client preferences
Ivan R. Judson
judson at mcs.anl.gov
Thu Nov 18 08:01:50 CST 2004
> > Looks good, here're my suggestions:
> >
> > 1) try to use a general get(option) => Value, set(option, value),
> > list_options() and see if that'll work. I know the type
> problems and
> > checking can get gross, but this will be more maintainable over time
>
> I'll change that, shouldn't be a problem.
>
> >
> > 2) remove unicast/multicast from menu, and enable audio/video
>
> My reason to keep it here is to avoid getting a million users
> ask how to switch over to unicast when the menu item gets
> removed. But I guess it is better to move them sooner rather
> than later. Maybe add that as a shortcut icon on a toolbar later.
That sounds reasonable, it'd be nice to figure out where we put shortcuts
like this and perhaps have a couple for this release :-)
> > 3) move Manage My Node (without ...) to the top section.
>
> Then I would like to remove "..." on every menu item.
Go for it, ellipses seem silly to me.
> > 4) remove "request a certificate" it's on the cert mgmt ui anyhow
> >
> > should My Venues be on the Tools menu?
>
> I would keep that as it is for now since My Venues can grow
> long and would probably look weird if it is placed as a
> second menu item under Tools.
> You can say that My Venues is a tool but it can also be
> viewed as a short cut that users should have easy access to
> (i.e. not hidden in sub menus).
> Every browser I've looked at has a separate
> bookmarks/favorites menu and since this is similar I would
> argue to keep it separate (not that they
> are right but I think it feels natural for people to have
> that).
Good argument, I wouldn't move it given your thoughts.
--ivan
> Thank you for your comments
>
> Susanne
>
>
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