Donn Miller wrote:
>
> On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Garrett Wollman wrote:
>
> > Icons are probably not the right user interface. I'd suggest
> > something like Windows's ``hardware manager'' (in the System control
> > panel).
>
> Some people were afraid that it would end up like the Windows
> registr
> Some people were afraid that it would end up like the Windows registry.
But it wouldn't, because that isn't the right thing.
A kernel config utility should end up functioning like XF86Setup. When was the
last time most people made an XF86Config file since that program came around?
> and we
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Garrett Wollman wrote:
> Icons are probably not the right user interface. I'd suggest
> something like Windows's ``hardware manager'' (in the System control
> panel).
Some people were afraid that it would end up like the Windows
registry. Well, even if it did, I'd argue th
sday, December 15, 1999 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: Kernel config utility
> Hi,
>
>
> Rather than going in horror shows like a registry editor look alike for
the
> kernel config, I think that there is a somewhat better approach to the
> kernel configuration task. Has anybody taken a
Hi,
Rather than going in horror shows like a registry editor look alike for the
kernel config, I think that there is a somewhat better approach to the
kernel configuration task. Has anybody taken a look at the configuration
script on RedHat-Linux distributions ? I don't know if it is RedHat spec
> >
>
> I can definitely see advanatages, not that I would use it myself. :-) I
> also think that if it was written properly, which I'm sure that it would
> be, it could also be used to setup ppp etc..
>
> > By clicking on the icons, a properties pane would show the
> > properties for this dev
Donn Miller wrote:
>
> So, would having a kernel config utility help us get better
> reviews? I was thinking about something like an explorer-type
> thing that was divided into two panes. On the left would be
> LINT. Here, we would have icons representing the various
> devices. For example, w
> So, would having a kernel config utility help us get better
> reviews? I was thinking about something like an explorer-type
> thing that was divided into two panes. On the left would be
> LINT. Here, we would have icons representing the various
> devices. For example, we could ahve an icon r
