Solid/Projects/BlueDevil
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Description
BlueDevil is the codename for the project which aims to integrate the Bluetooth technology into KDE Frameworks and KDE Plasma Desktop. The project is composed of a few components each of them have they own roadmap and maintainer.
List of components since 1.0:
- KDE Bluetooth Agent: Alex Fiestas
- Send File: Alex Fiestas
- kio_obexftp: Alex Fiestas
- kio_bluetooth: Alex Fiestas
- Pairing Wizard: Alex Fiestas
- File receiving: Alex Fiestas
- Control Module: Rafael Fernandez Lopez
- System tray: Rafael Fernandez Lopez
Project Status
The version 1.0 considered as stable has been released and will receive updates as minor versions (1.0.1 will be the first).
The version 1.1 is under a heavy development the roadmap can be found here
Documentation
Currently we're lacking a good End user documentation, help is needed.
How to collaborate
Bluedeivl is a KDE project, so we use the usual ways to communicate to each other, and to work together.
Project Page
Currently BlueDevil is under extragear/base KDE Project Page
Mailing list
We're using the kde-hardware-devel mailing list kde-hardware-devel
Roadmap
BlueDevil 1.1
The focus of 1.1 release will be add more Elegance into BlueDevil, for example by adding a better error hanlding, making things react as the user expect etc... There is not a release date for it, but can be expected somewhere close to KDE 4.6 release.
KDE Bluetooth Agent
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DO | Improvement | Support all Bluetooth pairing modes | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Revision | Be sure that all the helpers work | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
File receiving
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DO | Improvement | Improve notifications | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
Pairing Wizard
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DO | Improvement | Use random 8 digit random PIN | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Improvement | Detect when a device can introduce the PIN | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Improvement | Support all Bluetooth pairing modes | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
Send File
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DO | Feature | Send files from dolphin | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
kio_obexftp
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DO | Improvement | We need to have a better error handling, using the kio interface to report the errors | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Improvement | Improve the overall stability | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
kio_bluetooth
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN PROGRESS | Improvement | Show the configured devices first, and discover in the background |
Control Module
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONE | Feature | Add a Connect button in configure devices (like systray has) |
System tray
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONE | Improvement | Implement a better order in the systray options | |
| DONE | Improvement | Show a overlay icon when a device is connected | |
| DONE | Improvement | Add a tooltip |
BlueDevil 1.2
File Sharing
| Status | Type | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DO | Feature | Be able to share folders and files | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Feature | Add a KCM to configure/show the shared files | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Feature | Indicate in dolphin part with an overlay icon the shared files/folders | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |
| TO DO | Feature | Be able to share folders/files directly from dolphinpart | Alex Fiestas <[email protected]> |