On Tuesday 02 June 2009 18:17:37 Robert Hailey wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > > On Tuesday 02 June 2009 17:44:04 Matthew Toseland wrote: > >> I propose a permanently visible status bar in fproxy, which would > >> combine various current and proposed features. It would occupy no > >> more than 2 lines vertically, and preferably more like 1. It would > >> include: > >> - The Simple vs Advanced mode switch. > >> - The current security levels. > >> - The selected language. > >> - A very brief summary of the current useralerts. > >> > >> Hence, something like: > >> > >> | English | Switch to advanced mode | Security: NORMAL NORMAL > >> NORMAL | 16 critical messages, please read them! > >> > >> With appropriate tooltips (<a title=> mouseovers), links and > >> dropdowns. > >> > >> I am not sure about the last part though. If we can sufficiently > >> compact the messages, it may be better to actually display them, or > >> at least any high priority messages, on all pages? Hence: > >> > >> | English | Switch to advanced mode | Security: NORMAL NORMAL > >> NORMAL | 5 messages, click here > >> CRITICAL ERROR: YOU ARE BUSTED > >> CRITICAL ERROR: YOU ARE STILL BUSTED > >> CRITICAL ERROR: KNOCK, KNOCK! > >> > >> Or: > >> | English | Switch to advanced mode | Security: NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL > >> ERROR: Firewall problem > >> INFO: You have 5 new messages from your Friends > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > > Dieppe said we should always have "Shutdown the node" and "Restart > > the node" visible, this could also be part of the status line, > > however IMHO it's not a good idea. We should however have a system > > tray applet for the same purpose. > > Well... many things would be nice, it's simply a question of screen > real-estate & usability. > > In your example, always displaying the security levels seems > redundant. As would having shutdown/restart.... > > I guess what I'm thinking is like a conventional menu system, then we > can "hide" many controls or info messages into a single word/icon. > > +---------+----------------+--------------+ > | Control | Security Level | Messages (3) | > | - - - - \-----\ ---------+--------------+ > | Pause network | > | Shutdown node | > | Restart node | > +---------------+ > > Would such a status bar be visible when browsing "freesites" or only > on "node pages"?
Only on generated content, of course.
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