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Well, I had the exact thing in my mind. But I am not a developer so I can't event think of putting it into action. I would love to have a complete WordPress in a desktop application.
I think those willing to use a desktop app would likely miss enhancements they get from plugins. For example, you wouldn't get any of the custom meta (SEO) features of certain plugins, or support for any advanced tagging plugins.
To be honest, I think non-developers would be interested in this type of application and non-developers are the type (some of 'em) that tend to install 47 plugins. They would probably miss all of their added functionality.
I'd absolutely use a desktop application if it provided a superior interface than we have now. I usually use WindowsLiveWriter to post with because it is simple, fast, and does what I want it to do reliably. I host most of my images on Flickr and with the LiveWrite Flickr plugin, adding images is trivial.
A desktop application that provided superior media management would be of interest to me.
I have often tried desktop blogging software, only to uninstall it because it doesn't have a critical mass of the features I have on my WordPress posting page. I would use a Google Gears-style offline capability for posting. I would also use an offline tool for viewing and managing comments when I'm on the road with intermittent connectivity. I don't need to manage any other WordPress features from a desktop client.
I love wordpress, but their UI leaves much to be desired in terms of design and speed. I'd hope a desktop app would be better designed. If it's not, I'd assume it would at least be faster.
make it better than live writer.
ps. at the present i'm stuck with firefox and connection via web.
Interesting idea. For me to consider using a desktop WordPress "client", I think it would need to (a) be available for Linux; (b) offer one or more desirable features that the Web WordPress interface (if necessary, offline via Turbo/Gears) can't; and (c) fit workably into the 800x480 interface offered by my Asus Eee 701 netbook.
Otherwise, good luck, and thanks for asking ;)