"J . A . Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 2001.01.22 Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> > "J . A . Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > A suggestion: I think it is more user-friendly to fill in the default value
> > > and let the user change it.
> >
> > I think I won't make the callback for such a limited usage.
> >
> > I don't see your point; why do you need the default value if this is to
> > change it..
> >
>
> I do not know if there is a standard way to guess the mask from the IP address.
> But for the mails I have seen, there is not. One other example. In may home
> DHCP setup I have a 212.97.x.x address and a 255.255.252.0 mask. This can
> happen on other setups also if the net admin is short of subzones.
> So a good procedure (from my point of view)
> would be to let the user fill the IP address, you guess a mask (in my case
> it would be 255.255.255.0 or 255.255.0.0, depending on the guess method), the
> cursor places automatically at the end of the mask, and I correct the last
> fields.
I think the good points are too limited compared to my lazyness. ;-)
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Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
