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From: dams@×××.fr
To: gentoo-desktop-research@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Gentoo Configuration Tools
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:28:56
Message-Id: m2vfmz3sq7.fsf@krotkine.idm.fr
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Gentoo Configuration Tools by Matt Wilson
1 Matt Wilson <matt@×××××××××××××××.uk> said:
2
3 > > 1) Runlevel editor: to add and remove services from runlevels, and to
4 > > start, stop and restart services. I actually made this, some time ago,
5 > > screenie can be found at:
6 > > http://blubber.student.utwente.nl/~blubber/gct.png Although I made it
7 > > myself completely, it's based on redhats tool.
8 >
9 > I'd say that this is fairly mandatory - I remember many years ago when I
10 > first moved to Linux and had a run level editor... the only problem is I
11 > didn't know what a run level was :P
12 >
13 > > 2) Network configuration editor
14 >
15 > Yup.
16 >
17 > > 3) Portage editor: to edit all variables in /etc/make.conf, including
18 > > selecting mirrors, and adding use-flags
19 >
20 > Sounds fair.
21 >
22 > > 4) User administration tool: to administrate local users.
23 >
24 > Again.
25 >
26 > > Suggestions are welcome, keep in mind that we are deciding on which apps
27 > > to make. The individual requirements are the next step.
28 >
29 > I'm wondering how this is to be organised? Are we aiming for seperate
30 > applications to perform the tasks or one pluggable application that can
31 > do them all? (ala Linuxconf). I'd tend to lean towards the latter I
32 > think, as it would mean that different sections of the app. could be
33 > enabled/disabled depending on the user's experience/knowledge or UID :)
34
35 we can do plugable applications. in GTK, you can plug an application in another
36 one. It's very simple to do. I'ts used in the mandrake control center, and
37 differently in the gnome control center.
38
39 It's important to keep in mind that those config tools will be available in
40 console mode, where the gui takes a lot more space (newt/ncurses). So the
41 screen should be simple with only few gui widget to be able to display fine in
42 both mode. Or we do two seperate tools for each mode. There are technical
43 solutions to have one code that works in gtk and ncurses. Maybe the same exists
44 for other toolkits. Anyway it's maybe a little soon to talk about that
45
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