Re: [Kdiff3-user] printing diffs

[David M. B. <da...@pa...>]

On 8 Feb 2006 at 22:05, Joachim Eibl wrote:

> On Wednesday, 8. February 2006 08:13, David M.
> Besonen wrote: 
> > On 7 Feb 2006 at 19:27, Joachim Eibl wrote:
> > >> how many hours of your time do you think it would
> > >> take to implement *only* a temporary extension that
> > >> would print just the basic diff?
> > >
> > > Probably 20 hours.
> >
> > how much would this cost?
> 
> Now what are you getting at?

err . . ., just endeavoring to find out what it would 
cost to have this feature implemented.  i figured you 
were pretty busy and that your lack of time to work on 
kdiff3 might be financially related.


> Do you need this feature very much?

i personally use kdiff3 very frequently for all sorts 
of tasks.  last week i realized that printing diffs 
would allow me to better communicate some technical 
stuff with non-technical people i work with.

i don't need this feature tomorrow but the sooner i 
can print diffs the sooner i can improve my ability 
communicate with non-technical folks.

right now i'm looking to purchase a screen capture 
tool that will capture a scrolling window.  not sure 
it's even possible but the fact that i'm going to this 
length to print a diff gives you an idea of how much 
i'd like to be able to print diffs.


> For me the main problem is that I'm working
> fulltime and don't have any holiday in the next few
> months. 
> As for costs: An average programmer would expect
> ca. 30 $ per hour. But this is an open source
> project and nothing is required. Yet a donation
> would be a welcome incentive to raise the priority
> for such a wish. 

so i'm hearing that your current schedule has little 
free time allocated for the next few months.  and that 
you don't need the money although a donation would be 
appreciated.

basic printing is a feature that i'm willing to 
contribute some money towards.  any other kdiff3 users 
on this list also interested in donating to this end?

here's the direct link to the donation page for any 
other kdiff3 users who are interested:

http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=58666

i'll see how much i can afford and donate shortly.  
i'll probably donate a second time in a couple weeks 
when i'll hopefully be a bit more flush with cash.


> If you (and your colleagues) need this for your

no colleagues, mostly volunteer work.


> work I could look into it in the following weekends
> and would send you a beta-version to shorten the
> wait for the official release. 

i would be happy with a beta-version.


thank you,
david