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Denise ([staff profile] denise) wrote in [site community profile] dw_biz2010-03-29 03:15 am
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Desktop/mobile client brainstorm post

Many of our Google Summer of Code applicants have mentioned that they'd like to work on desktop or mobile clients. Since the application phase begins today, I thought I'd post an entry for people to mention what features and functions they consider essential in a desktop or mobile client. This will let our GSOC applicants see the thoughts of people who use the site regularly, so they can work those thoughts into their specs as they build their application.

So, this is a post for people to comment with:

* What features/functions do you consider essential in a desktop/mobile client?
* What features or things would you not want a desktop/mobile client to do?
* What are things you've loved and hated in clients you've used previously?

It's okay to answer separately for both desktop and mobile clients, since the two are only very loosely related. The more feedback you can give, the more it will help our GSOC student applicants as they design their application.
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[personal profile] thedivinegoat 2010-03-29 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
This. I haven't used Semagic since I switched to Mac's two years ago, but I loved this function.
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[personal profile] foxfirefey 2010-03-29 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
XJournal has awkward bits, but I think it has that kind of functionality for LJ, if you're interested.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT ICON AND WHAT IN JOKE IS IT ABOUT. Okay, I checked out your icon page and got clued!
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[personal profile] damned_colonial 2010-03-29 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
It's from Leverage.
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[personal profile] thedivinegoat 2010-03-29 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
I keep on meaning to install a client, I took them off when I first started using DW, because none of the OS X clients worked with DW and since then I've always posted via web or via email. (I really, really want an iPhone client with more than email posting functionality) But I haven't got around to reinstalling a desktop client yet.

(*COUGH*[read the comments] *COUGH*)

IRC is totally to blame for the Nate one.
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[personal profile] foxfirefey 2010-03-29 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Every now and again I get a passing notion to take XJournal and change things in it to make it DW-thy instead. But, I can never figure out how to get it to compile in XCode, woe.
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[personal profile] green_knight 2010-03-29 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Phoenix works with DW, other than custom friends groups.

iPhone/iPad client is a good idea, though. (Not that I own either, but...)
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