[openbeosnetteam] Re: Docs & preference app...

> Also, who was our preferences person? Someone jumped last time 
> it was talked about...

Evan Knop:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/openbeosnetteam/03-2002/msg00089.html

About Network preferences features, having "settings profiles" support is 
something I'll like to see, as this feature of Boneyard is really cool: I've a 
profile "default" and another one "OBOSnet_test", on which I've disable 
all interface. By a simple "switch" button press, I can quickly switch in 
test mode or user mode... :-)

However, I don't like the way Boneyard show this support in a 
separate tab, as if it was yet another Network settings tab itself. 
IMHO, it should be moved to front main window, 
via a popup/groupbox for example.

Okay, let's all have fun with my newest GUI ASCII screenshot ;-) :

-- Settings: <current> ------------------
|  __________ ____________ __________   |
| | identity | interfaces | services |  |
| |----------              -----------| |
| |                                   | |
| | interfaces list & options         | |
| |         ...                       | |
| |                                   | |
| |                                   | |
| |                                   | |
| |                                   | |
| |                                   | |
| |                                   | |
|  -----------------------------------  |
| [Save] [Rename] [Delete]              |
| [Copy As] [Set as default] [Activate] |
|_______________________________________|

                  [Restart network stack]

The "Settings:" popup could look like:

  New...    
--------------------
  <current>
  On the road again!
x OBOS net test
  dialup only

This "settings profile" could let you:
- define the boot-time default network settings to use
- define any network settings profiles you may want (key = profile name)
- switch the current network settings to any other settings profile, on-the-fly
- make backup of network settings

Just a bag of ideas...

-Philippe

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