[freenet-dev] Config page usability

[Julien Cornuwel]

Matthew Toseland a écrit :
> In simple mode, the config page lists things like what IP address FCP should 
> bind to. This is to minimise our support overhead from users who half know 
> what they're doing, but who don't see the advanced mode flag ... But for most 
> users, it sucks. The config page should only list simple stuff, e.g. 
> bandwidth limits, and it should be short.
> 
> I will remove a load of geeky options from the config page. But we should 
> think about whether we should have three modes: simple, medium and advanced. 
> This might be the best compromise. There are lots of options that are only 
> comprehensible to people who've used freenet for a while, but there are also 
> a fair number of options that are comprehensible to geeks, but not to 
> non-geeks. IMHO these should go in medium.

IMHO you could even go for 4 levels. Options followed by "DO NOT TOUCH
THIS" are reserved for developpers. Even geeks don't need them.


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