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

Fri Apr 13 06:47:20 MST 2007

I have been thinking a lot about this topic and I figured out that it
would be be awesome if the GUI  had something to implement
provisioning with some of the most known IP telephones/gateways.

On 4/12/07, Brandon Kruse <bkruse at digium.com> wrote:
> Thats the whole thing,
>
> The gui is geared around very simplistic and easy ideas
> of how to implement new people, it just works.
>
>
> Because the people that want to get "down and dirty" edit
> text, or better yet, direct source.
>
>
> But yes, I do not think you will have a problem, and we are
> working on language support, also.
>
>
>
> Paul Castagna wrote:
> > What is the current state of the GUI look like in terms of user interface
> > and features? We are currently using a GUI for asterisk but the programmer
> > ran out on us.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-gui-bounces at lists.digium.com
> > [mailto:asterisk-gui-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Pari Nannapaneni
> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:47 AM
> > To: Asterisk GUI project discussion
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-gui] Opinion, what do you want in the gui for users?
> >
> > 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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