Re: [gnome-love] Modem dialup in gnome

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 01:05, Mason Kidd wrote:
> But wouldn't creating this type of view be very similar to the Network
> Connections Folder on Windows XP?  I find that pretty useful.  The
> Nautilus view could just show each ifcfg-* script as icons, and allow
> you to connect/disconnect, and then have a pane that would allow you to
> add/remove.  Then you could create a launcher on your
> panel/desktop/whatnot that points to that icon.  
>
> IMHO it's much easier to visualize and use a folder listing of icons
> than to step through a wizard.  I hate having to click on ten screens
> just to do something simple.  If I had to use a wizard just to dial a
> connection, I would end up just going to a command line and doing a
> simple 'ifup'.

A dialog does not have to be a wizard. A window with icons in it for
each interface is very easy to write. Much easier than having to mess
around with fake files for them and figuring out how to match strange
file operations to network config operations.


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