Stefan Schmidt wrote: > Hello. > > On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 11:59, Christopher Michael wrote: >> I've talked w/ raster last night & stefan_schmidt today about redoing >> the network module for E. Ideally, we would like todo a network frontend >> that is capable of utilizing various backends (e_nm, conman, etc, etc). > > ACK. > Also exalt people wpuld be welcome. They already have some experience with > network management in E. >
Certainly :) >> Stefan expressed interest in this and is willing to work on the e_nm >> backend a bit more, which is great. > > The reason why this has slkipped is that I left OpenMoko and thus > doing this no longer as my work job. After the leaving I needed some > time for relaxing. > Hehehehe, no problem :) We all need time to relax now and again. > I'll continue my work on e_nm on private base as I like to have in in > E for other use cases anyway. :) > > Will take lo nger as fun project, but will make progress. I think I > can start to clean up the current mess I have right now at the end of > may and start working on it on mid june again. > Sounds good. We're not trying to rush this...wanna take our time here and get things right. >> The front end should be able to be configured to handle various >> network cards & backends, ideally allowing the user to switch between >> any device and/or backend easily. > > Multiple devices is nice. Not a must for the start IMHO, but nice > for later use cases. > No, not a must have for the start, but certainly something to keep in mind during development. > Switching betwenn different backends needs some thinking. Do you > like to be able to do this on-the-fly and expect everything to work? Ideally, yes. > Or some kind of configuration for the backend that will go live > after at the next start of the manager? > I suppose that would be acceptable also. >> I think what we need at this stage (planning), along with other >> things, is different UI ideas. What would people like to see in >> terms of frontend ? > > Sounds good. Some first ideas: > o Gadget for the shelf to show signal strength for wifi, gsm/3g > and indicates what kind of connection is used atm. Agreed. > o Click on the gadget shows available wifi networks, and other > network connections like ethernet (Only with connected cable?) and > wireless broadband modems. Agreed. > o Some kind of advanced settings UI. Handling stored connections, > set IP address, stuff for complicated wifi setup, etc.. Not sure > how connected this should be to the gadget. > Well, should at least be accessible from the menu somehow. Perhaps under a Configuration entry. > Just a *very* short list of stuff. I like a lot of the nm-applet > stuff, but there are things that can be improved. > > I'll send a longer list with ideas for the UI in some days. To > tired today. > No Problem :) dh >> Is there a general consensus as to which backends should be supported ? > > I can work on e_nm. Not yet looked on connman. Still on my todo, > but never came to it. Anyone else did this already? > > Then we have exalt. Are the devs interested in such an idea? > >> Can anyone provide an objective pros/cons on the various backends ? > > I can do this for e_nm in my later mail. > > regards > Stefan Schmidt > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
