FOPWorkEstimates

This Wiki Page attempts to describe the work needed to get FOP's HEAD ready for an initial release, a 0.3 say. It consolidates the layout issues listed on [1] and [2] and attempts to assign a priority and finger in the air estimate to complete/implement. There are plenty of other things required for a full 1.0, but these are listed elsewhere. Aiming for an initial 0.3 release rather than a 1.0 is more practical and hopefully more likely to be acheived. Other items listed on [1] can then be attempted after an initial release has been done.

• Resolution of over-constrained documents
  • High 2
  • 3 weeks
• Table column/row spanning
  • High 1
  • 1 week
• Table Border Handling, body/column/row area handling
  • High 2
  • 2 weeks
• Proper Table header/footer handling
  • High 1
  • 2 weeks
• Implement keep- properties on block level constructs
  • High 1
  • 4 weeks
• Get Markers working - main problem is markers added to wrong page. LEWP is returning first on next page.
  • High 1
  • 3 days
• Get list indenting working
  • High 1
  • 1 week
• Implement underline/strikethrough/overline
  • High 1
  • 3 days
• Adjust spacing when adding areas. Must take conditional space supression into account
  • High 2
  • 2 weeks
• Add Ids/markers when Adding Areas
  • High 2
  • 3 days
• Verify that all Area Tree Information is correct
  • High 2
  • 3 days
• Verify that Blockviewport and other viewports are correct
  • High 2
  • 2 days
• Multiple Column Layout
  • High 1
  • 1 week
• Absolutely Positioned Block Containers
  • High 1
  • 1 week
• Background Images
  • High 1
  • 3 days
• Create a good Testing environment with several simple documents, each testing a single feature.
  • High 2
  • 1 week
• Table auto layout and Border Collapse
  • Low
  • 3 months
• Table column creation when not defined
  • Med
  • 2 days
• Layout of footnote/ before floats with other layout managers
  • Med
  • 3 weeks
• adding footnote/ before float area to area tree
  • Med
  • 3 weeks
• Layout side floats with nearest Reference Area
  • Low
  • 2 weeks
• break/keep implications of side floats
  • Low
  • 3 weeks
• side floats adding to areas
  • Low
  • 1 week
• Implement baseline adjustment
  • Med
  • 2 days
• Implement ipd adjustment after page number resolution
  • Med
  • 1 week
• Clear Area Info once area added to parent and finished
  • Med
  • 3 days
• How can extra things (extensions?) be handled
  • Med
  • 2 weeks
• Area Tree Optimisations
  • Low
  • 2 weeks
• Writing Mode, stacking direction and orientation, width/height vs ipd/bpd
  • Med
  • 6 weeks
• Relative Positioned Block Containers
  • Med
  • 1 week
• Fine-tuning line breaking and hypenation
  • Med
  • 1 week
• Last Page Layout
  • Med
  • 3 days
• Aligned Leaders especially in Justified Text
  • Med
  • 1 week
• BIDI Support
  • Low
  • 2 weeks

[1] http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?FOPProjectTasks

[2] http://xml.apache.org/fop/design/la