[Kde-pim] Kde-pim identities

[Pier-Olivier Thibault]

Hi.

While I browsed akonadi's, kmail's and mailody's source code, I found 
outr that the identityManager was used to control the identities 
throughout the kde-pim applications.

While IdentityManager does a great job at managing identities, I think 
we could use identities on a larger scale where Akonadi would probably 
be more suited for this kind of mission. 

Identities could be integrated to users more tightly to provide more 
featues for the user. I know that right now the identities are only e-mail's 
related but I think creating a resource to akonadi with identities. This 
way, we could gather more information about the user. 

We could gather information about the Wallpapers history, plasma 
widget the most used. The people to which this identity sends the most 
email to. 

Integrating it as a resource could give other possibility too. When you're 
in KDM switch for user we could have the same function as WinXP that 
shows how many e-mails have not been read before the user log on, How 
many contacts are online on his IM protocol he is using, etc. 

The possibility are quite huge and this could mean that PIM would start 
to integrate itself throughout the application which could deliver a better 
experience to the end-user.

I have already started playing with a new resource that could use 
Identity on a larger scale. Before keeping up with the idea, I would need 
some advice.

Thanks, 

Pier-Olivier Thibault

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