Hi, > Am 25.04.2016 um 16:53 schrieb Neil Jerram <n...@ossau.homelinux.net>: > > On 25/04/16 04:54, H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: >> Hi, >> >>> Am 21.04.2016 um 18:40 schrieb Neil Jerram <n...@ossau.homelinux.net>: >>> >>> Also BTW I believe there is lots of QtMoko NIH-ware that is now obsoleted >>> by better components in general Linux. For example, connman or >>> network-manager instead of QtMoko's own networking management, and >>> offlineimap or mbsync instead of QtMoko's own IMAP mailstore. >> Well, in my experience such existing tools are rarely optimized for touch >> and finger operation on small vertical screens. So we either have to tweak >> them or write something new. Or port something old. >> >> That is IMHO a strong point of QtMoko: that it is more or less >> self-contained for the basic operation without the need to harmonize GUI >> operation between tools written with Desktop in mind. >> >> But I agree that it should interwork with other apps from the standard >> Debian repositories. >> >>> The interesting parts of QtMoko for me are its UI, such as its launcher, >>> phone and SMS UIs, and its on-screen keyboard. >> Rewriting launcher, phone and SMS UI should be not impossible tasks. > > It sounds like you've got my point exactly the wrong way round :-)
Well... > > The QtMoko components that I think are _obsolete_ are the infrastructure > parts that do not have GUIs. (Or that are primarily non-GUI.) So clearly we > should be able to replace those without any significant GUI concerns such as > touch operation. I am under the impression (which may be wrong) that QtMoko is already almost a GUI frontend for many internal processes (those w/o GUI) and isn't providing may of its own daemons and solutions for behind the scene tasks - except those essential to e.g. make the device ring or vibrate on incoming call. > > The parts of QtMoko that I think we should _keep_ are precisely the GUI > parts, because these are well designed and optimized for touch operation. Ok, the we agreee in what the result should look like :) BR, Nikolaus _______________________________________________ Community mailing list Community@openphoenux.org http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/community http://www.openphoenux.org
