[PC-BSD Dev] Questions

[Robert Swain]

A.Y. wrote:
> Kris Moore пишет:
>   
>> A.Y. wrote:
>>     
>>>>   
>>>>         
>>> So, what structure of service settings did you chose?
>>> And what are our dev-plans?
>>> Currently I'm looking into plasmoids, want to make post-your-bug one :)
>>>
>>>       
>> Here's a thought. What about having the GUI simply check if there is a 
>> settings.sh script, and when the user clicks "settings", it launches 
>> that script? That settings.sh script could in turn call a python-qt 
>> script, which handles all the GUI elements, or even a binary settings 
>> program, depending upon whatever the user wants. That would give us 
>> flexibility, and allow developers to make simple or very complex 
>> settings dialogs, depending upon their needs.
>>
>> We can still try to implement our own UI scheme, but the trouble is 
>> that we'll probably run into cases where it doesn't do "everything" a 
>> developer may want to add, when they could simply use an existing 
>> language for it.
>>
>>     
> Great idea, but I think that most cases for services our system could 
> (and should) cover.
> Ten services, ten settings, same looking, same style = usability;
> Ten services, ten settings and all looks very different (even if they 
> only switch places for "yes" "no" to "no" "yes" "apply", or even "help" 
> "yes" "cancel") = not cool;
>
> But for some very rare and specific settings why not start 
> developer-defined script? I have now no idea what couldn't be covered by 
> our scheme, but I agree - in some cases developer-scripted-settings 
> would be normal.
>
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Why not have the settings.sh method outlined by Kris and take care of 
the the usability and aesthetics problem mentioned by publishing a 
standard settings.sh template which a developer would use as a 
guideline. Developers would start with this template and customize only 
what needs to be changed for their service.
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