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plugin wid calls, core: implements WebRTC DataChannel file transfer: - Add a new "file" icon in call UI to send a file via WebRTC. - Handle new preflight mechanism, and WebRTC file transfer. - Native file chooser handling has been moved to new `core.file_chooser` module, and now supports "save" and "dir" modes (based on `plyer`). rel 442
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1 # Libervia Desktop/Mobile (Kivy)
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3 ### Copyrights
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5 - Jérôme Poisson aka Goffi 2016-2023
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7 ## License
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9 Libervia Desktop (Kivy) is a Libre software (Free as in "Freedom"), distributed under the
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10 AGPL v3+ license. For the full license, please refer to the `COPYING` file.
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12 ## About
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14 Libervia Desktop (Kivy) is a Desktop/Android frontend for the [Libervia
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15 project](https://libervia.org). This version serves as an alternative desktop frontend,
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16 built using the [Kivy](https://kivy.org/) framework, alongside the main Qt-based frontend.
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17 It provides a native graphical interface optimized for touch-screen capabilities when
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18 available and includes a split ability inspired by Blender. Although the frontend is
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19 actively developed with a focus on GNU/Linux platforms, plans are underway to extend
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20 support to other systems. An Android port is also in the early stages of development.
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22 ### Features
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24 - **Chat**: Supports text-based conversations with end-to-end encryption.
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25 - **File Sharing**: Offers the ability to share files, including peer-to-peer directory
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26 sharing.
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27 - **Remote Control**: Implements XMPP Ad-Hoc commands, featuring a specialized mode for
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28 controlling media players via icon-based UI.
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29 - **Contact Management**: Basic functionality for managing your contacts.
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30 - **Blogging**: Supports basic blogging features.
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31 - **Settings Management**: Allows users to adjust various settings of Libervia.
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32 - **Split Screen**: Provides the capability to split the screen by dragging and dropping
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33 borders, enabling simultaneous view of multiple widgets.
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34 - **Multiple Windows**: On desktop environments, users can open another window, useful for
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35 multi-screen setups.
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36 - 🚧 **Audio/Video Calls** (WIP): One-to-one audio and video calling features are under
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37 development and will be available in future releases.
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39 Due to its modular architecture, the frontend is built to be customizable. Some features
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40 available in other Libervia frontends (like calendars) are not yet implemented here.
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42 For additional information, you can refer to the [Official Website](https://libervia.org).
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44 ## Contributions
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46 Here are the URIs you can use to publish/retrieve tickets or merge requests:
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48 tickets: xmpp:pubsub.goffi.org?;node=org.salut-a-toi.tickets%3A0 (please use "desktop-kivy" label)
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49 merge requests: xmpp:pubsub.goffi.org?;node=org.salut-a-toi.merge_requests%3A0 (please use "desktop-kivy" label)
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51 Tickets and merge requests are handled by Libervia itself using XMPP.