How about a Namecoin gui.

[demonbl@ck]

Hi, i'm a Java programmer and i found out of namecoin just yesterday.
I think a distributed dns system like this would be amazing, but still the client has no gui, being therefore difficult to operate.

I'm thinking of making a Java GUI for it, and sell it for a symbolic price of like, maybe, 0.1 BTC/copy.
What do you think of this?

[khal]

There is another problem : namecoin is a generic tool to register names, not only domain names.
So, if you want a gui to simplify things, you still need to stay generic, or do you intend to code an external program that send RPC commands to namecoin ?


ps : a gui is planned for the namecoin software.

[gsan]

I think a GUI is a great idea. A generic interface is what is sorely needed right now.

However, besides being a generic tool to merely replace command-line, a GUI can embrace all different applications of Namecoin one by one.

One of them is obviously domain registration. Even without going into the intricacies of zone configuration, a GUI to at least register and edit/update domains would be immensely beneficial. Details can be added in time. One of the things namecoind will never do is to check domain name notation and collisions (case sensitivity, IDN standards and whatnot).

I'm guessing we will also have a namespace for public keys, and another for contact information. Maybe even trust networks. Being able to manage all these using a local GUI would be pretty helpful.

It can also remind the user of expirations and renew on demand, although I think it's best if namecoind handles this. It's not application specific and automatic renewals will need a running daemon anyway.

[Chucksta]

It looks like a GUI will be on its way soon :

http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=11328.0

[demonbl@ck]

Sorry, i've been busy with school's ending and all that stuff.
I'll start working again on it tomorrow :p

[demonbl@ck]

I'll probably release it tomorrow

[demonbl@ck]

Actually i finished faster then expected and i'm therefore releasing it now!

Please send me the debug informations if it crashes, i couldn't handle /every/ case.

Here's the rar, it's a JAR file that you just need to doubleclick, it should work on every operating system (as long as you have the JVM)

Remember that it needs the namecoind server already running.

http://j4gifs.altervista.org/NamecoindGUI08beta.rar

And don't forget donations if you like it! ;D

[JohnDoe]

*Points to the warning at the top about using closed source binaries.

[Moral_]

I decompiled it and browsed through it. It looks clean to me.

[demonbl@ck]

*Points to the warning at the top about using closed source binaries.

it is clean.