PascalCoin/PIP/PIP-0007.md

  PIP: 7
  Title: New Wallet GUI
  Type: Front-End
  Impact: None
  Author: Herman Schoenfeld <[email protected]>
  Comments-URI: https://github.com/PascalCoin/PascalCoin/issues/47
  Status: Draft
  Created: 2017-07-20

Summary

Whilst fully functionality, PascalCoin's wallet GUI is overly complicated for most users and requires simplification. This PIP proposes a new wallet design.

Motivation

Community consensus is that current wallet GUI is overly complicated and impedes adoption. Users have also requested translations into other languages. Before investing in new wallet features, a new design is warranted.

Specification

Main Screen

The main screen should be similar to the familiar Bitcoin QT wallet screen

The tabs from existing screen should should be moved into independent screens, available from a Tools menu option.

PASA Facuet Integration

First-time users will be able to attain a PASA for free as follows:

• When no accounts are present in the system, the screen shows a button Get First Account
• When button is pressed, a dialog is presented to the user to select which key to use.
• A request is then made to the PASA Faucet Service which dispenses a PASA asset to the selected key.
  • Appropriate protection must be added to prevent scammers depleting faucet (email workflow or other info TBD)

Private Keys Screen

The private keys screen should be refactored as follows:

• Always obfuscate entered passwords with password character
• Never display private keys openly
• Utilise QR codes for importing and exporting of keys
• Simplified UX

Default Keys

The following keys should be created on default:

• Public Accounts: used for publically receiving/sending funds
• Private Accounts: used for privately storing savings
• Shared Accounts: accounts shared between devices, parties
• Company Accounts: accounts used for business purposes
• Mining Accounts: accounts used for mining purposes

Rationale

Free Pascal based wallet is chosen since it allows almost all existing code to be salvaged and retains cross-platform capability. Leveraging one of Pascal's benefits is an asset since we do not need complex and long-winded HTML based rich-client, as many other cryptocurrencies are doing.

Reference Implementation

This PIP has being implemented by Herman Schoenfeld.

Backwards Compatibility

All changes are fully backwards compatible.