Re: [ros-dev] Network connection config dialog prototype

[Andrew "Silver Blade" Greenwood]

I was going to create such a thing, but the general concensus in IRC at 
least appeared to be that we shouldn't have a "quick hack" and should 
focus on the final product already.


WaxDragon wrote:

>  I like Jaspers mock-up, but I still insist that we need
> to have a
> simple, even a throw away design NOW that addresses ReacctOS's current
> networking capabilities.  We can make a pretty new network config
> interface after that is done.
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:01:46 +0200, Jasper van de Gronde
> <th.v.d.gronde(a)hccnet.nl> wrote:
>   
>
> >  Andrew "Silver Blade" Greenwood wrote:
> >
> >     
> >
> > >  ...
> > >
> > > Can you come up with a design?
> > >       
> > >  
> > I don't know about others, but one thing that has always bothered me
> > enormously is that it's hard to get an overview. Perhaps it would be
> > possible to list all connections at once in a tree view for example,
> > instead of forcing the user to open and close dialogs all the time. It
> > might even work to put some of the options in this tree view.
> > Or perhaps it would be better (as in more attainable) to just open
> > property sheets next to tree view instead of forcing the user to
> > navigate through multiple windows (first selecting the connection in
> > "Network Connections" and requesting its properties, then selecting the
> > desired item, click on properties, and then possibly even a click on
> > advanced).
> >
> > To illustrate my thoughts I've created a mock-up that shows a lay-out
> > that would at least be an improvement over the XP layout for me:
> > http://home.hccnet.nl/th.v.d.gronde/networkconnection.png
> > For the mock-up source (Glade+Python, if anyone is interested in
> > expanding on this idea):
> > http://home.hccnet.nl/th.v.d.gronde/networkconnection.zip
> >
> > You'll have to imagine the details like icons and so on, but it shows
> > the general idea of putting all the connections in one tree view, which
> > makes it easy to quickly navigate to the desired property page, to
> > switch between property pages (of different connections) to compare
> > settings and last but not least it avoids screen clutter! (try
> > navigating to the list of IP addresses under Windows, you'll have four
> > windows open!!!)
> >
> > There would definitely be some details to fill-in. Like what to do when
> > navigating to a different property page when the current one has been
> > modified but not yet applied? But these issues should be possible to
> > resolve, either by looking at what other people do or (when lacking
> > satisfactory examples) by devising new solutions.
> >
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