On (11/07/07 21:15), Rainer Heilke wrote: > > Is there a better word that can be used then, or some way to define > "Advertised" in the GUI? Many people (most?) won't be sure of this, and if > the meaning can change with different capabilities (like Power Management), > then it becomes not only confusing, but seemingly inconsistent.
any suggestions? One other idea is to have a pop-up help balloon describing this. > Yes, I understand and sympathize, but perhaps other models should be > examined (dreamed up?). This part of the interface is really clumsy, and > detracts from the rest of the GUI. Unfortunately, I don't have any good > suggestions off-hand. I think part of the problem is not just the sheer > number of properties, but that combined with the varying number of settings > per property. Perhaps splitting them up by the types of properties? > Selecting the groupings may be a subjective exercise, however. Let's give it some thought. the issue is also complicated because we are currently focussing on ethernet props only, but there are others to consider (e.g., zone) and the list itself depends on the link type. --Sowmini _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
