Hi, I think you did a great job. Comments inside.
Le samedi 21 février 2009 à 17:27 +0100, Alec Leamas a écrit : > Basically, I think this should not reside in a frontend like > ekiga-callto, which is more like a prototype. There are some good > reasons to integrate into the core application: > > - To make this functionality available also on Windows it's propably > much better to have it in Ekiga. A dependency on gtk-python is actually > not that nice in this environment (as opposed to Linux, where it's > readily available from repos). > - Integrating it into Ekiga should make it possible to use the same > logic for numbers stored in PIM databases (e. g., Evolution) which > typically lacks countrycode. ( see > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/API::GmContact::PhoneNumbers) > - Configuration becomes easier when the list of available accounts is > could be accessed. > - The many steps and windows used by frontend + Ekiga is, taken > together, not a really nice UI. To integrate it into current UI should > give a much better user experience. > > The ability to handle the everyday numbers we have around us is actually > crucial for everyday use. This is an area where Skype shines. So should > also Ekiga! > > The najor drawback as I see it is to introduce still more configuration, > based on the idea that numbers should be expanded in a country-based > context. On the other hand default values could be provided which should > be fine for almost all users. And the idea that numbers are local to a > country is intuitive and should not pose a problem for users. > > And, of course, there is work. But having a prototype is a start. I see > most of the difficulties in modifying the UI. Actually, I havn't any > real ideas about this... If you do the back-end (as you have the most experience), we can do the GUI (for Ekiga 3.4). Does that sound like a good idea for you? -- _ Damien Sandras (o- //\ Ekiga Softphone : http://www.ekiga.org/ v_/_ Be IP : http://www.beip.be/ FOSDEM : http://www.fosdem.org/ SIP Phone : sip:[email protected] _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
