documentation for Ubuntu One applications

[Kyle Nitzsche]

Hi,

I think consideration should be given to Ubuntu One client help being 
developed in a separate LP project and being packaged separately from 
ubuntu-docs in order to enable help delivery in Ubuntu variants where 
the ubuntu one client will be installed but the Ubuntu Help Center is 
not applicable due to a different overall UI/user experience.

As I've mentioned here a few times, the OEM group already had a major 
client who did not expose the Ubuntu Help Center for exactly this reason.

Cheers,
Kyle

Matt Griffin wrote:
> Hi Documentation Team,
>
> I wanted to touch base with you about a few projects that the Ubuntu One
> team is working on for 10.04.
>
> Ubuntu One Control Panel
> https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/lucid-ubuntu-one-client-app 
> This replaces the current Ubuntu One applet and brings many of the
> account management features found on the website into a desktop
> application.
>
> User Designated Folders
> https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/lucid-ubuntu-one-symlinks-and-udfs 
> Enable any folder in ~/ for Ubuntu One synchronization. Symlinks are
> retained but not followed.
>
> Ubuntu One Music Store
> https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/lucid-ubuntu-one-musicstore 
> This is a plug-in for Rhythmbox that adds a music store for popular
> music from major record labels.
>
> Contact Picker
> https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/lucid-ubuntu-one-contact-picker 
> The Contact Picker is a reusable component to browse your contacts
> (stored in your computer's CouchDB) from within an application or
> process. The first implementation of the picker will be for the Ubuntu
> One folder sharing experience from Nautilus. Today, you are required to
> enter the email address of the person you want to share with, but, in
> 10.04, you can pick from your existing contacts.
>
>
> The Ubuntu One team is very excited about these features and is making
> great progress on them. One area where we haven't devoted much time,
> though, is end-user documentation. Do you think we could get a little
> help from the Docs Team for writing and preparing documentation? 
>
> The music store would probably be the top priority followed by the
> Control Panel. We can probably take care of information about User
> Designated Folders on the Ubuntu One website in something like a feature
> tour or screencast.
>
> I heard from Jim Campbell that he was going to work with Milo Casagrande
> on possibly rewriting the Rhythmbox docs so I can probably chat more
> with him about adding materials for the music store.
>
> Please reply if we can work together on these docs. Thanks for your
> help.
>
> Matt Griffin
> matt.griffin at canonical.com
>
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