[asterisk-gui] Opinion, what do you want in the gui for users?

[Facundo Ameal]

I agree with the file editor.

On 4/11/07, Alexandre Moutinho Santos
<alex.moutinho at alexandre-santos.com> wrote:
> Hi again,
> In my opinion, the file editor is a better solution because it gives us
> admins the possibility of changing or adding whatever we want. I'm very
> used to text files because I'm a Linux admin but the windows users or
> admins will want a GUI with everything on it.
> I'm installing PBX's connected to a SIP VoIP provider only with the
> basic menu options. Since the availability of the advanced options for
> the providers that I don't need to go to the linux console. Of course
> that if I want a XPTO installation with several servers interconnected,
> redundancy, Mysql, etc, there is the necessity to go to the console. But
> an expert is also needed in this situation.
>
> Pari Nannapaneni escreveu:
> > > I think that you might me right, but sometimes it's faster and easier
> > > for us to change options from a web interface and not ssh and use vim.
> > > The GUI already has and "Advanced Mode", so it would be good to
> > > implement advance options in the advanced mode.
> >
> > The file editor was added to the  advanced menu for the
> > same reason, i don't know how far that would be helpful.
> >
> > -Pari
> >
> >
> > Facundo Ameal wrote:
> >> I think that you might me right, but sometimes it's faster and easier
> >> for us to change options from a web interface and not ssh and use vim.
> >> The GUI already has and "Advanced Mode", so it would be good to
> >> implement advance options in the advanced mode. Besides that, NAT is
> >> not a complicated feature, don't you agree?
> >>
> >> On 4/11/07, santosam at alexandre-santos.com
> >> <santosam at alexandre-santos.com> wrote:
> >>> I've been configuring routers and other embedded system from some
> >>> time now
> >>> and thinking how things are already done in those cases, here is my
> >>> opinion: I think that only the options that are more frequently used
> >>> and
> >>> more widelly known to the general user should go to the gui. I think
> >>> that
> >>> giving to much options to the normal user / newbie is a pandora box.
> >>> Let
> >>> me warn you guys that i'm on here also as a professional :-) and those
> >>> more tricky options should be left for the guys that know how to ssh
> >>> and
> >>> sudo and use vim :-)
> >>>
> >>> > Hey guys,
> >>> >
> >>> > I want to know your opinion on what features and options
> >>> > do you want to have availible (SIP/IAX/ZAP) to be able to check
> >>> > mark or change from the gui.
> >>> >
> >>> > For example, having nat=yes and a qualify for your NAT on one
> >>> > side of the asterisk box or anything like that.
> >>> >
> >>> > OR having the codecs allow and disallow for what you want on the
> >>> > specific user.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Give me some ideas! whats important, whats not, how do you want the
> >>> > options
> >>> > arranged if you did it.
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