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

[Pari Nannapaneni]

People have been asking for multi language support since forever.
I'll try to work on this today.

One way is to add a whole lot of
<SPAN> elements and update them with js variables on page load.
but I saw some cool JavaScript Templating libraries last week,
http://mjtemplate.org/
http://ballz.ababa.net/raid_ox/#home

regards,
-Pari



Facundo Ameal wrote:
> Brandon, it would be and excelent feature. Apart from that it 'd make
> the GUI more extensible and flexible.
> 
> On 4/12/07, Alexandre Moutinho Santos
> <alex.moutinho at alexandre-santos.com> wrote:
>> Is there already an idea of how the multi language feature will be
>> implemented? A text file for each language? A function on each html file
>> with arrays, something like $advanced = array ( en => "Advanced", pt =>
>> "Avançado")?
>>
>> Brandon Kruse escreveu:
>> > 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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