Re: [gnome-love] Modem dialup in gnome

[Mason Kidd <mason kidd mrkidd com>]

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'.

Mason Kidd
<mason kidd mrkidd com>

On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 07:31, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 13:36, Carlos Garnacho Parro wrote:
> > * A nautilus view/URI to display all possible dial connections, with the
> > possibility to add/remove, connect/disconnect and view properties, using
> > network-admin below...
>
> Why does everyone think that making nautilus views instead of normal
> dialogs are a good thing? All the items you list that would be done in
> the view could easily be done in a normal dialog window, with less work,
> less confusion for the user and a better UI.
>
> Seriously, nautilus is a file manager and filesystem browser, not a
> place to embed every dialog in GNOME.
>
> (Note, I don't mean to jump on you personally, I've just seen this idea
> in a lot of places, and I seriosly disagree with it.)
>
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