>Since I first started playing with AstLinux a few months ago I have >observed significant improvements in the user interface(s) that are >available for our use. > >The new (Lonnie's) Web Interface has made configuration, backup and >viewing status very much easier. I have found it very useful. But >lurking in the background is Digium's Asterisk-gui which has also >made some significant improvements over the last few months. I have >found it to be extremely useful for managing Asterisk-related >things, like setup of trunks and extensions. > >I think both GUIs have their place on Astlinux and would like to >suggest a strategy that embraces both. Essentially I would suggest > >1) Astlinux should use the Asterisk-gui for anything Asterisk-related. >2) Astlinux's own GUI should focus primarily (but not exclusively) >on the non-Asterisk settings and cross-system stuff. > >What do I mean by this? >a) Astlinux should formally have a link (a tab at the top?) that >takes you to the asterisk-gui (as a new tab in browser, or inside a >frame in the astlinux gui?) >b) Astlinux gui should focus on network, firewall, user/system >preferences, etc. like it does today. >c) Astlinux gui should fill in features that are missing from >Asterisk-gui, but avoid duplication. By which I mean thinks like >blacklist/whitelist/callerID database management, none of which is >in Asterisk-gui >d) Astlinux gui should include (at the risk of duplication) >commonly/frequently needed Asterisk functions. By which I mean, a >CDR viewer, web access to voicemail, maybe active channels and >parked/queued calls status... so you don't have to login to the >asterisk-gui for frequently viewed stuff. > >As you can see, this is pretty much how things stand today, with >perhaps the exception that there is no link to the asterisk-gui >exposed on the Astlinux gui. But I thought I would write this to >provoke some discussion and debate on a GUI Strategy for Astlinux. > > >Comments, thoughts? > >David
Hi David, in the "General Options" section of the Prefs-tab of the Astlinux-GUI you can put in a link to the Asterisk-GUI and you can also switch off the tabs you don't need. Michael -- Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
