dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: <...> > In fact, as to Otavio's point, it probably makes sense to do the > module loading outside of hw-detect (e.g. his acpi-support-udeb > suggestion), and just let hw-detect use the interface if its > available.
Yes, I think it's starting to makes sense to have something like that and put all this in one cannonical place. Does someone objects if I start to prepare this udeb for review? <...> >> We've had other requests to provide additional identification of NICs (see >> #450605 and merged BRs) and so far we (or at least I) have been thinking of >> some way to display the MAC address, possibly by allowing to switch between >> display of the current descriptions and MAC address. > > That would help some users, but I'd like to see us find a more general > way to display all the available information that a user might use for > identification. And I expect a separate display, or "view" for each > may prove not to scale. > > I do like the genearl principle of Geert's proposal: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=450605#31 > > With the exception that I don't like splitting the option list from > the selection widget (and as Bastian points out, its not possible > anyway). > > Some brainstorming: > * Modify cdebconf to permit per-option descriptions, and use those > descriptions to provide details about each nic. Frontends could > use this to implement a "more info" button, or just include the > description text in-line. > * Modify cdebconf to support multi-line choice fields. Make each > interface choice be a multi-lined option that includes things like > vendor, model, mac, slot. > * Change the flow from "select iface" -> "configure iface" to: > "select iface" > v > "display info about iface & confirm" > v > "configure iface" > This is probably the only one possible w/ today's cdebconf, but its > pretty non-intuitive. I personaly like the description idea since it looks to be more suitable for the way we have the dialogs now. Others? -- O T A V I O S A L V A D O R --------------------------------------------- E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN: 5906116 GNU/Linux User: 239058 GPG ID: 49A5F855 Home Page: http://otavio.ossystems.com.br --------------------------------------------- "Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
