Hi Everyone, You can compare the two layouts of the Property Settings tab in our Brussels GUI in our Prototype page. Go to:
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/brussels/Documentation/proto4/ Then click the link to the "alternative Property Settings tab." Let us know what you think and which layout you prefer. Any additional suggestions to further improve the GUI are, of course, most welcome. Thanks, Raoul Sowmini.Varadhan at Sun.COM wrote: > On (11/16/07 19:29), Garrett D'Amore wrote: >> I vote for #1. > > +1 > > However, like Jenya, I'm still biased to the current gui itself > > --Sowmini > >> Jenya Gestrin wrote: >>> More on GUI feedback: >>> some reviewers expressed their disappointment with Properties Setting >>> tab (see >>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/brussels/Documentation/proto6/). >>> "...having to select the various properties in turn, and not being >>> able to see the values of the others, would be very tedious..." >>> >>> I designed two possible solutions for this problem. >>> *1. Properties as a table with the value column being editable. * >>> >>> Advantage: having all the options for each property on display would >>> be more helpful for the administrator to make the selection. >>> Disadvantages: >>> a. due to the dialog window size constrain no more than 6 properties >>> could be displayed at a time (scrollbar is introduced). >>> b. numerous dropdown controls in the column are hard to comprehend and >>> add visual noise. >>> >>> *2. Properties as a table with non editable value column. User selects >>> property and clicks edit button to bring up an Edit dialog box. >>> * >>> Advantage: having all the options for each property on display would >>> be more helpful for the administrator to make the selection. >>> Disadvantages: Advanced (extended) dialog window appears on top of the >>> Network Configuration window. Property Edit dialog window becomes >>> another yet "layer" of dialog window. Even if we make it module, user >>> ends up with three dialog windows one on top of another which makes it >>> easy to get lost... >>> >>> Please review these options and send me your feedback. Personally, I >>> think that what we proposed initially is still the best UI approach. >>> >>> Thank you >>> Jenya >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > brussels-dev mailing list > brussels-dev at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/brussels-dev
