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The goal of this ''Google Summer of Code'' project is it to remove '''hyphenation dictionaries''' from the APK and download them at runtime. The work previously done to exclude fonts acts as a blueprint and for your guidance. | The goal of this ''Google Summer of Code'' project is it to remove '''hyphenation dictionaries''' from the APK and download them at runtime. The work previously done to exclude fonts acts as a blueprint and for your guidance. | ||
* Skills needed: Java / Android, JavaScript or C++ helpful but not a requirement | |||
* Mentor: [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/sebastian.kaspari/ Sebastian Kaspari (:sebastian)] | |||
* IRC: [[IRC|irc.mozilla.org #mobile]] | |||
== Groundwork == | == Groundwork == | ||
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== Bonus tasks == | == Bonus tasks == | ||
* There are various open follow-up bugs to improve the background service for downloading content as well as the sync client. | * There are various open follow-up bugs to improve the background service for downloading content as well as the sync client (Actual list of bugs TBD). | ||
== Code == | |||
The existing (Java) code for downloadable content can be found in the [https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/dlc org.mozilla.gecko.dlc package]. | |||