[Asterisk-Users] IAX clients and the flash button

[Dan]

Hi Gary,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary" <gary at ausmail.com>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAX clients and the flash button


>...
> Might I make a suggestion here....
>
> Most win users, who are in a residential enviroment can get terribly
> confused with multiline phones and such...
>
> Whilst thigs like call transfer, call waiting, dirversion and such is
> becoming much more common, many users really just don't need it.
>
> So if at all possible, how about a default option of the program being
> just a single line device, with the option of turning the extra's on
> etc.

In the actual version, DIAX can handle 2 lines exactly like a regular phone
with callwaiting support, without having the possibility to dial on both of
them.
You can answer a second call, switch between them with the SELECT button and
hangup the one you desired.
More, you have the REJECT option, then a bussy line is heard on the other
part, or enter the voicemail (busy)
I cannot imagine something simple than that for a regular user.
Is more like a regular analog phone.
Don't you think?
This is one of the main reasons that there is no multimple line version for
the moment.
I do not consider it practical for everybody.

>
> I would luv to be able to distribute DIAX (or any program similar) as a
> self extracting archive where we have already added a basic config file
> for the individual user so they really don't need any knowledge what so
> ever to run it... its just a plug in an go operation for them.

You can do it even now. You set the username/password/ipaddress in the
config file through the interface and there is nothing to be done by the
user.
Zip everything and you're done.. just.. you need to wait till the release is
stable enough to be distributed..;-)
I will put an option to disable the registration menu using a special
parameter
in the configuration menu, edited by hand.

>
> Having said that, it would also be nice to have some sort of interface
> via a web page which they could access within the program (being an
> individual page based upon their login details.
Let's do it step by step...;-)

>
> over remember the KISS principle please.
I have missed that...


Best regards,
Dan