Re: Coaster-lib

[Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>]

On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 15:29, Sean Harshbarger wrote:
> Hey all,
> 	Just wanted to outline plans with you all on the Coaster Project. Looks
> like what Gnome reallys need is the library/bonobo. Here are the plans. 
> 	I will use existing cdrecod lib files add a nice bonobo interface to it
> and then polish it off with what we need. This will allow developers to
> use bonobo objects in their apps to easyily access cdrecord to do a
> number of tasks. The good thing is that the gui I have been working will
> still find its place in gnome as well. Using bonobo to add the working
> parts to Coaster, we will have a straight cd burning app which will
> allow the user to burn cds of many different types. 
> 	On top of the the developer for coasterarchitect has contacted me and
> wishes to merge his efforts in the gnome cdburning world as well.
> CoasterArchitect is a audio cd creater that allows the user to make and
> edit tracks and compile them to cd.
> 	All efforts will be placed on coaster-lib (name which dosnt really work
> for bonobo) and getting a release asap. I look to the multimedia devs
> for help and support for the project as it matures. As always
> ideas/comments are welcome. I want this to be real and work and make
> everyone happy.

Cool stuff. My take on this is that you should publish a preliminary
API/Interface for people to see and comment on, and that you should ask
the UI team for help on simplifying those dialogs of yours.