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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: kcontrol
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-07-09 20:35:46
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On Tuesday 09 July 2002 12:51 pm, Joseph Manojlovich wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Simon Edwards wrote:
> > But, yeah, the hardware info modules need to be moved into tabs, and the
> > information category removed.
>
> Sounds like a great idea to me. Put the hardware information right by
> the options for the software that uses it. However, I doubt Bob would
> find the current data displayed in the Information tabs useful. Most
> are just cats of /proc/devicename -- even I don't know how to read a
> lot of them.
>
> Has anyone ever tried to make a real GUI for this, a la the Windows
> Device Manager?

Yes, it might still be around in kdenonbeta somewhere (ksysctrl). 
Unfortunately the "managing" part is not straight forward, so the author got 
stuck with "showing information".

Cheers,
Waldo
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bastian@kde.org  |   SuSE Labs KDE Developer  |  bastian@suse.com

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