On 11/28/2007 Dave Howorth wrote: > Billie Walsh wrote: > > > Through both these "new YaST" threads I > > > have seen a lot of people that aren't happy with where things > are. SO, > > > they could make their own menus and put things where they want. > "YaST" > > > is just a container, much like a menu, that opens other > > > "applications/modules" to actually do what your trying to do. > > I think Billie's right. Allowing users to customise the navigation is > a > good idea. Of course, there always needs to be a standard/common way > as > well - for administrators to use, to describe in HOW-TOs etc. > > There've also been a variety of opinions about whether to have icons, > how many items should be visible, should non-installed items be > visible > etc. So it's clear the interface needs to be configurable. > > Configurability usually results in extra squirly GUI code, so then I > thought, why not construct the user interface as a web page - the same > way most routers are controlled. Then a lot of display options can be > controlled by CSS and people can rearrange menus and other content to > their heart's desire.
Ah, someone else starting to think outside the box, or maybe I should say "Window". My only experience with "web page" configuration utilities have been through our router(s) and CUPS. It seems to work just fine on the router but I find CUPS to be terrible. Whatever...... The thing about a configurable "YaST" is that you will NEVER make everyone happy until every person has their own individual interface. Done the way they want it. That's an impossible task for the developers. SO, you make the interface configurable and they can move things around to suit themselves. Group things together as they want them. Have multiple links to modules in different groups if they want them. Bingo, they have their own interface. Individualized to suit themselves, and the way they work. I suppose it could be done now, IF you know how. All that would really be needed is to create links to the different modules in a new menu in KDE/Gnome/****. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
