Bug 362053

Summary: Add a "switch" for Akonadi and more
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi Reporter: eemantsal <infmtk>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
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Description eemantsal 2016-04-21 21:14:06 UTC
Many users don't need Akonadi running all the time; we aren't constantly receiveng or sending emails nor using any KDEPIM thing, but those 300 - 400 MB of RAM Akonadi uses would be very useful for the apps we work with most of the time; when I'm working I'm using 2 or 3 apps, don't want any other "parasiting" resources nor annoying me with inopportune notifications; I think most peoplpe who use their computers to work have similar habits. So, it would be nice to add a few of things to Akonadi:
- A "switch" to turn it off just with a click, an "akonadictl stop/start", but graphical. It could live in the system tray, for example. Or stop Akonadi after x time since the last Akonadi dependent program has been closed. This should be configurable, of course. 
- A KCM module to let the users configure if they want Akonadi to be launced by default when logiin in their sessions or want it to only wake up when they click said switch. The previously suggested autostart configurator should be in this same KCM module, I think, BTW.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 eemantsal 2016-08-16 15:00:55 UTC
Sorry for the imprecision. I have just read that Startmail does support the IMAP protocol. Forget about this provider, then.
Comment 2 eemantsal 2016-08-16 15:03:00 UTC
Damn! I posted on the wrong thread and I can't delete the formerr message. Excuse the mistake and feel free to delete these two last messages.