Re: Proposed module: conduit
- From: John Stowers <john stowers lists gmail com>
- To: Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>
- Cc: Vincent Untz <vuntz gnome org>, desktop-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Proposed module: conduit
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:56:06 +1200
On Wed, 2008-07-30 at 12:44 +0200, Murray Cumming wrote:
> 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.
0.3.6 is about 7 months old, its nearly impossible to get updates into
Ubuntu. Updated versions are available in our PPA
https://launchpad.net/~conduit/+archive
> 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.
Did you read the help documentation?
> 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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