Hello, In my opinion Kamion would be very useful to users. But that's only my opinion, I can't speak for other people. I surely think it'd a worthwhile GSoC.
On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Shafqat Bhuiyan <priom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your reply. > I didn't hear about Kamion before. It looks like a lot of code was written > but nothing was properly released. > I am also thinking about some other projects so unless there is a lot of > interest in this kind of project, I might look into another project for > GSOC. > Thanks > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Pau Garcia i Quiles <pgqui...@elpauer.org> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I think Kamion does essentially that, but it's a bit dead. Maybe you >> could revive it? >> >> http://developer.kde.org/summerofcode/kamion.html >> http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/playground/utils/kamion/ >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Shafqat Bhuiyan <priom...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Hello Everyone, >> > >> > My name is Shafqat Bhuiyan. I am a student wanting to join KDE for this >> > year's Google Summer of Code. >> > >> > One of the ideas that I've been thinking about is a "Settings Manager". >> > This >> > will be tool that allows you to export, import and revert KDE >> > application >> > and workspace settings. It will have its main interface as a module >> > within >> > KDE System Settings as well as a command-line/external interface. >> > >> > Here is a very crude mockup to give an idea what I'm thinking: >> > http://i.imgur.com/pXt7O.jpg >> > >> > My motivation is this: KDE applications are highly customisable. This >> > has an >> > advantage that users can modify their system to best fit their workflow. >> > However setting up these options can be quite time consuming and for >> > some >> > people quite difficult. >> > >> > This tool will be designed so that a person who has customized their KDE >> > experience can export their settings to keep a backup in case of >> > reinstallation, data loss, upgrade failures etc. It will also allow >> > reverting settings back to defaults if the user wishes to remove their >> > customisations. >> > >> > This tool can also make it much easier for people who do not feel >> > comfortable with changing settings to get defaults that suit them >> > better. >> > For example, imagine a distro where during the setup or first welcome >> > stage >> > it asks what kind of desktop experience the user would like: KDE >> > default, >> > KDE classic (3.5 ish), Windows, Mac etc. The distro tool could then >> > import >> > the appropriate settings so that the applications and workspace behave >> > in a >> > way that the user feels more comfortable with. >> > >> > Another use case is that it allows people to share their settings with >> > others. This can also be an advantage for developers as bug repoters can >> > attach their settings information to bug reports. >> > >> > These are some of the ideas that I've thought about this project so far. >> > I >> > am very interested in hearing any comments or ideas. If you think this >> > project is worth pursuing, or if you have any suggestions please let me >> > know. >> > >> > Thanks >> > Shafqat Bhuiyan >> > >> > >> >>> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to >> >>> unsubscribe >> >>> << >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Pau Garcia i Quiles >> http://www.elpauer.org >> (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer) > > -- Pau Garcia i Quiles http://www.elpauer.org (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer) >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
