SoK/2021/StatusReport/Sai Moukthik Konduru
foKus
Abstract:
Currently Plasma Mobile is a budding platform, and there is a need for quality apps to make the platform bloom. Productivity apps are very important for any platform, be it desktop or mobile. To make the productivity suite of plasma mobile platform better by a notch, we need a simple, yet effective app, and foKus will just be that. foKus will be a task management app that will help the user stay organized and manage their day-to-day tasks, thus making them productive. Many of the current to-do apps, miss the right balance and end up being counter-productive. The goal of foKus is to be the perfect productivity app, and below are the features that will make it the best. Features of the app:
- Simple yet beautiful UI.
- Ability to quickly enter the task.
- Ability to reorder the tasks.
- Ability to prioritize the tasks.
- Ability to set a reminder for the tasks.
- Ability to time the completed tasks, to keep track of our performance.
- Have a "focus mode", which helps the user to focus on the tasks, by locking out the unproductive apps(like social media).
- Cloud Sync, to access the list from any platform and from anywhere.
Why a new app if Calindori( the calendar app of plasma mobile) has the task management feature built into it?
Calendar apps are great for static events like meetings, appointments, etc. Tasks management apps are great for actionable items(tasks) that we need to do in a day or a week. Sometimes the Calendar might become overpopulated with the “tasks”(which may be small things like listening to a podcast, walk the dog) and might be counter-productive. Using the Calendar and the Task management app in tandem together, we can be our most productive selves. As the task management app isn’t heavy, it won’t affect the performance of the device(if that is your concern).
Goal for the SoK:
As the duration of Sok is less than three months, it may not be possible to develop the perfect app. By the end of Sok, foKus should have the basic functionalities (the first few features from the above list) with a simple and elegant design. As the KDE community is ever-growing and active, we can keep on adding more and more features to the app, and make it better every day. There is a lot of potential in this app, and through Sok, I plan to set a strong platform for it to grow.
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Contact Me
- Sai Moukthik Konduru
- Email: [email protected]
- Matrix: @rowdyninja:kde.org