Hello,
I've landed several earlier projects by pre-creating a prototype of the app in question. Then uploading a screen recording for the client to see.
No time for that today I afraid. But since I'd really like to do this, mostly because it's a perfect fit. i.e. the type of project I do best, let's see if I can make an offer you can't refuse.
If you send me a download link and the source code for the Win version. I'd try to put together a prototype for you tonight, free of charge. That is, if I fail, or you're otherwise not content with my work please go ahead and choose another freelancer tomorrow.
I don't have time to create a prototype ahead of time, because I'm working on something else. As it happens, it is a parser for extracting text parts from reports in PDF-files. It is really hairy to say the least. So it makes me a little bit worried about the searching part of this.
Don't get me wrong, it's totally doable. It's just a question of time and effort that is very dependent on the way the PDFs are formatted.
Another question:
Do they need to be on CDs? That's gonna slow it down even more. Why not keep a local copy on the hard drive. Just throwing it out there, but I'm lacking context.
Btw, if you don't have access to the windows version source code, then just send me the .exe and I'll figure it out. It's just a lot more work.
Well. I hope you get back to me.
Regards/
John Grönlund