Usability

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Some ideas to make the kaliko desktop-client more usable:


  • Support common Package-Management-Systems and automatically install shortcuts
    Currently only Debian-Packages are provided for Debian, Ubuntu and Co.
    We should provide RPM-Packages and Windows-Installers as well as APT-Repositories in future.
    The current Debian-Packages already automatically install menu-entries and nice icons in different sizes according to the freedesktop.org-specification.


  • Remember Passwords using different Password Managers
    Reduces startup-time and increases comfort. Currently available for KDE3- and KDE4-users via libwallet, other Desktop-environments will follow.
    Instructions for activation


  • Autostart and System-Tray-Icon
    kaliko should be able to automatically start after login and nest into the desktop's system-tray without showing any window. The system-tray should provide a context-menu for easily creating events or bringing up kaliko's main-window.
    For realising this system-tray, different implementations like Java6's SystemTray-class, SysTray, JTray, Trolltech's Jambi, SWT or JDIC TrayIcon can be used.


  • Drag and Drop
    Drag and Drop is a widely used and intuitive way to perform tasks. The direct feedback gives the user a great certainty in using the graphical user interface. Therefore it should be used wherever it makes sense.
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