Hi Jeff, Love the new FreenetGUI - it is coming along beautifully and I really want to get it into the Windows release of 0.3, a couple of points though:
There is a bug report on Freenet-dev regarding a missing msinet.ocx file. While the interface is currently fine for an experienced Freenet user, I think we need to think hard about how to make it easy to understand for ordinary users. For example, I think details such as MB allocated and Port to listen on are really things that should be hidden behind a configuration screen but with simple defaults. I think also some indication of whether the server has been started or not, and maybe a prompt to manually start a local server if someone tries to connect to localhost when no local server is running. I also think that maybe the "server setup" page should be the third one shown rather than the first since a new user might be confused by it, and perhaps using "Tabs" to switch between these rather than a menu? Additionally, when I start a server or make a request a DOS box is opened which shows the details - would it be possible for FreenetGUI to interpret the output of the insert/request/server to provide this information to the user in a more conventional manner (maybe in a status bar or with a dialog box for serious problems)? Perhaps it would be valuable for you to get someone unfamiliar with Freenet to try to use FreenetGUI without any help from you, and observe the mistakes they make and the things which confuse them? This would help improve the usability of the program. All the best, Ian. _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
