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It would be great if a desktop application included the ability to manage the back-end configuration as well as day-to-day post/comment management.
To make it really useful there would probably need to be some sort of syncing involved so that you could, for example, sync to the current configuration state, go offline and make changes, then when connected and ready to re-sync up have the system check to ensure nothing has been changed from the original state... kind of like version control.
My vote would be for and AIR app.
I think a desktop tool is perfect for clients, not for developers or wordpress power users in general.
Personally i have to be online, in order to check my article (right after publishing it), use the plugins i installed (post enchantments) or in general take a glance on available updates or anything needs to be maintained.
Perfect for end users (clients - bloggers) but not for designers or developers.
Our life is inside a web browser, not in any desktop app :P
Of course it depends, on a number of things. The functionality of the client compared to the web dashboard. The ability to use the desktop and web clients interchangeably. Cost, if any. Usability. Learning curve.
I wouldn't say "no" out of hand, but I'd want to know what advantage I'd get by using a desktop client before I'd switch.
I am using Windows Live Write sometimes, I would be happy to use a Desktop application tailored for Wordpress.
But please, make it "Portable" from the beginning. :D
I use a premium theme on one of my sites (as cms) which has a custom back end and the requirement to constantly order pages (via a plugin). Not sure how that would translate to a desktop application.
Fantastic idea. I'm using Windows Live Writer mostly, which I think is a really blogging software. It would be great if WP could release a desktop client of it's own, which would have an in-built ftp (for .org users) and a way to manage all backend without opening a browser.
I normally use LiveWriter, myself, and recommend it to clients. The only drawback is that it can't handle the more sophisticated back-end stuff. But I'm not sure I could do most of that without being online, anyway. If WP created a desktop app that produced better code than LiveWriter (which is pretty good, given it's from Microsoft, but still uses some deprecated HTML) and expanded on its capabilities, while providing an equally simple interface, I'd certainly use it.
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 ;)