Ubuntu One Contact Picker

Registered by John Lenton

Discuss a contact picker to choose contacts from your address book to share folders with using Ubuntu One.

Requirements
A individual can be
* Registered User
* Non-registered User

A individual can be selected by a:
* email address
* entry in address book

Could be used in:
* its own window
* embedded within an application window/dialog
* in a web page

The contact picker should be able to select multiple contacts.

Questions for discussion
What are the requirements?
What would you like to share?
How do people anticipate using this functionality?
Is a contacts picker a good way of doing this?

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
John Lenton
Priority:
Essential
Drafter:
Ubuntu One hackers
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Rodrigo Moya
Definition:
Discussion
Series goal:
Accepted for lucid
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None

Related branches

Sprints

Whiteboard

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Work items for lucid-alpha-3:
[chipaca] Finalize spec details and get review: DONE
[rodrigo-moya] Display contacts from all addressbooks the user has: DONE
[rodrigo-moya] Add searching capabilities: DONE
[johnlea] Mockups: DONE
[rodrigo-moya] Implement UI as per John Lea's mockups: DONE
[rodrigo-moya] Implement drag&drop of contacts: POSTPONED
[rodrigo-moya] Add contacts picker to nautilus: DONE
[rodrigo-moya] Python bindings for the widget, so that the new contacts app can use it: DONE
[rodrigo-moya] Use the contacts picker in other apps: f-spot, music player, Gwibber: POSTPONED

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Work Items

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