Re: GSoC projects list

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> . a figured bass mode similar to (jazz) chord mode to display
>>   figured bass as chords
> 
> What do you mean exactly? Determining the chord name from the
> figures and displaying it?

This also, but mainly displaying the figured bass chord as notes
(which is essentially equivalent).

>> . Developing and implementing an OpenType Scheme API.
> 
> Do you mean a way to access the extended font features from
> LilyPond, so I can get real caps or swash alternates etc.?

Yes.

> Or is there even more to it?

There is more to it, but those details shouldn't bother us much,
because we are going to use the Pango interface anyway, AFAIK.

> Abraham, do you think you'd be capable of mentoring such a project?

I could co-mentor it (being a font technology geek :-) but certainly
not being the main mentor.


    Werner