Re: Flexible multiple AT app configuration

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman Sun COM>]

Hi Henrik:

Thanks for doing the mock-up.  I like this idea.

I would suggest adding the 'description' bar (like the one in add/remove 
applications)
to the AT configuration dialog, so the user could see more info about 
the applications before selecting them for autostart.
Do you think we really need "add" and "remove" buttons here?  Or would 
just "configure" and "start", plus the autostart checkbox, be enough?  I 
presume the up/down arrows are for controlling the order in which the 
ATs start?

I don't really like the idea of removing the ATs from the applications 
menu altogether though; I think they should still be discoverable and 
invokable from a submenu of the Applications menu, and I think many 
users will have grown to expect them there.  But I really like this 
dialog as a way of starting the ATs automatically.  Should we retain the 
"AT support" checkbox, or should AT support be somehow implicit, i.e. if 
you select orca or LSR at startup should the AT support automagically be 
turned on as well?  (If we decide the answer should be 'yes', then we 
have the question of when to turn it off...)

I think the 'AT' application type can be set/provided in the .desktop 
files for the apps, so I'd suggest using the .desktop files to find the 
installed ATs on a system.

Best regards

Bill


Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> George has written a first version of a tab for Preferred Application 
> where one can select the ATs for different categories and whether they 
> should launch at boot.
>
> Some people have concerns about the classification of ATs (should 
> gnome-mag be launchable from here, is if fair to put Dasher in the 
> 'Other' category by itself, etc.) It seems that a more flexible approach 
> is called for.
>
> Using Ubuntu's Add/Remove Applications as a reference point I started 
> playing with a mock-up of a possible solution.
>
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~henrik/images/ubuntu-add-apps.png
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~henrik/images/flexi-at-conf.png
>
> A scrolling list contains all the ATs installed on the system and a 
> check mark next to it shows whether it starts on boot. The order of the 
> entries can be changed, with the first entry starting first.
>
> Applications installed on the system will appear in the list 
> automatically and the user can add custom applications to the list with 
> the Add button. These can also be removed with the Remove button. For 
> system-installed applications the Remove button is greyed out.
>
> The Start button launches the application directly and the Configure 
> button opens the application configuration window, both if applicable.
>
> Clicking the Add button opens the gnome dialog used to add application 
> launchers to the panel: 
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~henrik/images/add-to-panel.png (or we may need 
> a version with a few extra options like command for config panel)
>
> This is again fairly AT-specific so my inclination would be to place it 
> back under Assistive Technology Preferences instead of Preferred 
> Applications.
>
> Henrik
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