[Kroupware] DCOP/Kaplan vs. embedding KOrganizer: Pros and Cons

[Jean-Eric Cuendet]

One thing not discussed, is the user prefs...
I think that users are most used to Outlook than to KMail+KO+KAB+KNotes+....
And having all under the hand is better than separate things.
Or am I missing sth?
-jec

Marc Mutz wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I was asked to present a little technical arguments summary of the UI 
>issue that we have come across.
>
>There are two proposed ways to handle UI integration between Korganizer 
>and KMail: The GUI shell approach (keywords: Kaplan, KParts, DCOP) and 
>the embed-KO-in-KM approach (keywords: KParts, signal/slots).
>
>The "community" favours the Kaplan appraoch. Here are their arguments:
>- the individual apps can run equally well inside Kaplan or as separate
>  apps - the user gets to choose
>- DCOP hides the difference between in-process and out-of-process part
>  communication
>- DCOP is fast for in-process communication
>- The framework exists already, saving development time
>  o Kaplan is in HEAD
>  o KO is a KPart in HEAD already
>  o KM is a KPart in make_it_cool; it should not be too difficult to 
>    port only the KMail->KPart change over to kroupware_branch.
>- And a less technical, but nonetheless important argument: It's what 
>  the developers of KO and KM agree should go into 3.2, so merging would 
>  be easier later.
>
>The "kroupware people" favour the embed-KO-in-KM approach. Here are 
>their arguments:
>- Don't sacrifice stability by using make_it_cool stuff.
>- Most work is already done. Choosing another direction isn't possible
>  within the tight schedule.
>- Without a GUI shell, the security implications are more "overseeable" 
>  (?uebersichtlicher?)
>
>Judging from the past discussions, it seems the merging issue was 
>underrated up to now. I rather the merge will be major part of the 
>project, so keeping it in mind when discussing things is important IMO.
>
>Thanks for reading,
>Marc
>
>  
>

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