Contacts

Participants

AllanDay (design lead), AlexLarsson (development lead)

Goals

High level goals:

• Be simple, light and effective
• Integratie with online contact data
• Aggregate contact data from a variety of online sources

Basic requirements:

• Search and browse contacts
• View and edit contact details
• Create new contacts
• Initiate conversations with contacts

Relevant Art

WebOS

iPad

Meego Netbook

Outlook

Discussion

Tentative Design

Comments

People having multiple devices is a common case. We should focus on making sure you don't have to maintain disconnected sets of contacts. We probably don't have resources to maintain infrastructure for something like Web OS' Synergy, but maybe we could leverage Mozilla Weave/Firefox Sync platform? JakubSteiner

I implemented a contact picker for Ubuntu One (for sharing files with users) that might be useful. Find a screenshot here. RodrigoMoya

• Ubuntu One is targeted to be shut down. A contact picker won't be needed anymore. GeorgesNeto

Why is there no way to delete contacts from the adressbooks?

See Also

https://ssickert.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/gnome-contacts-what-we-really-need/

http://www.dgsiegel.net/news/2010_12_15-gnome_contacts_our_ideas

http://wayofthemonkey.com/?date=2009-05-27

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-people-widget.html

http://rapportive.com/