kde in your life from desktop to pocket

KDE in Your LifeFrom Desktop to Pocket

Artur Duque de Souza (MoRpHeUz)Jan. 16, 2010 – Camp KDE – San Diego – USA

About Me

• Open source developer since 1997

• Contributions: Canola2, MythTV, HLBR, EFL, Maemo, MPlayer, KDE, etc.

• Mainly a Plasma developer

• openBossa developer• Present → work oriented to Qt

KDE: User Experience

Users and SoftwareUsers are interested in getting things done – it's all about user experience

What - Where - HowUser's context

From Desktop to NetbookGrowing by getting smaller

Lessons Learned

Custom UI for different devices

Lessons Learned

ApplicationsKDE Applications and small screens

Lessons Learned

Look & FeelopenSUSE example: Firefox / OpenOffice

N900A big chance

TransitionTo a Qt based device

Qt Everywhere~ KDE Everywhere

KDE ApplicationsWithout the custom KDE shell

Services

Different services in use(Google, Ovi, OpenDesktop)

Merge information / functionalityIntegration between servicesie: N900's contacts / phone

Setup HellOne single place to rule them all

ie: OpenDesktop's KCM

Key Technologies

Remote ContentMake the what 'happen' anywhere

(Plasma Remote Widgets)

QMLTell Qt how it should look like:

declarative languages, a new approach

Akonadi

Mobile portFirst things firstMobile port

First things first

Akonadi

Export / Share DataAkonadi should help merging, finding and

sharing data about our contacts

ScriptingAvoid shell crashes and malicious code

We need help :)

Design & UsabilityFirst step! A lot of benefits

Use CaseStart from a clear and simple use case

Example – Hyper UI

Example – Hyper UI

Example – Hyper UI

Example – Hyper UI

Example – Hyper UI

Issues ?

Build SystemScratchbox is not so nice

Lack of man powerToo many things to work on

Too many directionsDesktop + Netbook + Mobile

Magic numbersJuly / 2010: KDE SC 4.5 and KDE 3.5

Big Thanks

● Camp KDE organizers● Alexis Menard● Little room's staff ;)

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Questions ?

asouza@kde.orgartur.souza@openbossa.org

http://blog.morpheuz.cc

Thank you =)