[Bf-committers] new contributor

[Campbell Barton]

If your very new to blender and the simple todo's don't look so
simple, I'd suggest some very basic tasks (even if they are not quite
so interesting).
Modifying tooltips, or making minor UI improvements are not so fun,
but it helps you get used to building blender and navigating the
source  & submitting changes.

If you are looking for areas which need maintaining (and interested in
python) you could look into our addons since they are mostly community
maintained and it might be easier to find simple bug
fixes/improvements there.

I wrote a post of my own suggestions to new devs here, you may find it helpful:
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?200013-develop-and-improve-the-source-code-of-blender&p=1721623&viewfull=1#post1721623

The extension saving feature should not be in simple-todo's, swapping
out operators in the file selector while its open isn't all that
simple and should be done by a developer who's familiar with this area
and able to get it working for C & Python operators so new scripts and
register their extensions.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Ruoruo Zhang(Lily) <lilyruo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do i need to file a more detailed feature/task somewhere?
>
> "Have the save extension picked based on the format in UI session" is not
> really clear, at least it doesn't mention what formats are supported. So I
> am assuming all possible blender format supported.
>
> Ruoruo Zhang(Lily)
> Software Development Engineer
> Lab126,  Part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies
> Tel: 213-2715173(Mobile)
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Davis Sorenson <davis.sorenson at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Ruoruo,
>>
>> For developing your own features I would recommend checking out the SVN
>> repository and using git for local development, like in this tutorial:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxuTxzR7w9U
>> It's a good way to keep track of your code and create patches.
>> Davis
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Ruoruo Zhang(Lily) <lilyruo at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > I am not sure if I can go for GSOC project since I must be  a student to
>> > participate...
>> >
>> > To start with, I choose:
>> >
>> >   - Have the save extension picked based on the format in UI session
>> >
>> > I am assuming I have read permission on the code base by default?
>> >
>> > Ruoruo Zhang(Lily)
>> > Software Development Engineer
>> > Lab126,  Part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies
>> > Tel: 213-2715173(Mobile)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Tom M <letterrip at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I'd recommend something from the simple todos list
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:2.5/Source/Development/Todo/Simple_Todos
>> > >
>> > > or a idea that is one of the sub ideas for gsoc
>> > >
>> > >
>> http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/GoogleSummerOfCode/2011/Ideas
>> > >
>> > > LetterRip
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Ruoruo Zhang(Lily) <lilyruo at gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > > Hi all,
>> > > >
>> > > > I want to contribute to blender project. I see a couple suggested
>> > > projects
>> > > > for new developer:
>> > > >
>> http://www.blender.org/development/current-projects/project-openings/
>> > > >
>> > > > <
>> http://www.blender.org/development/current-projects/project-openings/
>> > > >Can
>> > > > anyone suggest a couple ramp-up feature/bug for me to start with?
>> > > >
>> > > > Very appreciated.
>> > > >
>> > > > Lily Zhang
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