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

Pari Nannapaneni pari at digium.com
Thu Apr 12 08:17:42 MST 2007


Alexandre,

also check out the Trimpath JST (http://trimpath.com/project/wiki/JavaScriptTemplates)
mentioned on the MJT homepage.

lets try MJT and Trimpath, and pick one which is simpler/faster and
works on both IE and FF.

thanks
-Pari


Alexandre Moutinho Santos wrote:
> The first (MJT) seems very simple and fast on my Firefox 1.5 Linux
> version. The second is tested on IE7as it says on the website and has
> some problems on my Firefox.
> 
> What do you think we should do on this?
> 
> Pari Nannapaneni escreveu:
>> 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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