[brussels-dev] [sysadmin-discuss] Brussels GUI prototype and requesting feedback

[sowmini.varadhan at sun.com]

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
> >
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