zuluCrypt - manage cryptsetup volumes via GUI

[travisN000]

There is this project i am working on that manage cryptsetup volumes in both files and partitions using a simple Qt based GUI. The project is at http://code.google.com/p/zulucrypt/ and i just sent texstar an srpm so i hope it will be included in the repository shortly.

I just watched the video..  looks great.

Have you considered turning your GUI into, or duplicating it as a KCM module so that it could be integrated directly into the KDE systems setting gui?

[muungwana]

no, i havent though of that, but how will that work? The system settings is there for various tools settings. The program doesnt have that many options that needs a dedicated section.

The only setting my program has is random number generator device to use, favorite volumes,font type and size to use and tray icon. Most of these options are in version 4, the video is of version3 as i havent updated the video and pictures yet so these options arent in the video.

[travisN000]

I was thinking the entire utility would exist / be accessed via the KDE systemsettings (at least for kde users).

The layout of the various modules in the systemsetting GUI is controlled by a bunch of desktop files...  awhile ago I tried to hack together a "solution" to unify the tools from PCC into KDE's systemsettings.. it was pretty ugly, but you can download it if you would like to take a look at how I added them:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2425248/kde4-pcc-systemsettings-addon.tar.gz
(..the idea was stolen from a mandriva spin-off, BlackPantherOS)

The tar contains a read-me file that explains how to "install" the files..  desktop files are used to create new tabs in the systemsettings GUI, as well as headings, and sub headings, and icons / links.  For this project the actual KDE Control module (KCModule) was just a short python script to launch the apps that are a part of PCC.

IIRC I had to restart the systemsettings GUI twice before the new files were picked up by it.  A few of the tools that I created links to when I put this together now no longer exist or have been renamed, but it should give you some ideas as to how this could work.

If I can explain further, let me know.