811F4.

Some requirements to note:

  • toolbar at the bottom of the video drawing area
  • toolbar vissible by default
  • toolbar should be possible to disable by webdesigner with JS API.
  • toolbar should not be autohiding (think users won't understand)
  • toolbar should have nicely designed buttons
  • toolbar should work under Firefox windows
  • toolbar should work under Firefox linux
  • toolbar should work under Mozilla windows?
  • toolbar should work under Safari MacOS X (pdherbemont)
  • toolbar should have same JS API on all browsers (IE/Firefox

Who I am

My name is Vladimir Belousov. I’m third-year university student of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (http://phystech.edu).

Timeline (planning)

May 26 Coding begins
May 26 Test of English (state exam)
May 30 Examination in Equations of Mathematical Physics (written form)
June 5 Examination in Equations of Mathematical Physics
June 10 Examination in theoretical physics
June 14 Examination in general physics
June 21-24 Sorry, unable to work (making a trip to home town)
July 7-14 Mid-term evaluation
End of July - August Some short trips are planned (exact dates are still unknown)
August 11-18 "Pencil down"
August 18 - September 1 Final evaluation
September 3 Submitting required code samples to Google

Please, give me three days of free time before each exam to get prepared for it.

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