Re: Proposed module: conduit

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

On Tue, 2008-07-29 at 23:49 +1200, John Stowers wrote:
> > So with what sites can I easily sync my data (from what desktop
> > applications)?
> 
> The following is a partial list of non-pim sync functionality

I just tried Conduit (version 0.3.6 in Ubuntu Hardy) and I don't think
it's at all easy. I failed to figure out how to upload (or sync) photos
from a local folder to flickr. I did manage to drag rectangles for
flickr and a folder to the canvas.

It seems roughly comparable to using the gstreamer pipeline editor
instead of using Totem. We can't possibly present this as an application
for users. Major -1 from me.


I don't like assistants (wizards) but I guess that this would be better
with an additional assistant, guiding people through the choices
somehow. For instance:

Page 1:
Synchronize to web or to device:

[] Website
[] Palm Pilot
[] Windows CE Device
[] Nokia Internet Tablet
[] Mobile Phone

Page 2 (Website):

Choose Folder.

Synchronize this folder to:

Photos:
[] Flickr
[] Picasa
etc

Videos:
[] YouTube
[] Google Video
etc

General Files:
[] Box.net



> == Photos ==
> FSpot/eye of gnome/nautilus/folder <-->
>  * Flickr
>  * Picasa
>  * SmugMug
>  * ShutterFly
>  * Facebook
>  * iPod Phots
> 
> == Videos ==
> totem/nautilus/folder -->
>  * Youtube 
>  * iPod Video
>  * nxxx
> 
> == Files ==
> * file/folder <--> file/folder
> * Box.net
> * S3 support (eta: 1 week)
> * Google Documents
> 
> == Notes ==
> Tomboy Notes <-->
> * Backpack Notes
> * File/Folder
> 
> == Misc ==
> * RSS feed enclosures
> * Desktop settings (GConf)
> 
> There is also network sync functionality that allows two PCs to sync
> peer to peer any of the above listed data.
> 
> I have not gone into the other sync permutations possible, and I am
> certain I have left some items out.

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