On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:46 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Thursday 13 February 2003 02:31 pm, civileme wrote: > > So if they want to make four interfaces to simplify user confusion and > > tech support (both in diagnosis and advice), why not? I still see all > > four with my method of looking--I do type DrakConf instead of rpmdrake, > > and I go through one additional screen but that is a small price to pay > > for superior error recovery. > > > > Civileme > > Hey Civileme...as usual, you are the wise and sage voice bringing sanity > and clarity to all discussions... > > but....would it be so hard to make a single tabbed interface to cover these > four? It seems that would solve a lot of problems and complaints. I'm not > saying go back to the old code, mind you, just use the new code with a > better UI? > > Thanks as always! :-)
Well, watch Mandrakeexpert for a while and their thinking will be revealed. Basically, you should _not_ have two of those windows open at once because it causes some real problems and the interlocks necessary to manage it properly would cripple the application. Yes, a single, tabbed, interface is possible and it should be considered for a future "expert mode" button. For real newbies and the people who have to support them, the separate interfaces are really labor-saving. If I am helping someone with an "rpmdrake" problem, first I have to determine what functionality he is using and lead him through the steps for that particular functionality. It is difficult over the phone to try to give instructions to someone in an effort to reproduce the behavior and figure out what needs to be fixed if he is tabbed to the wrong window. Four names and four icons simplifies that situation. And I still have no problem with the UI and getting information for each of the functions. Another option for the tab-top UI is to make it callable under another name like rpmdrakexaphir. It should take only a couple hours working from the python-gtk demo to do a tabbed screen that invokes each of the functions... errr Python-GTK2 that is. If I am free this weekend, I will do it. Civileme
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