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== Date & Location ==
== Date & Location ==
* Spring 2014, exact days still to be defined.
* Spring 2014, 5-11 May (with 3 days during the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich_Hackathon_2014 Wikimedia Hackathon])
* Location still to be defined.
* Zurich, Switzerland


== Tasks ==
== Tasks ==
''draft''
* Replace ZIP files by real files in the torrent file
* Replace ZIP files by real files in the torrent file
* Propose index to be download separatly
* Propose index to be download separatly

Revision as of 18:57, 5 January 2014

User experience matters!

Kiwix works well but still suffer of some usability issues. This hackathon has for purpose to improve the overwhole usability of the project: from web site, to Kiwix for PC, through documentation and other mobile versions.

Date & Location

Tasks

draft

  • Replace ZIP files by real files in the torrent file
  • Propose index to be download separatly
  • Rewrite the list of contents on the Kiwix web site to allow a link to the demo server and also other type of contents (not only Wikimedia)
  • Rewrite windows launcher to avoid XML files, store is at the root of the USB flash drive, everything in one binary
  • Rewrite kiwix linux launcher to be run from usb flash drive root
  • Download splitted ZIM files from the kiwix-desktop downloader
  • In portable verision with content, we should provide a launcher with the icon of the content (example wikipedia icon) in addition to the kiwix icon
  • ...

Attendees

See also