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

[Brandon Kruse]

I agree, great to see the community getting involved.


Well, I have my work cut out for me (especially pari)

*goes to get redbull and cranks techno music, again*



Facundo Ameal wrote:
> 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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