[Chandler-dev] [Proposal] Web UI Work Q

[Grant Baillie]

On 14 Feb, 2008, at 11:00, Mimi Yin wrote:

> Grant, there is a question for you re: generating sharing tickets  
> for collections created on Chandler Hub/Server.
>
> On Feb 13, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Travis Vachon wrote:
>
> ...
>>>
>>> We could:
>>> + Add an 'Invite...' link which would generate 2 tickets in the  
>>> 'Collection Details / Sharing dialog.
>>> + I think we would also need to automatically generate 2 tickets  
>>> if the user invokes 'Invite' from the Desktop
>>>
>>> I was looking for the cheapest solution possible. FWIW many if not  
>>> most Desktop users publish collections to the server, not to share  
>>> with others, but just to back it up for their own use. So I'm not  
>>> sure if this distinction between shared versus not shared is that  
>>> clear. Or if it is, we should offer it for the Desktop as well.
>>
>> Yeah, especially given the security model changes Randy is working  
>> on I think the cheapest solution is the one I proposed since it  
>> doesn't require any server work and requires a minimum of client  
>> work. Basically, we'd make the ticket creation process transparent  
>> and on-demand when users want to share calendars read-write.
>
> Hrm, so I think to solve the user workflow problem we'd mostly have  
> to tweak the Desktop. Basically, create tickets when the user  
> invokes Share>>Invite... Grant, does that seem reasonable?

Eminently reasonable. Implementable, even!

--Grant