Fwd: Kontact Touch GSOC Proposal

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Monday, March 4, 2013 20:58:16 Michael Bohlender wrote:
> The way I imagined this:
>   use the first six weeks to agree on the basic layout to display mails /
> browse through them
>   and
>   use the second half for refinement, send mail dialog
> + encryption options, search and stuff.
> 
> This way we would get two mockup phases one at the beginning and one after
> midterm evaluation.

I think this is a great way to break it up in a way that works nicely with the 
mid-term.

> The first mockup phase needs to be longer though. because we need to have a
> rough idea where to put everything. including the parts of the second phase.

Yes, I imagine it could take up to 3 weeks .. but during that mockup process a 
lot of QML that will probably be usable in the final project will also be 
generated, so it won't be simply design-without-code-production ... which is 
one thing i love about QML :)

> > sure some will come to your mind even before you know very much about how
> > Kontact/Akonadi/Plasma Active work.
> 
> I see a lot of design problems that need to be solved like

you've been doing your homework :) great to see and inspires confidence.

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo
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