Re: [Desktop_architects] The experience of an ISV

2006-02-08 Thread Jeremy White
> Can you expand on the use case for "Interface with e-mail client"? Is > there specific functionality you are looking for beyond "start an e-mail > composer for this mailto: URL" ? I think our needs break down as follows: Please give me a list of people in the email address book Start an emai

Re: [Desktop_architects] The experience of an ISV

2006-02-08 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 01:18:49PM -0800, Bastian, Waldo wrote: > Great feedback. > > Most of this seems to be in line with tasks and prioritization on > http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/PortlandIntegrationTasks > > Can you expand on the use case for "Interface with e-mail client"? Is > there spec

RE: [Desktop_architects] The experience of an ISV

2006-02-08 Thread Bastian, Waldo
Great feedback. Most of this seems to be in line with tasks and prioritization on http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/PortlandIntegrationTasks Can you expand on the use case for "Interface with e-mail client"? Is there specific functionality you are looking for beyond "start an e-mail composer for th

[Desktop_architects] The experience of an ISV

2006-02-08 Thread Jeremy White
Hi Folks, We're in the process of migrating an application from Windows to Linux. I thought I'd record our experiences thus far, and use them as an example of what an ISV needs. We have found the following requirements with non obvious Linux solutions: 1. Menu entry creation 2. Desktop ic