VK:
Hello! Three quick answers:
1. I wanted to let the user change the type in case the
auto-detect didn't work correctly on some new device
for some reason. For instance, if I'm running a Linux
web server with port 80 open, our scheme may detect this
box as an appliance. I wanted to give the user the
ability to change it to something else. If a user
changes the type here, it should not affect the group
position they put the icon in. It should only affect
what icons are available for selection in the dropdown.
2. If they change it to something else, I then wanted to
give them the ability to "go back" to the original.
So, I added the "autodetect" button, which essentially
is a repeat of the process which gave it the icon to
begin with. Otherwise, yes, this process only runs once
per device.
3. I'll send the icons that I have. Some still need work,
as they're drawn with the wrong colormap, the wrong
background, the wrong transparent RGB, etc. Takes me
about 20 minutes to get an icon group correct.
Thanks!
-Scott
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, mailbox wrote:
> Hello Scott,
>
> We can avoid the two-step selection for the icon in icon panel.
> I think there is no need of displaying the group on the left hand side, as
> the device will belong to some particular type (actual type) of the device
> all the time and we will give the user the list in the right bottom combo
> for that type of the device. What I want to emphasize is that we should not
> give the user the facility of applying the device icon for some another
> device type.
>
> What I have understood from your revised specification for the "New Device
> discovery" is that the autodetection algorithm will be applied on the new
> device discovery. Thus the auto detect algorithm will be applied before the
> user can see a device in GUI. So I feel the "Autodetect" button is somewhat
> redundant. Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Can you please send me the icon files for each device type so that I can
> work with the actual files? For implementation I am using the icon files
> from the older version of echo free.
>
>
>
> Regards and Thanks,
>
> VK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott C. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "mailbox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Icon Panel queries
>
>
> > VK:
> > Hello! I've attached a mockup which I hope helps.
> > The "autodetect..." button on the left will activate the
> > other piece your team is working on. On the right, it
> > shows the "current" and the "new", with a dropdown menu
> > under the new. The list of selections in the dropdown
> > should be, I think, a function of the icon type the user
> > indicates on the left. So, if the device is a computer,
> > it's a two step process to do something silly like give
> > it a printer icon. :)
> > Suggestions welcome!
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, mailbox wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Scott,
> > >
> > > I have fixed the edit box text selection and it is working
> on windoows2000 and windows98. But I do not have the windowsXP to replicate
> the bug.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Some queries regarding the point 8.1(icon property tab addition).
> > >
> > > 1.Will property panel for each type of device content all the icons for
> > > all the types? ( I think there should be a different group of icons for
> > > each device type and we should allow the icon selection from that
> > > particular group so that user can guess the device type by just looking
> > > at the initial screen.)
> > >
> > >
> > > 2. Will the layout of the page be same as that of the old echofree
> > > version?
> > >
> > > You had mentioned in your mail to Sonia that you would like to see a
> > > "current icon" at the top of the PropertyTab, and an array of choices in
> > > the lower half. User clicks on one in the lower half it becomes the top
> > > one. An "okay" and"Cancel" button do the obvious.
> > >
> > > Can you please elaborate more on it? It would help me to understand
> > > the things more clearly if you can send me a rough layout of how the
> > > page will look like. Can you please send me the icons for all four
> > > states (active, in-active, selected, non-selected) that will be the part
> > > of the icon list of property panel?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Varsha
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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